A reservoir of rituximab-resistant splenic memory B cells contributes to relapses after B-cell depletion therapy
Crickx, E.; Chappert, P.; Weller, S.; Sokal, A.; Azzaoui, I.; Vandenberghe, A.; Bonnard, G.; Rossi, G.; Fadeev, T.; Storck, S.; Galicier, L.; Meignin, V.; Riviere, E.; Godeau, B.; Michel, M.; Weill, J.-C.; Reynaud, C.-A.; Mahevas, M.
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Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disease mediated by pathogenic antibodies directed against platelet antigens, including GPIIbIIIa. Taking advantage of spleen samples obtained from ITP patients, we characterized by multiples approaches the onset of disease relapses occurring after an initial complete response to rituximab. Analysis of splenic B cell immunoglobulin heavy chain gene repertoire at bulk level and from single anti-GPIIbIIIa B cells revealed that germinal centers were fueled by B cells originating from the ongoing lymphopoiesis, but also by rituximab-resistant memory B cells, both giving rise to anti-GPIIbIIIa plasma cells. We identified a population of splenic memory B cells that resisted rituximab through acquisition of a unique phenotype and contributed to relapses, providing a new target in B cell mediated autoimmune diseases.
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