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Reduced levels of circulating progenitor cells in juvenile idiopathic arthritis are counteracted by anti TNF-α therapy

BACKGROUND: Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) promote angiogenesis and vascular repair. Though reduced EPC levels have been shown in rheumatoid arthritis, no study has so far evaluated EPCs in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We aimed to study circulating EPCs in children with JIA...

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Autores principales: Martini, Giorgia, Biscaro, Francesca, Boscaro, Elisa, Calabrese, Fiorella, Lunardi, Francesca, Facco, Monica, Agostini, Carlo, Zulian, Francesco, Fadini, Gian Paolo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4418050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25925313
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0555-9