Effect of <i>in vivo</i> Hydroxychloroquine and <i>ex vivo</i> Anti-BDCA2 mAb Treatment on pDC IFNα Production From Patients Affected With Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus.
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are a subset of dendritic cells specialized in the production of type I interferon (IFN-α/β) and involved in various cutaneous inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, such as cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) and vitiligo.