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ArticleCancers2023

Exploring the Significance of Immune Checkpoints and EBV Reactivation in Antibody Deficiencies with Near-Normal Immunoglobulin Levels or Hyperimmunoglobulinemia.

Paulina Mertowska, Sebastian Mertowski, Konrad Smolak, Marcin Pasiarski, Jolanta Smok-Kalwat, Stanisław Góźdź, Ewelina Grywalska

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Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paulina MertowskaDepartment of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9530-6659
Sebastian MertowskiDepartment of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7121-1396
Konrad SmolakDepartment of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
Marcin PasiarskiDepartment of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-317 Kielce, Poland.
Jolanta Smok-KalwatDepartment of Hematology, Holy Cross Cancer Centre, 25-734 Kielce, Poland.
Stanisław GóźdźDepartment of Hematology, Holy Cross Cancer Centre, 25-734 Kielce, Poland.
Ewelina GrywalskaDepartment of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0451-4741
Medical University of Lublin · PLJan Kochanowski University · PLHoly Cross University · PL

Funding

Medical University of Lublin PBmb166, PBmb163, Pbsd167Polish National Science Centre 2021/41/B/NZ6/01765
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study delves into the intricate landscape of primary immunodeficiencies, with a particular focus on antibody deficiencies characterized by near-normal immunoglobulin levels or hyperimmunoglobulinemia. Contrary to the conventional focus on genetic dysregulation, these studies investigate the key roles of immune checkpoints, such as PD-1/PD-L1, CTLA-4/CD86, and CD200R/CD200, on selected subpopulations of T and B lymphocytes and their serum concentrations of soluble forms in patients recruited for the studies in healthy volunteers. In addition, the studies also show the role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation and interactions with tested pathways of immune checkpoints involved in the immunopathogenesis of this disease. By examining the context of antibody deficiencies, this study sheds light on the nuanced interplay of factors beyond genetics, particularly the immune dysregulations that occur in the course of this type of disease and the potential role of EBV reactivation, which affects the clinical presentation of patients and may contribute to the development of cancer in the future, especially related to hematological malignancies.

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cancer riskCD200CD200RCD86CTLA-4EBVimmune checkpointimmune systemimmunodeficiencyPD-1PD-L1

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PMID37894426
PMCPMC10605741
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