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ArticleClinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)2017

Circulating B cells in type 1 diabetics exhibit fewer maturation-associated phenotypes.

Patrick Hanley, Jennifer A Sutter, Noah G Goodman, Yangzhu Du, Debora R Sekiguchi, Wenzhao Meng, Michael R Rickels, Ali Naji, Eline T Luning Prak

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Patrick HanleyDivision of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jennifer A SutterDivision of Endocrinology and Diabetes, East Carolina University Pediatrics Specialty Clinic, Greenville, NC, USA.
Noah G GoodmanDivision of Hematology/Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Yangzhu DuDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Debora R SekiguchiDepartment of Pathology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Wenzhao MengDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Michael R RickelsDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Ali NajiDepartment of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Eline T Luning PrakDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: luning@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAN CTR SUPPORT GRANTP30CA016520 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Robert H. Vonderheide · 1985 to 2026
$222.3M
B-Lymphocyte Immunotherapy in Islet TransplantationU01DK070430 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI NAJI, ALI · 2004 to 2011
$10.1M
Translational Research Training in Pediatric Diabetes & EndocrinologyT32DK063688 · NIDDK · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI LORRAINE E LEVITT KATZ, ANDREA Bridget KELLY · 2002 to 2026
$5.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016520NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK063688NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK070430
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although autoantibodies have been used for decades as diagnostic and prognostic markers in type 1 diabetes (T1D), further analysis of developmental abnormalities in B cells could reveal tolerance checkpoint defects that could improve individualized therapy. To evaluate B cell developmental progression in T1D, immunophenotyping was used to classify circulating B cells into transitional, mature naïve, mature activated, and resting memory subsets. Then each subset was analyzed for the expression of additional maturation-associated markers. While the frequencies of B cell subsets did not differ significantly between patients and controls, some T1D subjects exhibited reduced proportions of B cells that expressed transmembrane activator and CAML interactor (TACI) and Fas receptor (FasR). Furthermore, some T1D subjects had B cell subsets with lower frequencies of class switching. These results suggest circulating B cells exhibit variable maturation phenotypes in T1D. These phenotypic variations may correlate with differences in B cell selection in individual T1D patients.

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AdultB-Lymphocyte SubsetsCase-Control StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansImmunophenotypingPhenotypeB lymphocytesFasRTACIType 1 diabetes

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PMID28951327
PMCPMC5673557

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