Individuals with mutations in the gene encoding the CD11b are at high risk of developing the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this episode, Mariana Kaplan and Vineet Gupta reveal that SLE-associated mutation in the CD11b-encoding gene that result in reduced CD11b function results in elevated levels of type I IFN. Moreover, in mouse SLE models, treatment with a molecule that activates CD11b reduced type I signaling and reduced end-organ damage. Together, the results of this study support further exploration of CD11b activation as a therapeutic strategy for SLE.
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Mohd Hafeez Faridi, Samia Q. Khan, Wenpu Zhao, Ha Won Lee, Mehmet M. Altintas, Kun Zhang, Vinay Kumar, Andrew R. Armstrong, Carmelo Carmona-Rivera, Jessica M. Dorschner, Abigail M. Schnaith, Xiaobo Li, Yogita Ghodke-Puranik, Erica Moore, Monica Purmalek, Jorge Irizarry-Caro, Tingting Zhang, Rachael Day, Darren Stoub, Victoria Hoffmann, Shehryar Jehangir Khaliqdina, Prachal Bhargava, Ana M. Santander, Marta Torroella-Kouri, Biju Issac, David J. Cimbaluk, Andrew Zloza, Rajeev Prabhakar, Shashank Deep, Meenakshi Jolly, Kwi Hye Koh, Jonathan S. Reichner, Elizabeth M. Bradshaw, JianFeng Chen, Luis F. Moita, Peter S. Yuen, Wanxia Li Tsai, Bhupinder Singh, Jochen Reiser, Swapan K. Nath, Timothy B. Niewold, Roberto I. Vazquez-Padron, Mariana J. Kaplan, Vineet Gupta