EFFECTS OF STATINS UPON ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: AN IN VITRO STUDY
Abstract. Collagen type II (Col II) is among the proposed candidate autoantigens initiaiting rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Statins have been shown to have anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating properties. Mechanisms of statin effects upon the autoantigen-induced T lymphocyte activation in RA patients...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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St. Petersburg branch of the Russian Association of Allergologists and Clinical Immunologists
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Медицинская иммунология |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mimmun.ru/mimmun/article/view/84 |