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BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
Volume 164, Issue 3, Pages 329-341Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12616
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chemokines; autoimmunity; lymphocytes; T cells; cell migration
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Lymphocyte trafficking is a key step in the pathogenesis of various autoimmune diseases. Recruitment of autoreactive lymphocytes to inflamed tissues is a defining feature of numerous persistent organ-specific autoimmune conditions and various therapies are now used in several of these diseases which appear to specifically block lymphocyte migration. Thus, better understanding of the molecular events involved in homing of autoreactive pathogenic lymphocytes may present novel opportunities for pharmacological intervention in autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, type-1 diabetes and psoriasis. This review describes recent progress in understanding lymphocyte trafficking in autoimmunity, focusing on the involvement of the chemokine and chemokine receptor superfamily. Possible strategies to improve therapeutics for autoimmune diseases arising from these studies are discussed.
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