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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024

Exhausted signature and regulatory network of NK cells in myasthenia gravis.

Qing Zhang, Xingyu Han, Zhuajin Bi, Mengge Yang, Jing Lin, Zhijun Li, Min Zhang, Bitao Bu

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Qing ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xingyu HanDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Zhuajin BiDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Mengge YangDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jing LinDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Zhijun LiDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Min ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Bitao BuDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: NK cells are dysfunctional in myasthenia gravis (MG), but the mechanism is unclear. This study aims to measure associations and underlying mechanisms between the NK cells and the development of MG. Methods: Twenty healthy controls (HCs) and 53 MG patients who did not receive glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants were collected. According to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) classification, MG patients were categorized into MGFA I group (n = 18) and MGFA II-IV group (n = 35). Flow cytometry, cell sorting, ELISA, mRNA-sequencing, RT-qPCR, western blot, and cell culture experiments were performed to evaluate the regulatory mechanism of exhausted NK cells. Results: Peripheral NK cells in MGFA II-IV patients exhibit exhausted phenotypes than HCs, marked by the dramatic loss of total NK cells, CD56 Discussion: Inhibition of IL-6/IL-21/SOCS2/STAT5 pathway and recovery of NK-cell ability to inhibit autoimmunity may be a new direction in the treatment of MG.

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Killer Cells, NaturalMyasthenia GravisAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansInterleukin-21Interleukin-6InterleukinsMaleMiddle AgedSignal TransductionInterleukin-21Interleukin-6InterleukinsIL-21IL-6myasthenia gravisNK cellsSOCS2

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PMCPMC11427316

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