{"title":"POBS Relieves Antigen-Induced Experimental Sjögren's Disease by Regulating B Lymphocyte Subsets via CXCL13/CXCR5 Signaling Pathway","authors":"Xiaosheng Lei, Na Li, Qiaolin Zhang, Meng Yang, Yuhao Xuan, Qi Liu, Xiaoyun Chen, Wei Wei, Ruilin Li, Huaxun Wu","doi":"10.1002/iub.70095","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div>\n \n <p>Sjögren's Disease (SjD) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by lymphocyte infiltration into exocrine glands, leading to dry eyes and mouth. Its pathogenesis involves B cell hyperactivity and type I interferon activation. CXCL13 promotes B cell migration and ectopic germinal center formation in target tissues. This study investigated whether paeoniflorin-6′-O-benzene sulfonate (POBS) alleviates Experimental Sjögren's Disease (ESjD) by modulating B cell subsets via the CXCL13/CXCR5 pathway. Altered B cell subsets were observed in SjD patient blood and labial glands, suggesting memory B cell migration. In SG-protein immunised ESjD mice, POBS reduced lymphocyte infiltration in submandibular glands, suppressed splenic B cell activation, and modulated peripheral B cell subpopulations. POBS also downregulated CXCL13 and CXCR5 expression. These results demonstrate that POBS attenuates gland damage and immune infiltration by regulating B cells via CXCL13/CXCR5, indicating its therapeutic potential for SjD.</p>\n </div>","PeriodicalId":14728,"journal":{"name":"IUBMB Life","volume":"78 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2000,"publicationDate":"2026-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IUBMB Life","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/iub.70095","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Sjögren's Disease (SjD) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by lymphocyte infiltration into exocrine glands, leading to dry eyes and mouth. Its pathogenesis involves B cell hyperactivity and type I interferon activation. CXCL13 promotes B cell migration and ectopic germinal center formation in target tissues. This study investigated whether paeoniflorin-6′-O-benzene sulfonate (POBS) alleviates Experimental Sjögren's Disease (ESjD) by modulating B cell subsets via the CXCL13/CXCR5 pathway. Altered B cell subsets were observed in SjD patient blood and labial glands, suggesting memory B cell migration. In SG-protein immunised ESjD mice, POBS reduced lymphocyte infiltration in submandibular glands, suppressed splenic B cell activation, and modulated peripheral B cell subpopulations. POBS also downregulated CXCL13 and CXCR5 expression. These results demonstrate that POBS attenuates gland damage and immune infiltration by regulating B cells via CXCL13/CXCR5, indicating its therapeutic potential for SjD.
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IUBMB Life is the flagship journal of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and is devoted to the rapid publication of the most novel and significant original research articles, reviews, and hypotheses in the broadly defined fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, and molecular medicine.