Decreased levels of regulatory B cells in patients with systemic sclerosis: association with autoantibody production and disease activity - Matsushita, Takashi; Hamaguchi, Yasuhito; Hasegawa, Minoru; Takehara, Kazuhiko; Fujimoto, Manabu (Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2016)
Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Autoantibodies - biosynthesis; Autoantibodies - immunology; Autoimmunity; B-Lymphocytes, Regulatory - immunology; B-Lymphocytes, Regulatory - metabolism; B-Lymphocytes, Regulatory - pathology; Disease Progression; Female; Flow Cytometry; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Interleukin-10 - metabolism; Lymphocyte Count; Male; Middle Aged; Scleroderma, Systemic - immunology; Scleroderma, Systemic - metabolism; Scleroderma, Systemic - pathology; Severity of Illness Index; Young Adult; IL-10; regulatory B cell; systemic sclerosis