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Cellular immune mechanisms in inflammatory myopathies

R Hohlfeld1, A G Engel, N Goebels

  • 1Department of Neurology, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Germany.

Summary

Inflammatory myopathies involve immune cells attacking muscle fibers. In polymyositis and inclusion body myositis, CD8+ T cells use perforin to damage muscle, while dermatomyositis involves immune complexes targeting blood vessels.

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