2021
Tet2 Controls the Responses of β cells to Inflammation in Autoimmune Diabetes
Rui J, Deng S, Perdigoto AL, Ponath G, Kursawe R, Lawlor N, Sumida T, Levine-Ritterman M, Stitzel ML, Pitt D, Lu J, Herold KC. Tet2 Controls the Responses of β cells to Inflammation in Autoimmune Diabetes. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 5074. PMID: 34417463, PMCID: PMC8379260, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25367-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune cellsΒ-cellsNOD/SCID recipientsDiabetogenic immune cellsDiabetogenic T cellsBone marrow transplantType 1 diabetesExpression of TET2Human β-cellsIslet infiltratesSCID recipientsMarrow transplantInflammatory pathwaysTransfer of diseaseT cellsInflammatory genesImmune killingPathologic interactionsReduced expressionDiabetesInflammationTET2MiceRecipientsCells
2017
β Cells that Resist Immunological Attack Develop during Progression of Autoimmune Diabetes in NOD Mice
Rui J, Deng S, Arazi A, Perdigoto AL, Liu Z, Herold KC. β Cells that Resist Immunological Attack Develop during Progression of Autoimmune Diabetes in NOD Mice. Cell Metabolism 2017, 25: 727-738. PMID: 28190773, PMCID: PMC5342930, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-cellsImmune attackNon-obese diabetic (NOD) miceImmune inhibitory markersProgression of T1DChronic autoimmune diseaseType 1 diabetesLong-term survivalNormal β-cellsHuman β-cellsIslet infiltratesAutoimmune diabetesNOD miceDiabetic miceAutoimmune diseasesInhibitory markersImmune cellsImmune responseDiabetesStemness genesΒ cell identity genesSimilar changesCell deathDiseaseMice
2016
Methylation of insulin DNA in response to proinflammatory cytokines during the progression of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice
Rui J, Deng S, Lebastchi J, Clark PL, Usmani-Brown S, Herold KC. Methylation of insulin DNA in response to proinflammatory cytokines during the progression of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice. Diabetologia 2016, 59: 1021-1029. PMID: 26910463, PMCID: PMC4826795, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-016-3897-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin gene expressionGene expressionQuantitative real-time RT-PCRMethylation marksInsulin geneNOD miceBeta cellsDNA methyltransferasesDisease progressionAims/hypothesisType 1 diabetesIns2 geneInsulin DNAMethylationReal-time RT-PCRGenesBeta-cell functionExon 1Human beta cellsBeta-cell massPancreatic beta cellsType 1 diabetesMethyltransferasesEffects of cytokinesExon 2Cell mass
2015
A Preclinical Consortium Approach for Assessing the Efficacy of Combined Anti-CD3 Plus IL-1 Blockade in Reversing New-Onset Autoimmune Diabetes in NOD Mice
Gill RG, Pagni PP, Kupfer T, Wasserfall CH, Deng S, Posgai A, Manenkova Y, Hani A, Straub L, Bernstein P, Atkinson MA, Herold KC, von Herrath M, Staeva T, Ehlers MR, Nepom GT. A Preclinical Consortium Approach for Assessing the Efficacy of Combined Anti-CD3 Plus IL-1 Blockade in Reversing New-Onset Autoimmune Diabetes in NOD Mice. Diabetes 2015, 65: 1310-1316. PMID: 26718498, PMCID: PMC5860426, DOI: 10.2337/db15-0492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAutoimmune DiseasesBiomedical ResearchCD3 ComplexDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Drug Administration ScheduleDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunotherapyInsulinInsulin SecretionInsulin-Secreting CellsInterleukin-1 Receptor Accessory ProteinInterleukin-1betaMice, Inbred NODMulticenter Studies as TopicPilot ProjectsReceptors, Interleukin-1 Type IRecombinant Fusion ProteinsReproducibility of ResultsResearch DesignSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsUnited StatesConceptsNew-onset diseaseIL-1 blockadeAnti-CD3 treatmentNOD micePreclinical studiesInterleukin-1IL-1β monoclonal antibodyIslet β-cell massNOD mouse modelImmune Tolerance NetworkType 1 diabetesΒ-cell massApplicable immunotherapiesFuture clinical useStudy entryProspective studyClinical trialsMouse modelMulticenter consortiumAnimal modelsCandidate therapeuticsClinical useTherapeutic agentsMonoclonal antibodiesDisease
2014
CD45 ligation expands Tregs by promoting interactions with DCs
Camirand G, Wang Y, Lu Y, Wan YY, Lin Y, Deng S, Guz G, Perkins DL, Finn PW, Farber DL, Flavell RA, Shlomchik WD, Lakkis FG, Rudd CE, Rothstein DM. CD45 ligation expands Tregs by promoting interactions with DCs. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 4603-4613. PMID: 25202978, PMCID: PMC4191025, DOI: 10.1172/jci74087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsTreg proliferationTreg expansionVivo expansionRegulatory T cellsConventional T cellsTransfer of TregsActivated T cellsTreg numbersTreg populationImmune toleranceHomeostatic proliferationWT miceExogenous antigensPeripheral homeostasisTregsImmune responseTherapeutic useCD45 ligationNuclear factorIntegrin-dependent mannerNuclear translocationLigationAntigenProliferation
2013
Immune Therapy and β-Cell Death in Type 1 Diabetes
Lebastchi J, Deng S, Lebastchi AH, Beshar I, Gitelman S, Willi S, Gottlieb P, Akirav EM, Bluestone JA, Herold KC. Immune Therapy and β-Cell Death in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes 2013, 62: 1676-1680. PMID: 23423576, PMCID: PMC3636605, DOI: 10.2337/db12-1207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCD3 ComplexC-PeptideCytotoxicity Tests, ImmunologicCytotoxicity, ImmunologicDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1DNA MethylationFemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsImmunologic FactorsImmunotherapyInsulinInsulin SecretionInsulin-Secreting CellsIslets of LangerhansMalePostprandial PeriodYoung AdultConceptsRecent-onset T1DΒ-cell deathΒ-cellsNondiabetic subjectsImmune therapyType 1 diabetes resultsAnti-CD3 monoclonal antibodyUnmethylated INS DNAC-peptide responseNondiabetic control subjectsΒ-cell functionInsulin-producing β-cellsHigh rateImmune interventionDiabetes resultsControl subjectsClinical trialsPatientsT1DType 1Monoclonal antibodiesDeathTeplizumabINS DNATherapy