Extrafollicular responses are sufficient to drive initiation of autoimmunity and early disease hallmarks of lupus
L. F. Voss, A. J. Howarth, T. R. Wittenborn, S. Hummelgaard, K. Juul-Madsen, K. S. Kastberg, M. K. Pedersen, L. Jensen, A. D. Papanastasiou, T. Vorup-Jensen, K. Weyer, S. E. Degn
This study shows that blocking germinal centers does not prevent lupus progression and instead accelerates extrafollicular autoimmunity.
bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2022Immunology