Specific T Cell Subset Contributes to Disease Progression in New-Onset Patients with SLE

In a recent study entitled “Hyperactivation and in situ recruitment of inflammatory Vδ2 T cells contributes to disease pathogenesis in systemic lupus erythematosus” scientists discovered that the biggest human γδ T cell subset, the Vδ2 T cells present in peripheral blood, are key mediators of tissue injury…