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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2020

B lymphocytes directly contribute to tissue fibrosis in patients with IgG

Emanuel Della-Torre, Elena Rigamonti, Cory Perugino, Simona Baghai-Sain, Na Sun, Naoki Kaneko, Takashi Maehara, Lucrezia Rovati, Maurilio Ponzoni, Raffaella Milani and 9 more

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Article in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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78 citing papers in PubMed, 144 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Emanuel Della-TorreUniversità Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy, and Rare Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: dellatorre.emanuel@hsr.it.
Elena RigamontiUniversità Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Cory PeruginoRagon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Simona Baghai-SainCenter for Translational Genomics and Bioinformatics, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Na SunRagon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Naoki KanekoRagon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takashi MaeharaRagon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Lucrezia RovatiUniversità Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Maurilio PonzoniUniversità Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Pathology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Raffaella MilaniImmunohematology and Transfusion Medicine Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Marco LanzillottaUniversità Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Vinay MahajanRagon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Hamid MattooImmunology and Inflammation Therapeutic Area, Sanofi, Cambridge, Mass.
Ivan MolinerisCenter for Translational Genomics and Bioinformatics, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Vikram DeshpandeDepartment of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
John H StoneDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Massimo FalconiUniversità Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Angelo A ManfrediUniversità Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy, and Rare Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Shiv PillaiRagon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard · USIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San RaffaeleVita-Salute San Raffaele University · ITMassachusetts General Hospital · USKyushu University · JPSanofi (France) · FR

Funding

The importance of the IgG4 glycome in IgG4-related disease(s)U19AI110495 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Ramnik J Xavier · 2014 to 2026
$7.9M
Research Training in Rheumatology at Massachusetts General HospitalT32AR007258 · NIAMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ANDREW D LUSTER · 1986 to 2026
$6.9M
Pathogenesis of IgG4 related diseaseK08AI113163 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI MAHAJAN, VINAY SUBHASH · 2014 to 2018
$953k
NIAID NIH HHS K08 AI113163NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI110495NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR007258
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIgG

objectiveIn the present work we aimed to demonstrate that B lymphocytes contribute directly to tissue fibrosis in patients with IgG

methodsTotal circulating CD19

resultsB cells from patients with IgG

conclusionWe have demonstrated that B cells contribute directly to tissue fibrosis in patients with IgG

Indexed as

B-LymphocytesCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesCollagenFibroblastsFibrosisHumansImmunoglobulin G4-Related DiseasePancreasCollagenB cellsfibroblastsfibrosisIgG(4)IgG(4)-related diseaselysyl oxidase homolog 2plasmablastsplatelet-derived growth factorrituximab

Identifiers

PMID31319101
PMCPMC6960365
OpenAlexW2960361021

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