B Lymphocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Effects of Anti-TNF-α Agents on B Lymphocytes: A Review of the Literature.
B Lymphocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Effects of Anti-TNF-α Agents on B Lymphocytes: A Review of the Literature.
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10.1016/j.clinthera.2018.04.016
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2018-06
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Frasca D
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作者:
Pala O;Diaz A;Blomberg BB;Frasca D
To review published research related to B lymphocytes in Rheumatoid arthritis, their role in the pathogenesis of the disease and the effects of blocking TNF-α with TNF-α inhibitors on B lymphocytes, risk of infection and responses to vaccines. PubMed search was conducted to review recent advances related to B lymphocytes and effects of anti-TNF-α on B lymphocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis. B lymphocytes play an important role in the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis. In this review, we summarize major mechanisms by which B lymphocytes play a pathologic role in the development and propagation of the disease, as B lymphocytes are recruited to the synovial fluid where they contribute to local inflammation through the secretion of pro-inflammatory mediators (cytokines, chemokines, micro-RNAs) and present antigens to T cells. We discuss the effects of TNF-α, either direct or indirect, on B lymphocytes expressing receptors for this cytokine. We also show that total B cell numbers have been reported to be reduced in the blood of Rheumatoid arthritis patients versus healthy controls, but significantly increased up to normal levels in patients undergoing anti-TNF-α therapy. As for B cell subsets, controversial results have been reported with studies showing decreased frequencies of total memory B cells (and memory subsets) and other showing no differences in patients versus healthy controls. Studies investigating the effects of anti-TNF-α therapy also gave controversial results, with therapy found to increase or not the frequency of memory B lymphocytes, in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis versus healthy controls. Those highly variable results could be due to differences in patient characteristics and limited number of subjects, suggesting that there is a clear need for larger and more comprehensive studies. Finally, we summarize the effects of blocking TNF-α with anti-TNF-α agents on possible infections that Rheumatoid arthritis patients may contract as well as on responses to vaccination.
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