The therapeutic activity of low-dose irradiation on experimental arthritis depends on the induction of endogenous regulatory T cell activity.
BACKGROUND: It has been widely demonstrated that a quantitative and/or qualitative impairment of regulatory T cells (T(regs)) play a fundamental role in the initiation and persistence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in animal models and in patients. In the present work it is demonstrated that partial m...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2010
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