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SANCHEZ PARRA, Claudia Carolina; ROJAS LOPEZ, Mauricio; YASSIN, Lina M  e  VASQUEZ DUQUE, Gloria María. B cell subsets and their expression of CD1d in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2013, vol.20, n.4, pp.218-227. ISSN 0121-8123.

Abstract Introduction: B lymphocytes are considered the center of immune dysregulation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). It has recently been demonstrated that there is a B cell with regulatory capacities (Breg) included in transitional B lymphocytes with the phenotype CD19+CD24hiCD38hi. The importance of CD80 and CD86 in the regulatory function of the Bregs has been demonstrated in humans, but the role of CD1d has not been evaluated. Objective: To evaluate the frequency of mature, memory and transitional B cells in SLE patients and controls, the expression of CD1d among these cells, and its correlation with the activity of the disease measured using the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI). Materials and methods: The frequency of the B cell subsets was evaluated by flow cytometry based on the expression of CD19, CD24 and CD38, as well as CD1d in these cells in SLE patients and controls, and were correlated with the activity of the disease measured using the SLEDAI. Results: A significant reduction in the percentage of memory B cells was observed in SLE patients and other autoimmune conditions, with no changes in the mature or transitional B cell subsets. Similarly, no significant differences were observed in the expression of CD1d in any of the subsets, nor was there any correlation with the SLEDAI. Conclusion: The reduction of the memory subset has been previously described in SLE, and has been associated with some types of treatment. The expression of CD1d in all the subsets was observed, but its role in the regulatory function of the CD19+CD24hiCD38hi cells is still not clear.

Palavras-chave : Bregs; Systemic lupus erythematosus; CD1d.

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