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SUBMITTER: Sun Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3597043 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sun Zhida Z Zhang Rong R Wang Huijuan H Jiang Pengtao P Zhang Jiangquan J Zhang Mingshun M Gu Lei L Yang Xiaofan X Zhang Miaojia M Ji Xiaohui X
Journal of biomedical research 20121031 6
The role played by cytokines, other than interferon (IFN)-α, in the differentiation and function of dendritic cells (DCs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), remains unclear. Serum interleukin-10 (IL-10) levels are generally elevated in SLE patients, which might modulate the differentiation of DCs. In this study, DCs were induced from monocytes either by transendothelial trafficking or by culture with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) + IL-4 + tumor necrosis factor (TN ...[more]