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Disease activity was evaluated by the Mayo Clinic Score. Compared with controls, UC patients exhibited significant reductions in circulating Foxp3+CXCR5+ TFR cells, the subset interleukin (IL)-10+Foxp3+CXCR5+ cells, and Treg cells, but significant expansions in Foxp3\u2212CXCR5+ TFH cells and IL-21+Foxp3\u2212CXCR5+ cells. UC patients also had reduced levels of serum IL-10 and elevated levels of serum IL-21. The values of Mayo Clinic Score, C-reactive protein (CRP), or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in UC patients were negatively correlated with circulating TFR cells, serum IL-10 level, and TFR\/TFH ratio, while positively correlated with circulating TFH cells and serum IL-21 level. Alterations in circulating TFR and TFH cells shift the balance from immune tolerance to immune responsive state, contributing to dysregulated B-cell immunity and the pathogenesis of UC.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1042\/cs20171258","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,7]],"date-time":"2017-11-07T01:10:23Z","timestamp":1510017023000},"page":"2933-2945","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1042\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":28,"title":["The shifted balance between circulating follicular regulatory T cells and follicular helper T cells in patients with ulcerative colitis"],"prefix":"10.1042","volume":"131","author":[{"given":"Xinrui","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Central Laboratory, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yonggang","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiation Oncology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Manli","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Central Laboratory, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jie","family":"Hou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nephrology, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hongjuan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Central Laboratory, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yanfang","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Central Laboratory, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China"},{"name":"Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou 225009, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haifeng","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Central Laboratory, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pujun","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Central Laboratory, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"288","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"2021113010565003000_B1","first-page":"127","article-title":"Etiology and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease","volume":"51","author":"Schmidt","year":"2005","journal-title":"Minerva Gastroenterol. 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