2005
Naive CD4+ T Cells from Lupus-Prone Fas-Intact MRL Mice Display TCR-Mediated Hyperproliferation Due to Intrinsic Threshold Defects in Activation
Zielinski CE, Jacob SN, Bouzahzah F, Ehrlich BE, Craft J. Naive CD4+ T Cells from Lupus-Prone Fas-Intact MRL Mice Display TCR-Mediated Hyperproliferation Due to Intrinsic Threshold Defects in Activation. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 174: 5100-5109. PMID: 15814741, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.8.5100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen PresentationAutoimmunityCalcium SignalingCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationColumbidaeCytochromes cDendritic CellsFas ReceptorGenes, DominantInterleukin-2Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, Inbred StrainsMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicPhenotypeReceptor-CD3 Complex, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSignal TransductionConceptsNaive CD4T cellsSelf-AgAutoreactive T cell activationMRL T cellsT cell toleranceF1 T cellsProximal defectsAnti-CD3 stimulationClass II MHCIL-2 productionT cell activationWild-type CD4Pigeon cytochrome cCell calcium signalingDendritic cellsControl miceMurine lupusObserved hyperactivityII MHCMRL miceIntracellular calciumLow thresholdPeptide AgCD4
2003
CD4+ T Cells from Lupus-Prone Mice Avoid Antigen-Specific Tolerance Induction In Vivo
Bouzahzah F, Jung S, Craft J. CD4+ T Cells from Lupus-Prone Mice Avoid Antigen-Specific Tolerance Induction In Vivo. The Journal Of Immunology 2003, 170: 741-748. PMID: 12517936, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.170.2.741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAutoantigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DivisionCell SeparationCells, CulturedClonal AnergyEpitopes, T-LymphocyteGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseLupus NephritisLymphocyte CountMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred CBAMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, TransgenicReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaConceptsPigeon cytochrome cT cellsIL-2Self-AgCostimulatory signalsAntigen-specific tolerance inductionMRL xTCR transgenic T cellsLupus-prone MRL miceMRL T cellsNormal tolerance mechanismsUbiquitous self-AgsVivo Ag stimulationLupus-prone miceSuch T cellsPeripheral tolerance mechanismsCBA/CaJControl T cellsEx vivo recall assaysActivated T cellsT cell activationInappropriate T-cell activationThymic toleranceMRL/Recall assays