Abstract:BackgroundMonocytes play an important role in autoimmune disease including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic sclerosis (SSc). Monocytes are the first immune cells which migrate from blood to the site of inflammation leading to tissue destruction due to enhanced proinflammatory cytokines secretion. It has been shown that abnormalities in microRNA (miRNA) expression are related to inflammatory cytokines production by T and B cells in several rheumatic diseases, however miRNAs have never been fully analysed i… Show more
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