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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

BTLA-Expressing Memory B Cells Are Associated with Belimumab-Induced Improvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Takuya Nishi, Kunihiro Hayakawa, Keigo Ikeda, Maki Fujishiro, Yuko Kataoka, Ken Yamaji, Kenji Takamori, Naoto Tamura, Iwao Sekigawa, Shinji Morimoto

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Takuya NishiInstitute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Tomioka Urayasu-Shi, Chiba 279-0021, Japan.
Kunihiro HayakawaInstitute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Tomioka Urayasu-Shi, Chiba 279-0021, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8053-746X
Keigo IkedaInstitute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Tomioka Urayasu-Shi, Chiba 279-0021, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8032-7147
Maki FujishiroInstitute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Tomioka Urayasu-Shi, Chiba 279-0021, Japan.
Yuko KataokaInstitute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Tomioka Urayasu-Shi, Chiba 279-0021, Japan.
Ken YamajiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
Kenji TakamoriInstitute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Tomioka Urayasu-Shi, Chiba 279-0021, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0644-0504
Naoto TamuraDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1729-2954
Iwao SekigawaInstitute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Tomioka Urayasu-Shi, Chiba 279-0021, Japan.
Shinji MorimotoInstitute for Environment and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Tomioka Urayasu-Shi, Chiba 279-0021, Japan.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP22K09365 and JP19K09608The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT)-supported Program for the Strategic Research Foundation at Private University S1311011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Belimumab, a fully humanized B cell-activating factor (BAFF)-targeting monoclonal antibody, inhibits autoreactive B cell survival and improves systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) clinical outcomes. However, its administration criteria remain unclear. To establish a basis for defining these criteria, we characterized the immune cell subpopulation alterations post-belimumab treatment and elucidated the underlying mechanisms. We hypothesized that belimumab modulates specific cell subsets and investigated the post-therapy changes. Flow cytometry and correlation analysis revealed that the frequency of B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA)

Indexed as

Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedB-LymphocytesImmunosuppressive AgentsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMemory B CellsReceptors, ImmunologicAdultB-Cell Activating FactorB-Cell Activation Factor ReceptorFemaleHumansImmunologic MemoryMaleMiddle AgedSignal TransductionAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedB-Cell Activating FactorB-Cell Activation Factor ReceptorbelimumabBTLA protein, humanImmunosuppressive AgentsReceptors, ImmunologicB- and T-lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA)B cell-activating factor (BAFF)B cell receptor signalingbelimumabBruton tyrosine kinase (Btk)phospholipase C gamma 2 (PLCγ2)systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

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PMID41373483
PMCPMC12692296

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