2018
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
2002
Transimmunization, a novel approach for tumor immunotherapy
Berger CL, Hanlon D, Kanada D, Girardi M, Edelson RL. Transimmunization, a novel approach for tumor immunotherapy. Transfusion And Apheresis Science 2002, 26: 205-216. PMID: 12126207, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-0502(02)00014-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaImmune responseTumor antigensPotent antigen presenting cellsAnti-tumor immune responseExtracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) treatmentDendritic cell immunotherapyT-cell lymphomaAntigen presenting cellsPeripheral blood monocytesApoptotic tumor cellsApoptotic CTCL cellsPhotopheresis treatmentRejection episodesHost diseaseOvernight incubation periodTumor epitopesImmature DCsCell immunotherapyTumor immunotherapyAutoimmune diseasesDC differentiationInflammatory cytokinesPresenting cellsCell lymphoma