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Disease Manifestation and Inflammatory Activity as Modulators of Th17/Treg Balance and RORC/FoxP3 Methylation in Systemic Sclerosis
Author(s) -
Giovanni Almanzar,
Matthias Klein,
Marc Schmalzing,
Deborah Hilligardt,
Nady El Hajj,
Hermann Kneitz,
Vanessa Wild,
Andreas Rosenwald,
Sandrine Benoit,
Henning Hamm,
HansPeter Tony,
Thomas Haaf,
Matthias Goebeler,
Martina Prelog
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international archives of allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1423-0097
pISSN - 1018-2438
DOI - 10.1159/000450949
Subject(s) - foxp3 , immunology , rar related orphan receptor gamma , phenotype , pathogenesis , medicine , autoimmune disease , effector , inflammation , biology , immune system , gene , antibody , genetics
There is much evidence that T cells are strongly involved in the pathogenesis of localized and systemic forms of scleroderma (SSc). A dysbalance between FoxP3+ regulatory CD4+ T cells (Tregs) and inflammatory T-helper (Th) 17 cells has been suggested.

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