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In VDZ-treated patients with UC, treatment responders demonstrated reduced intestinal lymphoid aggregate size and follicle organization and a reduction of β7 + IgG + plasmablasts in circulation, as well as IgG + plasma cells and FcγR-dependent signaling in the intestine. 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