Autologous stem cell transplantation leads to a change in proinflammatory plasma cytokine profile of patients with juvenile dermatomyositis correlating with disease activity

Ann Rheum Dis. 2015 Jan;74(1):315-7. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206287. Epub 2014 Sep 30.
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Keywords: Autoimmune Diseases; Dermatomyositis; Treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Chemokine CXCL10 / immunology
  • Child
  • Cytokines / immunology
  • Dermatomyositis / immunology
  • Dermatomyositis / therapy*
  • Female
  • Galectins / immunology
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / immunology
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II / immunology
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Transplantation, Autologous
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • CXCL10 protein, human
  • Chemokine CXCL10
  • Cytokines
  • Galectins
  • LGALS9 protein, human
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II

Supplementary concepts

  • Amyopathic dermatomyositis