Abstract
Peripheral blood (PB) T cells from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients proliferate poorly to mitogen, a change that is related to decreased intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) signaling after T cell receptor (TCR) stimulation. We hypothesized that this was, in part, due to the effect of mediators of inflammation and predicted that greater changes in [Ca2+]i signaling would be seen in synovial fluid (SF) T cells. We also examined the mechanisms underlying the altered [Ca2+]i signals.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1257-65 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Arthritis & Rheumatism |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2000 |
Keywords
- Reference Values
- Calcium
- Endoplasmic Reticulum
- Humans
- Intracellular Membranes
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Thapsigargin
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate
- Ionomycin
- Chronic Disease
- Synovial Fluid
- Organelles
- Ionophores
- Calcium Signaling
- T-Lymphocytes