2010
Epstein‐Barr virus promotes interferon‐α production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells
Quan TE, Roman RM, Rudenga BJ, Holers VM, Craft JE. Epstein‐Barr virus promotes interferon‐α production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2010, 62: 1693-1701. PMID: 20178121, PMCID: PMC2885535, DOI: 10.1002/art.27408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, NuclearDendritic CellsDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansImmunity, HumoralInterferon-alphaLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMajor Histocompatibility ComplexStatistics, NonparametricToll-Like Receptor 7Toll-Like Receptor 9ConceptsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsSystemic lupus erythematosusHuman plasmacytoid dendritic cellsIFNalpha productionDendritic cellsEpstein-Barr virus infectionToll-like receptor 9Interferon-alpha levelsPresence of EBVChronic viral infectionsElevated viral loadAbility of EBVInnate immune cellsEpstein-Barr virusMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesInnate immune responseEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayHistocompatibility complex moleculesSLE patientsEBV DNATLR-7Lupus erythematosusViral loadReceptor 9Immune cells
2004
Defective Control of Latent Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Kang I, Quan T, Nolasco H, Park SH, Hong MS, Crouch J, Pamer EG, Howe JG, Craft J. Defective Control of Latent Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. The Journal Of Immunology 2004, 172: 1287-1294. PMID: 14707107, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.2.1287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultB-Lymphocyte SubsetsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytomegalovirusEpitopes, T-LymphocyteEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFemaleHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLymphocyte CountMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexViral LoadVirus LatencyConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusEBV viral loadT cell responsesViral loadT cellsIFN-gammaCell responsesEBV infectionLupus erythematosusHealthy controlsEBV-specific T-cell responsesVirus-specific T cell responsesLatent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infectionEBV-specific immune responsesEpstein-Barr virus infectionAltered T-cell responsesDefective controlFrequency of CD69HLA-A2 tetramersTetramer-positive CD8Latent EBV infectionEBV-specificImmunosuppressive medicationsDisease activityLupus patients
2003
IFN-γ-Producing γδ T Cells Help Control Murine West Nile Virus Infection
Wang T, Scully E, Yin Z, Kim JH, Wang S, Yan J, Mamula M, Anderson JF, Craft J, Fikrig E. IFN-γ-Producing γδ T Cells Help Control Murine West Nile Virus Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2003, 171: 2524-2531. PMID: 12928402, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.5.2524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsBloodCell DivisionCells, CulturedCytotoxicity, ImmunologicEncephalitis, ViralFemaleGenes, T-Cell Receptor betaGenes, T-Cell Receptor deltaGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseInterferon-gammaLymphoid TissueMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaSeverity of Illness IndexT-Lymphocyte SubsetsViral LoadWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsGammadelta T cellsWN virus infectionT cellsVirus infectionIFN-gamma-producing gammadelta T cellsWest Nile virus infectionPrevention of mortalityΓδ T cellsSplenic T cellsWild-type miceEx vivo assaysAdoptive transferWest Nile virusPerforin expressionViral loadFatal meningoencephalitisIFN-gammaMiceInfectionWN virusNile virusVivo assaysLaboratory miceCellsVirus