Persistent Sydenham’s chorea is not associated with sustained lymphocyte dysfunction

Persistent Sydenham’s chorea is not associated with sustained lymphocyte dysfunction

The mechanisms involved in the symptoms of Sydenham’s chorea (SC) remain obscure. Taking into account the autoreactive antibody-mediated hypothesis of SC pathogenesis, the persistence of chorea may be associated with increased levels of B1 lymphocytes and other lymphocyte subsets. We evaluated lymph...

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Main Authors: Karen Cecília de Lima Torres, Natália Pessoa Rocha, Vítor Bortolo de Rezende, Walderez Ornelas Dutra, Kenneth John Gollob, Francisco Cardoso, Antonio Lucio Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2015-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
coreia de Sydenham
autoimunidade
linfócitos
células B1
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015005050179&lng=en&tlng=en

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