Increased Serum Interleukin-2 Levels Are Associated with Abnormal Peripheral Blood Natural Killer Cell Levels in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Main Authors: Baochen Li (Author), Qiaoling Guo (Author), Yanyan Wang (Author), Rui Su (Author), Chong Gao (Author), Jinfang Zhao (Author), Xiaofeng Li (Author), Caihong Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective. To investigate the relationship between serum interleukin-2 (IL-2) levels and disease activity, absolute numbers of peripheral lymphocyte subsets, autoantibodies, and associated cytokines in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. This study included 106 patients with RA, evalua...