2020
B cell-intrinsic TLR9 expression is protective in murine lupus
Tilstra JS, John S, Gordon RA, Leibler C, Kashgarian M, Bastacky S, Nickerson KM, Shlomchik MJ. B cell-intrinsic TLR9 expression is protective in murine lupus. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 3172-3187. PMID: 32191633, PMCID: PMC7260024, DOI: 10.1172/jci132328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 9Systemic lupus erythematosusTLR9 deficiencyTLR9 expressionDendritic cellsB cellsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsAnti-nucleosome antibodiesLupus erythematosusAutoantibody productionMurine lupusSLE pathogenesisTLR9 signalsReceptor 9Cell type-specific effectsType-specific effectsDisease pathogenesisTherapeutic potentialSelective deletionDiseaseNonredundant roleNephritisLupusPathogenesisDeficiency
2011
A Small-Molecule Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Antagonist Protects against Glomerulonephritis in Lupus-Prone NZB/NZW F1 and MRL/lpr Mice
Leng L, Chen L, Fan J, Greven D, Arjona A, Du X, Austin D, Kashgarian M, Yin Z, Huang XR, Lan HY, Lolis E, Nikolic-Paterson D, Bucala R. A Small-Molecule Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Antagonist Protects against Glomerulonephritis in Lupus-Prone NZB/NZW F1 and MRL/lpr Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 186: 527-538. PMID: 21106847, PMCID: PMC3124407, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1001767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell Migration InhibitionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGlomerulonephritisHumansIntramolecular OxidoreductasesIsoxazolesLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, Inbred NZBMice, KnockoutMolecular Sequence DataRandom AllocationReceptors, ImmunologicConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMRL/lpr miceNZB/NZW F1Systemic lupus erythematosusMigration inhibitory factorLupus erythematosusLpr miceDihydro-5-isoxazole acetic acid methyl esterHigh-expression MIF allelesInhibitory factorExcessive proinflammatory responsesRetention of monocytesEnd-organ injuryEnd-organ damageProinflammatory cytokine productionDifferent autoimmune diseasesB cell activationMIF antagonismMIF antagonistAutoantibody productionChemokine expressionProinflammatory cytokinesAutoimmune diseasesCytokine productionMIF alleles