Presence of ectopic germinal center structures in autoimmune hepatitis.
Antibody-secreting cells
Autoimmune hepatitis
Germinal center
Journal
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
ISSN: 1521-7035
Titre abrégé: Clin Immunol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100883537
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
23 Dec 2023
23 Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
11
09
2023
revised:
08
12
2023
accepted:
13
12
2023
medline:
26
12
2023
pubmed:
26
12
2023
entrez:
25
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Autoimmune tissues may contain ectopic germinal centers (EGCs). However, these structures have never been described in the liver of patients suffering from autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). We retrospectively reviewed histological features of 120 definite AIH cases, and found 10 cases harboring markers of EGCs. In these cases, CD21
Identifiants
pubmed: 38145857
pii: S1521-6616(23)00640-X
doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2023.109876
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
109876Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.