2010
Dysregulated balance of Th17 and Th1 cells in systemic lupus erythematosus
Shah K, Lee WW, Lee SH, Kim SH, Kang SW, Craft J, Kang I. Dysregulated balance of Th17 and Th1 cells in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12: r53. PMID: 20334681, PMCID: PMC2888202, DOI: 10.1186/ar2964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusSLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) scorePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsTh17-polarizing cytokinesTh1 cell responsesDisease activityT cellsHealthy subjectsIL-17Th1 cellsCell responsesPhorbol myristate acetateTh17 cellsLupus erythematosusIL-6Plasma levelsDisease activity index scoreBalance of CD4Balance of Th17Expression of Th17Th17 cell responseActivity index scoreFrequency of CD4Chemokine receptor CCR4Blood mononuclear cells
2004
Association of reduced CD4 T cell responses specific to varicella zoster virus with high incidence of herpes zoster in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Park HB, Kim KC, Park JH, Kang TY, Lee HS, Kim TH, Jun JB, Bae SC, Yoo DH, Craft J, Jung S. Association of reduced CD4 T cell responses specific to varicella zoster virus with high incidence of herpes zoster in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2004, 31: 2151-5. PMID: 15517626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusVaricella-zoster virusCD4 T cell responsesT cell frequenciesT cell responsesCD4 T cellsHerpes zosterT cellsHigh incidenceLupus erythematosusZoster virusVZV-specific CD4 T cellsCell frequencyCD4 T-cell frequenciesCell responsesMemory T cellsFlow cytometry analysisVZV reactivationVZV stimulationDisease activityIL-10VZV antigenWhole blood samplesClinical statusRisk factors