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SUBMITTER: Lopalco G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5327443 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lopalco Giuseppe G Lucherini Orso Maria OM Lopalco Antonio A Venerito Vincenzo V Fabiani Claudia C Frediani Bruno B Galeazzi Mauro M Lapadula Giovanni G Cantarini Luca L Iannone Florenzo F
Frontiers in immunology 20170227
Behçet's disease (BD) is a multi-systemic inflammatory disorder consisting of recurrent oral aphthosis, genital ulcers, and chronic relapsing bilateral uveitis; however, many other organs may be affected. Several pro-inflammatory cytokines, mainly derived from Th1 and Th17 lymphocytes, seem to be involved in different pathogenic pathways leading to development of the clinical manifestations. On this basis, the primary aim of our study was to compare a core set of pro-inflammatory cytokines betwe ...[more]