Synovial IL-9 facilitates neutrophil survival, function and differentiation of Th17 cells in rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract Background Role of Th9 cells and interleukin-9 (IL-9) in human autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis and ulcerative colitis has been explored only very recently. However, their involvement in human rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is not conclusive. Pathogenesis of RA is complex and involves vario...

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Main Authors: Kaustav Chowdhury, Uma Kumar, Soumabha Das, Jaydeep Chaudhuri, Prabin Kumar, Maumita Kanjilal, Parashar Ghosh, Geetabali Sircar, Ravi Kiran Basyal, Uma Kanga, Santu Bandyopadhaya, Dipendra Kumar Mitra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1505-8