Search Results - "Einarsdóttir, Helga K."
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The multiple facets of FcRn in immunity
Published in Immunological reviews (01-11-2015)“…Summary The neonatal Fc receptor, FcRn, is best known for its role in transporting IgG in various tissues, providing newborns with humoral immunity, and for…”
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Resolution of Th/Tc17‐driven inflammation during anti‐TNFα treatment of rheumatoid arthritis reveals a unique immune biomarker profiling pattern
Published in Scandinavian journal of immunology (01-01-2022)“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic multisystem disease with a complex immunopathology. Its inflammatory state is dominated by pro‐inflammatory cytokines…”
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Familial monoclonal gammopathy: hyper-responsive B cells in unaffected family members
Published in European journal of haematology (01-05-2011)“…Background: In Iceland, eight families have been identified with multiple cases of monoclonal gammopathies (MG) and other lymphoproliferative diseases. In one…”
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A prominent lack of IgG1-Fc fucosylation of platelet alloantibodies in pregnancy
Published in Blood (23-01-2014)“…Immunoglobulin G (IgG) formed during pregnancy against human platelet antigens (HPAs) of the fetus mediates fetal or neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia…”
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Human IgG3 with extended half-life does not improve Fc-gamma receptor-mediated cancer antibody therapies in mice
Published in PloS one (19-05-2017)“…Current anti-cancer therapeutic antibodies that are used in the clinic are predominantly humanized or fully human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1). These antibodies…”
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Transitional B Cells and TLR9 Responses Are Defective in Selective IgA Deficiency
Published in Frontiers in immunology (27-04-2018)“…Selective IgA deficiency (IgAD) is the most common primary antibody deficiency in the western world with affected individuals suffering from an increased…”
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On the perplexingly low rate of transport of IgG2 across the human placenta
Published in PloS one (24-09-2014)“…The neonatal receptor, FcRn, mediates both serum half-life extension as well as active transport of maternal IgG to the fetus during pregnancy. Therefore,…”
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Mapping of Signaling Pathways Linked to sIgAD Reveals Impaired IL-21 Driven STAT3 B-Cell Activation
Published in Frontiers in immunology (18-03-2019)“…It has recently been shown that individuals with selective IgA deficiency (sIgAD) have defective B cell responses both to T cell dependent and independent…”
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Intranasal Administration of Antibody-Bound Respiratory Syncytial Virus Particles Efficiently Primes Virus-Specific Immune Responses in Mice
Published in Journal of Virology (01-07-2013)“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Familial Predisposition to Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance, Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia, and Multiple Myeloma
Published in Clinical lymphoma & myeloma (01-03-2009)“…The medical literature contains reports of around 130 families with two or more cases of MM, MGUS, or WM. An Icelandic family with multiple cases of MGUS, WM,…”
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IgG-effector functions: “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”
Published in Immunology letters (01-08-2014)“…Highlights • FcγR polymorphisms affect binding to IgG and thereby strength of immune reactions. • Likewise, FcγR-IgG binding is affected by which IgG…”
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Comparison of the Fc glycosylation of fetal and maternal immunoglobulin G
Published in Glycoconjugate journal (01-02-2013)“…Human immunoglobulin G (IgG) molecules are composed of two Fab portions and one Fc portion. The glycans attached to the Fc portions of IgG are known to…”
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On the Perplexingly Low Rate of Transport of IgG2 across the Human Placenta: e108319
Published in PloS one (01-09-2014)“…The neonatal receptor, FcRn, mediates both serum half-life extension as well as active transport of maternal IgG to the fetus during pregnancy. Therefore,…”
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