Shift in perspective : autoimmunity protecting against rheumatoid arthritis

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A hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the increased levels of autoantibodies preceding the onset and contributing to the classification of the disease. These autoantibodies, mainly anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) and rheumatoid factor, have been assumed to be pathogenic and many attempts have been made to link them to the development of bone erosion, pain and arthritis. We and others have recently discovered that most cloned ACPA protect against experimental arthritis in the mouse. In addition, we have identified suppressor B cells in healthy individuals, selected in response to collagen type II, and these cells decrease in numbers in RA. These findings provide a new angle on how to explain the development of RA and maybe also other complex autoimmune diseases preceded by an increased autoimmune response.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:83

Enthalten in:

Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 83(2024), 5 vom: 11. Apr., Seite 550-555

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

He, Yibo [VerfasserIn]
Aoun, Mike [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Zhongwei [VerfasserIn]
Holmdahl, Rikard [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies
Antibodies
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Autoantibodies
Autoimmunity
Immune Complex Diseases
Journal Article
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/ard-2023-225237

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369030931