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Aberrant signaling within and between B and T cells, considered to be central in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), could depend on enhanced CD40-CD154 activation. As a result, autoreactive B cells, normally anergic, differentiate and secrete antibodies attacking several normal tissues. Thus restorating B cell homeostasis might help control this disease. In this study, two facets of SLE B cells were investigated, namely their in vitro response to CD40-CD154 and the effect of treatment with human immunoglobulins for intravenous use (IVIg).
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Recherche et développement, Héma-Québec, Ingénierie cellulaire, 1070, avenue des Sciences-de-la-vie, Québec, QC G1V 5C3, Canada. sonia.neron@hema-quebec.qc.ca
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