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
2014
Influence of seasonal exposure to grass pollen on local and peripheral blood IgE repertoires in patients with allergic rhinitis
Wu YC, James LK, Vander Heiden J, Uduman M, Durham SR, Kleinstein SH, Kipling D, Gould HJ. Influence of seasonal exposure to grass pollen on local and peripheral blood IgE repertoires in patients with allergic rhinitis. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2014, 134: 604-612. PMID: 25171866, PMCID: PMC4151999, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control subjectsNasal biopsy specimensAllergic rhinitisControl subjectsImmunoglobulin heavy chain geneBiopsy specimensIgE repertoireAllergic diseasesPeripheral bloodOngoing germinal center reactionsClonal relatednessNatural pollen exposureSeasonal allergic rhinitisPollen seasonRespiratory allergic diseasesIgH sequencesAntigen-driven selectionGerminal center reactionGrass pollen seasonBlood IgEAtopic statusIgG classAntibody classPatientsPollen exposure
2013
Protein array–based profiling of CSF identifies RBPJ as an autoantigen in multiple sclerosis
Querol L, Clark PL, Bailey MA, Cotsapas C, Cross AH, Hafler DA, Kleinstein SH, Lee JY, Yaari G, Willis SN, O'Connor KC. Protein array–based profiling of CSF identifies RBPJ as an autoantigen in multiple sclerosis. Neurology 2013, 81: 956-963. PMID: 23921886, PMCID: PMC3888197, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182a43b48.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF of patientsMultiple sclerosisNeurologic diseaseEpstein-Barr virus infectionImmunoglobulin GElevated immunoglobulin GInflammatory neurologic diseasesSubset of patientsLarger validation cohortRecombination signal binding proteinImmunoglobulin kappa J regionCSF autoantibodiesValidation cohortControl subjectsSerum reactivityAutoantigen candidatesHigh prevalenceVirus infectionPatientsAutoantibodiesCSFSclerosisArray-based profilingDiseaseELISA