Differential responses of invariant V alpha 24J alpha Q T cells and MHC class II-restricted CD4+ T cells to dexamethasone.
Milner J, Kent S, Ashley T, Wilson S, Strominger J, Hafler D. Differential responses of invariant V alpha 24J alpha Q T cells and MHC class II-restricted CD4+ T cells to dexamethasone. The Journal Of Immunology 1999, 163: 2522-9. PMID: 10452989, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.5.2522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntibodies, BlockingAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CD1Antigens, CD1dAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteApoptosisAutocrine CommunicationCD3 ComplexCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesClone CellsDexamethasoneDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicFas ReceptorHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsInterleukin-2Lymphocyte ActivationReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaSignal TransductionT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsActivation-induced cell deathT cell clonesT cellsTCR signal strengthCell clonesAutocrine IL-2 productionNK T cellsT cell responsesT cell subsetsInhibition of CD4Anti-CD3 stimulationT cell proliferationEffect of dexamethasoneMHC class IIIL-2 productionPresence of dexamethasoneExogenous corticosteroidsCell subsetsImmunomodulatory consequencesDexamethasone treatmentImmune responseCD4High dosesLow dosesCell responsesHTLV-I-Infected T Cells Evade the Antiproliferative Action of IFN-β
Smith D, Buckle G, Hafler D, Frank D, Höllsberg P. HTLV-I-Infected T Cells Evade the Antiproliferative Action of IFN-β. Virology 1999, 257: 314-321. PMID: 10329542, DOI: 10.1006/viro.1999.9679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesIFN-betaT cellsAntiproliferative actionHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type IMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisLymphotropic virus type INormal immunoregulatory mechanismsInnate immune defense mechanismsHost T cellsExogenous IL-2Tropical spastic paraparesisT cell proliferationImmune defense mechanismsVirus type IT cell activationPathogenesis of HTLVImmunoregulatory mechanismsSpastic paraparesisIL-2Phosphorylation of STAT1IFN-gammaViral infectionHigh dosesHTLV