The increased but non-predominant expression of Th17- and Th1-specific cytokines in hashimoto's thyroiditis but not in graves' disease

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1202-1208

  Qin, Qiu ^b   Liu, Ping ^a   Liu, Lin ^a   Wang, Rong ^a   Yan, Ni ^a   Yang, Jing ^a   Wang, Xuan ^a   Pandey, Madhu ^a   Zhang, Jin An ^c  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graves' disease; Hashimoto's thyroiditis; Interferon ; Interleukin 17

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 23P19; MESSENGER RNA; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-17; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TH1 CELLS; TH17 CELLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872324976     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500168     Document Type: Article

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