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Plasmablasts With a Mucosal Phenotype Contribute to Plasmacytosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Oct 2017
Mei Henrik E, Hahne Stefanie, Redlin Andreas, Hoyer Bimba F, Wu Kaiyin, Baganz Lisa, Lisney Anna R, Alexander Tobias, Rudolph Birgit, Dörner Thomas
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the composition of known plasmacytosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to obtain further insight into the nature of underlying mechanisms. METHODS: Plasmablasts from patients with active SLE, patients with inactive/treated SLE, and healthy controls were characterized by flow cytometry, enzyme-linked immunospot assay, and Transwell migration assays and compared to vaccination-induced...
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