Featured Publications
A Diet-Sensitive Commensal Lactobacillus Strain Mediates TLR7-Dependent Systemic Autoimmunity
Zegarra-Ruiz DF, Beidaq A, Iñiguez AJ, Di Ricco M, Vieira S, Ruff WE, Mubiru D, Fine RL, Sterpka J, Greiling TM, Dehner C, Kriegel MA. A Diet-Sensitive Commensal Lactobacillus Strain Mediates TLR7-Dependent Systemic Autoimmunity. Cell Host & Microbe 2018, 25: 113-127.e6. PMID: 30581114, PMCID: PMC6377154, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoimmunityClostridiaceaeDendritic CellsDietDiet TherapyDisease Models, AnimalDNA, RibosomalFatty Acids, VolatileFecesFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGerm-Free LifeGlomerulonephritisHumansHypersensitivityInterferon Type IKidneyLactobacillusLimosilactobacillus reuteriLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRNA, Ribosomal, 16SStarchSurvival RateToll-Like Receptor 7ConceptsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsSystemic lupus erythematosusInterferon pathwayToll-like receptor 7L. reuteri colonizationGut microbiota compositionDietary resistant starchShort-chain fatty acidsAutoimmune manifestationsDependent mouse modelSLE patientsOrgan involvementDendritic cellsLupus erythematosusReceptor 7Systemic autoimmunityHuman autoimmunityMouse modelGut microbiotaMetabolic diseasesMicrobiota compositionWestern lifestyleAutoimmunityDietary effectsBeneficial effects
2022
Subdoligranulum chews up joints: how a gut pathobiont can instigate arthritis
Kriegel M. Subdoligranulum chews up joints: how a gut pathobiont can instigate arthritis. Trends In Immunology 2022, 44: 4-6. PMID: 36494272, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2022.11.006.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsRheumatoid arthritisSystemic autoimmune responseCertain autoimmune diseasesGnotobiotic mouse modelGut pathobiontSynovial inflammationAutoimmune responseAutoimmune diseasesMouse modelMonoclonal autoantibodiesArthritisGut commensalsHuman gut commensalAutoantibodiesOrigin hypothesisInflammationPathobiontsDiseaseSubdoligranulum
2018
Gut pathobiont translocation induces lymphocyte migration to internal organs in autoimmunity
Fine R, Vieira S, Ruiz D, Kriegel M. Gut pathobiont translocation induces lymphocyte migration to internal organs in autoimmunity. The Journal Of Immunology 2018, 200: 102.16-102.16. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.200.supp.102.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchC57BL/6 miceT cellsLymphocyte migrationInternal organsE. gallinarumProne C57BL/6 miceSystemic autoimmune diseaseSecondary lymphoid organsAutoimmune-prone (NZB/NZW) F1 miceGut homingGut pathobiontOral antibioticsSplenic CD4Autoantibody productionHost-microbiota interactionsAutoimmune diseasesSystemic autoimmunityLymphoid organsPeyer's patchesF1 miceMouse modelAutoimmunityPathobiontsMiceLymphocytes
2014
Diet, microbiota and autoimmune diseases
Vieira S, Pagovich O, Kriegel M. Diet, microbiota and autoimmune diseases. Lupus 2014, 23: 518-526. PMID: 24763536, PMCID: PMC4009622, DOI: 10.1177/0961203313501401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune diseasesGut microbial communityGerm-free mouse modelDevelopment of autoimmunityDiet-derived metabolitesType 1 diabetesSeverity of diseaseLife-prolonging effectAdaptive immune systemAntiphospholipid syndromeAutoimmune modelSystemic lupusMultiple sclerosisGastrointestinal tractMurine modelMouse modelRodent modelsImmunomodulatory potentialCommensal bacteriaImmune systemCaloric restrictionGut microbiomeDietary changesLupusGut commensals
2011
Naturally transmitted segmented filamentous bacteria segregate with diabetes protection in nonobese diabetic mice
Kriegel MA, Sefik E, Hill JA, Wu HJ, Benoist C, Mathis D. Naturally transmitted segmented filamentous bacteria segregate with diabetes protection in nonobese diabetic mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 11548-11553. PMID: 21709219, PMCID: PMC3136249, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1108924108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes protectionSFB colonizationSmall intestinal lamina propriaSystemic lymphoid tissuesExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceT cell compartmentImmune system alterationsType 1 diabetesDifferent Th subsetsSegmented filamentous bacteriaHost physiological functionsNOD miceAutoimmune encephalomyelitisInflammatory arthritisTh17 cellsTh subsetsAutoimmune responseDiabetic miceLymphoid tissueSI-LPSpontaneous modelT cellsLamina propriaMouse model