2021
Tet2 Controls the Responses of β cells to Inflammation in Autoimmune Diabetes
Rui J, Deng S, Perdigoto AL, Ponath G, Kursawe R, Lawlor N, Sumida T, Levine-Ritterman M, Stitzel ML, Pitt D, Lu J, Herold KC. Tet2 Controls the Responses of β cells to Inflammation in Autoimmune Diabetes. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 5074. PMID: 34417463, PMCID: PMC8379260, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25367-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune cellsΒ-cellsNOD/SCID recipientsDiabetogenic immune cellsDiabetogenic T cellsBone marrow transplantType 1 diabetesExpression of TET2Human β-cellsIslet infiltratesSCID recipientsMarrow transplantInflammatory pathwaysTransfer of diseaseT cellsInflammatory genesImmune killingPathologic interactionsReduced expressionDiabetesInflammationTET2MiceRecipientsCells
2013
Transplant Tolerance to Pancreatic Islets Is Initiated in the Graft and Sustained in the Spleen
Gagliani N, Jofra T, Valle A, Stabilini A, Morsiani C, Gregori S, Deng S, Rothstein DM, Atkinson M, Kamanaka M, Flavell RA, Roncarolo MG, Battaglia M. Transplant Tolerance to Pancreatic Islets Is Initiated in the Graft and Sustained in the Spleen. American Journal Of Transplantation 2013, 13: 1963-1975. PMID: 23834659, PMCID: PMC3869180, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCD4 AntigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesForkhead Transcription FactorsGraft SurvivalIslets of LangerhansIslets of Langerhans TransplantationLeukocyte Common AntigensMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLSpleenT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransplantation ToleranceTransplantation, HomologousConceptsTr1 cellsLong-term toleranceTransplant toleranceRegulatory type 1 (Tr1) cellsSpecific immunomodulatory treatmentTreg cell transferCD25- T cellsRegulatory cell typesType 1 cellsAllograft toleranceImmunomodulatory treatmentTreg cellsAllogeneic transplantationT cellsMouse modelImmune systemTregsPancreatic isletsSpleenAllograftsCell typesCellsRegulatory functionsTransplantationEngraftment
2005
Impaired Recall of CD8 Memory T Cells in Immunologically Privileged Tissue
Dai Z, Nasr IW, Reel M, Deng S, Diggs L, Larsen CP, Rothstein DM, Lakkis FG. Impaired Recall of CD8 Memory T Cells in Immunologically Privileged Tissue. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 174: 1165-1170. PMID: 15661869, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.3.1165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell MovementEpitopes, T-LymphocyteFas ReceptorGraft RejectionImmunologic MemoryIslets of Langerhans TransplantationKi-1 AntigenKidneyMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, KnockoutMice, Mutant StrainsMice, TransgenicTestisTransplantation, HeterotopicConceptsMemory T cellsCD8 memory T cellsT cellsForeign AgsPrivileged tissuesT cell-mediated rejectionCell-mediated rejectionPancreatic islet allograftsDelayed graft rejectionTNFR family membersPrivileged siteIntratesticular graftsGraft rejectionIslet allograftsImmunosuppressive mechanismsImmune privilegeAllogeneic graftsDiabetic miceKidney capsuleSame AgTumor cellsGraftImpaired recallFamily membersCells