Search for dissertations about: "Jennifer Pieper"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Jennifer Pieper.

2. 1. Proinflammatory and antigen-specific CD4+ T cells in rheumatoid arthritis

   Author : Jennifer Pieper; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease primarily affecting peripheral joints. In this thesis work we aimed to increase the knowledge about proinflammatory and antigen-specific CD4+ T cell subsets involved in RA pathogenesis and I also investigated the effect of T cell directed therapy (abatacept) on CD4+ T cell subsets. READ MORE