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Published in final edited form as: Biochim Biophys Acta. 2016 Feb 26;1860(8):1615–1622. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.02.015

Table 2.

Glycosylation research in autoimmune diseases mimicked by cGVHD.

Author reference/year Disease* Key findings of the study
Dry mouth and eye disorders
P. Youinou et al80/1992 Sjögren’s syndrome Elevated levels of asialylated IgG.
I. Castro et al81/2013 Sjögren’s syndrome Altered salivary mucins.
Gastrointestinal disorders
J. M. H. Larsson et al85/2011 IBD Reduced glycosylation of gastrointestinal mucins.
A. M. Dias et al87/2013 IBD Aberrant N-glycosylation of T cell receptor.
I. Trbojevic Akmacic et al23/2015 IBD Reduced immunosuppressive potential of IgG in IBD.
Hematological disorders
T. Bakchoul et al92/2013 ITP N-glycosylation of AAbs suggested to be prerequisite for platelet phagocytosis in vitro and in vivo.
Neurological and muscular disorders
M. H. J. Selman et al94/2011 Myasthenia gravis Lower levels of IgG2 galactosylation.
I. Perdivara et al95/2011 Myositis Lower levels of IgG galactosylation.
Other
C. Panzironi et al83/1997 SLE ‘Incresead carbohydrate moiety’ and higher concentration of galactose in α2-macroglobulin.
X.-X. Chen et al84/2015 SLE Reduced IgG sialylation.
F. Vuckovic et al24/2015 SLE Reduced immunosuppressive potential of IgG.
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IBD=inflammatory bowel disease; ITP= immune thrombocytopenia; SLE= systemic lupus erythematosus