Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 457146, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/457146
Review Article

Cytokine Overproduction, T-Cell Activation, and Defective T-Regulatory Functions Promote Nephritis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Marco Tucci, Stefania Stucci, Sabino Strippoli, and Francesco Silvestris

DIMO, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy

Received 5 February 2010; Accepted 15 March 2010

Academic Editor: Brian Poole

Copyright © 2010 Marco Tucci et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to Cite this Article

Marco Tucci, Stefania Stucci, Sabino Strippoli, and Francesco Silvestris, “Cytokine Overproduction, T-Cell Activation, and Defective T-Regulatory Functions Promote Nephritis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,” Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, vol. 2010, Article ID 457146, 6 pages, 2010. doi:10.1155/2010/457146