Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (CD) is a rare and potentially fatal lymphoproliferative disorder. Authors here establish a mouse xenotransplantation model of the “not otherwise specified” subtype of the disease and show that the chemokine CXCL13 plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis and likely produced by peripheral helper cells, which expand upon engraftment.
- Takuya Harada
- Yoshikane Kikushige
- Kazuyuki Yoshizaki