Caractérisation des lymphocytes B infiltrant la peau au cours de la sclérodermie systémique // Characterization of Skin-Infiltrating B Cells in Systemic Sclerosis
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ABG-136149
ADUM-69452 |
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| 2026-03-03 | Public funding alone (i.e. government, region, European, international organization research grant) |
Université de Lille
Lille Cedex - Les Hauts de France - France
Caractérisation des lymphocytes B infiltrant la peau au cours de la sclérodermie systémique // Characterization of Skin-Infiltrating B Cells in Systemic Sclerosis
- Biology
sclérodermie, lymphocytes B, fibrose, autoimmunité
scleroderma, B lymphocytes, fibrosis, autoimmunity
scleroderma, B lymphocytes, fibrosis, autoimmunity
Topic description
La sclérodermie systémique (ScS) est une maladie autoimmune caractérisée par une fibrose inflammatoire de la peau et des organes tels que les poumons et le cœur. C'est la maladie autoimmune la plus sévère, actuellement sans traitement curatif. Sur le plan physiopathologique, elle est caractérisée par une triade vasculopathie-dysimmunité-fibrose et est à ce titre un modèle paradigmatique des complications fibrosantes observées au cours des maladies inflammatoires. En tant que maladie autoimmune, il est désormais bien établi que les lymphocytes B (LB) jouent un rôle capital dans la triade physiopathologique au cours de la ScS. Les traitements ciblant les LB sont désormais considérés comme les plus prometteurs (ex : CAR T CD19). Nous avons précédemment démontré que les LB de patients ScS avaient une capacité accrue d'infiltrer un modèle de peau saine en 3D, ce d'autant qu'ils étaient activés au préalable. Les conséquences de cette infiltration était une modification de leur homéostasie et de leur fonction et l'induction d'un profil proinflammatoire des fibroblastes, cellules clé de la fibrogenèse.
Le projet de thèse est d'étudier les interactions entre les LB de patients atteints de ScS et un modèle de peau pathologique incluant des cellules cutanées (fibroblastes et kératinocytes) provenant de patients ScS, de moduler ces interactions en bloquant les voies impliquées et de confirmer une ou plusieurs cibles thérapeutiques dans des modèles expérimentaux.
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory fibrosis of the skin and internal organs such as the lungs and heart. It is the most severe autoimmune disease and currently has no curative treatment. From a pathophysiological standpoint, it is characterized by a triad of vasculopathy–immune dysregulation–fibrosis and, as such, represents a paradigmatic model of fibrotic complications observed in inflammatory diseases. As an autoimmune disease, it is now well established that B lymphocytes (B cells) play a central role in this pathophysiological triad in SSc. Therapies targeting B cells are now considered among the most promising (e.g., CD19 CAR T cells). We have previously shown that B cells from patients with SSc have an increased capacity to infiltrate a healthy 3D skin model, particularly after prior activation. The consequences of this infiltration included alterations in their homeostasis and function, and the induction of a pro-inflammatory phenotype in fibroblasts, key cells in fibrogenesis.
The aim of the PhD project is to study the interactions between B cells from patients with SSc and a pathological skin model including cutaneous cells (fibroblasts and keratinocytes) derived from patients with SSc, to modulate these interactions by blocking the pathways involved, and to validate one or more therapeutic targets in experimental models.
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Début de la thèse : 01/10/2026
Le projet de thèse est d'étudier les interactions entre les LB de patients atteints de ScS et un modèle de peau pathologique incluant des cellules cutanées (fibroblastes et kératinocytes) provenant de patients ScS, de moduler ces interactions en bloquant les voies impliquées et de confirmer une ou plusieurs cibles thérapeutiques dans des modèles expérimentaux.
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory fibrosis of the skin and internal organs such as the lungs and heart. It is the most severe autoimmune disease and currently has no curative treatment. From a pathophysiological standpoint, it is characterized by a triad of vasculopathy–immune dysregulation–fibrosis and, as such, represents a paradigmatic model of fibrotic complications observed in inflammatory diseases. As an autoimmune disease, it is now well established that B lymphocytes (B cells) play a central role in this pathophysiological triad in SSc. Therapies targeting B cells are now considered among the most promising (e.g., CD19 CAR T cells). We have previously shown that B cells from patients with SSc have an increased capacity to infiltrate a healthy 3D skin model, particularly after prior activation. The consequences of this infiltration included alterations in their homeostasis and function, and the induction of a pro-inflammatory phenotype in fibroblasts, key cells in fibrogenesis.
The aim of the PhD project is to study the interactions between B cells from patients with SSc and a pathological skin model including cutaneous cells (fibroblasts and keratinocytes) derived from patients with SSc, to modulate these interactions by blocking the pathways involved, and to validate one or more therapeutic targets in experimental models.
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Début de la thèse : 01/10/2026
Funding category
Public funding alone (i.e. government, region, European, international organization research grant)
Funding further details
Concours pour un contrat doctoral
Presentation of host institution and host laboratory
Université de Lille
Institution awarding doctoral degree
Université de Lille
Graduate school
446 Biologie Santé de Lille
Candidate's profile
1. Culture Cellulaire et Modèles de peaux reconstruites ou Bioprinting/Organ-on-chip
2. FACS
3. Cultiver les lymphocytes B issus de patients SSc et de sujets sains avec le modèle de peau pathologique 3D
4. Validation dans des Modèles Expérimentaux
• Utiliser des modèles animaux maitrisés dans l'unité pour valider les cibles thérapeutiques identifiées
• Utiliser la banque de tissus (peau) colligés dans le cadre du FHU PRECISE pour valider l'expression des cibles thérapeutiques confirmées
1. Cell culture and reconstructed skin models or bioprinting/organ-on-chip 2. Flow cytometry (FACS) 3. Co-culture of B lymphocytes from SSc patients and healthy controls with the 3D pathological skin model 4. Validation in experimental models Use animal models established in the unit to validate the identified therapeutic targets. Use the tissue bank (skin) collected within the FHU PRECISE framework to validate expression of the confirmed therapeutic targets.
1. Cell culture and reconstructed skin models or bioprinting/organ-on-chip 2. Flow cytometry (FACS) 3. Co-culture of B lymphocytes from SSc patients and healthy controls with the 3D pathological skin model 4. Validation in experimental models Use animal models established in the unit to validate the identified therapeutic targets. Use the tissue bank (skin) collected within the FHU PRECISE framework to validate expression of the confirmed therapeutic targets.
2026-04-28
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