Abstracts tagged "autoantibodies and lymphopenia"

Abstract Number: 2893 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intestinal Microbiota Plays a Critical Role In The Production Of Antinuclear Antibodies In Lymphopenia-Induced Autoimmunity
Toshiki Eri¹, Kimito Kawahata¹, Mitsuru Imamura¹, Takeyuki Kanzaki², Lisa Akahira¹, Kazuya Michishita¹, Makoto Dohi¹, Takeshi Tokuhisa³ and Kazuhiko Yamamoto⁴, ¹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ²Internal Medicine, Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan, ³Development Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba city, Chiba, Japan, ⁴Department of Allergy and Rhaumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Production of antinuclear autoantibodies (ANAs) is one of the major characteristics of the systemic autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the…