Reassessing B cell contributions in multiple sclerosis

R Li, KR Patterson, A Bar-Or - Nature immunology, 2018 - nature.com
There is growing recognition that B cell contributions to normal immune responses extend
well beyond their potential to become antibody-producing cells, including roles at the innate …

Recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis: new treatment strategies

AL Mueller, Z Payandeh, N Mohammadkhani… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered a chronic systemic, multi-factorial, inflammatory, and
progressive autoimmune disease affecting many people worldwide. While patients show …

B cell-intrinsic epigenetic modulation of antibody responses by dietary fiber-derived short-chain fatty acids

HN Sanchez, JB Moroney, H Gan, T Shen, JL Im… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) butyrate and propionate are metabolites from dietary fiber's
fermentation by gut microbiota that can affect differentiation or functions of T cells …

Immunological memory cells

W Ratajczak, P Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej… - … European Journal of …, 2018 - termedia.pl
This article reviews immunological memory cells, currently represented by T and B
lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells, which determine a rapid and effective response …

EZH2 represses the B cell transcriptional program and regulates antibody-secreting cell metabolism and antibody production

M Guo, MJ Price, DG Patterson, BG Barwick… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.aai.org
Epigenetic remodeling is required during B cell differentiation. However, little is known about
the direct functions of epigenetic enzymes in Ab-secreting cells (ASC) in vivo. In this study …

Epigenetic regulation in B-cell maturation and its dysregulation in autoimmunity

H Wu, Y Deng, Y Feng, D Long, K Ma, X Wang… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
B cells have a critical role in the initiation and acceleration of autoimmune diseases,
especially those mediated by autoantibodies. In the peripheral lymphoid system, mature B …

[HTML][HTML] T-independent antigen induces humoral memory through germinal centers

X Liu, Y Zhao, H Qi - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2022 - rupress.org
T-dependent humoral responses generate long-lived memory B cells and plasma cells
(PCs) predominantly through germinal center (GC) reaction. In human and mouse, memory …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the role of DNA methylation in immune cell development and autoimmune disease

J Li, L Li, Y Wang, G Huang, X Li, Z Xie… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
To date, nearly 100 autoimmune diseases have been an area of focus, and these diseases
bring health challenges to approximately 5% of the population worldwide. As a type of …

Exploring the drug repurposing versatility of valproic acid as a multifunctional regulator of innate and adaptive immune cells

R Soria-Castro, A Schcolnik-Cabrera… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Valproic acid (VPA) is widely recognized for its use in the control of epilepsy and other
neurological disorders in the past 50 years. Recent evidence has shown the potential of …

Integrative transcriptome and chromatin landscape analysis reveals distinct epigenetic regulations in human memory B cells

JB Moroney, A Vasudev, A Pertsemlidis, H Zan… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Memory B cells (MBCs) are long-lived and produce high-affinity, generally, class-switched
antibodies. Here, we use a multiparameter approach involving CD27 to segregate naïve B …