B cells, antibodies, and more

W Hoffman, FG Lakkis, G Chalasani - Clinical Journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
B cells play a central role in the immunopathogenesis of glomerulonephritides and
transplant rejection. B cells secrete antibodies that contribute to tissue injury via multiple …

Molecular mechanisms of treg-mediated T cell suppression

A Schmidt, N Oberle, PH Krammer - Frontiers in immunology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
CD4+ CD25highFoxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) can suppress other immune cells and,
thus, are critical mediators of peripheral self-tolerance. On the one hand, Tregs avert …

Interleukin-35 induces regulatory B cells that suppress autoimmune disease

RX Wang, CR Yu, IM Dambuza, RM Mahdi… - Nature medicine, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin-10 (IL-10)-producing regulatory B (Breg) cells suppress autoimmune
disease, and increased numbers of Breg cells prevent host defense to infection and promote …

Characterization of a rare IL-10–competent B-cell subset in humans that parallels mouse regulatory B10 cells

Y Iwata, T Matsushita, M Horikawa… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Regulatory B cells control inflammation and autoimmunity in mice, including the recently
identified IL-10–competent B10 cell subset that represents 1% to 3% of spleen B cells. In this …

CD19+ CD24hiCD38hi B cells exhibit regulatory capacity in healthy individuals but are functionally impaired in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

PA Blair, LY Noreña, F Flores-Borja, DJ Rawlings… - immunity, 2010 - cell.com
The immunosuppressive function of regulatory B cells has been shown in several murine
models of chronic inflammation, including collagen-induced arthritis, inflammatory bowel …

TGF-β and immune cells: an important regulatory axis in the tumor microenvironment and progression

L Yang, Y Pang, HL Moses - Trends in immunology, 2010 - cell.com
Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) plays an important role in tumor initiation and
progression, functioning as both a suppressor and a promoter. The mechanisms underlying …

Effector and regulatory B cells: modulators of CD4+ T cell immunity

FE Lund, TD Randall - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2010 - nature.com
B cells are essential for humoral immunity, but the role that they have in regulating CD4+ T
cell responses remains controversial. However, new data showing that the transient …

Regulatory B cells are identified by expression of TIM-1 and can be induced through TIM-1 ligation to promote tolerance in mice

Q Ding, M Yeung, G Camirand, Q Zeng… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
T cell Ig domain and mucin domain protein 1 (TIM-1) is a costimulatory molecule that
regulates immune responses by modulating CD4+ T cell effector differentiation. However …

Mice lacking endogenous IL-10–producing regulatory B cells develop exacerbated disease and present with an increased frequency of Th1/Th17 but a decrease in …

NA Carter, R Vasconcellos, EC Rosser… - The Journal of …, 2011 - journals.aai.org
Abstract IL-10–producing B cells, also known as regulatory B cells (Bregs), play a key role in
controlling autoimmunity. In this study, we report that chimeric mice specifically lacking IL-10 …

Phase I (safety) study of autologous tolerogenic dendritic cells in type 1 diabetic patients

N Giannoukakis, B Phillips, D Finegold… - Diabetes …, 2011 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE The safety of dendritic cells to selectively suppress autoimmunity, especially in
type 1 diabetes, has never been ascertained. We investigated the safety of autologous …