Ultrasound inflammatory parameters and Treg/Th17 cell profiles in established rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract Background Imbalance and disfuntion in regulatory T-cells (Tregs) and IL-17 producer lymphocytes (Th17) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Gray scale synovial proliferation (GS), power Doppler signal (pD) and bone erosions seen on high resolution muskulos...

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Main Authors: Aline Defaveri do Prado, Melissa Cláudia Bisi, Deise Marcela Piovesan, Markus Bredemeier, Talita Siara Baptista, Laura Petersen, Moises Evandro Bauer, Inês Guimarães da Silveira, José Alexandre Mendonça, Henrique Luiz Staub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Advances in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42358-019-0070-z