Il-10 producing regulatory b cells are decreased in blood from smokers and copd patients

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• who: Merel Jacobs from the Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital, C have published the article: IL-10 producing regulatory B cells are decreased in blood from smokers and COPD patients, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
• what: Since there is increasing evidence that links B cells and B cell-rich lymphoid follicles to the pathogenesis of COPD the aim of this study was to investigate the presence and function of B-regs in COPD. The authors aimed at restoring the perturbed IL10 production by blocking BAFF. In this . . .
  

   

  

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