Risk Factors and Changes of Peripheral NK and T Cells in Pulmonary Interstitial Fibrosis of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Na-Lin LaiWen JiaXia WangJing LuoGuang-Ying LiuChong GaoXiao-Feng LiJian-Fang XiePublished in: Canadian respiratory journal (2019)
The occurrence of RA-ILD is closely related to the older male patients with high titer of various self-antibodies. Imbalance of CD3-CD56+ NK cells and T cells with other subsets were found in RA-ILD patients, which, together with older age, male, and high levels of autoantibodies should be considered as risk factors of pulmonary interstitial lesions.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- nk cells
- interstitial lung disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- systemic sclerosis
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- physical activity
- middle aged
- chronic kidney disease
- community dwelling
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- prognostic factors
- disease activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- ankylosing spondylitis
- patient reported outcomes