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PD-1H (VISTA)–mediated suppression of autoimmunity in systemic and cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Han X, Vesely MD, Yang W, Sanmamed MF, Badri T, Alawa J, López-Giráldez F, Gaule P, Lee SW, Zhang JP, Nie X, Nassar A, Boto A, Flies DB, Zheng L, Kim TK, Moeckel GW, McNiff JM, Chen L. PD-1H (VISTA)–mediated suppression of autoimmunity in systemic and cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31826980, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax1159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArthritisAutoantibodiesAutoimmunityDendritic CellsHumansInflammationInterferon Type ILupus Erythematosus, CutaneousLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMembrane ProteinsMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred MRL lprMyeloid CellsNeutrophilsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSignal TransductionTerpenesUp-RegulationConceptsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsDiscoid lupus erythematosusSystemic lupus erythematosusCutaneous lupus lesionsPD-1HLupus erythematosusLupus lesionsAutoimmune diseasesKO miceT cellsMyeloid cellsHuman systemic lupus erythematosusBALB/c backgroundCutaneous lupus erythematosusInappropriate immune responseProgression of lupusSystemic autoimmune diseaseImmune cell expansionSuppression of autoimmunityAgonistic monoclonal antibodyDeath-1 homologCutaneous lupusProinflammatory neutrophilsDendritic cellsDLE lesionsHIF-1 regulates pathogenic cytotoxic T cells in lupus skin disease
Little A, Chen P, Vesely M, Khan R, Fiedler J, Garritano J, Islam F, McNiff J, Craft J. HIF-1 regulates pathogenic cytotoxic T cells in lupus skin disease. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e166076. PMID: 37526979, PMCID: PMC10543720, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.166076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHumansInflammationLupus Erythematosus, CutaneousSkinT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicConceptsCutaneous lupus erythematosusLupus skin diseaseT cellsSkin diseasesCytotoxic signatureInflammatory infiltrateHIF-1Tissue damageKidney-infiltrating T cellsSkin-infiltrating T cellsAutoimmune skin diseaseHIF-1 inhibitionSkin tissue damageLupus erythematosusSystemic diseaseTissue inflammationGranzyme BMouse modelInflammatory gene programDiseaseProtein levelsInfiltratesSkin environmentGene programPresent study
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Demonstration of inflammation-induced cancer and cancer immunoediting during primary tumorigenesis
Swann JB, Vesely MD, Silva A, Sharkey J, Akira S, Schreiber RD, Smyth MJ. Demonstration of inflammation-induced cancer and cancer immunoediting during primary tumorigenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 652-656. PMID: 18178624, PMCID: PMC2206591, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0708594105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer immunoeditingWT controlsAdaptor myeloid differentiation factor 88Myeloid differentiation factor 88Adaptive immune surveillanceMyD88-/- miceMyD88-deficient miceRole of TNFDMBA/TPAInflammation-induced cancerDistinct mouse modelsTNF-deficient miceInflammation-induced carcinogenesisO-tetradecanoylphorbol 13Mouse tumor modelsFactor 88WT miceChronic inflammationMCA sarcomaProinflammatory processesTumor immunologistsImmune surveillanceMouse modelSkin papillomasPrimary tumorigenesis