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Aberrant populations of circulating T follicular helper cells and regulatory B cells underlying idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Respiratory research - 6 Nov 2019
Asai Yuichiro, Chiba Hirofumi, Nishikiori Hirotaka, Kamekura Ryuta, Yabe Hayato, Kondo Shun, Miyajima Satsuki, Shigehara Katsunori, Ichimiya Shingo, Takahashi Hiroki
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BACKGROUND: T follicular helper (Tfh) cells have been identified as a new category of helper T cells, which express CXCR5 on their surface and induce the production of antigen-specific antibodies. Many investigations have found morbid proliferation and/or activation of Tfh cells in systemic autoimmune and allergic diseases. It is also known that Tfh cells are regulated by regulatory B (Breg) cells in the...
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