Abstract:Autoreactive B cells are considered pathogenic drivers in many autoimmune diseases; however, it is not clear whether autoimmune B cells are invariably pathogenic or whether they can also arise as bystanders of T cell‐driven autoimmune pathology. Here, we studied the B cell response in an autoantigen‐ and CD4+ T cell‐driven model of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), the Alb‐iGP_Smarta mouse in which expression of a viral model antigen (GP) in hepatocytes and its recognition by GP‐specific CD4+ T cells causes spontane… Show more
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