Prostaglandin D2 amplifies lupus disease through basophil accumulation in lymphoid organs

oleh: Christophe Pellefigues, Barbara Dema, Yasmine Lamri, Fanny Saidoune, Nathalie Chavarot, Charlotte Lohéac, Emeline Pacreau, Michael Dussiot, Caroline Bidault, Florian Marquet, Mathieu Jablonski, Jonathan M. Chemouny, Fanny Jouan, Antoine Dossier, Marie-Paule Chauveheid, Delphine Gobert, Thomas Papo, Hajime Karasuyama, Karim Sacré, Eric Daugas, Nicolas Charles

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-02-01

Deskripsi

In a lupus environment, basophils accumulate in secondary lymphoid organs where they affect pathogenesis by stimulating autoantibody production. Here the authors show this accumulation is driven by PGD2-induced CXCR4 surface expression and trafficking of basophils.