Serum Interleukin-34 Levels Are Elevated in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Interleukin-34 (IL-34) was initially identified as an alternative ligand for the colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R) to mediate the biology of mononuclear phagocytic cells. Recently, IL-34 was found to be associated with chronic inflammation, such as in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Both RA a...

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Main Authors: Hongxu Wang, Ju Cao, Xiaofei Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-12-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/1/35