Children with extended oligoarticular and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis have alterations in B and T follicular cell subsets in peripheral blood and a cytokine profile sustaining B cell activation

Objectives The main goal of this study was to characterise the frequency and phenotype of B, T follicular helper (Tfh) and T follicular regulatory (Tfr) cells in peripheral blood and the cytokine environment present in circulation in children with extended oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthriti...

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Main Authors: Helena Fonseca, Cláudia Marques, Raquel Campanilho-Marques, Filipa Oliveira-Ramos, Luis Graca, Sandra Sousa, Patricia Costa-Reis, Catarina Tomé, Ana F. Mourão, Ana T. Melo, Rui L. Teixeira, Ana P. Martins, Sofia Moeda, Rita P. Torres, Matilde Bandeira, Miroslava Gonçalves, Maria J. Santos, João E. Fonseca, Rita A. Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-07-01
Series:RMD Open
Online Access:https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/9/3/e002901.full