Subpopulations of regulatory T cells in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and behcet's disease

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1009-1013

  Kim, Jae Ryong ^a   Chae, Jin Nyeong ^a   Kim, Sang Hyon ^a   Ha, Jung Sook ^a  

^a Keimyung University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; Behcet disease; Regulatory T cells; Rheumatoid arthritis; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD45; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BEHCET SYNDROME; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84866427209     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.9.1009     Document Type: Article

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