title: Developing connections amongst B lymphocytes and deregulated pathways in autoimmunity.
abstract: Immunologists have long investigated B lymphocytes as solely antibody producing cells. With further studies, it became clear that B cells are able to exert a variety of functions within the immune system, and beyond. As a result, B cells are considered promising targets for immunotherapy in a variety of disorders. Recently, experts in B cell biology and autoimmunity convened to discuss important stepping stones to decipher the complexity of B lymphocyte-mediated pathways in autoimmune diseases.
authors.affiliation: Inserm, U1132, Paris, F-75475, France.|Université Paris 7, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Paris, F-75475, France.
authors.forename: Moncef
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zouali
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.|College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsay
keywords: atherosclerosis; autoimmune disease; lupus; multiple sclerosis; plasma cell; rheumatoid arthritis