2021
Type I Interferon–Activated STAT4 Regulation of Follicular Helper T Cell–Dependent Cytokine and Immunoglobulin Production in Lupus
Dong X, Antao OQ, Song W, Sanchez GM, Zembrzuski K, Koumpouras F, Lemenze A, Craft J, Weinstein JS. Type I Interferon–Activated STAT4 Regulation of Follicular Helper T Cell–Dependent Cytokine and Immunoglobulin Production in Lupus. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2021, 73: 478-489. PMID: 33512094, PMCID: PMC7914134, DOI: 10.1002/art.41532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAntibody FormationAutoantibodiesB-LymphocytesCase-Control StudiesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansImmunoglobulinsInterferon Type IInterferon-gammaInterleukinsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMice, Inbred MRL lprMiddle AgedRNA-SeqSTAT4 Transcription FactorT Follicular Helper CellsConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusTfh-like cellsTfh cellsIL-21Human lupusDisease activityCytokine productionSTAT4 activationImmunoglobulin productionPathogenic B cell responsesCourse of lupusClinical disease activityT cell secretionLupus-prone miceHealthy control subjectsCourse of diseaseB cell responsesCytokine interleukin-21Potential therapeutic targetType I IFNB cell maturationSLE patientsPathogenic cytokinesLupus erythematosusInterleukin-21
2012
Accumulation of peripheral autoreactive B cells in the absence of functional human regulatory T cells
Kinnunen T, Chamberlain N, Morbach H, Choi J, Kim S, Craft J, Mayer L, Cancrini C, Passerini L, Bacchetta R, Ochs HD, Torgerson TR, Meffre E. Accumulation of peripheral autoreactive B cells in the absence of functional human regulatory T cells. Blood 2012, 121: 1595-1603. PMID: 23223361, PMCID: PMC3587322, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-09-457465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell tolerancePeripheral B cell toleranceIPEX patientsRegulatory T cellsAutoreactive B cellsNaive B cellsB cellsT cellsTreg functionAutoreactive mature naive B cellsHuman B cell toleranceForkhead box protein 3 geneHuman regulatory T cellsMature naive B cellsTreg-like cellsCentral B cell toleranceSevere autoimmune disordersT-cell costimulatorTransitional B cellsRegulation of CD40LReactivity of antibodiesDefective Treg functionSingle B cellsPD-1Autoimmune disorders