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Commensal orthologs of the human autoantigen Ro60 as triggers of autoimmunity in lupus
Greiling TM, Dehner C, Chen X, Hughes K, Iñiguez AJ, Boccitto M, Ruiz DZ, Renfroe SC, Vieira SM, Ruff WE, Sim S, Kriegel C, Glanternik J, Chen X, Girardi M, Degnan P, Costenbader KH, Goodman AL, Wolin SL, Kriegel MA. Commensal orthologs of the human autoantigen Ro60 as triggers of autoimmunity in lupus. Science Translational Medicine 2018, 10 PMID: 29593104, PMCID: PMC5918293, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aan2306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLupus patientsGlomerular immune complex depositsPositive lupus patientsImmune complex depositsGerm-free miceSigns of autoimmunityB cell responsesT cell clonesNovel treatment approachesTriggers of autoimmunityCommensal bacterial speciesEarliest autoantibodiesChronic autoimmunityAutoimmune diseasesHealthy controlsT cellsTreatment approachesSusceptible individualsAutoimmunityCell responsesCommensal speciesLupusPatientsCell clonesGut commensals
2016
Lupus T and B cell cross-reactivity between the human Ro60 autoantigen and Ro60 orthologs from the human microbiota
Greiling T, Dehner C, Renfroe S, Chen X, Vieira S, Ruff W, Goodman A, Wolin S, Kriegel M. Lupus T and B cell cross-reactivity between the human Ro60 autoantigen and Ro60 orthologs from the human microbiota. The Journal Of Immunology 2016, 196: 124.16-124.16. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.196.supp.124.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLupus patientsAnti-Ro60 antibodiesB cellsP. propionicumGerm-free miceGut commensalsHuman lupus patientsHuman microbiotaT cell clonesNovel therapeutic approachesSubset of skinAutoimmune TEarliest autoantibodiesLupus TRo60 antibodiesIgA antibodiesChronic autoimmunityMemory TSystemic autoimmunityHealthy controlsT cellsTherapeutic approachesPatientsSusceptible individualsAutoimmunity