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Levels of interleukin 12, a cytokine of type 1 helper T cells, are elevated in sera from patients with systemic sclerosis.

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2000

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Shinichi Sato, Hiroyoshi Hanakawa, Minoru Hasegawa, Tetsuya Nagaoka, Yasuhito Hamaguchi, Chihiro Nishijima, Kazuto Komatsu, Akio Hirata, Kazuhiko Takehara
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Abstract

These results suggest that the increased levels of IL-12 may relate to the activation of Th1 cells in SSc and that IL- 12 overproduction may be associated with renal vascular damage.