DNA demethylation of CD40L in CD4+ T cells from women with systemic sclerosis: A possible explanation for female susceptibility

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2338-2345

  Lian, XiaoRi ^a   Xiao, Rong ^a   Hu, XinHong ^a   Kanekura, Takuro ^b   Jiang, HongYan ^a   Li, YaPing ^a   Wang, YaoYao ^a   Yang, Yan ^a   Zhao, Ming ^a   Lu, QianJin ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD40 LIGAND; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MESSENGER RNA; PREDNISONE; RETINOIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHINESE HERB; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENHANCER REGION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD40 LIGAND; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84858074879     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.34376     Document Type: Article

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