Research Article

Association of Platelet Binding to Lymphocytes with B Cell Abnormalities and Clinical Manifestations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Association of B lymphocytes with bound platelets and IL-10 production and plasma levels. (a) Percentage of IL-10+ cells on CD19+PLT+ or PLT- and (b) percentage of CD19+PLT+ or PLT-IL-10+ according to the percentage of CD19+ producing IL-10 from HD () and SLE (). (c) Correlation of plasma levels of sCD40L and IL-10 of 19 SLE patients. Correlation of plasma levels of IL-10 and (d) CD19+, (e) CD4+, and (f) CD8+PLT+ of 19 SLE patients. Two samples were not included because of the lack of plasma. Data are presented as the mean. Statistical analysis was the Wilcoxon test for paired samples and Mann-Whitney test for unpaired samples. Pearson’s correlation was performed for correlation analysis. and .
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