2018
Fingolimod modulates T cell phenotype and regulatory T cell plasticity in vivo
Dominguez-Villar M, Raddassi K, Danielsen AC, Guarnaccia J, Hafler DA. Fingolimod modulates T cell phenotype and regulatory T cell plasticity in vivo. Journal Of Autoimmunity 2018, 96: 40-49. PMID: 30122421, PMCID: PMC7882197, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2018.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsMultiple sclerosisT cell effector phenotypeRelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisRegulatory T cell populationTh1-like phenotypeRegulatory T cellsPro-inflammatory cytokinesT-cell phenotypeT cell populationsExpression of Th1Immune cell functionRegulatory T cell plasticityT cell plasticityCentral nervous systemExpression of markersCell migratory capacityImportant immunomodulatory functionsExcessive Th1Fingolimod treatmentExhaustion markersTh17 cytokinesEffector phenotypeLymph nodesSerum levels
1998
Extreme Th1 bias of invariant Vα24JαQ T cells in type 1 diabetes
Wilson S, Kent S, Patton K, Orban T, Jackson R, Exley M, Porcelli S, Schatz D, Atkinson M, Balk S, Strominger J, Hafler D. Extreme Th1 bias of invariant Vα24JαQ T cells in type 1 diabetes. Nature 1998, 391: 177-181. PMID: 9428763, DOI: 10.1038/34419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesT cellsMajor histocompatibility complexIL-4T cell-mediated destructionNon-diabetic siblingsAutoreactive T cellsHigher serum levelsTwins/tripletsType1 diabetic patientsDiabetic patientsSerum levelsTh1 biasDiabetic siblingsImmune systemTissue damageIncomplete concordanceDiabetesHistocompatibility complexIDDMIdentical twinsIFNDiseaseRiskCells