2020
Immune Cells in the Placental Villi Contribute to Intra-amniotic Inflammation
Toothaker JM, Presicce P, Cappelletti M, Stras SF, McCourt CC, Chougnet CA, Kallapur SG, Konnikova L. Immune Cells in the Placental Villi Contribute to Intra-amniotic Inflammation. Frontiers In Immunology 2020, 11: 866. PMID: 32528468, PMCID: PMC7256198, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal-maternal interfaceIntra-amniotic inflammationImmune cellsVillous placentaT cellsPlacental villiNatural killerTumor necrosis factor alphaAbundance of neutrophilsIA LPS exposureCD8 T cellsMemory T cellsAntigen-presenting cellsRhesus macaque modelNecrosis factor alphaDistinct immunological profilePotential therapeutic targetTNFα blockadeLPS exposureSignificant morbidityMacaque modelProinflammatory cytokinesImmunological profileFactor alphaImmunological response
2018
WASP-mediated regulation of anti-inflammatory macrophages is IL-10 dependent and is critical for intestinal homeostasis
Biswas A, Shouval DS, Griffith A, Goettel JA, Field M, Kang YH, Konnikova L, Janssen E, Redhu NS, Thrasher AJ, Chatila T, Kuchroo VK, Geha RS, Notarangelo LD, Pai SY, Horwitz BH, Snapper SB. WASP-mediated regulation of anti-inflammatory macrophages is IL-10 dependent and is critical for intestinal homeostasis. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 1779. PMID: 29725003, PMCID: PMC5934380, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03670-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationColitisGene DeletionGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHomeostasisHumansImmunity, MucosalInflammationInterleukin-10Interleukin-1betaInterleukin-23Intestinal MucosaMacrophagesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicSignal TransductionWiskott-Aldrich SyndromeWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome ProteinConceptsAnti-inflammatory macrophagesMucosal homeostasisMacrophage functionDevelopment of colitisAbsence of WASpColitis developmentAutoimmune sequelaeDendritic cellsIL-10Immune toleranceIntestinal homeostasisWiskott-Aldrich syndrome proteinMacrophagesMacrophage propertiesSTAT3 phosphorylationColitisExpression of WASPWASP deficiencyHomeostasisDOCK8SequelaeMice
2017
Enhanced TH17 Responses in Patients with IL10 Receptor Deficiency and Infantile-onset IBD
Shouval DS, Konnikova L, Griffith AE, Wall SM, Biswas A, Werner L, Nunberg M, Kammermeier J, Goettel JA, Anand R, Chen H, Weiss B, Li J, Loizides A, Yerushalmi B, Yanagi T, Beier R, Conklin LS, Ebens CL, Santos FGMS, Sherlock M, Goldsmith JD, Kotlarz D, Glover SC, Shah N, Bousvaros A, Uhlig HH, Muise AM, Klein C, Snapper SB. Enhanced TH17 Responses in Patients with IL10 Receptor Deficiency and Infantile-onset IBD. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2017, 23: 1950-1961. PMID: 29023267, DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000001270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell proliferationDeficient patientsTh17 cellsReceptor deficiencySevere infantile-onset inflammatory bowel diseaseInfantile-onset inflammatory bowel diseaseAdaptive immune cell functionsCD4 T cell functionCD4 T cell proliferationCD4 T cell subsetsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsNaive T cell proliferationSuppression of TregsGeneration of TregsInflammatory bowel diseaseRegulatory T cellsStem cell transplantationT cell subsetsBlood mononuclear cellsImmune cell defectsAnti-inflammatory macrophagesT cell functionImmune cell functionReal-time polymerase chain reaction
2016
Interleukin 1β Mediates Intestinal Inflammation in Mice and Patients With Interleukin 10 Receptor Deficiency
Shouval DS, Biswas A, Kang YH, Griffith AE, Konnikova L, Mascanfroni ID, Redhu NS, Frei SM, Field M, Doty AL, Goldsmith JD, Bhan AK, Loizides A, Weiss B, Yerushalmi B, Yanagi T, Lui X, Quintana FJ, Muise AM, Klein C, Horwitz BH, Glover SC, Bousvaros A, Snapper SB. Interleukin 1β Mediates Intestinal Inflammation in Mice and Patients With Interleukin 10 Receptor Deficiency. Gastroenterology 2016, 151: 1100-1104. PMID: 27693323, PMCID: PMC5124405, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.08.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAdultAnimalsAntirheumatic AgentsCaspase 8CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedChild, PreschoolColitisGene Expression RegulationHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunity, InnateInflammasomesInflammatory Bowel DiseasesInterferon-gammaInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinInterleukin-10Interleukin-10 Receptor alpha SubunitInterleukin-17Interleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutMutationNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinProtein BiosynthesisReceptors, Interleukin-10Signal TransductionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseProduction of IL1βBowel diseaseIntestinal inflammationT cellsAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationInterleukin-10 Receptor DeficiencyHematopoietic stem cell transplantationStem cell transplantationInnate immune cellsActivation of CD4IL1 receptor antagonistTumor necrosis factorInterleukin-10 receptorProduction of IL1Stimulation of macrophagesImmune productionSpontaneous colitisReceptor deficiencyCell transplantationHistologic responseImmune cellsInterleukin-1βDeficient miceNecrosis factor