SLE - Complex cytokine effects in a complex autoimmune disease: tumor necrosis factor in systemic lupus erythematosus

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a proinflammatory cytokine and a B-cell growth factor. It has numerous possible effects on T lymphocytes and dendritic cells, and it influences apoptosis. These differential effects may in part explain why patients under TNF-blocker therapy can develop autoantibodies t...

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Autores principales: Aringer, Martin, Smolen, Josef S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2003
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC165063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12823847
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar770

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC165063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12823847
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar770

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