New paradigm of B-cell biology regarding the elucidation of a new mechanism of tissue fibrosis in IgG₄-related disease

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Mar;145(3):785-787. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.01.004. Epub 2020 Jan 16.

Authors

Hiroshi Nakase¹, Keisuke Ishigami²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan. Electronic address: hiropynakase@gmail.com.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan.

PMID: 31954774
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.01.004

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Keywords: CD4 T cells; LOXL2; PDGF-B; Plasmablast; fibrosis.

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MeSH terms

B-Lymphocytes
Fibrosis
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease*
Plasma Cells

Substances

Immunoglobulin G