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Translocation of a gut pathobiont drives autoimmunity in mice and humans
Vieira S, Hiltensperger M, Kumar V, Zegarra-Ruiz D, Dehner C, Khan N, Costa FRC, Tiniakou E, Greiling T, Ruff W, Barbieri A, Kriegel C, Mehta SS, Knight JR, Jain D, Goodman AL, Kriegel MA. Translocation of a gut pathobiont drives autoimmunity in mice and humans. Science 2018, 359: 1156-1161. PMID: 29590047, PMCID: PMC5959731, DOI: 10.1126/science.aar7201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGut pathobiontAutoimmune-prone miceMurine findingsIntramuscular vaccinePathogenic autoantibodiesLiver biopsyAutoimmune responseAutoimmune patientsAntibiotic treatmentT cellsImmune diseasesAutoimmunitySusceptible humansPathobiontsSystemic tissuesHuman hepatocytesAutoantibodiesMortalityMiceCocultureHepatocytesGenetic backgroundTissueBiopsyPatients
2022
Evolving concepts of host–pathobiont interactions in autoimmunity
Pereira M, Kriegel M. Evolving concepts of host–pathobiont interactions in autoimmunity. Current Opinion In Immunology 2022, 80: 102265. PMID: 36444784, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2022.102265.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAutoimmune diseasesSecondary lymphoid tissuesUnconventional therapeutic approachesAutoimmune pathwaysMucosal sitesLymphoid tissueMultistep pathogenesisTherapeutic approachesImmune functionMultifactorial diseaseDiseasePathobiontsSecretion of metabolitesNon-gut tissuesHuman microbiomeTissueAutoimmunityAutoantigensPathogenesisEnvironmental factorsSecretion