2011
HLA‐DR polymorphism modulates response to house dust mites in a transgenic mouse model of airway inflammation
Rajagopalan G, Tilahun A, Iijima K, David C, Kita H, Juhn Y. HLA‐DR polymorphism modulates response to house dust mites in a transgenic mouse model of airway inflammation. HLA 2011, 77: 589-592. PMID: 21447115, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2010.01617.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHLA-DR3 transgenic miceHouse dust miteDust miteTransgenic miceTh2-predominant immune responseHouse dust mite extractInterleukin-13 levelsInflammatory cell countsBronchoalveolar lavage fluidTh2-type inflammationTransgenic mouse modelHLA-DR polymorphismAirway inflammationCytokine levelsBAL fluidEosinophil countHLA-DR3Childhood asthmaHLA-DR2Lavage fluidMite extractHLA-DRB1Immune responseInterleukin-4Mouse model
2007
Renal Hemodynamic, Inflammatory, and Apoptotic Responses to Lipopolysaccharide in HO-1−/− Mice
Tracz M, Juncos J, Grande J, Croatt A, Ackerman A, Rajagopalan G, Knutson K, Badley A, Griffin M, Alam J, Nath K. Renal Hemodynamic, Inflammatory, and Apoptotic Responses to Lipopolysaccharide in HO-1−/− Mice. American Journal Of Pathology 2007, 170: 1820-1830. PMID: 17525251, PMCID: PMC1899452, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.061093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeme oxygenase-1Immune cellsNF-kappaBRenal cytokine expressionRenal hemodynamic responseRenal blood flowGene heme oxygenase-1Glomerular filtration rateHO-1 deficiencyBone marrow progenitorsWidespread apoptosisHO-1 geneRenal hemodynamicsSepsis syndromeSerum cytokinesSerum levelsTh1 cytokinesClinical outcomesTh2 cytokinesCytokine expressionFiltration rateInflammatory responseHemodynamic responseBlunted activationBlood flowDistinct local immunogenic stimuli dictate differential requirements for CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets in the pathogenesis of spontaneous autoimmune diabetes
Rajagopalan G, Mangalam A, Sen M, Kudva Y, David C. Distinct local immunogenic stimuli dictate differential requirements for CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets in the pathogenesis of spontaneous autoimmune diabetes. Autoimmunity 2007, 40: 489-496. PMID: 17966038, DOI: 10.1080/08916930701649836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of diabetesPathogenesis of T1DRat insulin promoterTransgenic mouse modelMouse modelHLA-DQ8 transgenic miceMurine type 1 diabetesDouble transgenic mouse modelMHC class II associationsLocal inflammatory stimuliSpontaneous autoimmune diabetesT cell subsetsClass II associationsType 1 diabetesAutoimmune diabetesImmunogenic stimulusProinflammatory cytokinesCell subsetsCostimulatory moleculesTNF-alphaT cellsInflammatory stimuliDiabetesTransgenic miceCD4
2006
Comment on: Human intravenous immunoglobulin for experimental streptococcal toxic shock: bacterial clearance and modulation of inflammation
Rajagopalan G, Patel R, Kaveri S, David C. Comment on: Human intravenous immunoglobulin for experimental streptococcal toxic shock: bacterial clearance and modulation of inflammation. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2006, 59: 157-159. PMID: 17071954, DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINTRANASAL EXPOSURE TO STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN B ELICITS AN ACUTE SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE
Rajagopalan G, Sen M, Singh M, Murali N, Nath K, Iijima K, Kita H, Leontovich A, Gopinathan U, Patel R, David C. INTRANASAL EXPOSURE TO STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN B ELICITS AN ACUTE SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE. Shock 2006, 25: 647-656. PMID: 16721274, DOI: 10.1097/01.shk.0000209565.92445.7d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntranasalAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesEnterotoxinsGene Expression RegulationHLA-DR3 AntigenHumansInflammationLungMiceMice, KnockoutNeutrophil InfiltrationReceptors, Interleukin-2Receptors, Interleukin-4Signal TransductionSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeConceptsII transgenic miceHLA class II transgenic miceStaphylococcal enterotoxin BCD8 T cellsTransgenic miceIntranasal exposureIL-12T cellsIFN-gammaEndogenous class II moleculesSystemic inflammatory response syndromeTCR V beta 8Defective IL-12Serum IFN-gammaSystemic immune activationInflammatory response syndromeSystemic cytokine responseBronchoalveolar lavage fluidMononuclear cell infiltrationPoor immune responsePro-inflammatory cytokinesS. aureus colonizationClass II moleculesIL-4 receptorNeutrophil influxIL-10-deficiency unmasks unique immune system defects and reveals differential regulation of organ-specific autoimmunity in non-obese diabetic mice
Rajagopalan G, Kudva Y, Sen M, Marietta E, Murali N, Nath K, Moore J, David C. IL-10-deficiency unmasks unique immune system defects and reveals differential regulation of organ-specific autoimmunity in non-obese diabetic mice. Cytokine 2006, 34: 85-95. PMID: 16740391, DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2006.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan-specific autoimmunityComplete Freund's adjuvantNOD miceRectal prolapseToll-like receptor 9 agonistSystemic inflammatory cytokine responsesTh1-type autoimmune diseaseNon-obese diabetic (NOD) micePotent anti-inflammatory cytokineCyclophosphamide-induced diabetesDiabetic NOD miceIL-10 deficiencyAnti-inflammatory cytokinesReceptor 9 agonistInflammatory cytokine responseImmune system defectsType 1 diabetesPathogen-free conditionsSplenic macrophage numbersAdoptive transferIL-10Cytokine responsesDiabetic miceFreund's adjuvantAutoimmune diseasesIntranasal Exposure to Bacterial Superantigens Induces Airway Inflammation in HLA Class II Transgenic Mice
Rajagopalan G, Iijima K, Singh M, Kita H, Patel R, David C. Intranasal Exposure to Bacterial Superantigens Induces Airway Inflammation in HLA Class II Transgenic Mice. Infection And Immunity 2006, 74: 1284-1296. PMID: 16428778, PMCID: PMC1360368, DOI: 10.1128/iai.74.2.1284-1296.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHLA-DQ8 transgenic miceStaphylococcal enterotoxin BSystemic immune activationAirway inflammationIntranasal exposureTransgenic miceImmune activationIntranasal routeSuperantigen exotoxinsHLA class II transgenic miceHLA-DR3 transgenic miceMajor histocompatibility complex class IIBALB/c miceHistocompatibility complex class IIHLA-DR3 miceII transgenic miceInduces airway inflammationEosinophilic airway inflammationNeutrophilic airway inflammationEosinophilic inflammatory responseStreptococcal pyrogenic exotoxinMurine major histocompatibility complex class IIAirway destructionSerious infectionsC mice
2002
Modulation of insulitis and type 1 diabetes by transgenic HLA-DR3 and DQ8 in NOD mice lacking endogenous MHC class II
Kudva Y, Rajagopalan G, Raju R, Abraham R, Smart M, Hanson J, David C. Modulation of insulitis and type 1 diabetes by transgenic HLA-DR3 and DQ8 in NOD mice lacking endogenous MHC class II. Human Immunology 2002, 63: 987-999. PMID: 12392851, DOI: 10.1016/s0198-8859(02)00435-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesEndogenous class II moleculesClass II moleculesHLA-DR3NOD miceHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) transgenic miceTransgenic miceEndogenous MHC class IICyclophosphamide-induced diabetesIntra-islet infiltrationMultiple low dosesDouble transgenic miceGroups of miceMHC class IINonobese diabetic (NOD) backgroundTransgenic expressionSpontaneous diabetesDiabetic backgroundUnmanipulated miceDQ8DiabetesLow dosesClass IILess infiltrationMice