Older age of rheumatoid arthritis onset is associated with higher activation status of peripheral blood CD4+ T cells and disease activity

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-164

  Pawlowska J ^a   Smolenska Z ^a   Daca, A ^a   Witkowski, J M ^a   Bryl, E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Age; Age onset; CD4+ T cells; Disease activity; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CD69 ANTIGEN; FAS ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD95; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, T-LYMPHOCYTE; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; LECTINS, C-TYPE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 78650832427     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: 13652249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2010.04294.x     Document Type: Article

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