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Commensal orthologs of the human autoantigen Ro60 as triggers of autoimmunity in lupus
Greiling TM, Dehner C, Chen X, Hughes K, Iñiguez AJ, Boccitto M, Ruiz DZ, Renfroe SC, Vieira SM, Ruff WE, Sim S, Kriegel C, Glanternik J, Chen X, Girardi M, Degnan P, Costenbader KH, Goodman AL, Wolin SL, Kriegel MA. Commensal orthologs of the human autoantigen Ro60 as triggers of autoimmunity in lupus. Science Translational Medicine 2018, 10 PMID: 29593104, PMCID: PMC5918293, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aan2306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLupus patientsGlomerular immune complex depositsPositive lupus patientsImmune complex depositsGerm-free miceSigns of autoimmunityB cell responsesT cell clonesNovel treatment approachesTriggers of autoimmunityCommensal bacterial speciesEarliest autoantibodiesChronic autoimmunityAutoimmune diseasesHealthy controlsT cellsTreatment approachesSusceptible individualsAutoimmunityCell responsesCommensal speciesLupusPatientsCell clonesGut commensals
2017
Autoantigen‐specific T and B Cell Cross‐reactivity to a Gut Commensal in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Dehner C, Ruff W, Vieira S, Goodman A, Kriegel M. Autoantigen‐specific T and B Cell Cross‐reactivity to a Gut Commensal in Antiphospholipid Syndrome. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.184.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBALB/c miceAdaptive immune systemAntiphospholipid syndromeB cellsC miceT cellsCell epitopesImmune systemPathogenic T cell epitopesTetramer-positive T cellsCD4 memory T cellsMemory T cellsTNF-α ILAdaptive immune responsesT cell clonesT cell epitopesDose-responsive mannerHuman commensal bacteriumB-cell epitopesEpitope-specific monoclonal antibodiesIL-21Patient PBMCsLymph nodesGPI antibodiesAntigenic challengeCommensal Ro60 Orthologs as Persistent Triggers of Human Lupus
Dehner C, Greiling T, Chen X, Renfroe S, Hughes K, Vieira S, Ruff W, Boccitto M, Sim S, Chen X, Kriegel C, Degnan P, Goodman A, Wolin S, Kriegel M. Commensal Ro60 Orthologs as Persistent Triggers of Human Lupus. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.55.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMesenteric lymph nodesSystemic lupus erythematosusT cell clonesLupus patientsSLE patientsTg miceAutoimmune diseasesMicrobial triggersCell clonesT cellsGerm-free (GF) C57BL/6 miceP. propionicumMemory CD4 T cellsHuman SLE seraPrototypical autoimmune diseaseCD4 T cellsHuman autoimmune diseasesGerm-free miceAnti-Ro60 antibodiesEarliest autoantibodiesRo60 antibodiesLupus modelsLupus erythematosusLymph nodesHuman lupus