Geothy Chakupurakal, María Alejandra Garcia-Marquez, Alexander Shimabukuro-Vornhagen, Sandra Kluth, Hans Schlosser, Sebastian Theurich, Christof Scheid, Michael Hallek, Udo Holtick, Michael von Bergwelt-Baildon
OBJECTIVE: The role of B cells and the subgroup of IL-10 producing B cells, known to have a regulatory function, in patients following a haematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloSCT) has not been clearly understood to date. METHODS: We prospectively recruited 95 patients following an alloSCT and studied the B-cell reconstitution on days 30, 90 and 150. Regulatory B10 cells could be analysed in 22 consecutively recruited patients on day 30 post-transplant. RESULTS: The total B-cell percentages in transplant recipients (median 0...
February 2017: European Journal of Haematology