X chromosome dose and sex bias in autoimmune diseases: increased prevalence of 47, XXX in systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome

K Liu, BT Kurien, SL Zimmerman… - Arthritis & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective More than 80% of autoimmune disease predominantly affects females, but the
mechanism for this female bias is poorly understood. We suspected that an X chromosome …

Antiadrenergic autoimmunity in postural tachycardia syndrome

A Fedorowski, H Li, X Yu, KA Koelsch, VM Harris… - Ep …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a common and debilitating cardiovascular
disorder, is characterized by an exaggerated heart rate increase during orthostasis and a …

Protein detection by Simple Western™ analysis

VM Harris - Western Blotting: Methods and Protocols, 2015 - Springer
Protein Simple© has taken a well-known protein detection method, the western blot, and
revolutionized it. The Simple Western™ system uses capillary electrophoresis to identify and …

Klinefelter's syndrome (47, XXY) is in excess among men with Sjögren's syndrome

VM Harris, R Sharma, J Cavett, BT Kurien, K Liu… - Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) has a strong female bias. We evaluated an X
chromosome dose effect by analyzing 47, XXY (Klinefelter's syndrome, 1 in 500 live male …

[PDF][PDF] Genetics in Sjögren's syndrome: Where we are and where we go

VM Harris, RH Scofield, KL Sivils - Clin. Exp. Rheumatol, 2019 - clinexprheumatol.org
Sjögren's syndrome is a complex autoimmune disease that involves dysregulation of
immune responses that preferentially target exocrine glands. Systemic manifestations vary …

[HTML][HTML] Lysosomal pH Is Regulated in a Sex Dependent Manner in Immune Cells Expressing CXorf21

VM Harris, ITW Harley, BT Kurien, KA Koelsch… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: CXorf21 and SLC15a4 both contain risk alleles for systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). The former escapes X inactivation. Our …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of cxorf21 provides molecular insight into female-bias immune response in SLE pathogenesis

VM Harris, KA Koelsch, BT Kurien, ITW Harley… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Ninety percent of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients are women. X
chromosome-dosage increases susceptibility to SLE and primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) …

Brief Report: Rare X Chromosome Abnormalities in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Sjögren's Syndrome

R Sharma, VM Harris, J Cavett, BT Kurien… - Arthritis & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are related by
clinical and serologic manifestations as well as genetic risks. Both diseases are more …

[HTML][HTML] GnRH increases glucose transporter-1 expression and stimulates glucose uptake in the gonadotroph

VM Harris, SV Bendre… - Journal of …, 2012 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Synthesis of both mRNA and peptide for gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) has been
demonstrated in the pregnant endometrium of sheep and women. However, it is not known …

Significantly reduced lymphadenopathy, salivary gland infiltrates and proteinuria in MRL-lpr/lpr mice treated with ultrasoluble curcumin/turmeric: increased survival …

BT Kurien, VM Harris, SMS Quadri… - Lupus science & …, 2015 - lupus.bmj.com
Objectives Commercial curcumin (CU), derived from food spice turmeric (TU), has been
widely studied as a potential therapeutic for a variety of oncological and inflammatory …