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    INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN INDUCES ANERGY STATELIKE OF AUTO-REACTIVE B LYMPHOCYTES IN SJÖGREN’S SYNDROME

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    Oral Communication presented at the ";Forum des Jeunes Chercheurs";, Brest (France) 2011

    Importance Of Toll-Like Receptors For B Lymphocyte Survival In Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome

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    The Sjögren's syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of the glands responsible for mouth and eyes dryness. A minority of infiltrating B cells is organized as germinal centers while the majority is aggregated into clusters of transitional and marginal zone B cells. The Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) recognizes microbial DNA but also, sometimes, the self DNA. It appears to be a key determinant of the survival and differentiation of B lymphocytes. After laser micro-dissection of B cells from salivary glands, analyses by quantitative RT-PCR showed that transitional B cells express high level of TLR9 mRNA unlike B cells from germinal centers. B lymphocytes from healthy donors were sorted by flow cytometry and stimulated in vitro with their TLR9. It induces survival, activation and proliferation associated with phenotypic changes. Transitional B cells exhibited characteristics of the marginal zone, whereas mature B cells expressed follicular germinal center specificities. Finally, IgM and IgG were secreted by both population, but with elevated production of autoantibodies by the transitional B cells. Increased expression of TLR9 by transitional B cells suggests that they may be highly sensitive to differentiate into autoantibody secreting cells through maturation into the marginal zone into the salivary glands. TLR9 might be a target for forthcoming biotherapies. Le syndrome de Gougerot-Sjögren est une maladie autoimmune systĂ©mique caractĂ©risĂ©e par une infiltration lymphocytaire des glandes responsable d'une sĂ©cheresse buccale et oculaire. Une minoritĂ© des lymphocytes B infiltrants est organisĂ©e en centres germinatifs tandis que la majoritĂ© est regroupĂ©e en agrĂ©gats de lymphocytes B transitionnels et de la zone marginale. Le Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) reconnaĂźt l'ADN microbien mais aussi, parfois, l'ADN du soi. Il apparaĂźt donc comme un Ă©lĂ©ment dĂ©terminant de la survie et la diffĂ©renciation des lymphocytes B. AprĂšs micro-dissection laser des lymphocytes B des glandes salivaires, une analyse par RT-PCR quantitative a montrĂ© que les lymphocytes B transitionnels expriment fortement l'ARNm de TLR9 contrairement Ă  ceux des centres germinatifs. Des lymphocytes B de donneurs sains ont Ă©tĂ© triĂ©s par cytomĂ©trie en flux puis stimulĂ©s in vitro par leur TLR9. Il s’ensuit une survie, une activation et une prolifĂ©ration associĂ©es Ă  des modifications phĂ©notypiques. Les lymphocytes B transitionnels prĂ©sentent des caractĂ©ristiques de la zone marginale, tandis que les lymphocytes B matures expriment des spĂ©cificitĂ©s folliculaires des centres germinatifs. Enfin, des IgM et des IgG sont sĂ©crĂ©tĂ©es par les deux types de population, mais avec une production d'auto-anticorps plus Ă©levĂ©e issue de la diffĂ©renciation des lymphocytes B transitionnels. L’expression accrue de TLR9 par les lymphocytes B transitionnels suggĂšre qu'ils pourraient ĂȘtre particuliĂšrement sensibles Ă  une diffĂ©renciation en cellules sĂ©crĂ©trices d'auto-anticorps par une maturation vers la zone marginale au sein des glandes salivaires. Le TLR9 pourrait bien devenir la cible des futures biothĂ©rapies.The Sjögren's syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of the glands responsible for mouth and eyes dryness. A minority of infiltrating B cells is organized as germinal centers while the majority is aggregated into clusters of transitional and marginal zone B cells. The Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) recognizes microbial DNA but also, sometimes, the self DNA. It appears to be a key determinant of the survival and differentiation of B lymphocytes. After laser micro-dissection of B cells from salivary glands, analyses by quantitative RT-PCR showed that transitional B cells express high level of TLR9 mRNA unlike B cells from germinal centers. B lymphocytes from healthy donors were sorted by flow cytometry and stimulated in vitro with their TLR9. It induces survival, activation and proliferation associated with phenotypic changes. Transitional B cells exhibited characteristics of the marginal zone, whereas mature B cells expressed follicular germinal center specificities. Finally, IgM and IgG were secreted by both population, but with elevated production of autoantibodies by the transitional B cells. Increased expression of TLR9 by transitional B cells suggests that they may be highly sensitive to differentiate into autoantibody secreting cells through maturation into the marginal zone into the salivary glands. TLR9 might be a target for forthcoming biotherapies. Le syndrome de Gougerot-Sjögren est une maladie autoimmune systĂ©mique caractĂ©risĂ©e par une infiltration lymphocytaire des glandes responsable d'une sĂ©cheresse buccale et oculaire. Une minoritĂ© des lymphocytes B infiltrants est organisĂ©e en centres germinatifs tandis que la majoritĂ© est regroupĂ©e en agrĂ©gats de lymphocytes B transitionnels et de la zone marginale. Le Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) reconnaĂźt l'ADN microbien mais aussi, parfois, l'ADN du soi. Il apparaĂźt donc comme un Ă©lĂ©ment dĂ©terminant de la survie et la diffĂ©renciation des lymphocytes B. AprĂšs micro-dissection laser des lymphocytes B des glandes salivaires, une analyse par RT-PCR quantitative a montrĂ© que les lymphocytes B transitionnels expriment fortement l'ARNm de TLR9 contrairement Ă  ceux des centres germinatifs. Des lymphocytes B de donneurs sains ont Ă©tĂ© triĂ©s par cytomĂ©trie en flux puis stimulĂ©s in vitro par leur TLR9. Il s’ensuit une survie, une activation et une prolifĂ©ration associĂ©es Ă  des modifications phĂ©notypiques. Les lymphocytes B transitionnels prĂ©sentent des caractĂ©ristiques de la zone marginale, tandis que les lymphocytes B matures expriment des spĂ©cificitĂ©s folliculaires des centres germinatifs. Enfin, des IgM et des IgG sont sĂ©crĂ©tĂ©es par les deux types de population, mais avec une production d'auto-anticorps plus Ă©levĂ©e issue de la diffĂ©renciation des lymphocytes B transitionnels. L’expression accrue de TLR9 par les lymphocytes B transitionnels suggĂšre qu'ils pourraient ĂȘtre particuliĂšrement sensibles Ă  une diffĂ©renciation en cellules sĂ©crĂ©trices d'auto-anticorps par une maturation vers la zone marginale au sein des glandes salivaires. Le TLR9 pourrait bien devenir la cible des futures biothĂ©rapies

    TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 9 DRIVES THE MATURATION OF B LYMPHOCYTES IN THE SALIVARY GLANDS OF PATIENTS WITH SJÖGREN’S SYNDROME

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    Oral Communication presented at the ";Forum des Jeunes Chercheurs";, Brest (France) 2011
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