Niclosamide suppresses the expansion of follicular helper T cells and alleviates disease severity in two murine models of lupus via STAT3

Abstract Background Autoantibody production against endogenous cellular components is pathogenic feature of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Follicular helper T (TFH) cells aid in B cell differentiation into autoantibody-producing plasma cells (PCs). The IL-6 and IL-21 cytokine-mediated STAT3 sig...

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Main Authors: Se Gwang Jang, Jaeseon Lee, Seung-Min Hong, Young-Seok Song, Min Jun Kim, Seung-Ki Kwok, Mi-La Cho, Sung-Hwan Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-021-02760-2