Toll-like receptor signalling in B cells during systemic lupus erythematosus

S Fillatreau, B Manfroi, T Dörner - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2021 - nature.com
B lymphocytes have a central role in autoimmune diseases, which are often defined by
specific autoantibody patterns and feature a loss of B cell tolerance. A prototypic disease …

Antibody-independent functions of B cells: a focus on cytokines

P Shen, S Fillatreau - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2015 - nature.com
Cytokine production by B cells is important for multiple aspects of immunity. B cell-derived
cytokines, including lymphotoxin, are essential for the ontogenesis, homeostasis and …

UNC93B1 variants underlie TLR7-dependent autoimmunity

C Wolf, EL Lim, M Mokhtari, B Kind, A Odainic… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
UNC93B1 is critical for trafficking and function of nucleic acid–sensing Toll-like receptors
(TLRs) TLR3, TLR7, TLR8, and TLR9, which are essential for antiviral immunity. Overactive …

Distinct effector B cells induced by unregulated toll-like receptor 7 contribute to pathogenic responses in systemic lupus erythematosus

SA Jenks, KS Cashman, E Zumaquero, UM Marigorta… - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
Summary Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by B cells lacking IgD and
CD27 (double negative; DN). We show that DN cell expansions reflected a subset of CXCR5 …

[HTML][HTML] PD-1hiCXCR5–T peripheral helper cells promote B cell responses in lupus via MAF and IL-21

AV Bocharnikov, J Keegan, VS Wacleche, Y Cao… - JCI insight, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by pathologic
T cell–B cell interactions and autoantibody production. Defining the T cell populations that …

A phase III, randomized, placebo‐controlled study of belimumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits B lymphocyte stimulator, in patients with systemic lupus …

R Furie, M Petri, O Zamani, R Cervera… - Arthritis & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the efficacy/safety of the B lymphocyte stimulator inhibitor belimumab
plus standard therapy compared with placebo plus standard therapy in active systemic lupus …

Genetics and pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis

C Mohan, C Putterman - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2015 - nature.com
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disorder that has a broad
spectrum of effects on the majority of organs, including the kidneys. Approximately 40–70 …

Pathophysiology of T follicular helper cells in humans and mice

H Ueno, J Banchereau, CG Vinuesa - Nature immunology, 2015 - nature.com
Follicular helper T cells (TFH cells) compose a heterogeneous subset of CD4+ T cells that
induce the differentiation of B cells into plasma cells and memory cells. They are found …

Plasmablasts as a biomarker for IgG4-related disease, independent of serum IgG4 concentrations

ZS Wallace, H Mattoo, M Carruthers… - Annals of the …, 2015 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives We examined the utility of circulating total and IgG4+ plasmablasts as biomarkers
of diagnosis and disease activity in IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). Materials methods We …

Altered B cell signalling in autoimmunity

DJ Rawlings, G Metzler, M Wray-Dutra… - Nature reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Recent work has provided new insights into how altered B cell-intrinsic signals—through the
B cell receptor (BCR) and key co-receptors—function together to promote the pathogenesis …