2018
Regulation of chitinase-3-like-1 in T cell elicits Th1 and cytotoxic responses to inhibit lung metastasis
Kim DH, Park HJ, Lim S, Koo JH, Lee HG, Choi JO, Oh JH, Ha SJ, Kang MJ, Lee CM, Lee CG, Elias JA, Choi JM. Regulation of chitinase-3-like-1 in T cell elicits Th1 and cytotoxic responses to inhibit lung metastasis. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 503. PMID: 29403003, PMCID: PMC5799380, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02731-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsLung metastasesTh1 cellsCHI3L1 expressionFunction of CHI3L1Type 2 inflammationAnti-tumor immunityMelanoma lung metastasisActivated T cellsElicit Th1CTL responsesEnhanced Th1Th2 cellsTherapeutic targetClinical implicationsCytotoxic responseTh1MetastasisTCR stimulationCHI3L1Peptide-siRNA complexLungCellsNegative regulatorImmunity genes
2016
Sex-Based Selectivity of PPARγ Regulation in Th1, Th2, and Th17 Differentiation
Park HJ, Park HS, Lee JU, Bothwell AL, Choi JM. Sex-Based Selectivity of PPARγ Regulation in Th1, Th2, and Th17 Differentiation. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2016, 17: 1347. PMID: 27548145, PMCID: PMC5000743, DOI: 10.3390/ijms17081347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffector T cell differentiationT cellsT cell differentiationAdaptive immunityFemale T cellsMale T cellsPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaIL-17 productionDifferentiation of Th1PPARγ agonist pioglitazoneProliferator-activated receptor gammaNaïve T cellsSplenic T cellsMouse splenic T cellsImportant immune regulatorPioglitazone treatmentTfh responsesTh17 cellsAgonist pioglitazoneTreg functionAutoimmune diseasesEstrogen exposureImmune regulatorsCell differentiationTh1