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BTLA Expression and Function Are Impaired on SLE B Cells.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2021
Wiedemann Annika, Lettau Marie, Weißenberg Sarah Y, Stefanski Ana-Luisa, Schrezenmeier Eva-Vanessa, Rincon-Arevalo Hector, Reiter Karin, Alexander Tobias, Hiepe Falk, Lino Andreia C, Dörner Thomas
Abstract excerpt
B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA/CD272) is an inhibitory checkpoint molecule expressed on T and B cells. Prior studies reported defective function of BTLA by T cells in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), whereas nothing is known about its role on B cells in SLE, a disease with various B cell abnormalities. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 23 healthy donors (HD) and 34 SLE...
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