Featured Publications
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
2022
Subdoligranulum chews up joints: how a gut pathobiont can instigate arthritis
Kriegel M. Subdoligranulum chews up joints: how a gut pathobiont can instigate arthritis. Trends In Immunology 2022, 44: 4-6. PMID: 36494272, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2022.11.006.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArthritis, RheumatoidAutoantibodiesAutoimmune DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalHumansInflammationMiceConceptsRheumatoid arthritisSystemic autoimmune responseCertain autoimmune diseasesGnotobiotic mouse modelGut pathobiontSynovial inflammationAutoimmune responseAutoimmune diseasesMouse modelMonoclonal autoantibodiesArthritisGut commensalsHuman gut commensalAutoantibodiesOrigin hypothesisInflammationPathobiontsDiseaseSubdoligranulum
2015
Autoimmune host–microbiota interactions at barrier sites and beyond
Ruff WE, Kriegel MA. Autoimmune host–microbiota interactions at barrier sites and beyond. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2015, 21: 233-244. PMID: 25771098, PMCID: PMC5918312, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2015.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBarrier sitesAutoimmune animal modelsPathogenesis of autoimmunityBystander activationHost-microbiota interactionsAutoimmune diseasesAdaptive immunityAnimal modelsInfectious agentsAutoimmunityGnotobiotic approachesHomeostatic conditionsInternal organsCurrent literatureMicrobiotaDetrimental effectsHuman microbiome studiesDysbiosisPathogenesisMicrobiome studiesDiseaseImmunity
2014
Diet, microbiota and autoimmune diseases
Vieira S, Pagovich O, Kriegel M. Diet, microbiota and autoimmune diseases. Lupus 2014, 23: 518-526. PMID: 24763536, PMCID: PMC4009622, DOI: 10.1177/0961203313501401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune diseasesGut microbial communityGerm-free mouse modelDevelopment of autoimmunityDiet-derived metabolitesType 1 diabetesSeverity of diseaseLife-prolonging effectAdaptive immune systemAntiphospholipid syndromeAutoimmune modelSystemic lupusMultiple sclerosisGastrointestinal tractMurine modelMouse modelRodent modelsImmunomodulatory potentialCommensal bacteriaImmune systemCaloric restrictionGut microbiomeDietary changesLupusGut commensals