Longitudinal immune cell monitoring identified CD14++ CD16+ intermediate monocyte as a marker of relapse in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis

Abstract Background Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is an autoimmune disease that affects small- to medium-sized blood vessels. Despite treatments having been improved, patients often experience disease relapses. It remains unclear how the immune cells involve...

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Main Authors: Kotaro Matsumoto, Katsuya Suzuki, Keiko Yoshimoto, Noriyasu Seki, Hideto Tsujimoto, Kenji Chiba, Tsutomu Takeuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-02234-8