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- Title
The Role of Different Subsets of Regulatory T Cells in Immunopathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Authors
Gol-Ara, Maryam; Jadidi-Niaragh, Farhad; Sadria, Reza; Azizi, Gholamreza; Mirshafiey, Abbas
- Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease and a systemic inflammatory disease which is characterized by chronic joint inflammation and variable degrees of bone and cartilage erosion and hyperplasia of synovial tissues. Considering the role of autoreactive T cells (particularly Th1 and Th17 cells) in pathophysiology of RA, it might be assumed that the regulatory T cells (Tregs) will be able to control the initiation and progression of disease. The frequency, function, and properties of various subsets of Tregs including natural Tregs (nTregs), IL-10-producing type 1 Tregs (Tr1 cells), TGF-β-producing Th3 cells, CD8+ Tregs, and NKT regulatory cells have been investigated in various studies associated with RA and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) as experimental model of this disease. In this paper, we intend to submit the comprehensive information about the immunobiology of various subsets of Tregs and their roles and function in immunopathophysiology of RA and its animal model, CIA.
- Subjects
T cells; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; RHEUMATOID arthritis; AUTOIMMUNE diseases; HYPERPLASIA; DISEASE progression; PATHOLOGICAL physiology
- Publication
Arthritis (20901984), 2012, p1
- ISSN
2090-1984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2012/805875