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Pathogenic Autoreactive T and B Cells Cross-React with Mimotopes Expressed by a Common Human Gut Commensal to Trigger Autoimmunity
Ruff WE, Dehner C, Kim WJ, Pagovich O, Aguiar CL, Yu AT, Roth AS, Vieira SM, Kriegel C, Adeniyi O, Mulla MJ, Abrahams VM, Kwok WW, Nussinov R, Erkan D, Goodman AL, Kriegel MA. Pathogenic Autoreactive T and B Cells Cross-React with Mimotopes Expressed by a Common Human Gut Commensal to Trigger Autoimmunity. Cell Host & Microbe 2019, 26: 100-113.e8. PMID: 31227334, PMCID: PMC8194364, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiphospholipid syndromePathogenic monoclonal antibodyHuman autoimmune diseasesGut commensalsB-cell autoepitopesHuman gut commensalGPI IgGAPS patientsIgG titersOral gavageMemory TSusceptible miceAntigenic loadAutoimmune diseasesAutoimmune pathologyTrigger autoimmunityHuman autoimmunityGlycoprotein IGPI autoantibodiesAutoimmunityMonoclonal antibodiesCell clonesCross reactMimotopesAutoantibodies
2017
Autoantibody cross-reactivity with a microbial protein from a prevalent human gut commensal in antiphospholipid syndrome
ruff W, Roth A, Dehner C, Vieira S, Goodman A, Kriegel M. Autoantibody cross-reactivity with a microbial protein from a prevalent human gut commensal in antiphospholipid syndrome. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 198: 58.4-58.4. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.198.supp.58.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntiphospholipid syndromeAPS patientsGut commensalsBALB/cJ miceMajor B-cell epitopeGut commensal bacteriaAnti-B2GPI antibodiesB-cell epitopesInfectious triggerAutoantibody productionIgG autoantibodiesAntigenic sourceUnknown etiologyAutoantibody reactivityControl antibodyCell epitopesGut microbiotaCommensal bacteriaMajor autoantigenLow titersAutoantibodiesHuman stoolMonoclonal antibodiesVivo studiesPersistent stimulus
2015
A common gut commensal as a cross-reactive candidate in antiphospholipid syndrome (HUM3P.250)
Dehner C, Ruff W, VIEIRA S, Goodman A, Kriegel M. A common gut commensal as a cross-reactive candidate in antiphospholipid syndrome (HUM3P.250). The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 194: 121.10-121.10. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.194.supp.121.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntiphospholipid syndromeGut commensalsCD4 memory T cellsB-cell immunodominant epitopesWestern blottingIL-17 secretionMemory T cellsB cell responsesAdaptive immune responsesCommon gut commensalPatient plasma samplesAPS patientsIL-10IL-2IL-4T cellsImmune responseImmunodominant epitopesGut microbiotaTh1 clonesMajor autoantigenMolecular mimicryCell responsesPlasma samplesAntigenic potential