New insights into B cell biology in systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome.
New insights into B cell biology in systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome.
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DOI:
10.1097/bor.0000000000000201
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发表时间:
2015-09
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Anolik JH
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作者:
Bird AK;Meednu N;Anolik JH
Our understanding of the physiological and pathogenic functions of B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) continues to expand. In this review, we discuss novel insights published in the last 18 months into the roles of B cells in systemic autoimmunity. Data has continued to expand the diverse mechanisms by which innate immune signals including toll like receptors (TLR) may regulate the B cell compartment. Localized B cells and long-lived plasma cells have been identified as playing an important role in target tissue including the development of ectopic lymphoid structures in kidney and salivary gland. In addition to pathogenic roles for B cells, there is mounting evidence for regulatory B cell subsets that play a protective role and new insights into the signals that regulate their development. The past few years have provided insights into the multiple paths by which innate immune signals can lead to B cell activation in SLE and pSS and the increasingly diverse ways in which B cells contribute to disease expression. Further understanding the imbalance between protective and pathogenic functions for B cells in disease including in understudied target tissue should yield new treatment approaches.