May 8, 2026 · Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · DOI: 10.1002/art.70218

T cell plasticity in systemic lupus erythematosus revealed by large-scale T cell receptor repertoire and transcriptome studies

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The authors aimed to characterize the plasticity of CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by analyzing T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire and transcriptomic data from a large cohort of SLE patients. They discovered a significant association between effector regulatory T cells and Th1 cells, revealing a Treg-associated Th1 state that correlates with disease activity in SLE. This study highlights the complex interplay between T cell subtypes in the context of autoimmune disease.

Yasuo Nagafuchi, Masahiro Nakano, Kaitlyn A Lagattuta, Mineto Ota, Hiroaki Hatano, Haruka Takahashi, Takahiro Itamiya, Hajime Inokuchi, Soumya Raychaudhuri, Tomohisa Okamura, Keishi Fujio, Kazuyoshi Ishigaki

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