Frequency of Th17 CD4+ T cells in early rheumatoid arthritis: a marker of anti-CCP seropositivity.

<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the frequency and phenotype of Th17 cells in the peripheral blood of early RA (eRA) patients.<h4>Methods</h4>CD4+ T cells were isolated from the peripheral blood of 33 eRA patients, 20 established RA patients and 53 healthy controls (HC), and from...

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Main Authors: Irene Arroyo-Villa, María-Belén Bautista-Caro, Alejandro Balsa, Pilar Aguado-Acín, Laura Nuño, María-Gema Bonilla-Hernán, Amaya Puig-Kröger, Emilio Martín-Mola, María-Eugenia Miranda-Carús
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22870298/?tool=EBI