2020
A Class II-Restricted CD8γ13 T-Cell Clone Protects During Chlamydia muridarum Genital Tract Infection
Johnson RM, Olivares-Strank N, Peng G. A Class II-Restricted CD8γ13 T-Cell Clone Protects During Chlamydia muridarum Genital Tract Infection. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 221: 1895-1906. PMID: 31899500, PMCID: PMC7213565, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionCD8 T cellsT cell clonesChlamydia muridarum Genital Tract InfectionMHC class IIT cellsTract infectionsClass IIClass IAntigen-specific CD8 T cellsChlamydia genital tract infectionCD8 T cell clonesCD4 T cell numbersMajor histocompatibility complex class IAdoptive transfer studiesT cell numbersT cell responsesHistocompatibility complex class IComplex class IBacterial clearanceIL-13IL-5ImmunopathologyIntracellular pathogensInfection
2019
Discordance in the Epithelial Cell-Dendritic Cell Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Immunoproteome: Implications for Chlamydia Vaccine Development
Karunakaran KP, Yu H, Jiang X, Chan QWT, Foster LJ, Johnson RM, Brunham RC. Discordance in the Epithelial Cell-Dendritic Cell Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Immunoproteome: Implications for Chlamydia Vaccine Development. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2019, 221: 841-850. PMID: 31599954, PMCID: PMC7457330, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, BacterialBacterial VaccinesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell LineChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia muridarumChlamydia trachomatisDendritic CellsEpithelial CellsEpitopes, T-LymphocyteFemaleHeLa CellsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPeptidesConceptsCD4 T cellsDendritic cellsT cellsEpithelial cellsProtective immunityEffector phaseClass IChlamydia-specific CD4 T cellsPathogen-specific T cellsClass IIMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II moleculesChlamydia vaccine developmentClearance of ChlamydiaClass II epitopesClass II moleculesMHC class IMucosal epithelial cellsInfected epithelial cellsImmune miceIntracellular bacterial pathogenChlamydia vaccineC trachomatisEpithelial cell linePresent epitopesChlamydia trachomatis