Deficiency of peripheral CLA+ Tregs and clinical relevance in Behcet’s syndrome
Jiachen Li,
Feng Sun,
Danxue Zhu
et al.
Abstract:Background
Autoimmune responses have been suggested to involvement in patients with Behcet’s syndrome (BS). There has been growing attention towards the roles of cutaneous lymphocyte antigen (CLA)+ regular T cells (Tregs) in autoimmune diseases. The role of CLA+ Tregs in BS is still uncertain. This study aims to clarify the impact of CLA+ Tregs on BS.
Methods
We collected peripheral blood from a total of 107 patients with BS and 114 healthy control… Show more
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