Assessment of intracellular cytokines and regulatory cells in patients with autoimmune diseases and primary immunodeficiencies — Novel tool for diagnostics and patient follow-up
1. Institute of Immunology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;2. Division of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Debrecen Medical and Health Science Center, Debrecen, Hungary
Abstract:
Serum and intracytoplasmic cytokines are mandatory in host defense against microbes, but also play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases by initiating and perpetuating various cellular and humoral autoimmune processes.