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Autoreactive CD4+ helper T cells specific for a range of nucleoprotein-derived autoantigens are an important feature of systemic lupus erythematosus, driving B cell differentiation and autoantibody production and contributing to the inflammatory lesions caused by immune complex deposition. Several peptide epitopes from nucleoprotein antigens have been identified and offer a means selectively to manipulate T cell responses by skewing toward a profile of cytokines that is less pro-inflammatory.
Antigen-specific T cell lines and clones can be useful in the study of helper T cell subsets because their life span is prolonged and many individual cells can be generated, allowing particular phenotypes to be studied in detail. Magnetic beads offer a robust and convenient method for the isolation, polarization, and expansion of T cells, which can be adapted for a broad range of applications.
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Dahal, L.N., Barker, R.N., Ward, F.J. (2014). Isolation, Polarization, and Expansion of CD4+ Helper T Cell Lines and Clones Using Magnetic Beads. In: Eggleton, P., Ward, F. (eds) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1134. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0326-9_18
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