Abstract:Poster Communications 23 of markers for effector (interferon gamma, IFNg, and IL-5) and regulatory (FOXP3 and GC-induced tumour necrosis factor receptor, GITR) T-cells. Patient's serum was added to the culture of peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from healthy donors (called target cells). The effect of patient's serum on target cells was analysed prior to GC and two weeks later in 19 children with inflammatory bowel disease. Results: A decrease in the GITR (p = 0.050 and 0.005 for unstimulated and PH… Show more
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