2007
Cellular and Humoral Autoreactivity in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Feghali-Bostwick CA, Tsai CG, Valentine VG, Kantrow S, Stoner MW, Pilewski JM, Gadgil A, George MP, Gibson KF, Choi AM, Kaminski N, Zhang Y, Duncan SR. Cellular and Humoral Autoreactivity in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 179: 2592-2599. PMID: 17675522, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.4.2592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisCD4 T cellsT cellsIPF patientsAutoantibody productionPulmonary fibrosisEffector functionsProliferative responseAutologous CD4 T cellsLung extractsPeripheral CD4 T lymphocytesPeripheral CD4 T cellsT cell clonal expansionAutoreactive immune processesAdaptive immune mechanismsCD4 T lymphocytesMHC class IIMore effective therapiesCell clonal expansionCycles of stimulationHumoral autoreactivityOligoclonal expansionPathologic responseIL-10Hilar lymph
2004
Autoimmunity gene expression portrait: specific signature that intersects or differentiates between multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus
MANDEL M, GUREVICH M, PAUZNER R, KAMINSKI N, ACHIRON A. Autoimmunity gene expression portrait: specific signature that intersects or differentiates between multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2004, 138: 164-170. PMID: 15373920, PMCID: PMC1809188, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02587.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsMultiple sclerosisHealthy subjectsAutoimmune signatureSLE patientsLupus erythematosusAutoimmune diseasesRelapsing-remitting MS patientsBlood mononuclear cellsMatrix metalloproteinase pathwayAdditional blood samplesDisease-specific signaturesDisease-associated signaturesTIMP1 gene expressionGene expression signaturesMS patientsMononuclear cellsSpecific therapyGene expression findingsMetalloproteinase pathwayNuclear autoantibodiesBlood samplesMMP activityPatients