Jun Deng
Jun Deng
1China-Australia Centre for Personalised Immunology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
3Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Occurrence and Intervention of Rheumatic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, China
1,2,3,†,
Chaofan Fan
Chaofan Fan
2Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2,†,
Xin Gao
Xin Gao
1China-Australia Centre for Personalised Immunology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
4Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
1,2,4,†,
Qunxiong Zeng
Qunxiong Zeng
1China-Australia Centre for Personalised Immunology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
1,2,
Ruru Guo
Ruru Guo
2Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2,
Yunbo Wei
Yunbo Wei
5Laboratory of Immunology for Environment and Health, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
5,
Zhian Chen
Zhian Chen
1China-Australia Centre for Personalised Immunology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
4Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
1,4,
Yanan Chen
Yanan Chen
2Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2,
Dongcheng Gong
Dongcheng Gong
1China-Australia Centre for Personalised Immunology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
1,2,
Jia Feng
Jia Feng
6Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, China
6,
Yan Xia
Yan Xia
6Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, China
6,
Shifei Xiang
Shifei Xiang
6Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, China
6,
Shushi Gong
Shushi Gong
6Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, China
6,
Lin Yuan
Lin Yuan
3Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Occurrence and Intervention of Rheumatic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, China
3,
Wei Shen
Wei Shen
7Department of Laboratory Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
7,
Wenyan Shen
Wenyan Shen
7Department of Laboratory Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
7,
Lin Lin
Lin Lin
8Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
8,
Ting Jiang
Ting Jiang
9Guanghua Hospital of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China
9,
Dongyi He
Dongyi He
9Guanghua Hospital of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China
9,
Liangjing Lu
Liangjing Lu
2Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2,*,
Xiaoxiang Chen
Xiaoxiang Chen
2Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2,*,
Di Yu
Di Yu
1China-Australia Centre for Personalised Immunology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
3Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Occurrence and Intervention of Rheumatic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, China
4Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
5Laboratory of Immunology for Environment and Health, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
1,2,3,4,5,*
1China-Australia Centre for Personalised Immunology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
3Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Occurrence and Intervention of Rheumatic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, China
4Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
5Laboratory of Immunology for Environment and Health, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
6Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, China
7Department of Laboratory Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
8Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
9Guanghua Hospital of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China
Edited by: Raffi Gugasyan, Burnet Institute, Australia
Reviewed by: Xing Chang, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS), China
✉*Correspondence: Liangjing Lu lu__liangjing@163.com
*Xiaoxiang Chen xiaoxiang0721@126.com
This article was submitted to T Cell Biology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Immunology
†These authors have contributed equally to this work
Received 2019 Mar 17; Accepted 2019 Aug 8; Collection date 2019.
Keywords: rheumatoid arthritis, patient, follicular helper T cells, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, phosphorylation, IL-6
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