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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
2018
Gut commensal-dependent production of autoantibodies against the primordial lupus autoantigen Ro60 in the absence of mammalian Ro60.
Datta R, Dehner C, Ruff W, Greiling T, Kriegel M. Gut commensal-dependent production of autoantibodies against the primordial lupus autoantigen Ro60 in the absence of mammalian Ro60. The Journal Of Immunology 2018, 200: 162.11-162.11. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.200.supp.162.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-Ro60 autoantibodiesSystemic lupus erythematosusB6 miceGut microbiotaSLE-like diseaseTraditional risk factorsDevelopment of lupusBroad-spectrum antibioticsMurine gut microbiotaLupus erythematosusAntigenic triggerAutoimmune responseTg miceInterventional studyKO miceRisk factorsIgG ELISAAutoantibody inductionDisease manifestationsOral administrationT cellsAutoantibodiesMiceRo60Lupus
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