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Tanja Lövgren

Researcher at Uppsala University

Publications -  31
Citations -  1968

Tanja Lövgren is an academic researcher from Uppsala University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Immune system & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 22 publications receiving 1702 citations. Previous affiliations of Tanja Lövgren include Uppsala University Hospital & Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

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Induction of interferon-alpha production in plasmacytoid dendritic cells by immune complexes containing nucleic acid released by necrotic or late apoptotic cells and lupus IgG.

TL;DR: Necrotic and late apoptotic cells release material that, combined with SLE IgG, induces production of IFN alpha in PDCs, and the presence of Sle IgG was necessary, and its activity correlated with the existence of antibodies to RNA-binding proteins, but not anti-DNA antibodies.
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Activation of the type I interferon system in primary Sjogren's syndrome : a possible etiopathogenic mechanism

TL;DR: Patients with primary SS have an activated type I IFN system that promotes the autoimmune process by a vicious circle-like mechanism, with increased autoantibody production and formation of more endogenous IFNalpha inducers.
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Induction of interferon-alpha by immune complexes or liposomes containing systemic lupus erythematosus autoantigen- and Sjögren's syndrome autoantigen-associated RNA.

TL;DR: The finding that U1 snRNA and hY1RNA have IFNalpha-inducing capacity indicates that immune complexes containing such RNA, for example U1snRNP particles, can be at least partly responsible for the ongoing IFN alpha production seen in SLE and SS.
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Type I interferon system activation and association with disease manifestations in systemic sclerosis

TL;DR: An activated type I IFN system previously seen in several other systemic autoimmune diseases is also present in SSc and may contribute to the vascular pathology and affect the profibrotic process.