Alteration of CXCR4 expression and Th1/Th2 balance of peripheral CD4-positive T cells can be a biomarker for leukocytapheresis therapy for patients with refractory ulcerative colitis

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009 Jul;15(7):963-4. doi: 10.1002/ibd.20755.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biomarkers / metabolism*
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / immunology*
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukapheresis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Receptors, CXCR4 / immunology
  • Receptors, CXCR4 / metabolism*
  • Th1 Cells / immunology
  • Th1 Cells / metabolism
  • Th2 Cells / immunology
  • Th2 Cells / metabolism

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • CXCR4 protein, human
  • Receptors, CXCR4