2018
Dissecting the pathogenic versus protective roles of IFN-γ and IL-17 in staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome and pneumonia using gene targeted HLA-DR3 transgenic mice
Rajagopalan G, Krogman A, Chowdhary V. Dissecting the pathogenic versus protective roles of IFN-γ and IL-17 in staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome and pneumonia using gene targeted HLA-DR3 transgenic mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2018, 200: 117.3-117.3. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.200.supp.117.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHLA-DR3 transgenic miceToxic shock syndromeIL-17Transgenic miceHLA-DR3Shock syndromeAdaptive T cell responsesStaphylococcal toxic shock syndromeIL-17 family membersT cell responsesRole of IFNStaphylococcus aureus infectionS. aureusNon-specific activationTh17 cellsSerum levelsHLA-DRMice succumbedSystemic elevationTh1 cellsAureus infectionTissue injuryT cellsInfectious agentsIFN
2014
The Impact of Staphylococcus aureus‐Associated Molecular Patterns on Staphylococcal Superantigen‐Induced Toxic Shock Syndrome and Pneumonia
Tilahun A, Karau M, Ballard A, Gunaratna M, Thapa A, David C, Patel R, Rajagopalan G. The Impact of Staphylococcus aureus‐Associated Molecular Patterns on Staphylococcal Superantigen‐Induced Toxic Shock Syndrome and Pneumonia. Mediators Of Inflammation 2014, 2014: 468285. PMID: 25024509, PMCID: PMC4082930, DOI: 10.1155/2014/468285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathogen-associated molecular patternsHLA-DQ8 transgenic miceHeat-killed Staphylococcus aureusToxic shock syndromeStaphylococcal superantigensHLA-DR3Shock syndromeMolecular patternsTransgenic miceS. aureus-derived peptidoglycanSerious S. aureus infectionsCytokine/chemokine responsesLipoteichoic acidStaphylococcal toxic shock syndromeS. aureusLife-threatening systemic diseaseAnti-inflammatory roleT cell expansionS. aureus infectionT cell proliferationToxigenic S. aureusStaphylococcus aureusAdaptive immune systemChemokine responsesSystemic disease
2012
Detrimental effects of T regulatory cell-promoting IL-2-anti-IL-2 complexes in staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome. (164.13)
Rajagopalan G, Tilahun A. Detrimental effects of T regulatory cell-promoting IL-2-anti-IL-2 complexes in staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome. (164.13). The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 188: 164.13-164.13. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.188.supp.164.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToxic shock syndromeHLA-DR3 transgenic miceTreg numbersShock syndromeNon-menstrual toxic shock syndromeTransgenic miceCytokine/chemokine stormStaphylococcal toxic shock syndromeNumber of TregsMultiple organ failureStaphylococcal enterotoxin BChemokine stormMIP-1βOrgan failureMIP-1αUntreated groupSuperantigen exotoxinsDay 5Immune systemDay 0IL2CMiceEnterotoxin BStreptococcus pyogenesAdministration