Regulatory Effect of Iguratimod on the Balance of Th Subsets and Inhibition of Inflammatory Cytokines in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Objective. To expand upon the role of iguratimod (T-614) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we investigated whether the Th1, Th17, follicular helper T cells (Tfh), and regulatory T cells (Treg) imbalance could be reversed by iguratimod and the clinical implications of this reversal. Meth...

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Main Authors: Yunzhi Xu, Qi Zhu, Jinglve Song, Hongli Liu, Yutong Miao, Fan Yang, Feiyan Wang, Wenjing Cheng, Yebin Xi, Xiaoyin Niu, Dongyi He, Guangjie Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/356040