2019
Estrogen receptor α in T cells suppresses follicular helper T cell responses and prevents autoimmunity
Kim D, Park H, Park H, Lee J, Ko C, Gye M, Choi J. Estrogen receptor α in T cells suppresses follicular helper T cell responses and prevents autoimmunity. Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2019, 51: 1-9. PMID: 30988419, PMCID: PMC6465332, DOI: 10.1038/s12276-019-0237-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSheep red blood cellsKO miceT cellsTfh cellsTfh responsesAutoantibody productionFollicular helper T cell responsesHigh-affinity antigen-specific antibodiesCell responsesFollicular helper T cellsHelper T cell responsesERα KO miceTfh cell responsesMesenteric lymph nodesT cell responsesHelper T cellsGerminal center responseERα knockout miceWild-type miceAntigen-specific antibodiesYears of ageEstrogen receptor alphaEstrogen receptor αIsotype class switchingTreg cells
2016
Sex-Based Selectivity of PPARγ Regulation in Th1, Th2, and Th17 Differentiation
Park HJ, Park HS, Lee JU, Bothwell AL, Choi JM. Sex-Based Selectivity of PPARγ Regulation in Th1, Th2, and Th17 Differentiation. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2016, 17: 1347. PMID: 27548145, PMCID: PMC5000743, DOI: 10.3390/ijms17081347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffector T cell differentiationT cellsT cell differentiationAdaptive immunityFemale T cellsMale T cellsPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaIL-17 productionDifferentiation of Th1PPARγ agonist pioglitazoneProliferator-activated receptor gammaNaïve T cellsSplenic T cellsMouse splenic T cellsImportant immune regulatorPioglitazone treatmentTfh responsesTh17 cellsAgonist pioglitazoneTreg functionAutoimmune diseasesEstrogen exposureImmune regulatorsCell differentiationTh1
2015
Piceatannol inhibits effector T cell functions by suppressing TcR signaling
Kim D, Lee Y, Park H, Lee J, Kim H, Hwang J, Choi J. Piceatannol inhibits effector T cell functions by suppressing TcR signaling. International Immunopharmacology 2015, 25: 285-292. PMID: 25676533, DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCytokinesFemaleInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitLectins, C-TypeMice, Inbred C57BLMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSpleenStilbenesConceptsEffector T cell functionT cell functionT cellsPiceatannol treatmentT cell activation markers CD25Naïve CD4 T cellsRole of piceatannolCD4 T cellsActivation markers CD25Cell functionAdaptive immune responsesSplenic T cellsMetabolite of resveratrolMurine splenic T cellsInhibition of TCRActivated T cellsAnti-tumorigenesis activityT cell activationIL-17Th17 cellsCytokines IFNγC57BL/6 miceCytokine productionIL-2Immune response