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The BAFF/APRIL system in SLE pathogenesis

The BAFF/APRIL system in SLE pathogenesis TNF ligand superfamily member 13B (also known as B cell-activating factor of the TNF family [BAFF]) and TNF ligand superfamily member 13 (also known as a proliferation-inducing ligand [APRIL]) are important modulators of autoimmunity Data indicate that alteration of the BAFF/APRIL system affects the capacity of the innate immune system to regulate B-cell activation BAFF and type I interferons function together in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathogenesis in both a Toll-like receptor-dependent and independent manner Defining the clinical manifestations of disease related to alterations of the BAFF/APRIL system might help to stratify patients with SLE into subgroups that are more likely to benefit from anti-BAFF treatment Differences in the molecular forms of BAFF might affect the efficacy of BAFF-specific therapies http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Reviews Rheumatology Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2014 by Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Medicine/Public Health, general; Rheumatology
ISSN
1759-4790
eISSN
1759-4804
DOI
10.1038/nrrheum.2014.33
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Abstract

TNF ligand superfamily member 13B (also known as B cell-activating factor of the TNF family [BAFF]) and TNF ligand superfamily member 13 (also known as a proliferation-inducing ligand [APRIL]) are important modulators of autoimmunity Data indicate that alteration of the BAFF/APRIL system affects the capacity of the innate immune system to regulate B-cell activation BAFF and type I interferons function together in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathogenesis in both a Toll-like receptor-dependent and independent manner Defining the clinical manifestations of disease related to alterations of the BAFF/APRIL system might help to stratify patients with SLE into subgroups that are more likely to benefit from anti-BAFF treatment Differences in the molecular forms of BAFF might affect the efficacy of BAFF-specific therapies

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Nature Reviews RheumatologySpringer Journals

Published: Mar 11, 2014

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