2011
Age-associated alteration in naive and memory Th17 cell response in humans
Lee JS, Lee WW, Kim SH, Kang Y, Lee N, Shin MS, Kang SW, Kang I. Age-associated alteration in naive and memory Th17 cell response in humans. Clinical Immunology 2011, 140: 84-91. PMID: 21489886, PMCID: PMC3115516, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2011.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-17 productionT cellsCell responsesIL-17-producing cellsMemory cell subsetsHealthy elderly peopleHealthy young peopleAge-associated alterationsIL-17Results of ELISAEffector cellsCell subsetsDecreased frequencyHost defenseFlow cytometrySimilar findingsElderly peopleSimilar frequencyIFNCellsHumansFindingsELISAYoung peopleCytometry
2010
Dysregulated balance of Th17 and Th1 cells in systemic lupus erythematosus
Shah K, Lee WW, Lee SH, Kim SH, Kang SW, Craft J, Kang I. Dysregulated balance of Th17 and Th1 cells in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12: r53. PMID: 20334681, PMCID: PMC2888202, DOI: 10.1186/ar2964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusSLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) scorePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsTh17-polarizing cytokinesTh1 cell responsesDisease activityT cellsHealthy subjectsIL-17Th1 cellsCell responsesPhorbol myristate acetateTh17 cellsLupus erythematosusIL-6Plasma levelsDisease activity index scoreBalance of CD4Balance of Th17Expression of Th17Th17 cell responseActivity index scoreFrequency of CD4Chemokine receptor CCR4Blood mononuclear cells
1998
Modulation of Murine Lyme Borreliosis by Interruption of the B7/CD28 T-Cell Costimulatory Pathway
Shanafelt M, Kang I, Barthold S, Bockenstedt L. Modulation of Murine Lyme Borreliosis by Interruption of the B7/CD28 T-Cell Costimulatory Pathway. Infection And Immunity 1998, 66: 266-271. PMID: 9423867, PMCID: PMC107886, DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.1.266-271.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbataceptAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntibodies, BlockingAntigens, CDAntigens, DifferentiationArthritis, InfectiousB7-1 AntigenB7-2 AntigenCD28 AntigensCTLA-4 AntigenFemaleImmunoconjugatesImmunoglobulin GInterferon-gammaInterleukin-4Lyme DiseaseLymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsTh1 CellsTh2 CellsUp-Regulation