Increased expression of Th17 cytokines and interleukin-22 correlates with disease activity in pristane-induced arthritis in rats.

The objective of this study was to identify the key changed subtype of T helper cells (Th cells) and their cytokines in pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) in rats. The severity of arthritis was evaluated by body weight, clinical score, the perimeter of ankle and mid-paw and histological assessment of...

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Main Authors: Bo Wang, Panpan Zhao, Yan Zhou, Liesu Meng, Wenhua Zhu, Congshan Jiang, Linyu Wang, Yongsong Cai, Shemin Lu, Weikun Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5705111?pdf=render