Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology

Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology
Open Access

ISSN: 2155-9899

Research Article - (2015) Volume 6, Issue 2

STAT1 is Constitutively Activated in the T/C28a2 Immortalized Juvenile Human Chondrocyte Line and Stimulated by IL-6 Plus Soluble IL-6R

Evan C Meszaros1 and Charles J Malemud1,2*
1Division of Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Medicine, Arthritis Research Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
2Department of Anatomy, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
*Corresponding Author: Charles J Malemud, Ph.D, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatic Diseases, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Foley Medical Building, 2061 Cornell Road, Rm. 207, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5076, USA, Tel: 216-844-7846/216-536-1945, Fax: (216) 844-2288 Email:

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