Estrogen regulates T helper 17 phenotype and localization in experimental autoimmune arthritis

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Andersson, Annica ^a   Stubelius, Alexandra ^a   Karlsson, Merja Nurkkala ^a   Engdahl, Cecilia ^a   Erlandsson, Malin ^a   Grahnemo, Louise ^a   Lagerquist, Marie K ^a   Islander, Ulrika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR6; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 3ALPHA; CCL20 PROTEIN, MOUSE; CCR6 PROTEIN, MOUSE; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPERIMENTAL ARTHRITIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TH17 CELL; ANIMAL; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; CYTOLOGY; DBA MOUSE; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; OVARIECTOMY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; CHEMOKINE CCL20; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPH NODES; MICE; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OVARIECTOMY; RECEPTORS, CCR6; SEX FACTORS; TH17 CELLS;

EID: 84928815612     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13075-015-0548-y     Document Type: Article

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