INFLUENCE OF HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS PERSISTENCE UPON PRODUCTION OF CYTOKINES BY IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELLS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Abstract. Using modern immunological methods of studies, we investigated some immunopathogenetic aspects of rheumatoid arthritis complicated by chronic herpesvirus infection. It was established that both rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic herpesvirus infection are accompanied by pronounced imbalance...
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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/465 |
Summary: | Abstract. Using modern immunological methods of studies, we investigated some immunopathogenetic aspects of rheumatoid arthritis complicated by chronic herpesvirus infection. It was established that both rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic herpesvirus infection are accompanied by pronounced imbalance in production of immunoregulatory Th1/Th2-cytokines produced in immunocompetent cells of peripheral blood. In case of rheumatoid arthritis combined with herpes simplex infection, IL-2 and IFNγγ levels were decreased, whereas IL-4 и IL-6 levels proved to be increased, as compared with isolated diseases under study. |
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ISSN: | 1563-0625 2313-741X |