Antibodies against type I IFN: The bad guys self-restrain in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Fillatreau, Simon · Cell Rep Med · 2023

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Abstract

B cells and autoantibodies have well-described pathological roles in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Bradford et al.<sup>1</sup> now provide evidence that autoantibodies can also be protective by neutralizing type I interferons (IFNs) and restraining the activation of pathogenic B cells.

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