SÜMBÜL S. (Yürütücü)
TÜBİTAK Projesi, 2019 - 2020
Regulatory B cells in myasthenia gravis are differentially affected by therapies
Vuslat Yilmaz1, Solene Maillard2, Frederique Truffault2, Francis Bolgert3, Anthony Behin4,
Jean-Francois Regnard5, Sonia Berrih-Aknin2 & Rozen Le Panse2
1Department of Neuroscience, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medical Research (DETAE), Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
2Center of Research in Myology, Sorbonne University, INSERM, AIM, UMRS974, Paris, France
3Department of Neurology, APHP, Pitie-Salp^etriere Hospital, Paris, France
4Neuromuscular Disease Center, APHP, AIM, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
5Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cochin Hospital of Paris, APHP, Rene Descartes University, Paris, France
We analyzed the number and functionality of regulatory B (Breg) cells in welldefined myasthenia gravis patients. We first showed a decreased number of circulating CD19+CD24++CD38++ Breg cells and an altered functionality of Breg cells in untreated myasthenia gravis patients. Next, we demonstrated that the proportion of circulating Breg cells was restored in myasthenia gravis patients after thymectomy, probably as Breg cells could be sequestered in the myasthenia gravis thymus. In contrast, corticosteroid treatments did not restore and decreased even more the proportion of Breg cells in myasthenia gravis patients. These results clearly demonstrated that two distinct immunomodulatory therapies affect differentially Breg cells.
Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2018 Sep 22;5(11):1408-1414. doi: 10.1002/acn3.645.