Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8736435 | Autoimmunity Reviews | 2018 | 36 Pages |
Abstract
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) are systemic autoimmune diseases characterized by necrotizing inflammation of small- to medium-sized blood vessels, affecting primarily the lungs and kidneys. Both animal and human studies show that the balance between inflammatory- and regulatory T- and B cells determines the AAV disease pathogenesis. Recent evidence shows malfunctioning of the regulatory lymphocyte compartment in AAV. In this review we summarize the immune regulatory properties of both T- and B cells in patients with AAV and discuss how aberrations herein might contribute to the disease pathogenesis.
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Authors
Anouk von Borstel, Jan Stephan Sanders, Abraham Rutgers, Coen A. Stegeman, Peter Heeringa, Wayel H. Abdulahad,