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Difference in B cell activation between dermatomyositis and polymyositis: analysis of the expression of RP105 on peripheral blood B cells.

BACKGROUND: It has previously been shown that RP105, a new B cell surface protein, is lost in activated human B cells. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether there is a difference in B cell activation between patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and those with polymyositis (PM) using RP105 as a marker. METHODS: The population of RP105 negative B cells (activated B cells) in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of seven patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and 11 with polymyositis (PM) was analysed by flow cytometry. RESULTS: The percentage of RP105 negative B cells in the peripheral blood of patients with PM was low (5.8 (SD 2.4)%), similar to that of normal subjects. In contrast, all patients with DM showed increased RP105 negative B cell populations (33.0 (6.9)%). Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from a patient with DM and active interstitial pneumonitis contained a large number of RP105 negative B cells. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that the expansion of RP105 negative B cells is a hallmark of DM, and that B cell activation in DM may be pathogenetically different from that in PM.[1]

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  1. Difference in B cell activation between dermatomyositis and polymyositis: analysis of the expression of RP105 on peripheral blood B cells. Kikuchi, Y., Koarada, S., Tada, Y., Ushiyama, O., Morito, F., Suzuki, N., Ohta, A., Horiuchi, T., Miyake, K., Nagasawa, K. Ann. Rheum. Dis. (2001) [Pubmed]
 
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