Reduced number and impaired function of circulating progenitor cells in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Although the number of CD14+ monocytic cells was consistently lower in the patient group, the difference did not reach statistical significance (60,459 ± 13,384 versus 76,033 ± 12,634 cells/ml blood, P = 0.099; Figure 1 ) Overnight adhesion assay The percentage of attached cells after overnight adhesion was determined and showed no differences between patients and controls (13.5 ± 2.1% and 13.8 ± 1.4%, respectively; Figure 2a ).

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