Patients with Sjogren's syndrome (SS) have been shown to have abnormal B cell function and increased numbers of marginal zone B cells (MZB and MZB precursors. The current studies utilized the Interleukin 14 alpha trans genic mouse model (IL14aTG) for SS to investigate the roles of marginal zone B cells (MZB) of the innate immune system in the pathophysiology of the disease. Eliminating MZB from IL14aTG mice by B cell specific deletion of RBP-J resulted in complete elimination of all disease manifestations of SS. Mice had normal salivary gland secretions, negative autoantibodies and normal histology of the salivary and lacrimal glands compared to IL14aTG mice at the same time points. In contrast, eliminating B1 cells by deleting btk did not ameliorate the disease. Therefore, MZB are critical for the development of SS. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
基金：
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH grant [1R21DE021801-01A1]; Surface Project of National Science Foundation of China [NSFC-81272623]
第一作者单位：[1]SUNY Buffalo, Sch Med & Biomed Sci, Div Allergy Immunol & Rheumatol, Dept Med, Buffalo, NY USA
通讯作者：
通讯机构：[1]SUNY Buffalo, Sch Med & Biomed Sci, Div Allergy Immunol & Rheumatol, Dept Med, Buffalo, NY USA[*1]Buffalo Gen Hosp, Div Allergy Immunol & Rheumatol, Room C281,100 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203 USA
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Shen Long,Gao Chun,Suresh Lakshmanan,et al.Central role for marginal zone B cells in an animal model of Sjogren's syndrome[J].CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY.2016,168:30-36.doi:10.1016/j.clim.2016.04.008.
APA：
Shen, Long,Gao, Chun,Suresh, Lakshmanan,Xian, Zhenhua,Song, Nannan...&Ambrus, Julian L., Jr..(2016).Central role for marginal zone B cells in an animal model of Sjogren's syndrome.CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY,168,
MLA：
Shen, Long,et al."Central role for marginal zone B cells in an animal model of Sjogren's syndrome".CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY 168.(2016):30-36
