Th17 cells expressing KIR3DL2+ and responsive to HLA-B27 homodimers are increased in ankylosing spondylitis.

CD4 Th cells producing the proinflammatory cytokine IL-17 (Th17) have been implicated in a number of inflammatory arthritides including the spondyloarthritides. Th17 development is promoted by IL-23. Ankylosing spondylitis, the most common spondyloarthritis (SpA), is genetically associated with both...

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Hauptverfasser: Bowness, P, Ridley, A, Shaw, J, Chan, A, Wong-Baeza, I, Fleming, M, Cummings, F, McMichael, A, Kollnberger, S
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2011