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Decreased CD4+ lymphocyte activation and increased interleukin-4 production in peripheral blood of rheumatoid arthritis patients after acute starvation.

Clin. Rheumatol. 1999;18(5):394-401.
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We investigated the effects of acute starvation on mitogen-induced T-cell activation and Th1/Th2 cytokine responses in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Ten RA patients with active disease...the number and/or function of IL-4-producing Th2 cells. Factors associated with loss of body weight during acute starvation appear to have an inhibitory effect on CD4+ lymphocyte activation.

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