| Literature DB >> 23726764 |
Wen Xu1, Rui Li, Yongqiang Dai, Aimin Wu, Honghao Wang, Chen Cheng, Wei Qiu, Zhengqi Lu, Xiaonan Zhong, Yaqing Shu, Allan G Kermode, Xueqiang Hu.
Abstract
Interleukin (IL)-22 secreting CD4(+) T (Th22) cells and IL-22 are involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease, but their role in neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS) is unclear. We measured the proportion of Th22, Th17, CD4(+)IL-22(+)IL-17A(+) T cells and serum IL-22 in NMO and MS patients. The proportion of Th22 cells, Th17 cells and serum IL-22 were increased in patients with NMO and MS. Our findings suggest that increased Th22 cells may play an important role in the pathogenesis of NMO and MS.Entities:
Keywords: IL-22; IL-22 secreting CD4+ T cells; MS; NMO; Th22 cells
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23726764 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.04.021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimmunol ISSN: 0165-5728 Impact factor: 3.478