Sjogren's syndrome and plasma cells Archives

Abstract Number: 1773 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Hyperammaglobulinemia in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Is Induced by Triggering of TLR7 and 9
Susanna Brauner¹, Marika Kvarnstrom¹, Gunnel Nordmark² and Marie Wahren-Herlenius¹, ¹Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Multiple B cell aberrances have been linked to primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), including autoantibody production and a skewed B cell differentiation. Further, approximately 50%…
Abstract Number: 516 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Characterization of Dominant B- and Plasma Cell Clones in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome and Patients with Sicca Syndrome
Marieke E. Doorenspleet¹, Erlin Haecke², Paul L. Klarenbeek¹, Annie Visser³, Rebecca E. Esveldt¹, Fred Spijkervet⁴, Paul-Peter Tak⁵, Hendrika Bootsma⁶, Niek de Vries⁷ and Frans Kroese⁸, ¹Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁵Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁷Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology and Department of Experimental Immunology, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology and Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center / University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune exocrinopathy characterized by chronic inflammation and destruction of the salivary and lacrimal glands. Infiltration of B and…

Abstracts tagged "Sjogren’s syndrome and plasma cells"

Hyperammaglobulinemia in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Is Induced by Triggering of TLR7 and 9

Characterization of Dominant B- and Plasma Cell Clones in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome and Patients with Sicca Syndrome