Functional improvement of regulatory T cells from rheumatoid arthritis subjects induced by capsular polysaccharide glucuronoxylomannogalactan.

Regulatory T cells (Treg) play a critical role in the prevention of autoimmunity, and the suppressive activity of these cells is impaired in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of the present study was to investigate function and properties of Treg of RA patients in response to purified polysaccharid...

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Main Authors: Eva Pericolini, Elena Gabrielli, Alessia Alunno, Elena Bartoloni Bocci, Stefano Perito, Siu-Kei Chow, Elio Cenci, Arturo Casadevall, Roberto Gerli, Anna Vecchiarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4206502?pdf=render