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ArticleEMBO molecular medicine2022

Detection and functional resolution of soluble immune complexes by an FcγR reporter cell panel.

Haizhang Chen, Andrea Maul-Pavicic, Martin Holzer, Magdalena Huber, Ulrich Salzer, Nina Chevalier, Reinhard E Voll, Hartmut Hengel, Philipp Kolb

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Article in EMBO molecular medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Haizhang ChenInstitute of Virology, University Medical Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1993-7659
Andrea Maul-PavicicDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Martin HolzerInstitute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2602-8293
Magdalena HuberInstitute of Virology, University Medical Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4916-5677
Ulrich SalzerDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1769-1157
Nina ChevalierDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Reinhard E VollDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5542-9133
Hartmut HengelInstitute of Virology, University Medical Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3482-816X
Philipp KolbInstitute of Virology, University Medical Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7935-217X
University of Freiburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fc-gamma receptor (FcγR) activation by soluble IgG immune complexes (sICs) represents a major mechanism of inflammation in certain autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A robust and scalable test system allowing for the detection and quantification of sIC bioactivity is missing. We developed a comprehensive reporter cell panel detecting activation of FcγRs. The reporter cell lines were integrated into an assay that enables the quantification of sIC reactivity via ELISA or a faster detection using flow cytometry. This identified FcγRIIA(H) and FcγRIIIA as the most sIC-sensitive FcγRs in our test system. Reaching a detection limit in the very low nanomolar range, the assay proved also to be sensitive to sIC stoichiometry and size reproducing for the first time a complete Heidelberger-Kendall curve in terms of immune receptor activation. Analyzing sera from SLE patients and mouse models of lupus and arthritis proved that sIC-dependent FcγR activation has predictive capabilities regarding severity of SLE disease. The assay provides a sensitive and scalable tool to evaluate the size, amount, and bioactivity of sICs in all settings.

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Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicReceptors, IgGAnimalsAntigen-Antibody ComplexFlow CytometryHumansInflammationMiceAntigen-Antibody ComplexReceptors, IgGFc-gamma receptorsFcγR activationimmune complexesSLE

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PMID34842342
PMCPMC8749491
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