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Predictors of Long‐Term Renal Outcome in Lupus Nephritis Trials: Lessons Learned from the Euro‐Lupus Nephritis Cohort
Published in Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-05-2015)“…Objective There is a need to determine which response measures in lupus nephritis trials are most predictive of good long‐term renal function. We used data…”
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A CD8+ NK cell transcriptomic signature associated with clinical outcome in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
Published in Nature communications (27-01-2021)“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) with the majority of cases characterised by…”
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Phase II Randomized Trial of Rituximab Plus Cyclophosphamide Followed by Belimumab for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
Published in Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-01-2021)“…Objective To assess the safety, mechanism of action, and preliminary efficacy of rituximab followed by belimumab in the treatment of refractory lupus nephritis…”
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Restoring the balance: immunotherapeutic combinations for autoimmune disease
Published in Disease models & mechanisms (01-05-2014)“…Autoimmunity occurs when T cells, B cells or both are inappropriately activated, resulting in damage to one or more organ systems. Normally, high-affinity…”
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Immunosuppression causes dynamic changes in expression QTLs in psoriatic skin
Published in Nature communications (07-10-2023)“…Psoriasis is a chronic, systemic inflammatory condition primarily affecting skin. While the role of the immune compartment (e.g., T cells) is well established,…”
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Effect of Costimulatory Blockade With Abatacept After Ustekinumab Withdrawal in Patients With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis: The PAUSE Randomized Clinical Trial
Published in JAMA dermatology (Chicago, Ill.) (01-11-2021)“…Psoriasis relapse may involve compensatory T-cell activation pathways in the presence of CD28-CD80/CD86 blockade with abatacept. To determine whether…”
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Editorial: Innovative approaches to immune tolerance and regulation with gene, cellular, protein, and microbiome based therapeutics
Published in Frontiers in immunology (28-02-2024)Get full text
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Approaches to Establishing Tolerance in Immune Mediated Diseases
Published in Frontiers in immunology (20-09-2021)“…The development of rational approaches to restore immune tolerance requires an iterative approach that builds on past success and utilizes new mechanistic…”
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ACCLAIM: A randomized trial of abatacept (CTLA4-Ig) for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
Published in Multiple sclerosis (01-04-2017)“…Background: Costimulatory blockade of T lymphocytes with the CTLA4-Ig fusion protein abatacept could be an effective treatment for the immune-mediated…”
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Solving the puzzle of autoimmunity: critical questions
Published in F1000 prime reports (03-02-2015)“…Despite recent advances in delineating the pathogenic mechanisms of autoimmune disease, the puzzle that reveals the true picture of these diverse immunological…”
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The immune cell landscape in kidneys of patients with lupus nephritis
Published in Nature immunology (01-07-2019)“…Lupus nephritis is a potentially fatal autoimmune disease for which the current treatment is ineffective and often toxic. To develop mechanistic hypotheses of…”
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Profiling CIS progression and stability using RNA-seq single-cell analysis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-05-2021)“…Abstract Objective: To use single-cell mRNA analyses to identify immune cell profiles in CIS patients associated with a higher risk of developing an MS relapse…”
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Treatment of Lupus Nephritis With Abatacept: The Abatacept and Cyclophosphamide Combination Efficacy and Safety Study
Published in Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-11-2014)“…Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of a 24‐week course of abatacept in the treatment of active lupus nephritis and to assess the potential of…”
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Abatacept Targets T Follicular Helper and Regulatory T Cells, Disrupting Molecular Pathways That Regulate Their Proliferation and Maintenance
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-03-2019)“…Abatacept is a CTLA-4-Ig fusion protein that binds to the costimulatory ligands CD80 and CD86 and blocks their interaction with the CD28 and CTLA-4 receptors…”
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Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Induced with a Combination of Myelin Basic Protein and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Is Ameliorated by Administration of a Single Myelin Basic Protein Peptide
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-07-1998)“…Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system in which T cell reactivity to several myelin proteins, including myelin basic protein…”
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Association of Autoantibody Concentrations and Trajectories With Lupus Nephritis Histologic Features and Treatment Response
Published in Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-11-2024)“…Objective Autoantibodies are a hallmark of lupus nephritis (LN), but their association with LN classes and treatment response are not adequately known. In this…”
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Minimum Structural Requirements for Peptide Presentation by Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Molecules: Implications in Induction of Autoimmunity
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-01-1994)“…The precise mechanisms of failure of immunological tolerance to self proteins are not known. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) susceptibility alleles, the…”
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Abatacept targets Tfh and Treg, disrupting molecular pathways that regulate their proliferation and maintenance
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (25-01-2019)“…Abatacept is a CTLA-4-Ig fusion protein that binds to the costimulatory ligands CD80 and CD86 and blocks their interaction with the CD28 and CTLA-4 receptors…”
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Publisher Correction: The immune cell landscape in kidneys of patients with lupus nephritis
Published in Nature immunology (01-10-2019)“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Correlation of hypogammaglobulinaemia with proteinuria, and the relationship between hypogammaglobulinaemia and infection in active lupus nephritis
Published in Lupus science & medicine (01-01-2017)“…ObjectiveTo evaluate hypogammaglobulinaemia and risk of serious infectious adverse events in active lupus nephritis.MethodsThe Abatacept and Cyclophosphamide…”
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