Numbers of CD25+Foxp3+ T cells that lack the IL-7 receptor are increased intra-articularly and have impaired suppressive function in RA patients

Rheumatology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2084-2089

  van Roon, Joël A G ^a   Hartgring, Sarita A Y ^a   van der Wurff Jacobs, Kim M G ^a   Bijlsma, Johannes W J ^a   Lafeber, Floris P J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Foxp3; IL 7 receptor (CD127); Regulatory T cells; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 7 RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 78649369754     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq237     Document Type: Article

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