2023
Metabolic fitness of IgA+ plasma cells in the gut requires DOCK8
Zhang B, Chen S, Yin X, McBride C, Gertie J, Yurieva M, Bielecka A, Hoffmann B, Hinson J, Grassmann J, Xu L, Siniscalco E, Soldatenko A, Hoyt L, Joseph J, Norton E, Uthaman G, Palm N, Liu E, Eisenbarth S, Williams A. Metabolic fitness of IgA+ plasma cells in the gut requires DOCK8. Mucosal Immunology 2023, 17: 431-449. PMID: 38159726, DOI: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2023.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlasma cellsLamina propriaT cell-dependent antigensCytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) mutationsDOCK8-deficient miceMucosal IgA productionRecurrent gastrointestinal infectionGut lamina propriaPoor antibody responseIgA class switchingAntigen-specific IgAEarly B cell activationLong-term survivalB cell activationGut IgAFood antigensAntibody responseIgA productionImmune homeostasisGastrointestinal infectionsPrimary immunodeficiencyT cellsPC compartmentB cellsCell activation
2021
Oral anaphylaxis to peanut in a mouse model is associated with gut permeability but not with Tlr4 or Dock8 mutations
Gertie JA, Zhang B, Liu EG, Hoyt LR, Yin X, Xu L, Long LL, Soldatenko A, Gowthaman U, Williams A, Eisenbarth SC. Oral anaphylaxis to peanut in a mouse model is associated with gut permeability but not with Tlr4 or Dock8 mutations. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2021, 149: 262-274. PMID: 34051223, PMCID: PMC8626534, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAnimalsArachisDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsIntestinal MucosaMaleMice, Inbred C3HMice, Inbred C57BLMutationPassive Cutaneous AnaphylaxisPeanut HypersensitivityPermeabilitySpecies SpecificityToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsC3H/HeJ miceGut permeabilityHeJ miceOral anaphylaxisPeanut challengeFood allergyMouse modelToll-like receptor 4BALB/c miceCytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) mutationsEnhanced gut permeabilityOral peanut challengesDOCK8 functionIngested allergenImmunologic mechanismsAnaphylaxis responsesImmunologic pathwaysAllergic diseasesC57BL/6 micePeanut allergyAntibody responseC miceReceptor 4DOCK8 mutationsIntraperitoneal challenge