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Persistent deficiency of circulating mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells in ANCA-associated vasculitis.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Jun 2016
Braudeau Cécile, Amouriaux Karine, Néel Antoine, Herbreteau Guillaume, Salabert Nina, Rimbert Marie, Martin Jérôme C, Hémont Caroline, Hamidou Mohamed, Josien Régis
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Mucosal associated invariant T cells (MAIT) and innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) have immunoregulatory functions at mucosal sites and have been involved in various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The aim of this study was to assess their frequencies in blood in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). METHODS: The frequencies and function of MAIT cells, ILCs, γδT, iNKT, NK cells were analyzed by flow...
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