Selected publications
McKeague ML, Apostolidis SA. Humoral contributions to checkpoint blockade therapy. J Immunother Cancer. 2026 May11;14(5):e014200. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2025-014200.
Zhao L, Apostolidis SA, Suzuki A, Sarkar A, Guo Q, Li F, Sagar A, Fallon J, Elzawahry MA, Abbas SH, Lanieri L, Getchell K, Low SC, Olthoff KM, Furth EE, Keating BJ, Friend P, Poncz M, Shaked A, Abrams CS. Graft-derived VWF drives platelet activation and thrombocytopenia during porcine liver xenotransplantation to brain-dead human recipients. J Clin Invest. 2026 Mar 10;136(9):e200800. doi: 10.1172/JCI200800.
Cohen IJ, Bochi-Layec AC, Lemoine J, Jenks S, Bayat P, Kim KH, Zhao H, Ugwuanyi O, Stella F, Ghilardi G, Gabrielli G, McCuaig S, Iatrou A, Vlachonikola E, Karipidou M, Bouziani E, Espie D, Ramasubramanian R, Agathangelidis A, Bhosale A, Paruzzo L, Medico G, Kolar B, Bugrovsky R, Guruprasad P, Wang LP, Harris J, Arons E, Zhang Y, Pajarillo R, Kreiger PA, Day CP, Sahinalp SC, Wu CH, Santi A, Fulmer B, Cases M, Palmer MB, Porazzi P, Wherry EJ, Kreitman RJ, Tiacci E, Apostolidis SA, Behrens EM, Bhoj V, Sanz I, Inghirami G, Schuster SJ, Ghia P, Stamatopoulos K, Ruella M. Chimeric antigen receptor T cells against the IGHV4-34 B cell receptor specifically eliminate neoplastic and autoimmune B cells. Sci Transl Med. 2026 Feb 4;18(835):eadr9382. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adr9382
Ho M, Paruzzo L, Noll JH, Stella F, Devi P, Ndeupen S, Day YA, Chen GM, Cohen IJ, Ramirez-Fernandez A, Waxman A, Kapur S, Chen F, Xu R, Huff A, Jarocha D, Patel V, Bochi-Layec AC, Ramasubramanian R, Liu S, Bouvier R, de Souza VB, Patel H, Li Z, Carturan A, Michener P, Hopkins CR, Koucky O, Minehart J, Dimitri A, Nabar NR, Hasanali ZS, Ciccarelli BT, Hung P, Williams E, Bartoszek R, Lavorando M, Mohan S, Gonzalez VE, Porazzi P, Bhoj VG, Apostolidis SA, Vogl DT, Porter DL, Scholler J, Diorio C, Roche AM, Everett JK, Bushman FD, Nathanson KL, Stadtmauer EA, Susanibar-Adaniya SP, Garfall AL, Ruella M, Cohen AD, Fraietta JA. CD4+ T cells mediate CAR-T cell-associated immune-related adverse events after BCMA CAR-T cell therapy. Nat Med. 2026 Feb;32(2):702-716. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-04121-8
Apostolidis SA, Locci M. SLE B cells take an extrafollicular detour after mRNA vaccination. Nat Immunol. 2025 Jan;26(1):4-6. doi: 10.1038/s41590-024-02035-0. PubMed PMID: 39730724.
Painter MM, Johnston TS, Lundgreen KA, Santos JJS, Qin JS, Goel RR, Apostolidis SA, Mathew D, Fulmer B, Williams JC, McKeague ML, Pattekar A, Goode A, Nasta S, Baxter AE, Giles JR, Skelly AN, Felley LE, McLaughlin M, Weaver J, Kuthuru O, Dougherty J, Adamski S, Long S, Kee M, Clendenin C, da Silva Antunes R, Grifoni A, Weiskopf D, Sette A, Huang AC, Rader DJ, Hensley SE, Bates P, Greenplate AR, Wherry EJ. Prior vaccination promotes early activation of memory T cells and enhances immune responses during SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection. Nat Immunol. 2023 Oct;24(10):1711-1724. doi: 10.1038/s41590-023-01613-y. Epub 2023 Sep 21. PubMed PMID: 37735592.
Herati RS, Knorr DA, Vella LA, Silva LV, Chilukuri L, Apostolidis SA, Huang AC, Muselman A, Manne S, Kuthuru O, Staupe RP, Adamski SA, Kannan S, Kurupati RK, Ertl HCJ, Wong JL, Bournazos S, McGettigan S, Schuchter LM, Kotecha RR, Funt SA, Voss MH, Motzer RJ, Lee CH, Bajorin DF, Mitchell TC, Ravetch JV, Wherry EJ. PD-1 directed immunotherapy alters Tfh and humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccine. Nat Immunol. 2022 Aug;23(8):1183-1192. doi: 10.1038/s41590-022-01274-3. Epub 2022 Jul 28. PubMed PMID: 35902637.
Apostolidis SA, Sarkar A, Giannini HM, Goel RR, Mathew D, Suzuki A, Baxter AE, Greenplate AR, Alanio C, Abdel-Hakeem M, Oldridge DA, Giles JR, Wu JE, Chen Z, Huang YJ, Belman J, Pattekar A, Manne S, Kuthuru O, Dougherty J, Weiderhold B, Weisman AR, Ittner CAG, Gouma S, Dunbar D, Frank I, Huang AC, Vella LA, Reilly JP, Hensley SE, Rauova L, Zhao L, Meyer NJ, Poncz M, Abrams CS, Wherry EJ. Signaling Through FcγRIIA and the C5a-C5aR Pathway Mediate Platelet Hyperactivation in COVID-19. Front Immunol. 2022;13:834988. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.834988. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35309299.
Goel RR, Painter MM, Apostolidis SA(co-first author), Mathew D, Meng W, Rosenfeld AM, Lundgreen KA, Reynaldi A, Khoury DS, Pattekar A, Gouma S, Kuri-Cervantes L, Hicks P, Dysinger S, Hicks A, Sharma H, Herring S, Korte S, Baxter AE, Oldridge DA, Giles JR, Weirick ME, McAllister CM, Awofolaju M, Tanenbaum N, Drapeau EM, Dougherty J, Long S, D'Andrea K, Hamilton JT, McLaughlin M, Williams JC, Adamski S, Kuthuru O, Frank I, Betts MR, Vella LA, Grifoni A, Weiskopf D, Sette A, Hensley SE, Davenport MP, Bates P, Luning Prak ET, Greenplate AR, Wherry EJ. mRNA vaccines induce durable immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern. Science. 2021 Dec 3;374(6572):abm0829. doi: 10.1126/science.abm0829. Epub 2021 Dec 3. PubMed PMID: 34648302.
Apostolidis SA, Kakara M, Painter MM, Goel RR, Mathew D, Lenzi K, Rezk A, Patterson KR, Espinoza DA, Kadri JC, Markowitz DM, E Markowitz C, Mexhitaj I, Jacobs D, Babb A, Betts MR, Prak ETL, Weiskopf D, Grifoni A, Lundgreen KA, Gouma S, Sette A, Bates P, Hensley SE, Greenplate AR, Wherry EJ, Li R, Bar-Or A. Cellular and humoral immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in patients with multiple sclerosis on anti-CD20 therapy. Nat Med. 2021 Nov;27(11):1990-2001. doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01507-2. Epub 2021 Sep 14. PubMed PMID: 34522051.
Chang SE, Feng A, Meng W, Apostolidis SA(co-first author), Mack E, Artandi M, Barman L, Bennett K, Chakraborty S, Chang I, Cheung P, Chinthrajah S, Dhingra S, Do E, Finck A, Gaano A, Geßner R, Giannini HM, Gonzalez J, Greib S, Gündisch M, Hsu AR, Kuo A, Manohar M, Mao R, Neeli I, Neubauer A, Oniyide O, Powell AE, Puri R, Renz H, Schapiro J, Weidenbacher PA, Wittman R, Ahuja N, Chung HR, Jagannathan P, James JA, Kim PS, Meyer NJ, Nadeau KC, Radic M, Robinson WH, Singh U, Wang TT, Wherry EJ, Skevaki C, Luning Prak ET, Utz PJ. New-onset IgG autoantibodies in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Nat Commun. 2021 Sep 14;12(1):5417. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25509-3. PubMed PMID: 34521836.
Goel RR, Apostolidis SA(co-first author), Painter MM, Mathew D, Pattekar A, Kuthuru O, Gouma S, Hicks P, Meng W, Rosenfeld AM, Dysinger S, Lundgreen KA, Kuri-Cervantes L, Adamski S, Hicks A, Korte S, Oldridge DA, Baxter AE, Giles JR, Weirick ME, McAllister CM, Dougherty J, Long S, D'Andrea K, Hamilton JT, Betts MR, Luning Prak ET, Bates P, Hensley SE, Greenplate AR, Wherry EJ. Distinct antibody and memory B cell responses in SARS-CoV-2 naïve and recovered individuals following mRNA vaccination. Sci Immunol. 2021 Apr 15;6(58). doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abi6950. PubMed PMID: 33858945.
Anderson EM, Goodwin EC, Verma A, Arevalo CP, Bolton MJ, Weirick ME, Gouma S, McAllister CM, Christensen SR, Weaver J, Hicks P, Manzoni TB, Oniyide O, Ramage H, Mathew D, Baxter AE, Oldridge DA, Greenplate AR, Wu JE, Alanio C, D'Andrea K, Kuthuru O, Dougherty J, Pattekar A, Kim J, Han N, Apostolidis SA, Huang AC, Vella LA, Kuri-Cervantes L, Pampena MB, Betts MR, Wherry EJ, Meyer NJ, Cherry S, Bates P, Rader DJ, Hensley SE. Seasonal human coronavirus antibodies are boosted upon SARS-CoV-2 infection but not associated with protection. Cell. 2021 Apr 1;184(7):1858-1864.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.02.010. Epub 2021 Feb 9. PubMed PMID: 33631096.
Vella LA, Giles JR, Baxter AE, Oldridge DA, Diorio C, Kuri-Cervantes L, Alanio C, Pampena MB, Wu JE, Chen Z, Huang YJ, Anderson EM, Gouma S, McNerney KO, Chase J, Burudpakdee C, Lee JH, Apostolidis SA, Huang AC, Mathew D, Kuthuru O, Goodwin EC, Weirick ME, Bolton MJ, Arevalo CP, Ramos A, Jasen CJ, Conrey PE, Sayed S, Giannini HM, D'Andrea K, Meyer NJ, Behrens EM, Bassiri H, Hensley SE, Henrickson SE, Teachey DT, Betts MR, Wherry EJ. Deep immune profiling of MIS-C demonstrates marked but transient immune activation compared to adult and pediatric COVID-19. Sci Immunol. 2021 Mar 2;6(57). doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abf7570. PubMed PMID: 33653907.
Mathew D, Giles JR, Baxter AE, Oldridge DA, Greenplate AR, Wu JE, Alanio C, Kuri-Cervantes L, Pampena MB, D'Andrea K, Manne S, Chen Z, Huang YJ, Reilly JP, Weisman AR, Ittner CAG, Kuthuru O, Dougherty J, Nzingha K, Han N, Kim J, Pattekar A, Goodwin EC, Anderson EM, Weirick ME, Gouma S, Arevalo CP, Bolton MJ, Chen F, Lacey SF, Ramage H, Cherry S, Hensley SE, Apostolidis SA, Huang AC, Vella LA, Betts MR, Meyer NJ, Wherry EJ. Deep immune profiling of COVID-19 patients reveals distinct immunotypes with therapeutic implications. Science. 2020 Sep 4;369(6508). doi: 10.1126/science.abc8511. Epub 2020 Jul 15. PubMed PMID: 32669297.
Apostolidis SA, Stifano G, Tabib T, Rice LM, Morse CM, Kahaleh B, Lafyatis R. Single Cell RNA Sequencing Identifies HSPG2 and APLNR as Markers of Endothelial Cell Injury in Systemic Sclerosis Skin. Front Immunol. 2018;9:2191. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02191. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30327649.
Apostolidis SA, Rodríguez-Rodríguez N, Suárez-Fueyo A, Dioufa N, Ozcan E, Crispín JC, Tsokos MG, Tsokos GC. Phosphatase PP2A is requisite for the function of regulatory T cells. Nat Immunol. 2016 May;17(5):556-64. doi: 10.1038/ni.3390. Epub 2016 Mar 14. PubMed PMID: 26974206.
Apostolidis SA, Rauen T, Hedrich CM, Tsokos GC, Crispín JC. Protein phosphatase 2A enables expression of interleukin 17 (IL-17) through chromatin remodeling. J Biol Chem. 2013 Sep 13;288(37):26775-84. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.483743. Epub 2013 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 23918926.
Crispín JC, Apostolidis SA (co-first author), Rosetti F, Keszei M, Wang N, Terhorst C, Mayadas TN, Tsokos GC. Cutting edge: protein phosphatase 2A confers susceptibility to autoimmune disease through an IL-17-dependent mechanism. J Immunol. 2012 Apr 15;188(8):3567-71. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1200143. Epub 2012 Mar 14. PubMed PMID: 22422882.
Crispín JC, Apostolidis SA, Finnell MI, Tsokos GC. Induction of PP2A Bβ, a regulator of IL-2 deprivation-induced T-cell apoptosis, is deficient in systemic lupus erythematosus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Jul 26;108(30):12443-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1103915108. Epub 2011 Jul 11. PubMed PMID: 21746932.
Apostolidis SA, Lieberman LA, Kis-Toth K, Crispín JC, Tsokos GC. The dysregulation of cytokine networks in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Interferon Cytokine Res. 2011 Oct;31(10):769-79. doi: 10.1089/jir.2011.0029. Epub 2011 Aug 30. Review. PubMed PMID: 21877904.
Apostolidis SA, Crispín JC, Tsokos GC. IL-17-producing T cells in lupus nephritis. Lupus. 2011 Feb;20(2):120-4. doi: 10.1177/0961203310389100. Review. PubMed PMID: 21303828.
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