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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-27
pubmed:abstractText
The current literature on human CD5-positive B cells (CD5 + B cells) has been analysed, with a special emphasis on non organ-specific auto-immune diseases. Malignant cells of most of the chronic lymphoid leukaemias of the B cell lineage express the CD5 molecule. Antibodies of the IgM class produced by leukaemic B cells are multispecific auto-antibodies. The CD5 + B cell subset may be expanded in non organ-specific autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, primary Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus. This holds true for various conditions, including organ-specific auto-immune diseases. Since auto-immune features are common in lymphoproliferative disorders, and the latter be a complication in non organ-specific auto-immune diseases, CD5 + B cells may represent an intermediary between these auto-immune diseases and B cell lymphoproliferations. Studies on the regulation of CD5 + B cell production and function are likely to shed light on the aetiology of, and pathogenetic mechanisms operating in the different disease states.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0014-2972
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
139-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Human CD5-positive B cells in lymphoid malignancy and connective tissue diseases.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School Hospital, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review