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Dopaminergic stimulation leads B-cell infiltration into the central nervous system upon autoimmunity.

Carolina PradoFrancisco Osorio-BarriosPaulina FalcónAlexandra EspinozaJuan José SaezMaría Isabel YuseffRodrigo Pacheco
Published in: Journal of neuroinflammation (2021)
Our findings demonstrate that DRD3 in B cells exerts a dual role in CNS-autoimmunity, favouring CNS-tropism of pro-inflammatory B cells with APC-function and promoting CNS-homing of B cells with anti-inflammatory features. Thus, these results show DRD3-signalling in B cells as a critical regulator of CNS-autoimmunity.
Keyphrases
  • blood brain barrier
  • anti inflammatory
  • celiac disease
  • transcription factor