2017
Autoantibody cross-reactivity with a microbial protein from a prevalent human gut commensal in antiphospholipid syndrome
ruff W, Roth A, Dehner C, Vieira S, Goodman A, Kriegel M. Autoantibody cross-reactivity with a microbial protein from a prevalent human gut commensal in antiphospholipid syndrome. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 198: 58.4-58.4. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.198.supp.58.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntiphospholipid syndromeAPS patientsGut commensalsBALB/cJ miceMajor B-cell epitopeGut commensal bacteriaAnti-B2GPI antibodiesB-cell epitopesInfectious triggerAutoantibody productionIgG autoantibodiesAntigenic sourceUnknown etiologyAutoantibody reactivityControl antibodyCell epitopesGut microbiotaCommensal bacteriaMajor autoantigenLow titersAutoantibodiesHuman stoolMonoclonal antibodiesVivo studiesPersistent stimulus
2015
Cross‐reactivity of Gut Commensals and Autoantigen in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Dehner C, Ruff W, Vieira S, Goodman A, Kriegel M. Cross‐reactivity of Gut Commensals and Autoantigen in Antiphospholipid Syndrome. The FASEB Journal 2015, 29 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.142.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntiphospholipid syndromeMemory T cellsAutoimmune disease modelsGut commensalsAdaptive immune responsesB cell reactivityB-cell epitopesPatient plasma samplesAPS pathogenesisAPS patientsPatient PBMCsUnknown etiologyCell reactivityControl subjectsT cellsImmune responseCell epitopesT cell librariesB cellsGut microbiotaWestern blot experimentsWestern blottingHuman autoantigensDisease modelsPlasma samples