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Erschienen in: Clinical Rheumatology 7/2021

21.03.2021 | Review Article

B cells in systemic sclerosis: from pathophysiology to treatment

verfasst von: Konstantinos Melissaropoulos, Dimitrios Daoussis

Erschienen in: Clinical Rheumatology | Ausgabe 7/2021

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Abstract

Systemic sclerosis is a debilitating autoimmune disease with unknown pathogenesis. The clinical phenotype of fibrosis is preceded by vascular and immunologic aberrations. Adaptive immunity has been extensively studied in patients with the disease and B cells appear to be dysregulated. This is evident in peripheral blood B cell subsets, with activated effector B cells and impaired B regulatory function. In addition, B cells infiltrate target organs and tissues of patients with the disease, such as the skin and the lung, indicating a probable role in the pathogenesis. Impaired B cell homeostasis explains the rationale behind B cell therapeutic targeting. Indeed, several studies in recent years have shown that depletion of B cells appears to be a promising treatment alongside current established therapeutic choices, such as mycophenolate. In this review, B cell aberrations in animal models and human patients with systemic sclerosis will be presented. Moreover, we will also summarize current existing data regarding therapeutic targeting of the B cells in systemic sclerosis.
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Metadaten
Titel
B cells in systemic sclerosis: from pathophysiology to treatment
verfasst von
Konstantinos Melissaropoulos
Dimitrios Daoussis
Publikationsdatum
21.03.2021
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Clinical Rheumatology / Ausgabe 7/2021
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Elektronische ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-021-05665-z

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