TY - JOUR
T1 - The function of BAFF on T helper cells in autoimmunity
AU - Chen, Maogen
AU - Lin, Xiaohong
AU - Liu, Ya
AU - Li, Qiang
AU - Deng, Yiling
AU - Liu, Zhongmin
AU - Brand, David
AU - Guo, Zhiyong
AU - He, Xiaoshun
AU - Ryffel, Bernhard
AU - Zheng, Song Guo
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by grants from the NIH ( AR059103 and AI084359 ), ACR Within Our Reach Fund , Arthritis Foundation and Wright Foundation , National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81373156 ); Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province, China (No. 2010B031600200 ).
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - B cell-activating factor belonging to the TNF family (BAFF) exerts its pathogenic role in supporting the survival and proliferation of B cells, regulating class switch recombination as well as the selection of autoreactive B cells. Overexpression of BAFF induces a dramatic expansion of activated B cells, particularly marginal zone B cells, as well as hypergammaglobulinemia, autoantibody production and immune complex deposition. However, in addition to its effect on B cells, recent work has also demonstrated that BAFF can promote T cell activation, proliferation and differentiation. In this review, we have discussed the recent progress on the function and role of BAFF on T cells and T cell-mediated diseases.
AB - B cell-activating factor belonging to the TNF family (BAFF) exerts its pathogenic role in supporting the survival and proliferation of B cells, regulating class switch recombination as well as the selection of autoreactive B cells. Overexpression of BAFF induces a dramatic expansion of activated B cells, particularly marginal zone B cells, as well as hypergammaglobulinemia, autoantibody production and immune complex deposition. However, in addition to its effect on B cells, recent work has also demonstrated that BAFF can promote T cell activation, proliferation and differentiation. In this review, we have discussed the recent progress on the function and role of BAFF on T cells and T cell-mediated diseases.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2013.12.011
DO - 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2013.12.011
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 24411564
AN - SCOPUS:84902118801
SN - 1359-6101
VL - 25
SP - 301
EP - 305
JO - Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews
JF - Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews
IS - 3
ER -