Rheumatoid arthritis mediator CD18 expression by Staphylococcus aureus superantigen C in rats

Background and Objectives: Microbial superantigens have been reported in the blood and synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis patients, raising the question of whether the presence of these superantigens could provoke the induction of inflammatory biomarkers expression or not. The purpose of this st...

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Main Authors: Mahsa Banaei, Gholam Hosein Alishiri, Ramezan Ali Ataee, Ardeshir Hesampoor Mahalati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/1924