Potential role of decoy B7-H4 in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis: a mouse model informed by clinical data.

A pathogenic hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is persistent inflammatory responses in target tissues and organs. Immune responses mediated by T cells and autoantibodies are known to play pivotal roles. A possible interpretation for this observation is a loss of negative regulation of autoimmune...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Azuma, Gefeng Zhu, Haiying Xu, A Cecilia Rietz, Charles G Drake, Eric L Matteson, Lieping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2760136?pdf=render