Association between Tfh and PGA in children with Henoch–Schönlein purpura

Meihua Miao; Xiaozhong Li; Qin Wang; Yunfen Zhu; Yanyan Cui; Xunjun Shao

doi:10.1515/med-2021-0318

Open Medicine (Jul 2021)

Association between Tfh and PGA in children with Henoch–Schönlein purpura

Meihua Miao,
Xiaozhong Li,
Qin Wang,
Yunfen Zhu,
Yanyan Cui,
Xunjun Shao

Affiliations

Meihua Miao: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215025, China
Xiaozhong Li: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215025, China
Qin Wang: Department of Immunology, School of Biology & Basic Medical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215021, China
Yunfen Zhu: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215025, China
Yanyan Cui: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215025, China
Xunjun Shao: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215025, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2021-0318
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 986 – 991

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The aim of this study was to investigate the roles of follicular helper CD4+ T cells (Tfh) and serum anti-α-1,4-d-polygalacturonic acid (PGA) antibody in the pathogenesis of Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP).

Published in Open Medicine

ISSN: 2391-5463 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/med/html

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