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Rheumatoid synovium is enriched in CD45RBdim mature memory T cells that are potent helpers for B cell differentiation.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Dec 1992
Thomas R, McIlraith M, Davis L S, Lipsky P E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To delineate the phenotype and function of synovial T cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: T cells from normal subjects or from RA peripheral blood (PB), synovial fluid (SF), or synovial tissue (ST) were analyzed phenotypically and functionally. RESULTS: RA SF and ST T cells were found to be markedly enriched in CD45RAdim, CD45RO+, CD45RBdim mature memory cells, whereas in the PB, CD45RAbright...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- B-Lymphocytes
- Cell Differentiation
- Cells, Cultured
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoglobulins
- Immunologic Memory
- Interleukin-2
- Leukocyte Common Antigens
