2021
Small intestinal immunopathology and GI-associated antibody formation in hereditary alpha-tryptasemia
Konnikova L, Robinson TO, Owings AH, Shirley JF, Davis E, Tang Y, Wall S, Li J, Hasan MH, Gharaibeh RZ, Mendoza Alvarez LB, Ryan LK, Doty A, Chovanec JF, O'Connell MP, Grunes DE, Daley WP, Mayer E, Chang L, Liu J, Snapper SB, Milner JD, Glover SC, Lyons JJ. Small intestinal immunopathology and GI-associated antibody formation in hereditary alpha-tryptasemia. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2021, 148: 813-821.e7. PMID: 33865872, PMCID: PMC9017395, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass-switched memory B cellsMemory B cellsB cellsSyndrome cohortCell pyroptosisFunctional GI diseasesQuiescent Crohn's diseaseSmall intestinal immunopathologySubclinical intestinal inflammationFunctional gastrointestinal symptomsMast cell numbersTissue mast cellsExpression of CD203cBasal serum tryptaseElevated basal serum tryptaseIntestinal immunopathologyGastrointestinal symptomsImmunologic findingsIntestinal inflammationCrohn's diseaseHLA-DRSmall bowelGI diseaseIgG reactiveImmunologic characteristics
2020
Serum IgG4 Subclass Deficiency Defines a Distinct, Commonly Encountered, Severe Inflammatory Bowel Disease Subtype
Koutroumpakis F, Phillips AE, Yadav D, Machicado JD, Ahsan M, Rivers C, Tan X, Schwartz M, Proksell S, Johnston E, Dueker J, Hashash JG, Barrie A, Harrison J, Dunn MA, Konnikova L, Hartman DJ, Din H, Babichenko D, Tang G, Binion DG. Serum IgG4 Subclass Deficiency Defines a Distinct, Commonly Encountered, Severe Inflammatory Bowel Disease Subtype. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2020, 27: 855-863. PMID: 32879976, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseIgG4 subclass deficiencyIgG4 levelsSubclass deficiencyAntibody deficiencyIgG4 deficiencyDisease severitySevere inflammatory bowel diseaseHigh serum IgG4 levelsInflammatory bowel disease subtypeCD-related surgeryIg replacement therapyLow IgG4 levelsMultiple Poisson regression analysisMore hospital admissionsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisSerum IgG4 levelsCohort of patientsIgG4 serum levelsOutpatient antibiotic prescriptionsAnti-inflammatory moleculesHumoral immune responseInflammatory disease processesPoisson regression analysisElectronic health records