2017
Prdm1 Regulates Thymic Epithelial Function To Prevent Autoimmunity
Roberts NA, Adams BD, McCarthy NI, Tooze RM, Parnell SM, Anderson G, Kaech SM, Horsley V. Prdm1 Regulates Thymic Epithelial Function To Prevent Autoimmunity. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 199: 1250-1260. PMID: 28701508, PMCID: PMC5544928, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, AntinuclearAutoantibodiesAutoimmunityEpithelial CellsForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression RegulationKeratin-14Lymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, NudePositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Thymus GlandT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTranscription FactorsConceptsThymic epithelial cellsThymic epithelial functionT cellsSelf-reactive T cellsEpithelial functionRegulatory T cell developmentDevelopment of Foxp3Tissue-specific AgsMouse thymic epithelial cellsRegulatory T cellsMedullary thymic epithelial cellsAnti-nuclear AbsCell type-specific deletionT cell developmentDendritic cellsAutoantibody productionAutoimmune diseasesAutoimmune pathologyNude miceAutoimmunityTEC functionConditional deletionCrucial transcription factorMiceEpithelial cells
2015
Origin of fibrosing cells in systemic sclerosis
Ebmeier S, Horsley V. Origin of fibrosing cells in systemic sclerosis. Current Opinion In Rheumatology 2015, 27: 555-562. PMID: 26352735, PMCID: PMC4639394, DOI: 10.1097/bor.0000000000000217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic sclerosisEndothelial cellsInjury-induced fibrosisEpithelial cellsProgressive fibrosisAutoimmune diseasesTreatment optionsEffective therapyInjury modelFibrosis modelChronic natureAnimal modelsTissue stromaSclerosisCell originFibrosisUnknown originVariety of tissuesCellular originRecent evidenceFibrocytesDiseasePericytesSpecific organsAdipocytes