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SUBMITTER: Choi B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5362722 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Choi Bunsoon B Suh Chang-Hee CH Kim Hyoun-Ah HA Sayeed Hasan M HM Sohn Seonghyang S
Mediators of inflammation 20170309
The purpose of this study was to clarify the role of pattern recognition receptors in Behçet's disease (BD). The frequencies of several pattern recognition receptors (CD11b, CD11c, CD32, CD206, CD209, and dectin-1) were analyzed in patients with BD by flow cytometry, and cytokine levels, interleukin- (IL-) 18, IL-23, and IL-17A, were compared in plasma. The analysis was performed in active (<i>n</i> = 13) and inactive (<i>n</i> = 13) stages of BD patients. Rheumatoid arthritis patients (<i>n</i> ...[more]