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ReviewCells2021

B Cell Activation and Escape of Tolerance Checkpoints: Recent Insights from Studying Autoreactive B Cells.

Carlo G Bonasia, Wayel H Abdulahad, Abraham Rutgers, Peter Heeringa, Nicolaas A Bos

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Review in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  10. B Cell Receptor Repertoire Analysis of the CD21European journal of immunology · 2025
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  17. Alteration in gut microbiota is associated with immune imbalance in Graves' disease.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Carlo G BonasiaDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 Groningen, GZ, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4404-5951
Wayel H AbdulahadDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 Groningen, GZ, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3109-4487
Abraham RutgersDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 Groningen, GZ, The Netherlands.
Peter HeeringaDepartment of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 Groningen, GZ, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-8684-763X
Nicolaas A BosDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 Groningen, GZ, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8649-0455

Funding

Health~Holland LSHM18055-SGFSamenwerkende Gezondheidsfondsen LSHM18055-SGF
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoreactive B cells are key drivers of pathogenic processes in autoimmune diseases by the production of autoantibodies, secretion of cytokines, and presentation of autoantigens to T cells. However, the mechanisms that underlie the development of autoreactive B cells are not well understood. Here, we review recent studies leveraging novel techniques to identify and characterize (auto)antigen-specific B cells. The insights gained from such studies pertaining to the mechanisms involved in the escape of tolerance checkpoints and the activation of autoreactive B cells are discussed. In addition, we briefly highlight potential therapeutic strategies to target and eliminate autoreactive B cells in autoimmune diseases.

Indexed as

AutoimmunityImmune ToleranceLymphocyte ActivationAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesB-LymphocytesHumansImmune Checkpoint ProteinsPhenotypeImmune Checkpoint Proteinsautoimmune diseasesautoreactive B cellsB cellstolerance

Identifiers

PMID34068035
PMCPMC8152463

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