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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2017

B Cells Are Indispensable for a Novel Mouse Model of Primary Sjögren's Syndrome.

Junfeng Zheng, Qiaoniang Huang, Renliang Huang, Fengyuan Deng, Xiaoyang Yue, Junping Yin, Wenjie Zhao, Yan Chen, Lifang Wen, Jun Zhou and 5 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Advances in Pathogenesis of Sjögren's Syndrome.Journal of immunology research · 2021
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  4. Lessons from Animal Models in Sjögren's Syndrome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  5. Lacrimal Gland Histopathology and Secretory Function in Sjögren's Syndrome Mice Model Treated withAnti-inflammatory & anti-allergy agents in medicinal chemistry · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Junfeng ZhengXiamen-Borstel Joint Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Qiaoniang HuangXiamen-Borstel Joint Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Renliang HuangXiamen-Borstel Joint Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Fengyuan DengXiamen-Borstel Joint Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Xiaoyang YuePriority Area Asthma & Allergy, Research Center Borstel, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Members of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany.
Junping YinXiamen-Borstel Joint Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Wenjie ZhaoXiamen-Borstel Joint Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Yan ChenXiamen-Borstel Joint Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Lifang WenXiamen-Borstel Joint Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Jun ZhouXiamen-Borstel Joint Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Renda HuangXiamen-Borstel Joint Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Gabriela RiemekastenInstitute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Xinxiang Medical University, XinXiang, China.
Zuguo LiuEye Institute of Xiamen University, The Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Frank PetersenPriority Area Asthma & Allergy, Research Center Borstel, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Members of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany.
Xinhua YuXiamen-Borstel Joint Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Xiamen University · CNGerman Center for Lung Research · DEXinxiang Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is characterized by a panel of autoantibodies, while it is not clear whether B cells and autoantibodies play an essential role in pathogenesis of the disease. Here, we report a novel mouse model for pSS which is induced by immunization with the Ro60_316-335 peptide containing a predominant T cell epitope. After immunization, mice developed several symptoms mimicking pSS, including a decreased secretion of tears, lymphocytic infiltration into the lacrimal glands, autoantibodies, and increased levels of inflammatory cytokines. Disease susceptibility to this novel mouse model varies among strains, where C3H/HeJ (H2-k) and C3H/HeN (H2-k) are susceptible while DBA/1 (H2-q) and C57BL/6 (H2-b) are resistant. Depletion of B cells using anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies prevented C3H/HeN mice from development of the pSS-like disease. In addition, HLA-DRB1*0803, a pSS risk allele, was predicted to bind to the hRo60_308-328 which contains a predominant T cell epitope of human Ro60. Therefore, this study provides a novel mouse model for pSS and reveals an indispensable role of B cells in this model. Moreover, it suggests that T cell epitope within Ro60 antigen is potentially pathogenic for pSS.

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autoantibodiesB cellsmouse modelprimary Sjögren’s syndromeSSAT cell epitope

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PMCPMC5661054
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