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
2017
β Cells that Resist Immunological Attack Develop during Progression of Autoimmune Diabetes in NOD Mice
Rui J, Deng S, Arazi A, Perdigoto AL, Liu Z, Herold KC. β Cells that Resist Immunological Attack Develop during Progression of Autoimmune Diabetes in NOD Mice. Cell Metabolism 2017, 25: 727-738. PMID: 28190773, PMCID: PMC5342930, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-cellsImmune attackNon-obese diabetic (NOD) miceImmune inhibitory markersProgression of T1DChronic autoimmune diseaseType 1 diabetesLong-term survivalNormal β-cellsHuman β-cellsIslet infiltratesAutoimmune diabetesNOD miceDiabetic miceAutoimmune diseasesInhibitory markersImmune cellsImmune responseDiabetesStemness genesΒ cell identity genesSimilar changesCell deathDiseaseMice