2011
Stimulatory Lipids Accumulate in the Mouse Liver within 30 min of Contact Sensitization to Facilitate the Activation of Naïve iNKT Cells in a CD1d‐Dependent Fashion
Dey N, Szczepanik M, Lau K, Majewska‐Szczepanik M, Askenase PW. Stimulatory Lipids Accumulate in the Mouse Liver within 30 min of Contact Sensitization to Facilitate the Activation of Naïve iNKT Cells in a CD1d‐Dependent Fashion. Scandinavian Journal Of Immunology 2011, 74: 52-61. PMID: 21352253, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2011.02540.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAntigens, CD1dDermatitis, ContactHepatocytesLipidsLiverLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, KnockoutNatural Killer T-CellsConceptsHepatic iNKT cellsINKT cellsContact sensitivityHepatic lipidsT cellsB cellsNatural killer T cellsAdoptive transfer techniquesEffector T cellsLiver mononuclear cellsCutaneous inflammatory responseINKT cell activationKiller T cellsMouse liverΑβ T cell receptorAllergic contact dermatitisInnate immune systemRecipient mouse liversSame allergenContact hypersensitivityTopical sensitizationContact sensitizationIgM antibodiesMononuclear cellsIL-4
2008
Identification of Initiator B Cells, a Novel Subset of Activation-Induced Deaminase-Dependent B-1-Like Cells That Mediate Initiation of Contact Sensitivity
Kerfoot SM, Szczepanik M, Tung JW, Askenase PW. Identification of Initiator B Cells, a Novel Subset of Activation-Induced Deaminase-Dependent B-1-Like Cells That Mediate Initiation of Contact Sensitivity. The Journal Of Immunology 2008, 181: 1717-1727. PMID: 18641308, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.3.1717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContact sensitivityB cellsCS initiationInflammatory responseT cell-mediated inflammationProinflammatory T cellsCell-mediated inflammationAdoptive transfer experimentsDelayed-type hypersensitivityAg-specific IgMReceptor gene mutationsSensitized miceVascular activationDeficient recipientsT cellsNovel subsetSomatic hypermutationNovel subpopulationGene mutationsIgMMiceActivation-Induced DeaminaseWT cellsCellsChain gene
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