Research Article: Extracellular microvesicles from patients with Rheumatoid arthritis promote dendritic cell activation in vitro
Abstract:
Introduction: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic synovial inflammation affecting diarthrodial joints, with cartilage destruction and bone erosion. Environmental inflammatory stimuli can induce maturation of dendritic cells (DCs), which promote differentiation and activation of effector T lymphocytes. We previously highlighted the role of extracellular microvesicles (EMVs) in pathogenesis by carrying antigens that trigger autoantibody production. In this investigation we verified whether EMVs may activate immature monocyte-derived DCs, inducing phenotypic and functional characteristics of mature DCs.
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