2021
Elevated N-Linked Glycosylation of IgG V Regions in Myasthenia Gravis Disease Subtypes.
Mandel-Brehm C, Fichtner ML, Jiang R, Winton VJ, Vazquez SE, Pham MC, Hoehn KB, Kelleher NL, Nowak RJ, Kleinstein SH, Wilson MR, DeRisi JL, O'Connor KC. Elevated N-Linked Glycosylation of IgG V Regions in Myasthenia Gravis Disease Subtypes. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 207: 2005-2014. PMID: 34544801, PMCID: PMC8492536, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyasthenia gravisB-cell-mediated autoimmune diseasesBCR repertoireCell-mediated autoimmune diseaseTotal BCR repertoireTotal circulating IgGSubset of patientsB cell repertoireElevated NGene segment usageMG subtypesAutoimmune disordersAutoimmune diseasesHealthy donorsCell repertoireDisease subtypesDistinct subtypesReceptor repertoireAdaptive immune receptor repertoiresV regionsAutoantigen bindingPatientsSegment usageSubtypesImmune receptor repertoiresCutting Edge: Distinct B Cell Repertoires Characterize Patients with Mild and Severe COVID-19
Hoehn KB, Ramanathan P, Unterman A, Sumida TS, Asashima H, Hafler DA, Kaminski N, Dela Cruz CS, Sealfon SC, Bukreyev A, Kleinstein SH. Cutting Edge: Distinct B Cell Repertoires Characterize Patients with Mild and Severe COVID-19. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 206: 2785-2790. PMID: 34049971, PMCID: PMC8627528, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19Mild COVID-19B cell responsesMemory B cellsB cell repertoireB cellsCell repertoireCOVID-19Cell responsesExtrafollicular B cell responsesLong-term immunitySymptomatic COVID-19Onset of symptomsB cell populationsGerminal center reactionProtective immunityPlasma cellsSingle-cell RNA sequencingCenter reactionPatientsCell populationsImmunityRNA sequencingCellsPostvaccination
2020
Thymus-derived B cell clones persist in the circulation after thymectomy in myasthenia gravis
Jiang R, Hoehn KB, Lee CS, Pham MC, Homer RJ, Detterbeck FC, Aban I, Jacobson L, Vincent A, Nowak RJ, Kaminski HJ, Kleinstein SH, O'Connor KC. Thymus-derived B cell clones persist in the circulation after thymectomy in myasthenia gravis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 30649-30660. PMID: 33199596, PMCID: PMC7720237, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2007206117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAutoantibodiesBiomarkersB-LymphocytesClonal EvolutionClonal Selection, Antigen-MediatedDisease SusceptibilityFemaleHumansLymphocyte CountMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalMyasthenia GravisRadioimmunoassayReceptors, CholinergicThymectomyThymus GlandV(D)J RecombinationYoung AdultConceptsB cell clonesMyasthenia gravisB cell repertoireB cellsCell clonesPlasma cellsCell repertoireAdditional immunosuppressive treatmentDiminished clinical responseThymic lymphofollicular hyperplasiaComplete stable remissionMajority of patientsAntigen-experienced B cellsRandomized clinical trialsClinical symptom measuresAChR autoantibodiesImmunosuppressive treatmentSteroid doseAutoantibody titersMG thymusClinical responseStable remissionClinical scoresAutoimmune diseasesClinical trials
2018
Local Clonal Diversification and Dissemination of B Lymphocytes in the Human Bronchial Mucosa
Ohm-Laursen L, Meng H, Chen J, Zhou JQ, Corrigan CJ, Gould HJ, Kleinstein SH. Local Clonal Diversification and Dissemination of B Lymphocytes in the Human Bronchial Mucosa. Frontiers In Immunology 2018, 9: 1976. PMID: 30245687, PMCID: PMC6137163, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHumoral immune responseBronchial mucosaB cell repertoireHealthy subjectsAsthmatic patientsImmune responseCell repertoireAdaptive humoral immune responseB cell antibody productionFeatures of atopyB cell clonesHuman bronchial mucosaMucosal migrationAdaptive immune receptor repertoire sequencingAtopic asthmaAsthmatic individualsBronchial biopsiesRight lungPeripheral bloodDistal biopsiesAdjacent biopsiesLarge cohortB cellsB lymphocytesAntibody production
2013
The immune cell infiltrate populating meningiomas is composed of mature, antigen-experienced T and B cells
Fang L, Lowther DE, Meizlish ML, Anderson RC, Bruce JN, Devine L, Huttner AJ, Kleinstein SH, Lee JY, Stern JN, Yaari G, Lovato L, Cronk KM, O'Connor KC. The immune cell infiltrate populating meningiomas is composed of mature, antigen-experienced T and B cells. Neuro-Oncology 2013, 15: 1479-1490. PMID: 23978377, PMCID: PMC3813416, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating B cellsImmune cell infiltratesT cell repertoireCell infiltrateB cellsT cellsCell repertoireAntigen experienceImmune checkpoint molecules PD-1Memory/effector T cellsCheckpoint molecules PD-1Antigen-driven B cell responsesEffector T cell populationsTumor microenvironmentT-cell infiltratesRegulatory T cellsEffector T cellsT-cell phenotypeT cell populationsB cell responsesPeripheral blood lymphocytesAntigen-experienced CD4Cell populationsB cell populationsB cell repertoire