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
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
2009
Taking Advantage: High-Affinity B Cells in the Germinal Center Have Lower Death Rates, but Similar Rates of Division, Compared to Low-Affinity Cells
Anderson SM, Khalil A, Uduman M, Hershberg U, Louzoun Y, Haberman AM, Kleinstein SH, Shlomchik MJ. Taking Advantage: High-Affinity B Cells in the Germinal Center Have Lower Death Rates, but Similar Rates of Division, Compared to Low-Affinity Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 183: 7314-7325. PMID: 19917681, PMCID: PMC4106706, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0902452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody AffinityApoptosisB-Lymphocyte SubsetsB-LymphocytesCell DivisionCell LineageEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryGerminal CenterMiceModels, TheoreticalMutagenesis, Site-DirectedConceptsLow-affinity B cellsLow-affinity cellsGerminal centersB cellsHigh-affinity B cellsHigh-affinity cellsDeath rateHigh death rateLower death ratesImmune responseHigh-affinity AbsB lymphocytesMemory responsesExtracellular pathogensSame AgPrimary responseGC reactionProliferative advantageSimilar ratesSurvivalCellsCell cycleControl of survivalHigh affinityResponse