In the rheumatoid pannus, anti-filaggrin autoantibodies are produced by local plasma cells and constitute a higher proportion of IgG than in synovial fluid and serum

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 544-552

  Masson Bessiere C ^a   Sebbag, M ^a   Durieux, J J ^a   Nogueira, L ^a   Vincent, C ^a   Girbal Neuhauser, E ^a   Durroux, R ^b   Cantagrel, A ^b   Serre, Guy ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^c CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

AKA; Anti filaggrin autoantibodies; B cells; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovial membrane

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; FILAGGRIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANNUS; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SERUM; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0034066626     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2000.01171.x     Document Type: Article

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