2012
Chronic Exposure to Staphylococcal Superantigen Elicits a Systemic Inflammatory Disease Mimicking Lupus
Chowdhary VR, Tilahun AY, Clark CR, Grande JP, Rajagopalan G. Chronic Exposure to Staphylococcal Superantigen Elicits a Systemic Inflammatory Disease Mimicking Lupus. The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 189: 2054-2062. PMID: 22798666, PMCID: PMC3462343, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantibodiesAutoantigensAutoimmune DiseasesCD28 AntigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHLA-DQ AntigensHumansInfusions, SubcutaneousLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMiceMice, TransgenicStaphylococcus aureusSuperantigensConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusT cellsChronic exposureStaphylococcal enterotoxin BLupus erythematosusMouse MHC class II moleculesHLA-DQ8 transgenic miceMultisystem autoimmune inflammatory diseaseEnterotoxin BHLA-DQ8 miceAutoimmune inflammatory diseaseMHC class II moleculesTh1-type cytokinesMini-osmotic pumpsMononuclear cell infiltrationAnti-nuclear AbsClass II moleculesAbsence of diseaseChronic nasalIL-12Inflammatory infiltrateAutoimmune diseasesCell infiltrationInflammatory diseasesPathogenic role
2005
HLA-DQ8 is a predisposing molecule for detergent enzyme subtilisin BPN′-induced hypersensitivity
Xue A, Chapoval SP, Finn ES, Chowdhary VR, Marietta EV, Gaffey TA, Pursifull AC, David CS. HLA-DQ8 is a predisposing molecule for detergent enzyme subtilisin BPN′-induced hypersensitivity. Clinical Immunology 2005, 117: 302-315. PMID: 16185928, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2005.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesDQ8 miceCell responsesDR4 transgenic miceStrong susceptibility markerEosinophilic inflammatory reactionHLA-DQ8Intranasal instillationIgE productionInflammatory componentHLA-DQ6Tg miceInflammatory reactionSignificant IgG1Transgenic miceInduced hypersensitivityImmunogenic propertiesSusceptibility markersGenetic susceptibilityImmunodominant regionMiceVivo studiesAllergic propertiesHypersensitivityDetergent enzymes