[HTML][HTML] The diagnosis and treatment of Sjögren's syndrome

AL Stefanski, C Tomiak, U Pleyer… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Sjögren’s syndrome is one of the more common inflammatory rheumatological
diseases, with a prevalence of at least 0.4% in Germany. Methods This review is based on …

Impaired humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccine in kidney transplant recipients and dialysis patients

H Rincon-Arevalo, M Choi, AL Stefanski, F Halleck… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Patients with kidney failure are at increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, making effective
vaccinations a critical need. It is not known how well mRNA vaccines induce B and plasma …

Control of lung defence by mucins and macrophages: ancient defence mechanisms with modern functions

WJ Janssen, AL Stefanski, BS Bochner… - European Respiratory …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Owing to the need to balance the requirement for efficient respiration in the face of tremendous
levels of exposure to endogenous and environmental challenges, it is crucial for the …

Role of mucins in lung homeostasis: regulated expression and biosynthesis in health and disease

BA Symmes, AL Stefanski, CM Magin… - Biochemical Society …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
In humans and mice, the first line of innate defense against inhaled pathogens and particles
in the respiratory tract is airway mucus. The primary solid components of the mucus layer …

[HTML][HTML] Temporary antimetabolite treatment hold boosts SARS-CoV-2 vaccination–specific humoral and cellular immunity in kidney transplant recipients

…, H Rincon-Arevalo, A Jens, AL Stefanski… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Transplant recipients exhibit an impaired protective immunity after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination,
potentially caused by mycophenolate (MPA) immunosuppression. Recent data from …

[HTML][HTML] B Cell Numbers Predict Humoral and Cellular Response Upon SARS–CoV‐2 Vaccination Among Patients Treated With Rituximab

AL Stefanski, H Rincon‐Arevalo… - Arthritis & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stefanski's work was supported by the German Society of Rheumatology. Mr. Rincon-Arevalo's
work was supported by a COLCIENCIAS scholarship (award 727, 2015). …

[HTML][HTML] Immunogenicity of COVID-19 tozinameran vaccination in patients on chronic dialysis

…, T Schwarz, K Kappert, AL Stefanski… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Patients with kidney failure have notoriously weak responses to common vaccines. Thus,
immunogenicity of novel SARS-CoV-2 vaccines might be impaired in this group. To determine …

[HTML][HTML] B and T cell responses after a third dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in kidney transplant recipients

…, H Rincon-Arevalo, AL Stefanski… - Journal of the …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
… Cellular analysis 7 days after the third dose showed significantly elevated frequencies of
viral spike-protein receptor-binding domain-specific B cells in humor al responders as …

[HTML][HTML] Deep phenotyping of CD11c+ B cells in systemic autoimmunity and controls

H Rincon-Arevalo, A Wiedemann, AL Stefanski… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Circulating CD11c + B cells are a key phenomenon in certain types of autoimmunity but have
also been described in the context of regular immune responses (ie, infections, vaccination)…

[HTML][HTML] Identification and characterization of post-activated B cells in systemic autoimmune diseases

…, F Szelinski, E Schrezenmeier, AL Stefanski… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Autoimmune diseases (AID) such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), primary Sjögren's
syndrome (pSS), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are chronic inflammatory diseases in which …