Imbalance of helper T cell type 1, helper T cell type 2 and associated cytokines in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Shate Xiang (Author), Jingjing Zhang (Author), Mengge Zhang (Author), Suhai Qian (Author), Rongyun Wang (Author), Yao Wang (Author), Yingshi Xiang (Author), Xinghong Ding (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: Th1 and Th2 cells and their associated cytokines function in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but their exact roles are uncertain. We performed a meta-analysis to examine the relationship of these cells and cytokines with SLE.Methods: Multiple databases were searche...