B-cell profile, B-cell activating factor concentration and IgG levels in human cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis.

Cecilia ParodiAlejandra BarrioMaría F García BustosAna G González PrietoJulia PimentelNoel BadanoMaría C AlbaredaMelisa E Castro EiroSusana A LaucellaMaría M de Elizalde de Bracco

Published in: Parasite immunology (2020)

We demonstrate B-cell disturbances in TL with the degree of the alterations related to clinical severity. We suggest a relation between excess of BAFF and disease activity and point towards a possible implication of BAFF in the inflammatory phenomenon of ML.

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disease activity
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endothelial cells
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
signaling pathway
induced pluripotent stem cells
oxidative stress
pluripotent stem cells
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