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T cell responses in reactive and Lyme arthritis

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T Cells in Arthritis

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In reactive arthritis (ReA) and Lyme arthritis the triggering antigen is known, which is in contrast to that for rheumatoid arthritis. Thus, in these two arthritides the antigen-specific T cell response can be investigated in detail and lessons learned for other rheumatic diseases: not only for rheumatoid arthritis but also for ankylosing spondylitis where T cells are also believed to play an important role in the pathogenesis.

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  1. Departments of Immunology and Rheumatology Hôpital Edouard Herriot, University Claude Bernard, Lyon Cedex 03, F-69437, France

    Pierre Miossec

  2. Division of Rheumatology, UCSD School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA, 92093-0656, USA

    Gary S. Firestein

  3. Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Nijmegen, Geert Grooteplein 8, Nijmegen, NL-6525, The Netherlands

    Wim B. van den Berg

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Sieper, J., Braun, J. (1998). T cell responses in reactive and Lyme arthritis. In: Miossec, P., Firestein, G.S., van den Berg, W.B. (eds) T Cells in Arthritis. Progress in Inflammation Research. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8823-3_9

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