1992
Molecular regulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and lymphotoxin production in T cells. Inhibition by prostaglandin E2.
Ferreri NR, Sarr T, Askenase PW, Ruddle NH. Molecular regulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and lymphotoxin production in T cells. Inhibition by prostaglandin E2. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1992, 267: 9443-9449. PMID: 1533632, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)50443-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTNF-alphaProstaglandin E2T cell clonesT cellsTumor necrosisLymphotoxin productionLT productionMajor histocompatibility complex class IIHistocompatibility complex class IICell clonesPresence of PGE2M prostaglandin E2Dose-dependent mannerPGF2 alphaSoluble concanavalin ALeukotriene C4Murine Th1Inhibited productionClass IIFibrosarcoma cell lineInhibitory effectMurine fibrosarcoma cell lineBiological activityConcanavalin ACell lines
1977
Studies on the role of the thymus and T cells in the in vivo suppression of delayed hypersensitivity (desensitization): radiosensitivity of the mechanism inducing nonspecific anergy.
Thestrup-Pedersen K, Dwyer J, Askenase P. Studies on the role of the thymus and T cells in the in vivo suppression of delayed hypersensitivity (desensitization): radiosensitivity of the mechanism inducing nonspecific anergy. The Journal Of Immunology 1977, 118: 1665-71. PMID: 300755, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.118.5.1665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsDelayed hypersensitivitySuppression of delayed hypersensitivityDoses of whole-body irradiationNonspecific desensitizationMature T cellsWhole-body irradiationMono-nuclear cellsIn vivo suppressionThymic weightImmunoregulatory mechanismsPeripheral bloodRadiosensitive cellsAssociated with 1AnergySmall dosesDecreased responseGuinea pigsSkin sitesDesensitizationAntigenDesensitized stateConcanavalin AHypersensitivityCells
1976
Cutaneous basophil hypersensitivity uncovered in the cell transfer of classical tuberculin hypersensitivity.
Askenase P. Cutaneous basophil hypersensitivity uncovered in the cell transfer of classical tuberculin hypersensitivity. The Journal Of Immunology 1976, 117: 741-7. PMID: 1085308, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.117.3.741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell transferIncomplete Freund's adjuvantSkin reactionsCutaneous basophil hypersensitivityGuinea pigsRecipients of cellsNylon wool columnsCell transfer recipientsDelayed skin reactionsT cellsSkin testBasophil responseFreund's adjuvantCellular transferTuberculin hypersensitivitySensitization of recipientsWool columnsBasophil infiltrationHumoral factorsBasophil numbersPassive transferHypersensitivityRecipientsBasophilsDelayed reactions