2023
Age-associated B cells are heterogeneous and dynamic drivers of autoimmunity in mice
Nickerson K, Smita S, Hoehn K, Marinov A, Thomas K, Kos J, Yang Y, Bastacky S, Watson C, Kleinstein S, Shlomchik M. Age-associated B cells are heterogeneous and dynamic drivers of autoimmunity in mice. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2023, 220: e20221346. PMID: 36828389, PMCID: PMC9997508, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20221346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoimmunityB-Lymphocyte SubsetsB-LymphocytesLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMiceMice, Inbred MRL lpr
2016
Autoreactive T Cells from Patients with Myasthenia Gravis Are Characterized by Elevated IL-17, IFN-γ, and GM-CSF and Diminished IL-10 Production
Cao Y, Amezquita RA, Kleinstein SH, Stathopoulos P, Nowak RJ, O'Connor KC. Autoreactive T Cells from Patients with Myasthenia Gravis Are Characterized by Elevated IL-17, IFN-γ, and GM-CSF and Diminished IL-10 Production. The Journal Of Immunology 2016, 196: 2075-2084. PMID: 26826242, PMCID: PMC4761502, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1501339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAutoimmunityCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell SeparationCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-17MaleMiddle AgedMyasthenia GravisPhenotypePolymerase Chain ReactionT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsAutoreactive T cellsT cell compartmentHealthy control subjectsMyasthenia gravisT cellsMG patientsIL-17Control subjectsT cell librariesB cellsGM-CSFMemory T cell compartmentElevated IL-17Prototypical autoimmune diseaseIL-10 productionMemory T cellsCell compartmentIL-10 expressionB cell compartmentPathogenic phenotypeMG cohortPathogenic autoantibodiesAutoimmune responseClinical manifestationsProinflammatory phenotype