T cell-derived leptin contributes to increased frequency of T helper type 17 cells in female patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-68

  Wang, S ^a   Baidoo, S E ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Zhu, C ^a   Tian, J ^a   Ma, J ^a   Tong, J ^a   Chen, J ^a   Tang, X ^a   Xu, H ^a   Lu, L ^b  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hashimoto's thyroiditis; Leptin; Th17 cells

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 17; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; RETINOID RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR GAMMA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH17 CELL; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84870475160     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: 13652249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2012.04670.x     Document Type: Article

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