Evaluation of Monocyte Subpopulations in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and its Association with Clinical Manifestations of the Disease: a Cross-sectional Controlled Study.

Elham Safarzadeh Vahid Asghariazar Shohreh Pordel Elham Baghbani Asgar Fekri Afsaneh Enteshari-Moghaddam

Published in: Iranian journal of immunology : IJI (2024)

Our results showed an increase in the level of CD16+ monocytes in patients with SSc compared to healthy individuals. Further investigation is required to determine the clinical significance of this alteration.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
interstitial lung disease
dendritic cells
peripheral blood
endothelial cells
rheumatoid arthritis
immune response