PD-L1+ Regulatory B Cells Are Significantly Decreased in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Increase After Successful Treatment

Background: B cells play an important role in the development and maintenance of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although IL-10–producing B cells represent a major subset of regulatory B cells (Bregs) able to suppress autoimmune and inflammatory responses, recent reports showed that B cell-mediated immun...

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Main Authors: Estefanía R. Zacca, Luisina I. Onofrio, Cristina D. V. Acosta, Paola V. Ferrero, Sergio M. Alonso, María C. Ramello, Eduardo Mussano, Laura Onetti, Isaac I. Cadile, Maria I. Stancich, Maria C. Taboada Bonfanti, Carolina L. Montes, Eva V. Acosta Rodríguez, Adriana Gruppi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02241/full