2016
Dendritic cells maintain dermal adipose–derived stromal cells in skin fibrosis
Chia JJ, Zhu T, Chyou S, Dasoveanu DC, Carballo C, Tian S, Magro CM, Rodeo S, Spiera RF, Ruddle NH, McGraw TE, Browning JL, Lafyatis R, Gordon JK, Lu TT. Dendritic cells maintain dermal adipose–derived stromal cells in skin fibrosis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 126: 4331-4345. PMID: 27721238, PMCID: PMC5096920, DOI: 10.1172/jci85740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cellsDendritic cellsSkin fibrosisDermal white adipose tissueFibrotic skinAdipose tissueStromal cellsMesenchymal stromal cell therapyScleroderma skin fibrosisStromal cell therapyWhite adipose tissueAdipose-derived stromal cellsMesenchymal stromal cellsΒ expressionMurine modelEffective treatmentFibrosisΒ1-integrin pathwayReparative functionsCell therapySclerodermaSkin functionIntegrin pathwaySurvivalAtrophy
2015
A Dendritic-Cell-Stromal Axis Maintains Immune Responses in Lymph Nodes
Kumar V, Dasoveanu DC, Chyou S, Tzeng TC, Rozo C, Liang Y, Stohl W, Fu YX, Ruddle NH, Lu TT. A Dendritic-Cell-Stromal Axis Maintains Immune Responses in Lymph Nodes. Immunity 2015, 42: 719-730. PMID: 25902483, PMCID: PMC4591553, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2015.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic cellsImmune responseReticular cellsLymph nodesFunction of DCsOngoing immune responseCell survivalSecondary lymphoid tissuesBeta-receptor ligandsStromal reticular cellsPathogenic lymphocytesLymphoproliferative diseaseLymphocyte functionLymphoid tissueLymphocyte survivalCritical mediatorPodoplaninReceptor ligandsCell functionSurvivalLTβRDiseasePotential strategyCellsResponse
2013
Identification of a New Stromal Cell Type Involved in the Regulation of Inflamed B Cell Follicles
Mionnet C, Mondor I, Jorquera A, Loosveld M, Maurizio J, Arcangeli ML, Ruddle NH, Nowak J, Aurrand-Lions M, Luche H, Bajénoff M. Identification of a New Stromal Cell Type Involved in the Regulation of Inflamed B Cell Follicles. PLOS Biology 2013, 11: e1001672. PMID: 24130458, PMCID: PMC3794863, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStromal cell typesB cell folliclesT cell zonesCell typesFate-mapping systemStromal cellsCellular demandB cellsLymph Node Stromal CellsSurvival signalsStromal cell subsetsB cell ablationLN stromal cellsCell zoneAdhesive substrataCell ablationCell subsetsImmune responseCellsFolliclesInflammationSubstrataRegulationTransient boundaryLymphocytes