Abstract Number: 122 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Inhibition of Necroptosis Suppresses Muscle Cell Death and Inflammatory Infiltrate, and Improves Muscle Strength in Experimental Polymyositis
Background/Purpose: In polymyositis (PM), CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) are assumed to induce muscle cell death. We presumed that the injured muscle cells release pro-inflammatory…