2020
IL-7 receptor alpha defines heterogeneity and signature of human effector memory CD8+ T cells in high dimensional analysis
Shin MS, Kim D, Yim K, Park HJ, You S, Dong X, Koumpouras F, Shaw AC, Fan R, Krishnaswamy S, Kang I. IL-7 receptor alpha defines heterogeneity and signature of human effector memory CD8+ T cells in high dimensional analysis. Cellular Immunology 2020, 355: 104155. PMID: 32619811, PMCID: PMC7415611, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2020.104155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA-seqHuman effector memory CD8Effector memory CD8T cellsIL-7RαMemory CD8Gene regulationTranscription factorsRNA-seqPossible biological significanceDownstream eventsEM CD8Expression patternsExpressional relationshipDifferential expressionCytokine receptorsComprehensive landscapeHigh-dimensional cytometryBiological significanceIL-7 receptor alphaKey moleculesIL-7 receptor alpha chainReceptor alpha chainBiological implicationsHeterogeneous cell subsets
2019
Estrogen receptor α in T cells suppresses follicular helper T cell responses and prevents autoimmunity
Kim D, Park H, Park H, Lee J, Ko C, Gye M, Choi J. Estrogen receptor α in T cells suppresses follicular helper T cell responses and prevents autoimmunity. Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2019, 51: 1-9. PMID: 30988419, PMCID: PMC6465332, DOI: 10.1038/s12276-019-0237-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSheep red blood cellsKO miceT cellsTfh cellsTfh responsesAutoantibody productionFollicular helper T cell responsesHigh-affinity antigen-specific antibodiesCell responsesFollicular helper T cellsHelper T cell responsesERα KO miceTfh cell responsesMesenteric lymph nodesT cell responsesHelper T cellsGerminal center responseERα knockout miceWild-type miceAntigen-specific antibodiesYears of ageEstrogen receptor alphaEstrogen receptor αIsotype class switchingTreg cellsDissecting alterations in human CD8+ T cells with aging by high-dimensional single cell mass cytometry
Shin MS, Yim K, Moon K, Park HJ, Mohanty S, Kim JW, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, Krishnaswamy S, Kang I. Dissecting alterations in human CD8+ T cells with aging by high-dimensional single cell mass cytometry. Clinical Immunology 2019, 200: 24-30. PMID: 30659916, PMCID: PMC6443094, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2019.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Regulates U1 Small Nuclear RNP Immune Complex–Mediated Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome
Shin MS, Kang Y, Wahl ER, Park HJ, Lazova R, Leng L, Mamula M, Krishnaswamy S, Bucala R, Kang I. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Regulates U1 Small Nuclear RNP Immune Complex–Mediated Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2018, 71: 109-120. PMID: 30009530, PMCID: PMC6310104, DOI: 10.1002/art.40672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigen-Antibody ComplexAutoantibodiesBlotting, WesternCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMass SpectrometryMonocytesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReceptors, ImmunologicRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorSystemic lupus erythematosusMigration inhibitory factorNLRP3 inflammasome activationImmune complexesIL-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeHuman monocytesInflammasome activationExpression of MIFProduction of MIFInhibitory factorCaspase-1IL-1β levelsIL-1β productionEnzyme-linked immunosorbentQuantitative polymerase chain reactionHigh expression alleleLupus patientsMIF productionMIF receptorInflammatory characteristicsLupus erythematosusInterleukin-1βPolymerase chain reaction
2016
Gender-specific differences in PPARγ regulation of follicular helper T cell responses with estrogen
Park HJ, Park HS, Lee JU, Bothwell AL, Choi JM. Gender-specific differences in PPARγ regulation of follicular helper T cell responses with estrogen. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 28495. PMID: 27335315, PMCID: PMC4917844, DOI: 10.1038/srep28495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular helper T cell responsesHelper T cell responsesT cell responsesCell responsesTfh cellsT cellsGC responseMale T cellsPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaTfh cell responsesEffector T cellsPPARγ agonist pioglitazoneProliferator-activated receptor gammaT cell regulationWild-type miceRole of PPARγGerminal center B cellsT cell activationGender-specific differencesTfh responsesAgonist pioglitazoneAutoimmune diseasesMenstrual cycleFemale miceMale mice