Abstract
Human B cell colonies were grown from peripheral blood of 12 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and from 12 healthy control subjects. The SLE group showed a large increase (p less than 0.001) in the number of colony forming cells (CFC) present in peripheral blood as compared with controls. The CFC were of the pre-B cell type. There was also a loss of OKT8+ cell inhibition of B cell colony growth in the SLE group compared with control subjects.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 95-100 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Feb 1986 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- B-Lymphocytes
- Cells, Cultured
- Female
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Humans
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Middle Aged
- Stem Cells
- T-Lymphocytes