Challenges and opportunities for consistent classification of human B cell and plasma cell populations

I Sanz, C Wei, SA Jenks, KS Cashman… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The increasingly recognized role of different types of B cells and plasma cells in protective
and pathogenic immune responses combined with technological advances have generated …

Interferon pathway in SLE: one key to unlocking the mystery of the disease

L Rönnblom, D Leonard - Lupus science & medicine, 2019 - lupus.bmj.com
SLE is characterised by an activation of the interferon (IFN) system, which leads to an
increased expression of IFN-regulated genes. The reasons behind the IFN signature in SLE …

Cytokines in CAR T cell–associated neurotoxicity

J Gust, R Ponce, WC Liles, GA Garden… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells provide new therapeutic options for patients with
relapsed/refractory hematologic malignancies. However, neurotoxicity is a frequent, and …

Connecting the immune system, systemic chronic inflammation and the gut microbiome: the role of sex

L Rizzetto, F Fava, KM Tuohy, C Selmi - Journal of autoimmunity, 2018 - Elsevier
Unresolved low grade systemic inflammation represents the underlying pathological
mechanism driving immune and metabolic pathways involved in autoimmune diseases …

Alopecia areata: A multifactorial autoimmune condition

T Simakou, JP Butcher, S Reid, FL Henriquez - Journal of autoimmunity, 2019 - Elsevier
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that results in non-scarring hair loss, and it is
clinically characterised by small patches of baldness on the scalp and/or around the body. It …

Normalization of CD4+ T cell metabolism reverses lupus

Y Yin, SC Choi, Z Xu, DJ Perry, H Seay… - Science translational …, 2015 - science.org
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which autoreactive CD4+
T cells play an essential role. CD4+ T cells rely on glycolysis for inflammatory effector …

Silica, silicosis, and autoimmunity

KM Pollard - Frontiers in immunology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Inhalation of dust containing crystalline silica is associated with a number of acute and
chronic diseases including systemic autoimmune diseases. Evidence for the link with …

Inflammatory cytokines in general and central obesity and modulating effects of physical activity

FM Schmidt, J Weschenfelder, C Sander, J Minkwitz… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Context Chronic systemic inflammation in obesity originates from local immune responses in
visceral adipose tissue. However, assessment of a broad range of inflammation-mediating …

The pathogenesis of chronic spontaneous urticaria: the role of infiltrating cells

AM Giménez-Arnau, L de Montjoye, R Asero… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chronic spontaneous urticaria is characterized by a perivascular non-necrotizing cellular
infiltrate around small venules of the skin. It consists primarily of CD4 (+) lymphocytes, a …

Effector functions of CD4+ T cells at the site of local autoimmune inflammation—lessons from rheumatoid arthritis

K Chemin, C Gerstner, V Malmström - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Infiltration of memory CD4+ T cells in synovial joints of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients
has been reported since decades. Moreover, several genome wide association studies …