2022
RAGE antagonism with azeliragon improves xenograft rejection by T cells in humanized mice.
Joshi AA, Wu Y, Deng S, Preston-Hurlburt P, Forbes JM, Herold KC. RAGE antagonism with azeliragon improves xenograft rejection by T cells in humanized mice. Clinical Immunology 2022, 245: 109165. PMID: 36257528, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2022.109165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsXenograft rejectionIL-17AHumanized miceIL-1βT cellsImmune responseRAGE antagonistsAdaptive human immune responsesPD-1 expressionSkin graft rejectionHuman immune cell responsesImmune cell responsesHuman immune responseHuman immune cellsInnate immune responseAdvanced glycation endproductsInhibition of pathwaysSmall molecule antagonistsMultiple inflammatory processesAZ therapyRAGE antagonismGraft rejectionIL-23Serum levelsMedian time
2017
Microbiota control immune regulation in humanized mice
Gülden E, Vudattu NK, Deng S, Preston-Hurlburt P, Mamula M, Reed JC, Mohandas S, Herold BC, Torres R, Vieira SM, Lim B, Herazo-Maya JD, Kriegel M, Goodman AL, Cotsapas C, Herold KC. Microbiota control immune regulation in humanized mice. JCI Insight 2017, 2: e91709. PMID: 29093268, PMCID: PMC5752290, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.91709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsAntibodies, AntinuclearAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAutoimmune DiseasesB7-2 AntigenCD11b AntigenCD11c AntigenCD3 ComplexCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGastrointestinal TractGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsImmunotherapyInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-27Leukocytes, MononuclearMiceMice, KnockoutMucous MembraneSkin TransplantationSTAT5 Transcription FactorT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsT cellsIL-10Humanized miceHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsIL-27 expressionIL-10 levelsAnti-nuclear antibodiesEffector T cellsLevels of IFNCentral memory cellsLess IL-10Markers of efficacyBlood mononuclear cellsExpression of CD86Immune regulatory pathwaysIL-10 inductionHuman immune cellsHuman stool samplesImmunosuppressive medicationsIL-27Xenograft rejectionImmune therapyMononuclear cellsAntibiotic treatmentOral treatment with foralumab, a fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, prevents skin xenograft rejection in humanized mice
Ogura M, Deng S, Preston-Hurlburt P, Ogura H, Shailubhai K, Kuhn C, Weiner HL, Herold KC. Oral treatment with foralumab, a fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, prevents skin xenograft rejection in humanized mice. Clinical Immunology 2017, 183: 240-246. PMID: 28739191, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2017.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin xenograft rejectionOral treatmentXenograft rejectionT cellsAnti-CD3 monoclonal antibodyConsecutive daily dosesPeripheral T cellsActivation of splenocytesHuman immune systemSplenic CD8Graft acceptanceWeekly dosingIL-10Serum levelsImmune therapySmall bowelHumanized miceDaily dosesImmune modulationMucosal barrierIntragastric doseOral administrationSkin graftsProliferative responseLymphoid cells