Alpha beta double negative T cells in children with systemic lupus erythematosus: The relation to disease activity and characteristics.

Zeinab A El-Sayed Rasha El OwaidyNeama L MohamedBeshoy A Shehata

Published in: Modern rheumatology (2017)

αβ DNT cells percentages are elevated in patients with JSLE and their percentages correlate with disease activity. Further studies are needed in conjunction with the proinflammatory cytokine profile, apoptotic assays and histological findings.

Keyphrases

disease activity
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis patients
ankylosing spondylitis
induced apoptosis
cell cycle arrest
cell death
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
young adults
anti inflammatory
oxidative stress
endoplasmic reticulum stress
case control
cell proliferation