Article
Atypical phenotype and response of B cells in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 May 2021
Rincón-Arévalo H, Rojas M, Vanegas-García A, Muñoz-Vahos C, Orejuela-Erazo J, Vásquez G, Castaño D
Abstract excerpt
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be classified as seropositive or seronegative according to the presence of autoantibodies. An abnormal B cell phenotype and function could be one of the main components of the immunopathology of seropositive patients; however, there is little information regarding B cell defects in these patients. This study shows a broad characterization of the B cell phenotype and...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Autoantibodies
- B-Lymphocytes
- Cell Differentiation
- Cytokines
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin Isotypes
- Immunologic Memory
