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CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
卷 129, 期 3, 页码 448-454出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2008.08.002
关键词
Hyper IgE syndrome; B cells; STAT-3; Atopic dermatitis; Memory cells
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资金
- SFB620 (Project A4)
- Grant colciencias [1115-04-12014]
- DFG [GR1617/3]
- European Union [SP23-CT-2005-0064110, MEXT-CT-2006-042316]
Dominant-negative mutations in STAT-3 have recently been found in the majority of patients with sporadic or autosomal-dominant hyper IgE syndrome (HIES). Since STAT-3 plays a rote in B cell development and differentiation, we analyzed memory B cells in 20 patients with HIES, 17 of which had STAT-3 mutations. All but four patients had reduced non-switched and/or class-switched memory B cells. No reduction in these B cell populations was found in 16 atopic dermatitis patients with IgE levels above 1000 KU/L. There was no correlation between the reduction of memory B cells and the ability to produce specific antibodies. Moreover, there was no correlation between the percentage of memory B cells and the infection history. Analysis of memory B cells can be useful in distinguishing patients with suspected HIES from patients with atopic disease, but probably fails to identify patients who are at high risk of infection. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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