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
2014
Systems Immunology Reveals Markers of Susceptibility to West Nile Virus Infection
Qian F, Goel G, Meng H, Wang X, You F, Devine L, Raddassi K, Garcia MN, Murray KO, Bolen CR, Gaujoux R, Shen-Orr SS, Hafler D, Fikrig E, Xavier R, Kleinstein SH, Montgomery RR. Systems Immunology Reveals Markers of Susceptibility to West Nile Virus Infection. MSphere 2014, 22: 6-16. PMID: 25355795, PMCID: PMC4278927, DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00508-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virus infectionVirus infectionMyeloid dendritic cellsMarker of susceptibilityPotential therapeutic strategySeverity of infectionSevere neurological diseaseOlder patientsAcute infectionDendritic cellsCXCL10 expressionDetectable yearsImmunity-related genesStratified cohortWNV infectionTherapeutic strategiesPathogenic mechanismsAnimal studiesNeurological diseasesDisease severityVivo infectionPredictive signatureInfectionProminent alterationsPrimary cellsImmune Markers Associated with Host Susceptibility to Infection with West Nile Virus
Qian F, Thakar J, Yuan X, Nolan M, Murray KO, Lee WT, Wong SJ, Meng H, Fikrig E, Kleinstein SH, Montgomery RR. Immune Markers Associated with Host Susceptibility to Infection with West Nile Virus. Viral Immunology 2014, 27: 39-47. PMID: 24605787, PMCID: PMC3949440, DOI: 10.1089/vim.2013.0074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusSevere infectionsImmune markersIL-4IL-4 levelsSerum cytokine levelsSerum IL-4Nile virusSignificant risk factorsImmune system statusPeripheral blood cellsSevere neurological diseaseCytokine levelsAntibody levelsImmune statusRisk factorsHealthy subjectsStratified cohortWNV infectionNeurological diseasesInfectionAltered expression levelsBlood cellsAltered gene expression patternsHost susceptibility