Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Interacting with Th17 Cells May Be Involved in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Damage in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

• Main Authors: Haibo Xue (Author), Yuhua Yang (Author), Ying Zhang (Author), Shoujun Song (Author), Li Zhang (Author), Lei Ma (Author), Tingting Yang (Author), Huan Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose. To explore the possible role of MIF and Th17 cells in the thyroid-specific autoimmune damage of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). Material and Methods. We enrolled 40 HT patients and 30 healthy controls and divided HT patients into euthyroid subset (n=22) and subclinical or overt hypothyro...