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A Diet-Sensitive Commensal Lactobacillus Strain Mediates TLR7-Dependent Systemic Autoimmunity
Zegarra-Ruiz DF, Beidaq A, Iñiguez AJ, Di Ricco M, Vieira S, Ruff WE, Mubiru D, Fine RL, Sterpka J, Greiling TM, Dehner C, Kriegel MA. A Diet-Sensitive Commensal Lactobacillus Strain Mediates TLR7-Dependent Systemic Autoimmunity. Cell Host & Microbe 2018, 25: 113-127.e6. PMID: 30581114, PMCID: PMC6377154, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoimmunityClostridiaceaeDendritic CellsDietDiet TherapyDisease Models, AnimalDNA, RibosomalFatty Acids, VolatileFecesFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGerm-Free LifeGlomerulonephritisHumansHypersensitivityInterferon Type IKidneyLactobacillusLimosilactobacillus reuteriLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRNA, Ribosomal, 16SStarchSurvival RateToll-Like Receptor 7ConceptsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsSystemic lupus erythematosusInterferon pathwayToll-like receptor 7L. reuteri colonizationGut microbiota compositionDietary resistant starchShort-chain fatty acidsAutoimmune manifestationsDependent mouse modelSLE patientsOrgan involvementDendritic cellsLupus erythematosusReceptor 7Systemic autoimmunityHuman autoimmunityMouse modelGut microbiotaMetabolic diseasesMicrobiota compositionWestern lifestyleAutoimmunityDietary effectsBeneficial effects
2021
1504 The influence of dietary resistant starch content on the gut microbiota of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome
Kulyk I, Pereira M, Redanz S, Ruff W, Greiling T, Dehner C, Pagovich O, Ruiz D, Aguiar C, Erkan D, Kriegel M. 1504 The influence of dietary resistant starch content on the gut microbiota of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome. Lupus Science & Medicine 2021, 8: a63-a64. DOI: 10.1136/lupus-2021-lupus21century.87.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChapter 25 Microbiota influences on systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren’s syndrome
Greiling T, Vieira S, Kriegel M. Chapter 25 Microbiota influences on systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren’s syndrome. 2021, 211-221. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-814551-7.00025-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic lupus erythematosusSjögren's syndromeLupus erythematosusSystemic autoimmunityAdaptive immune responsesPathogenesis of autoimmunityToll-like receptorsProne hostsBarrier organsImmune responseAdaptive immunityInnate triggersAnimal modelsMicrobiota influenceCommensal bacteriaSyndromeMucus membranesAutoimmunityHuman autoantigensErythematosusPathogenesisMicrobiotaLive bacteriaHost tissuesInflammationChapter 9 Immunopathogenesis: the role of mucosal and skin microbiota in SLE
Greiling T, Kriegel M. Chapter 9 Immunopathogenesis: the role of mucosal and skin microbiota in SLE. 2021, 117-130. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-820583-9.00012-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Gut commensal-dependent production of autoantibodies against the primordial lupus autoantigen Ro60 in the absence of mammalian Ro60.
Datta R, Dehner C, Ruff W, Greiling T, Kriegel M. Gut commensal-dependent production of autoantibodies against the primordial lupus autoantigen Ro60 in the absence of mammalian Ro60. The Journal Of Immunology 2018, 200: 162.11-162.11. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.200.supp.162.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-Ro60 autoantibodiesSystemic lupus erythematosusB6 miceGut microbiotaSLE-like diseaseTraditional risk factorsDevelopment of lupusBroad-spectrum antibioticsMurine gut microbiotaLupus erythematosusAntigenic triggerAutoimmune responseTg miceInterventional studyKO miceRisk factorsIgG ELISAAutoantibody inductionDisease manifestationsOral administrationT cellsAutoantibodiesMiceRo60LupusPrevention of systemic autoimmunity by dietary modulation of the gut microbiota
Ruiz D, El-Beidaq A, Iniguez A, di Ricco M, Mubiro D, Vieira S, Ruff W, Sterpka J, Kriegel M. Prevention of systemic autoimmunity by dietary modulation of the gut microbiota. The Journal Of Immunology 2018, 200: 54.1-54.1. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.200.supp.54.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic lupus erythematosusType I interferonShort-chain fatty acidsI interferonB6 miceTg miceAutoimmune diseasesGut microbiotaHuman systemic lupus erythematosusDendritic cell accumulationImmune-microbiota interactionsPrototypical autoimmune diseaseOnset of diseaseAmeliorate autoimmunityLupus inductionLupus manifestationsKidney involvementLupus pathogenesisLupus erythematosusTLR7 agonistSystemic autoimmunityPeyer's patchesDietary modulationCell accumulationGut microbial community
2017
Commensal Ro60 Orthologs as Persistent Triggers of Human Lupus
Dehner C, Greiling T, Chen X, Renfroe S, Hughes K, Vieira S, Ruff W, Boccitto M, Sim S, Chen X, Kriegel C, Degnan P, Goodman A, Wolin S, Kriegel M. Commensal Ro60 Orthologs as Persistent Triggers of Human Lupus. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.55.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMesenteric lymph nodesSystemic lupus erythematosusT cell clonesLupus patientsSLE patientsTg miceAutoimmune diseasesMicrobial triggersCell clonesT cellsGerm-free (GF) C57BL/6 miceP. propionicumMemory CD4 T cellsHuman SLE seraPrototypical autoimmune diseaseCD4 T cellsHuman autoimmune diseasesGerm-free miceAnti-Ro60 antibodiesEarliest autoantibodiesRo60 antibodiesLupus modelsLupus erythematosusLymph nodesHuman lupus