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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Lymphocytes Change Their Phenotype and Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis.

Eleni Moysidou, Michalis Christodoulou, Georgios Lioulios, Stamatia Stai, Theodoros Karamitsos, Theodoros Dimitroulas, Asimina Fylaktou, Maria Stangou

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Eleni MoysidouSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6874-7173
Michalis ChristodoulouSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9565-6931
Georgios LiouliosSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Stamatia StaiSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Theodoros KaramitsosSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4658-5273
Theodoros DimitroulasSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Asimina FylaktouDepartment of Immunology, National Histocompatibility Center, Hippokration General Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Maria StangouSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2496-9863

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease, characterized by considerable changes in peripheral lymphocyte structure and function, that plays a critical role in commencing and reviving the inflammatory and immune signaling pathways. In healthy individuals, B lymphocytes have a major role in guiding and directing defense mechanisms against pathogens. Certain changes in B lymphocyte phenotype, including alterations in surface and endosomal receptors, occur in the presence of SLE and lead to dysregulation of peripheral B lymphocyte subpopulations. Functional changes are characterized by loss of self-tolerance, intra- and extrafollicular activation, and increased cytokine and autoantibody production. T lymphocytes seem to have a supporting, rather than a leading, role in the disease pathogenesis. Substantial aberrations in peripheral T lymphocyte subsets are evident, and include a reduction of cytotoxic, regulatory, and advanced differentiated subtypes, together with an increase of activated and autoreactive forms and abnormalities in follicular T cells. Up-regulated subpopulations, such as central and effector memory T cells, produce pre-inflammatory cytokines, activate B lymphocytes, and stimulate cell signaling pathways. This review explores the pivotal roles of B and T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of SLE and Lupus Nephritis, emphasizing the multifaceted mechanisms and interactions and their phenotypic and functional dysregulations.

Indexed as

B-LymphocytesLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLupus NephritisPhenotypeAnimalsCytokinesHumansSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesCytokinesadaptive immunityB and T lymphocytesfunctionphenotypesystemic lupus erythematosus

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PMID39456692
PMCPMC11508046

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