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Venkatesha SH, Rajaiah R, Berman BM, Moudgil KD. Immunomodulation of Autoimmune Arthritis by Herbal CAM. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2010; 2011:986797. [PMID: 21234398 PMCID: PMC3014691 DOI: 10.1155/2011/986797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Accepted: 09/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a debilitating autoimmune disease of global prevalence. The disease is characterized by synovial inflammation leading to cartilage and bone damage. Most of the conventional drugs used for the treatment of RA have severe adverse reactions and are quite expensive. Over the years, increasing proportion of patients with RA and other immune disorders are resorting to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for their health needs. Natural plant products comprise one of the most popular CAM for inflammatory and immune disorders. These herbal CAM belong to diverse traditional systems of medicine, including traditional Chinese medicine, Kampo, and Ayurvedic medicine. In this paper, we have outlined the major immunological pathways involved in the induction and regulation of autoimmune arthritis and described various herbal CAM that can effectively modulate these immune pathways. Most of the information about the mechanisms of action of herbal products in the experimental models of RA is relevant to arthritis patients as well. The study of immunological pathways coupled with the emerging application of genomics and proteomics in CAM research is likely to provide novel insights into the mechanisms of action of different CAM modalities.
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- Shivaprasad H. Venkatesha
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, HSF-1, Suite 380, 685 W. Baltimore st., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, HSF-1, Suite 380, 685 W. Baltimore st., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, East Hall, W. Lombard st., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, HSF-1, Suite 380, 685 W. Baltimore st., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Vrolix K, Fraussen J, Molenaar PC, Losen M, Somers V, Stinissen P, De Baets MH, Martínez-Martínez P. The auto-antigen repertoire in myasthenia gravis. Autoimmunity 2010; 43:380-400. [PMID: 20380581 DOI: 10.3109/08916930903518073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an antibody-mediated autoimmune disorder affecting the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). MG is characterized by an impaired signal transmission between the motor neuron and the skeletal muscle cell, caused by auto-antibodies directed against NMJ proteins. The auto-antibodies target the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) in about 90% of MG patients. In approximately 5% of MG patients, the muscle specific kinase (MuSK) is the auto-antigen. In the remaining 5% of MG patients, however, antibodies against the nAChR or MuSK are not detectable (idiopathic MG, iMG). Although only the anti-nAChR and anti-MuSK auto-antibodies have been demonstrated to be pathogenic, several other antibodies recognizing self-antigens can also be found in MG patients. Various auto-antibodies associated with thymic abnormalities have been reported, as well as many non-MG-specific auto-antibodies. However, their contribution to the cause, pathology and severity of the disease is still poorly understood. Here, we comprehensively review the reported auto-antibodies in MG patients and discuss their role in the pathology of this autoimmune disease.
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- Kathleen Vrolix
- Division of Neuroscience, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease in which an immune-mediated injury targets the small intrahepatic bile ducts. PBC is further characterized by highly specific serum antimitochondrial autoantibodies (AMA) and autoreactive T cells, a striking female predominance, a strong genetic susceptibility, and a plethora of candidate environmental factors to trigger the disease onset. For these reasons PBC appears ideal to represent the developments of the clonal selection theory over the past decades. First, a sufficiently potent autoimmunogenic stimulus in PBC would require the coexistence of numerous pre-existing conditions (mostly genetic, as recently illustrated by genome-wide association studies and animal models) to perpetuate the destruction of the biliary epithelium by the immune system via the persistence of forbidden clones. Second, the proposed modifications of mitochondrial autoantigens caused by infectious agents and/or xenobiotics well illustrate the possibility that peculiar changes in the antigen structure and flexibility may contribute to tolerance breakdown. Third, the unique apoptotic features demonstrated for cholangiocytes are the ideal setting for the development of mitochondrial autoantigen presentation to the immune system through macrophages and AMA thus turning the non traditional mitochondrial antigen into a traditional one. This article will review the current knowledge on PBC etiology and pathogenesis in light of the clonal selection theory developments.
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Deitiker PR, Oshima M, Jankovic J, Duane DD, Aoki KR, Atassi MZ. Association of HLA Class II alleles and haplotypes with cervical dystonia: HLA DR13-DQ6 (DQB1*0604) homozygotes are at greatly increased risk of cervical dystonia in Caucasian Americans. Autoimmunity 2010; 44:167-76. [DOI: 10.3109/08916934.2010.509121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhang W, Dang S, Wang J, Nardi MA, Zan H, Casali P, Li Z. Specific cross-reaction of anti-dsDNA antibody with platelet integrin GPIIIa49-66. Autoimmunity 2010; 43:682-9. [PMID: 20828249 DOI: 10.3109/08916934.2010.506207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Anti-platelet autoantibodies are frequently found in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and contribute to the development of SLE-associated immunologic thrombocytopenia (SLE-ITP). Although the correlation of anti-dsDNA autoantibody with platelet-associated antibody has been reported, the potential mechanism underlying such a correlation is incompletely understood. We have reported that anti-platelet integrin GPIIIa49-66 (CAPESIEFPVSEARVLED) autoantibodies play a major role in the development of HIV-1-related thrombocytopenia (HIV-1-ITP). The strong negative charge of GPIIIa49-66 prompts us to investigate whether GPIIIa49-66 can be an epitope mimicking dsDNA. We report here that anti-GPIIIa49-66 antibodies are found in three out of nine SLE-ITP patients. Double-stranded (ds) DNA competitively inhibited the binding of purified patient anti-dsDNA antibodies to GPIIIa49-66 peptide. Both polyclonal and monoclonal anti-GPIIIa49-66 antibodies are able to cross-react with dsDNA. Consistent with previous reports, the DNA binding activities of anti-GPIIIa49-66 antibodies are mainly dependent on the positively charged amino acid in the heavy-chain complementarity-determining region 3 (HCDR3). The HCDR3 of human SLE anti-dsDNA monoclonal antibody (mAb) 412.67 demonstrates a similar positively charged amino acid chain orientation compared with that of anti-GPIIIa49-66 mAb A11, and it cross-reacts with GPIIIa49-66 peptide. Purified anti-GPIIIa49-66 antibodies from SLE-ITP patients are able to induce platelet fragmentation in vitro and to induce thrombocytopenia in vivo. Thus, our data suggest that specific epitope cross-reaction between GPIIIa49-66 and dsDNA could be a mechanism involved in the development of SLE-associated thrombocytopenia.
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Jiang C, Xiong W, Lu BY, Gonda MA, Chang JY. Synthesis and Immune Response of Non-native Isomers of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor. Biochemistry 2010; 49:6550-6. [DOI: 10.1021/bi100815n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Chuantao Jiang
- Research Center for Protein Chemistry, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Research Center for Protein Chemistry, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Research Center for Protein Chemistry, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Research Center for Protein Chemistry, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas 77030
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Kosloski LM, Ha DM, Hutter JAL, Stone DK, Pichler MR, Reynolds AD, Gendelman HE, Mosley RL. Adaptive immune regulation of glial homeostasis as an immunization strategy for neurodegenerative diseases. J Neurochem 2010; 114:1261-76. [PMID: 20524958 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06834.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Neurodegenerative diseases, notably Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, are amongst the most devastating disorders afflicting the elderly. Currently, no curative treatments or treatments that interdict disease progression exist. Over the past decade, immunization strategies have been proposed to combat disease progression. Such strategies induce humoral immune responses against misfolded protein aggregates to facilitate their clearance. Robust adaptive immunity against misfolded proteins, however, accelerates disease progression, precipitated by induced effector T cell responses that lead to encephalitis and neuronal death. Since then, mechanisms that attenuate such adaptive neurotoxic immune responses have been sought. We propose that shifting the balance between effector and regulatory T cell activity can attenuate neurotoxic inflammatory events. This review summarizes advances in immune regulation to achieve a homeostatic glial response for therapeutic gain. Promising new ways to optimize immunization schemes and measure their clinical efficacy are also discussed.
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- Lisa M Kosloski
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Vytásek R, Sedová L, Vilím V. Increased concentration of two different advanced glycation end-products detected by enzyme immunoassays with new monoclonal antibodies in sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2010; 11:83. [PMID: 20433772 PMCID: PMC2881016 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Accepted: 05/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Levels of pentosidine (representative of advanced glycation end-products) in sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis are increased when compared with sera of other diagnoses or healthy controls. These levels have been reported to correlate with clinical indices of rheumatoid arthritis activity and with laboratory markers of inflammation. The purpose of this study was to find out if these findings pertain to other advanced glycation end-products. Methods We have developed two immunoassays based on new monoclonal antibodies to advanced glycation end-products. Antibody 103-E3 reacts with an unidentified antigen, formed in the reaction of proteins with ribose, while antibody 8-C1 responds to Nε-(carboxyethyl)lysine. We have used these monoclonal antibodies to measure levels of advanced glycation end-products in sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, osteoarthritis, and healthy controls. We calculated the correlations between advanced glycation end-product levels in rheumatoid arthritis sera and the Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28), age, disease duration, CRP, anti-CCP, rheumatoid factor and treatment with corticosteroids, respectively. Results Levels of both glycation products were significantly higher in sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis when compared with sera of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, osteoarthritis, or the healthy controls. Neither the level of Nε-(carboxyethyl)lysine nor the level of the 103-E3 antigen in rheumatoid arthritis sera correlated with the DAS28-scored rheumatoid arthritis activity. The levels of both antigens in rheumatoid arthritis sera did not correlate with age, gender, corticosteroid treatment, or levels of CRP, anti-CCP antibodies, and rheumatoid factor in sera. Conclusions We report highly specific increases in the levels of two advanced glycation end-products in sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This increase could be explained neither by rheumatoid arthritis activity nor by inflammation. We propose a working hypothesis that presumes the existence of a link between advanced glycation end-product formation and induction of autoimmunity.
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- Richard Vytásek
- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, V Uvalu 84, Praha, CZ-150 06, Czech Rep
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Singh S, Singh U, Singh S. Prevalence of autoantibodies in patients of psoriasis. J Clin Lab Anal 2010; 24:44-8. [PMID: 20087953 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the skin and joints. Autoantibodies have been reported in psoriasis patients. Objective of the study was to see the prevalence of various autoantibodies in patients of psoriasis and its correlation with gender, age, and type. Anti-nuclear antibody and antibody to double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid were studied by indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, rheumatoid factor was done by latex agglutination, whereas anti-thyroid microsomal antibody (anti-TMA) was by gelatin agglutination method. About 28.8% of psoriasis cases were positive for atl east one autoantibody. Age of onset (P=0.033) and types of psoriasis (P=0.037) had significant association with gender. Anti-double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (P=0.029) and anti-thyroid microsomal antibody (P=0.002) had significant association with types of psoriasis. Gender wise distribution of psoriasis in age group had significant (P=0.03) association with anti-TMA. This study concludes that the autoantibodies are found to be present in psoriasis patients or latent autoimmune diseases develop in psoriasis patients without any clinical symptoms.
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- Sangeeta Singh
- Division of Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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D’Acquisto F, Maione F, Pederzoli-Ribeil M. From IL-15 to IL-33: the never-ending list of new players in inflammation. Is it time to forget the humble aspirin and move ahead? Biochem Pharmacol 2010; 79:525-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2009.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2009] [Revised: 09/09/2009] [Accepted: 09/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Bilalic S, Veitinger M, Ahrer KH, Gruber V, Zellner M, Brostjan C, Bartel G, Cejka D, Reichel C, Jordan V, Burghuber C, Mühlbacher F, Böhmig GA, Oehler R. Identification of Non-HLA Antigens Targeted by Alloreactive Antibodies in Patients Undergoing Chronic Hemodialysis. J Proteome Res 2010; 9:1041-9. [DOI: 10.1021/pr900930d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Senada Bilalic
- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and Department Life Sciences, Proteomics, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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Linterman MA, Vinuesa CG. T follicular helper cells during immunity and tolerance. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2010; 92:207-48. [PMID: 20800823 DOI: 10.1016/s1877-1173(10)92009-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Helper T cells are required for the generation of a potent immune response to foreign antigens. Amongst them, T follicular helper (Tfh) cells are specialized in promoting protective, long-lived antibody responses that arise from germinal centers. Within these structures, the specificity of B cell receptors may change, due to the process of random somatic hypermutation aimed at increasing the overall affinity of the antibody response. The danger of emerging self-reactive specificities is offset by a stringent selection mechanism delegated in great part to Tfh cells. Only those B cells receiving survival signals from Tfh cells can exit the germinal centers to join the long-lived pools of memory B cells and bone marrow-homing plasma cells. Thus, a crucial immune tolerance checkpoint to prevent long-term autoantibody production lies in the ability to tolerize Tfh cells and to control positive and negative selection signals delivered by this subset. This review tackles the known mechanisms that ensure Tfh tolerance, many of them shared by other T helper subsets during thymic development and priming, but others unique to Tfh cells. Amongst the latter are checkpoints at the stages of Tfh differentiation, follicular migration, growth, longevity, and quality control of selection signals. Finally, we also discuss the consequences of a breakdown in Tfh tolerance.
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- Michelle A Linterman
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research and the Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England, UK
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Identification of human idiotype-specific T cells in lymphoma and myeloma. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2010; 344:193-210. [PMID: 20549471 DOI: 10.1007/82_2010_70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Idiotype protein, among the first identified tumor-specific antigens, has been found to stimulate both humoral and cellular responses in lymphoma and myeloma patients. With the increasing use of B cell depletion treatments such as rituximab in clinic, the cellular response mediated by idiotype-specific T cells has become increasingly important as an adjunct therapy for lymphoma and myeloma. Here, we review the idiotype protein as a tumor antigen and the characteristics of the T cell response elicited idiotype vaccination. We also analyze the T cell epitopes that have been identified in idiotype protein and introduce our new findings of additional T cell epitopes derived from the Ig light chain. Finally, we propose new directions in the generation of idiotype-specific T cells for tumor therapy.
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Phenotype changes induced by immunization with encephalitogen affected the functions of peritoneal macrophages in two rat strains with different sensitivity to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) induction. ACTA VET-BEOGRAD 2010. [DOI: 10.2298/avb1003105m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Blank M, Shoenfeld Y, Perl A. Cross-talk of the environment with the host genome and the immune system through endogenous retroviruses in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2009; 18:1136-43. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203309345728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Environmental factors are capable of triggering the expression of human endogenous retroviruses and induce an autoimmune response. Infection can promote the expression of human endogenous retroviruses by molecular mimicry or by functional mimicry. There are additional mechanisms which may control the expression of human endogenous retroviruses, such as epigenetic status of the genome (hypomethylation, histone deacetylation). Ultraviolet exposure, chemicals/drugs, injury/stress, hormones, all as a single cause or in a concert, may modulate the involvement of human endogenous retroviruses in pathogenic processes. In the current review we summarize the current knowledge on infections, molecular mimicry, cross-reactivity and epigenetics contribution for trigger human endogenous retroviruses expression and pathogenesis in lupus patients. Lupus (2009) 18, 1136—1143.
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- Center for Autoimmune Diseases, an Department of Medicine 'B', Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Hashomer, Israel,
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- Center for Autoimmune Diseases, an Department of Medicine 'B', Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Hashomer, Israel, Incumbent of the Laura Schwarz-Kip Chair for Research of Autoimmune Diseases, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Toplak N, Avčin T. Vaccination of healthy subjects and autoantibodies: from mice through dogs to humans. Lupus 2009; 18:1186-91. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203309346975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Vaccination against pathogenic microorganisms is one of the major achievements of modern medicine, but due to an increasing number of reports of adverse reactions the vaccination procedure has induced also considerable debate. It is well known that certain infections are involved in triggering the production of autoantibodies, which could lead to autoimmune adverse reactions in genetically predisposed subjects. Based on these findings it was assumed that vaccinations might induce similar autoimmune reactions. At present there is no clear-cut evidence that vaccinations are associated with overt autoimmune diseases but it has been demonstrated that in genetically predisposed persons vaccination can trigger the production of autoantibodies and autoimmune adverse reactions. The first studies investigating the production of autoantibodies following vacination were done in dogs and mice. Several studies investigated the production of autoantibodies following vaccination in patients with autoimmune diseases, but there are only limited data on the autoimmune responses after vaccinations in apparently healthy humans. This review summarizes current evidence on the vaccinationinduced autoantibodies in apparently healthy subjects including studies in animals and humans.
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- Department of Allergology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia,
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- Department of Allergology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Wang L, Feng XX, Zhang W, Xing LJ, Zheng PY, Ji G. [Relationship between the phenotypes and functions of peripheral blood dendritic cells and the different spleen deficiency syndrome types in patients with chronic hepatitis B]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 7:934-9. [PMID: 19828103 DOI: 10.3736/jcim20091005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the phenotypes and functions of dendritic cells (DCs) derived from peripheral blood monocytes of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with different traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome types, and to explore the relationship between TCM syndrome type and DC functions. METHODS Sixty CHB patients were included in this study. All the CHB patients were divided into spleen deficiency and liver stagnation, spleen deficiency and dampness-heat and deficiency of both spleen and kidney groups according to TCM syndrome diagnosis standard. There were 20 cases in each group, and ten healthy people were included as normal control. The volunteer's peripheral blood was collected for monocyte separation, biochemical test and hepatitis B virus DNA loads detection. DCs were induced and isolated from peripheral blood monocytes, and then the expressions of surface markers CD80, CD86, CD1a and HLA-DR were detected by flow cytometric analysis method. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) production of the DCs was quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS The proliferation of DCs in the CHB patients was slower than that in the healthy volunteers (P<0.05). The expressions of DC surface molecules such as CD80, CD86, and CD1a were obviously decreased in the CHB patients as compared with those in the healthy volunteers (P<0.05). More over, expressions of DC surface molecules were different among CHB patients with different TCM syndrome types. The positive expressions of CD80, CD1a, and HLA-DR in the CHB patients with spleen deficiency and liver stagnation were obviously higher than those in the CHB patients with deficiency of both spleen and kidney (P<0.05), and the CD1a expression in the CHB patients with spleen deficiency and dampness-heat was higher than that in the CHB patients with deficiency of both spleen and kidney (P<0.05). In DC culture supernatant, the IL-10 concentration of the CHB patients with deficiency of both spleen and kidney was higher than that of the CHB patients with spleen deficiency and liver stagnation (P<0.05), and the IL-10 concentrations of the CHB patients with different TCM syndrome types were higher than that of the healthy volunteers (P<0.05). CONCLUSION During the pathogenic course of CHB, the phenotypes and functions of DCs are different in CHB patients with different TCM syndrome types. It suggests that there is a correlation between TCM syndrome type and body immunity function.
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- Lei Wang
- Institute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune condition resulting from T cell-mediated destruction of the insulin-producing cells in the islets of Langerhans. Its primary cause remains unknown, but it has been established that the clinical presentation is preceded by a long prodrome. This enables individuals at high risk of disease to be identified and offers the possibility of intervention to prevent clinical disease. Many groups are working in this field, concentrating on manipulation of environmental exposures that are potential triggers of autoimmunity and on immunomodulation strategies that aim to prevent destruction of beta-cells. Some interventions have shown promising results in early trials, but effective disease prevention remains elusive. This article reviews current progress in the field.
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- S L Thrower
- Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Jha P, Manickam B, Matta B, Bora PS, Bora NS. Proteolytic cleavage of type I collagen generates an autoantigen in autoimmune uveitis. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:31401-11. [PMID: 19755419 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.033381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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This study was initiated to induce experimental autoimmune anterior uveitis (EAAU) in Lewis rats by melanin-associated antigen (MAA; 22-kDa fragment of type I collagen alpha2 chain) derived from rat iris and ciliary body (CB), to localize MAA within the eye, and to investigate the possible mechanism of MAA generation in vivo. The EAAU model replicates idiopathic human anterior uveitis. Lewis rats sensitized to rat MAA developed anterior uveitis, and EAAU induced by rat MAA can be adoptively transferred to naive syngenic rats by MAA-primed T cells. Animals immunized with rat MAA developed cellular immunity to the antigen. MAA was detected only in the iris and CB of the eye. Iris and CB were the major source of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) in the naive eye, and ocular expression of MMP-1 was up-regulated, whereas expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 decreased before the onset of EAAU. These results demonstrated that EAAU can be induced by autologous MAA. Uveitogenic antigen is present only in the iris and CB of the eye, and the imbalance between MMP-1 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 may play a role in the generation of MAA in vivo. Collectively, the evidence presented here suggests that MAA is an autoantigen in EAAU. These observations may extend to idiopathic human anterior uveitis and facilitate the development of antigen-specific therapy.
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- Purushottam Jha
- Department of Ophthalmology, Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
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Sheng JR, Li LC, Prabhakar BS, Meriggioli MN. Acetylcholine receptor-alpha subunit expression in myasthenia gravis: a role for the autoantigen in pathogenesis? Muscle Nerve 2009; 40:279-86. [PMID: 19609914 DOI: 10.1002/mus.21371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Previous studies have shown increased expression of acetylcholine receptor-alpha (AChR-alpha) subunit transcripts in myasthenia gravis (MG) and experimental MG (EAMG), but none examined the functional properties of this overexpression. In this study we examined the mRNA and protein expression of AChR-alpha as well as the pattern of alpha-bungarotoxin labeling in muscle tissue from EAMG mice with varying disease severity. AChR-alpha expression was increased considerably in endplates from mice with severe EAMG, but it was distinct and greatly in excess of alpha-bungarotoxin labeling. This "aberrant expression" occurred in mice with morphologic endplate damage, and the pattern of complement and immunoglobulin deposition in muscle from these mice appeared to mirror the pattern of AChR-alpha expression. The loss of functional AChR in severe MG increases transcription of AChR-alpha mRNA, but the expressed protein is "functionally inert," failing to compensate for loss of AChR. This enhanced expression of AChR may play a role in driving the ongoing autoimmune response. Muscle Nerve 40: 279-286, 2009.
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- Jian Rong Sheng
- Division of Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation, 912 South Wood Street, M/C 796, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Post-translationally modified T cell epitopes: immune recognition and immunotherapy. J Mol Med (Berl) 2009; 87:1045-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s00109-009-0526-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2009] [Revised: 08/20/2009] [Accepted: 08/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hambly DM, Banks DD, Scavezze JL, Siska CC, Gadgil HS. Detection and Quantitation of IgG 1 Hinge Aspartate Isomerization: A Rapid Degradation in Stressed Stability Studies. Anal Chem 2009; 81:7454-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ac901258g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- David M. Hambly
- Department of Analytical and Formulation Sciences, Amgen Inc.,1201 Amgen Court W, Seattle, Washington 98119
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- Department of Analytical and Formulation Sciences, Amgen Inc.,1201 Amgen Court W, Seattle, Washington 98119
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- Department of Analytical and Formulation Sciences, Amgen Inc.,1201 Amgen Court W, Seattle, Washington 98119
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- Department of Analytical and Formulation Sciences, Amgen Inc.,1201 Amgen Court W, Seattle, Washington 98119
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- Department of Analytical and Formulation Sciences, Amgen Inc.,1201 Amgen Court W, Seattle, Washington 98119
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Fierabracci A. Unravelling autoimmune pathogenesis by screening random peptide libraries with human sera. Immunol Lett 2009; 124:35-43. [PMID: 19375456 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2009.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2009] [Revised: 04/01/2009] [Accepted: 04/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The incidence of autoimmunity is increasing worldwide. The long preclinical period of autoimmune disorders is characterised by an enhanced exposure over time of autoreactive T cells to an increased number of autoantigenic determinants and autoantibodies production. The discovery of novel autoimmune-disease related epitopes is a task that remains extremely challenging in order to establish predictive and preventive strategies of the disease onset. In this Opinion article we highlight the contribution of screening combinatorial random peptide libraries with patients sera in unravelling the etiopathogenesis of autoimmunity.
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- Alessandra Fierabracci
- Autoimmunity and Organ Regeneration Laboratory, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Research Institute, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize recent evidence and current trends in the use of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for autoimmune diseases. RECENT FINDINGS Updates of published trials and data from the registries indicate a long-lasting, immunosuppression-free condition in about 50% of the patients who underwent an HSCT for a severe, progressive autoimmune disease. For all diseases, autologous HSCT is largely preferred for safety reasons, whereas allogeneic HSCT is to be considered only for carefully selected cases. Transplant-related mortality (TRM) has decreased in the past 5 years, due to both better selection of patients and the use of less intensive conditioning regimens. The most employed conditioning regimens in Europe are BCNU (carmustine), etoposide, ARA-C (cytosine arabinoside), M (melphalan) (BEAM)/anti-thymocyte globulin in multiple sclerosis and high-dose cyclophosphamide/anti-thymocyte globulin for all other diseases, with a trend for more intense regimens in North America. Multiple sclerosis and systemic sclerosis are currently the most frequent diagnoses. Prospective comparative trials are currently ongoing both in Europe and North America. SUMMARY Recent reports confirm the evidence that HSCT is able to induce a high rate of sustained remissions in most severe autoimmune diseases, unresponsive to conventional treatments. Valuable information is expected by the finalization of the ongoing prospective, comparative trials.
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Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory inflammatory condition with autoimmune features including IgG autoantibodies. In this study we analyze the complexity of the autoantibody response and reveal the nature of the antigens that are recognized by autoantibodies in COPD patients. Methods An array of 1827 gridded immunogenic peptide clones was established and screened with 17 sera of COPD patients and 60 healthy controls. Protein arrays were evaluated both by visual inspection and a recently developed computer aided image analysis technique. By this computer aided image analysis technique we computed the intensity values for each peptide clone and each serum and calculated the area under the receiver operator characteristics curve (AUC) for each clone and the separation COPD sera versus control sera. Results By visual evaluation we detected 381 peptide clones that reacted with autoantibodies of COPD patients including 17 clones that reacted with more than 60% of the COPD sera and seven clones that reacted with more than 90% of the COPD sera. The comparison of COPD sera and controls by the automated image analysis system identified 212 peptide clones with informative AUC values. By in silico sequence analysis we found an enrichment of sequence motives previously associated with immunogenicity. Conclusion The identification of a rather complex humoral immune response in COPD patients supports the idea of COPD as a disease with strong autoimmune features. The identification of novel immunogenic antigens is a first step towards a better understanding of the autoimmune component of COPD.
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Zan H, Zhang J, Ardeshna S, Xu Z, Park SR, Casali P. Lupus-prone MRL/faslpr/lpr mice display increased AID expression and extensive DNA lesions, comprising deletions and insertions, in the immunoglobulin locus: concurrent upregulation of somatic hypermutation and class switch DNA recombination. Autoimmunity 2009; 42:89-103. [PMID: 19156553 DOI: 10.1080/08916930802629554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the production of an array of pathogenic autoantibodies, including high-affinity anti-dsDNA IgG antibodies. These autoantibodies are mutated and class-switched, mainly to IgG, indicating that immunoglobulin (Ig) gene somatic hypermutation (SHM) and class switch DNA recombination (CSR) are important in their generation. Lupus-prone MRL/fas(lpr/lpr) mice develop a systemic autoimmune syndrome that shares many features with human SLE. We found that Ig genes were heavily mutated in MRL/fas(lpr/lpr) mice and contained long stretches of DNA deletions and insertions. The spectrum of mutations in MRL/fas(lpr/lpr) B cells was significantly altered, including increased dG/dC transitions, increased targeting of the RGYW/WRCY mutational hotspot and the WGCW AID-targeting hotspot. We also showed that MRL/fas(lpr/lpr) greatly upregulated CSR, particularly to IgG2a and IgA in B cells of the spleen, lymph nodes and Peyer's patches. In MRL/fas(lpr/lpr) mice, the significant upregulation of SHM and CSR was associated with increased expression of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), which mediates DNA lesion, the first step in SHM and CSR, and translesion DNA synthesis (TLS) polymerase (pol) theta, pol eta and pol zeta, which are involved in DNA synthesis/repair process associated with SHM and, possibly, CSR. Thus, in lupus-prone MRL/fas(lpr/lpr) mice, SHM and CSR are upregulated, as a result of enhanced AID expression and, therefore, DNA lesions, and dysregulated DNA repair factors, including TLS polymerases, which are involved in the repair process of AID-mediated DNA lesions.
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- Hong Zan
- Center for Immunology, School of Medicine and School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-4120, USA
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Chang JY. Conformational Isomers of Denatured and Unfolded Proteins: Methods of Production and Applications. Protein J 2009; 28:44-56. [DOI: 10.1007/s10930-009-9162-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Ponce R. Preclinical Support for Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Autoimmunity with Atacicept. Toxicol Pathol 2009; 37:89-99. [DOI: 10.1177/0192623308329477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Atacicept, a fully human recombinant fusion protein that blocks the activity of BLyS (B-Lymphocyte Stimulator) and APRIL (a proliferation-inducing ligand), is undergoing clinical evaluation in B-cell-mediated diseases, including autoimmune disorders. Nonclinical studies in mice and cynomolgus monkeys demonstrate dose-dependent, reversible decreases in circulating Ig concentrations and reductions in mature B cells in the peripheral blood and lymphoid tissues. However, the combination of atacicept with purine synthesis inhibitors (e.g., mycophenolate mofetil [MMF]) and anti-B-cell monoclonal therapy (e.g., rituximab) has not been evaluated. Atacicept does not augment hematological toxicities associated with MMF, including anemia or thrombocytopenia. Combination of atacicept with MMF or rituximab reduced B cells in the periphery (MMF) or tissues (MMF and rituximab) further than did monotherapy, as was the case with atacicept—MMF combination therapy and serum Ig concentrations. Overall, atacicept appears to augment the pharmacologic activity toward B cells of current immunosuppressive therapies without increasing the hematological toxicities associated with MMF. Enhanced reduction in B cells and Ig concentrations associated with atacicept combination therapy may increase therapeutic activity or allow dose reduction in autoimmune patients. Findings from nonclinical safety studies support clinical evaluation of atacicept combination therapies.
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Jagadesham VP, Scott DJA, Carding SR. Abdominal aortic aneurysms: an autoimmune disease? Trends Mol Med 2008; 14:522-9. [PMID: 18980864 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2008.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2008] [Revised: 09/29/2008] [Accepted: 09/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chatsudthipong V, Muanprasat C. Stevioside and related compounds: therapeutic benefits beyond sweetness. Pharmacol Ther 2008; 121:41-54. [PMID: 19000919 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2008.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2008] [Accepted: 09/30/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Stevioside, an abundant component of Stevia rebaudiana leaf, has become well-known for its intense sweetness (250-300 times sweeter than sucrose) and is used as a non-caloric sweetener in several countries. A number of studies have suggested that, beside sweetness, stevioside along with related compounds, which include rebaudioside A (second most abundant component of S. rebaudiana leaf), steviol and isosteviol (metabolic components of stevioside) may also offer therapeutic benefits, as they have anti-hyperglycemic, anti-hypertensive, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-diarrheal, diuretic, and immunomodulatory actions. It is of interest to note that their effects on plasma glucose level and blood pressure are only observed when these parameters are higher than normal. As steviol can interact with drug transporters, its role as a drug modulator is proposed. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the pharmacological actions, therapeutic applications, pharmacokinetics and safety of stevioside and related compounds. Although much progress has been made concerning their biological and pharmacological effects, questions regarding chemical purity and safety remain unsolved. These issues are discussed to help guide future research directions.
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- Varanuj Chatsudthipong
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
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Thaler M, Buhl A, Welter H, Schreiegg A, Kehrel M, Alber B, Metzger J, Luppa PB. Biosensor analyses of serum autoantibodies: application to antiphospholipid syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 393:1417-29. [PMID: 18759105 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2340-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2008] [Revised: 08/01/2008] [Accepted: 08/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Autoimmune disorders are rare human diseases characterized by the presence of circulating autoantibodies that bind the body's own structural compounds as target antigens. The detection of autoantibodies is important for the diagnostic process. Immunofluorescence and immunoassay methods do not allow a reliable characterization of binding characteristics. Therefore, novel analytical techniques should be considered. This review describes the application of surface plasmon resonance biosensor systems for the diagnosis of autoimmune disorders. The covalent attachment of native antigens to the sensor chip is a suitable method for obtaining highly reproducible analyses of autoantibodies, allowing the evaluation of kinetic rate and affinity constants, and it may enable the identification of disease-relevant autoantibodies linked to disease progression. The autoantibody microarray is another future-oriented technique. Patterns of differential antigen recognition should allow early diagnosis. This is due to the fact that a broad range of autoreactive B cell responses in autoimmune disorders can only be mirrored by including a sufficient number of antigens in a microarray format.
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- Markus Thaler
- Institut für Klinische Chemie und Pathobiochemie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, München, Germany
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