Increased Circulating Th17 but Decreased CD4+Foxp3+ Treg and CD19+CD1dhiCD5+ Breg Subsets in New-Onset Graves’ Disease

Th17 and regulatory lymphocyte subsets such as Tregs and Bregs have been reported to play important roles in autoimmune diseases. The aim of this work was to perform quantitative studies of circulating Th17, Tregs, and Bregs in patients with new-onset Graves’ disease (GD). Twenty GD patients and 20...

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Main Authors: Jing Qin, Jin Zhou, Chenling Fan, Na Zhao, Yongping Liu, Shuo Wang, Xuejiao Cui, Mingshi Huang, Haixia Guan, Yushu Li, Zhongyan Shan, Weiping Teng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8431838