2021
Type I Interferon–Activated STAT4 Regulation of Follicular Helper T Cell–Dependent Cytokine and Immunoglobulin Production in Lupus
Dong X, Antao OQ, Song W, Sanchez GM, Zembrzuski K, Koumpouras F, Lemenze A, Craft J, Weinstein JS. Type I Interferon–Activated STAT4 Regulation of Follicular Helper T Cell–Dependent Cytokine and Immunoglobulin Production in Lupus. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2021, 73: 478-489. PMID: 33512094, PMCID: PMC7914134, DOI: 10.1002/art.41532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAntibody FormationAutoantibodiesB-LymphocytesCase-Control StudiesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansImmunoglobulinsInterferon Type IInterferon-gammaInterleukinsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMice, Inbred MRL lprMiddle AgedRNA-SeqSTAT4 Transcription FactorT Follicular Helper CellsConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusTfh-like cellsTfh cellsIL-21Human lupusDisease activityCytokine productionSTAT4 activationImmunoglobulin productionPathogenic B cell responsesCourse of lupusClinical disease activityT cell secretionLupus-prone miceHealthy control subjectsCourse of diseaseB cell responsesCytokine interleukin-21Potential therapeutic targetType I IFNB cell maturationSLE patientsPathogenic cytokinesLupus erythematosusInterleukin-21
2019
T follicular helper cell heterogeneity: Time, space, and function
Song W, Craft J. T follicular helper cell heterogeneity: Time, space, and function. Immunological Reviews 2019, 288: 85-96. PMID: 30874350, PMCID: PMC6422039, DOI: 10.1111/imr.12740.Peer-Reviewed Original Research