| Literature DB >> 25088225 |
Xiao-Mei Deng, Shang-Xue Yan, Wei Wei.
Abstract
Plasma cells, which secrete auto-antibodies, are considered to be the arch-criminal of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, but there are many cytokines involved in inducing the differentiation of B-cell subsets into plasma cells. Here, we emphasize IL-21, which has emerged as the most potent inducer of plasma cell differentiation. In this review, we focused on the promoting effects of IL-21 on plasma cell differentiation and discuss how these effects contribute to B cell-mediated autoimmune disease.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25088225 PMCID: PMC4654374 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2014.58
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Mol Immunol ISSN: 1672-7681 Impact factor: 11.530