Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Interacting with Th17 Cells May Be Involved in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Damage in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

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(a) Differences of serum MIF protein levels between HT and HC, HT subsets and HC, and HT-B and HT-A subgroups were all significant (). (b) Similar characteristics of serum IL-17A protein concentrations could be found like MIF (). (c) and (d) Positive correlations between MIF protein levels and IL-17A protein concentrations. Th17 cells percentages were found in patients with HT. (e) Levels of serum IL-17A protein positively correlated with the proportion of Th17 cells.

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