Imbalance between Th17 and Regulatory T-Cells in Sarcoidosis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Characteristics of Enrolled Sarcoidosis Patients
2.2. Increased Th17 Population and Decreased Treg Population in Patients with Sarcoidosis
2.3. An Imbalance of Th17/Tregs in Sarcoidosis
2.4. Expression of Foxp3 and (ROR)γt in PBMCs from Sarcoidosis Patients
3. Discussion
4. Experimental Section
4.1. Patients
4.2. Cell and Sample Preparations
4.3. Flow Cytometric Analysis
4.4. Real-Time PCR Analysis
4.5. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Huang, H.; Lu, Z.; Jiang, C.; Liu, J.; Wang, Y.; Xu, Z. Imbalance between Th17 and Regulatory T-Cells in Sarcoidosis. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2013, 14, 21463-21473. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms141121463
Huang H, Lu Z, Jiang C, Liu J, Wang Y, Xu Z. Imbalance between Th17 and Regulatory T-Cells in Sarcoidosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2013; 14(11):21463-21473. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms141121463
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Hui, Zhiwei Lu, Chunguo Jiang, Jia Liu, Yanxun Wang, and Zuojun Xu. 2013. "Imbalance between Th17 and Regulatory T-Cells in Sarcoidosis" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 14, no. 11: 21463-21473. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms141121463
APA StyleHuang, H., Lu, Z., Jiang, C., Liu, J., Wang, Y., & Xu, Z. (2013). Imbalance between Th17 and Regulatory T-Cells in Sarcoidosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 14(11), 21463-21473. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms141121463