2010
DNA Aptamers as Molecular Probes for Colorectal Cancer Study
Sefah K, Meng L, Lopez-Colon D, Jimenez E, Liu C, Tan W. DNA Aptamers as Molecular Probes for Colorectal Cancer Study. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e14269. PMID: 21170319, PMCID: PMC3000811, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerAppropriate therapeutic regimensCell-based systematic evolutionColorectal Cancer StudyMolecular featuresMultistep carcinogenic processCancer cell linesCell line DLD-1Therapeutic regimensNormal colon cellsPrognostic markerDifferent tumorsSpecific tumorsFlow cytometrySpecific biomarkersEarly disease detectionCarcinogenic processTumorsCancerSpecific markersCancer studiesColon cellsDLD-1Cell linesDisease developmentAbsence of P-Selectin in Recipients of Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation Ameliorates Experimental Graft-versus-Host Disease
Lu S, Holland A, Na I, Terwey T, Alpdogan O, Bautista J, Smith O, Suh D, King C, Kochman A, Hubbard V, Rao U, Yim N, Liu C, Laga A, Murphy G, Jenq R, Zakrzewski J, Penack O, Dykstra L, Bampoe K, Perez L, Furie B, Furie B, van den Brink M. Absence of P-Selectin in Recipients of Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation Ameliorates Experimental Graft-versus-Host Disease. The Journal Of Immunology 2010, 185: 1912-1919. PMID: 20622117, PMCID: PMC3752704, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0903148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary lymphoid organsDonor T cellsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationAlloreactive T cellsBone marrow transplantationT cellsWT T cellsP-selectinP-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1P-selectin ligandsMarrow transplantationSmall bowelInflamed tissuesDonor alloreactive T cellsHost disease (GVHD) pathophysiologyGVHD target organsAlloactivated T cellsLigand 1Wild-type recipientsGVHD mortalityGVHD prophylaxisHost diseaseLymphoid organsPeyer's patchesExperimental disease
2008
Organ-derived dendritic cells have differential effects on alloreactive T cells
Kim T, Terwey T, Zakrzewski J, Suh D, Kochman A, Chen M, King C, Borsotti C, Grubin J, Smith O, Heller G, Liu C, Murphy G, Alpdogan O, van den Brink M. Organ-derived dendritic cells have differential effects on alloreactive T cells. Blood 2008, 111: 2929-2940. PMID: 18178870, PMCID: PMC2254543, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-06-096602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell ProliferationDendritic CellsGene Expression ProfilingGraft vs Host DiseaseHumansIntegrinsIsoantigensLigandsLipopolysaccharidesLiverLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOrgan SpecificityPhenotypeReceptors, Lymphocyte HomingSelectinsSurvival RateT-LymphocytesUp-RegulationConceptsAlloreactive T cellsBone marrow transplantationDendritic cellsT cellsGVHD mortalityLymph nodesAlloreactive donor T cellsGut-draining lymph nodesLiver-derived dendritic cellsNaive allogeneic T cellsMurine bone marrow transplantationPathophysiology of GVHDTarget organ liverDonor T cellsInduction of graftAllogeneic T cellsPeripheral lymph nodesGut-homing phenotypeMurine BMT modelHost diseaseAdoptive transferHoming moleculesMarrow transplantationStimulatory capacityBMT model
2004
STAT3 induces anti-hepatitis C viral activity in liver cells
Zhu H, Shang X, Terada N, Liu C. STAT3 induces anti-hepatitis C viral activity in liver cells. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2004, 324: 518-528. PMID: 15474458, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.09.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiviral AgentsBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell LineCell Line, TumorCytokinesDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme InhibitorsGenes, DominantHepacivirusHumansInflammationInterferonsInterleukin-6LigandsLiverLiver NeoplasmsLuciferasesPlasmidsProtein Structure, TertiaryReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRibavirinRNARNA, MessengerSTAT3 Transcription FactorTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTyrphostinsConceptsAnti-HCV activityInterferon alphaSTAT3 activationHuman hepatoma cellsHepatitis C virus infectionHCV subgenomic RNA replicationMain therapeutic regimenC virus infectionChronic liver diseaseCytokines IL-6Replicon cell linesIntracellular antiviral stateCell linesHepatoma cellsLiver diseaseTherapeutic regimenActivation of STAT3IL-6Virus infectionEstrogen receptorIFN treatmentAntiviral genesAntiviral pathwaysAntiviral activityAntiviral stateBlockade of CXCR3 Receptor:Ligand Interactions Reduces Leukocyte Recruitment to the Lung and the Severity of Experimental Idiopathic Pneumonia Syndrome
Hildebrandt G, Corrion L, Olkiewicz K, Lu B, Lowler K, Duffner U, Moore B, Kuziel W, Liu C, Cooke K. Blockade of CXCR3 Receptor:Ligand Interactions Reduces Leukocyte Recruitment to the Lung and the Severity of Experimental Idiopathic Pneumonia Syndrome. The Journal Of Immunology 2004, 173: 2050-2059. PMID: 15265940, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.3.2050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Marrow CellsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCells, CulturedChemokine CXCL10Chemokine CXCL9Chemokines, CXCChemotaxis, LeukocyteCrosses, GeneticFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationInterferon-gammaLigandsLungLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPneumoniaReceptors, CCR5Receptors, ChemokineReceptors, CXCR3SpleenT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTransplantation, HomologousTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsIdiopathic pneumonia syndromeDonor T cellsPneumonia syndromeIP-10TNF-alphaT cellsIFN-gammaCXCR3 receptorDevelopment of IPSExperimental Idiopathic Pneumonia SyndromeIP-10 protein levelsAllogeneic stem cell transplantationAllo-SCT recipientsInfiltration of IFNStandard immunosuppressive therapyT cell subsetsBronchoalveolar lavage fluidStem cell transplantationT cell recruitmentControl-treated animalsImmunosuppressive therapyLigand MigAllo-SCTFatal complicationLung injury