Membrane vesicles, current state-of-the-art: emerging role of extracellular vesicles

B György, TG Szabó, M Pásztói, Z Pál, P Misják… - Cellular and molecular …, 2011 - Springer
Release of membrane vesicles, a process conserved in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes,
represents an evolutionary link, and suggests essential functions of a dynamic extracellular …

Pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus

CC Mok, CS Lau - Journal of clinical pathology, 2003 - jcp.bmj.com
The exact patho-aetiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains elusive. An
extremely complicated and multifactorial interaction among various genetic and …

Induction of interferon‐α production in plasmacytoid dendritic cells by immune complexes containing nucleic acid released by necrotic or late apoptotic cells and lupus …

T Lövgren, ML Eloranta, U Båve… - … : Official Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the release of interferon‐α (IFNα)–inducing material by necrotic or
apoptotic cells, its properties, and the necessity of autoantibodies from systemic lupus …

Clearance deficiency and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

US Gaipl, LE Munoz, G Grossmayer, K Lauber… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a fairly heterogeneous autoimmune disease.
Impaired clearance functions for dying cells may explain accumulation of nuclear …

C1q, autoimmunity and apoptosis

M Botto, MJ Walport - Immunobiology, 2002 - Elsevier
Deficiency of classical pathway complement components displays a hierarchical association
with the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Individuals with deficiency of …

Apoptotic cells induced signaling for immune homeostasis in macrophages and dendritic cells

U Trahtemberg, D Mevorach - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Inefficient and abnormal clearance of apoptotic cells (efferocytosis) contributes to systemic
autoimmune disease in humans and mice, and inefficient chromosomal DNA degradation by …

Opsonization of apoptotic cells by autologous iC3b facilitates clearance by immature dendritic cells, down-regulates DR and CD86, and up-regulates CC chemokine …

I Verbovetski, H Bychkov, U Trahtemberg… - The Journal of …, 2002 - rupress.org
Immature dendritic cells (iDCs) do not mature after uptake of apoptotic cells and may play a
role in the induction of peripheral tolerance to self antigens derived from apoptotic material …

Autoimmunity and chronic inflammation—two clearance-related steps in the etiopathogenesis of SLE

LE Muñoz, C Janko, C Schulze, C Schorn, K Sarter… - Autoimmunity …, 2010 - Elsevier
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with very prominent chronic
inflammatory aspects that render into multiple symptoms and clinical signs. The precise …

Breaking immunological tolerance in systemic lupus erythematosus

E Pieterse, J van der Vlag - Frontiers in immunology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a fairly heterogeneous autoimmune disease of
unknown etiology that mainly affects women in the childbearing age. SLE is a prototype type …

The pathophysiologic role of monocytes and macrophages in systemic lupus erythematosus: a reappraisal

CG Katsiari, SNC Liossis, PP Sfikakis - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To review current developments, regarding the pathophysiologic role of
monocytes and macrophages in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: We …