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
Microbiota control immune regulation in humanized mice
Gülden E, Vudattu NK, Deng S, Preston-Hurlburt P, Mamula M, Reed JC, Mohandas S, Herold BC, Torres R, Vieira SM, Lim B, Herazo-Maya JD, Kriegel M, Goodman AL, Cotsapas C, Herold KC. Microbiota control immune regulation in humanized mice. JCI Insight 2017, 2: e91709. PMID: 29093268, PMCID: PMC5752290, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.91709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsAntibodies, AntinuclearAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAutoimmune DiseasesB7-2 AntigenCD11b AntigenCD11c AntigenCD3 ComplexCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGastrointestinal TractGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsImmunotherapyInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-27Leukocytes, MononuclearMiceMice, KnockoutMucous MembraneSkin TransplantationSTAT5 Transcription FactorT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsT cellsIL-10Humanized miceHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsIL-27 expressionIL-10 levelsAnti-nuclear antibodiesEffector T cellsLevels of IFNCentral memory cellsLess IL-10Markers of efficacyBlood mononuclear cellsExpression of CD86Immune regulatory pathwaysIL-10 inductionHuman immune cellsHuman stool samplesImmunosuppressive medicationsIL-27Xenograft rejectionImmune therapyMononuclear cellsAntibiotic treatmentOral treatment with foralumab, a fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, prevents skin xenograft rejection in humanized mice
Ogura M, Deng S, Preston-Hurlburt P, Ogura H, Shailubhai K, Kuhn C, Weiner HL, Herold KC. Oral treatment with foralumab, a fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, prevents skin xenograft rejection in humanized mice. Clinical Immunology 2017, 183: 240-246. PMID: 28739191, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2017.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin xenograft rejectionOral treatmentXenograft rejectionT cellsAnti-CD3 monoclonal antibodyConsecutive daily dosesPeripheral T cellsActivation of splenocytesHuman immune systemSplenic CD8Graft acceptanceWeekly dosingIL-10Serum levelsImmune therapySmall bowelHumanized miceDaily dosesImmune modulationMucosal barrierIntragastric doseOral administrationSkin graftsProliferative responseLymphoid cells
2014
Humanized Mice as a Model for Aberrant Responses in Human T Cell Immunotherapy
Vudattu NK, Waldron-Lynch F, Truman LA, Deng S, Preston-Hurlburt P, Torres R, Raycroft MT, Mamula MJ, Herold KC. Humanized Mice as a Model for Aberrant Responses in Human T Cell Immunotherapy. The Journal Of Immunology 2014, 193: 587-596. PMID: 24943216, PMCID: PMC4123131, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal GlandsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAutoimmune DiseasesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFlow CytometryHumansInterleukin Receptor Common gamma SubunitIpilimumabLiverLymphocyte ActivationMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDPhosphorylationSTAT5 Transcription FactorStem Cell TransplantationSurvival AnalysisT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransplantation, HeterologousWeight LossConceptsAnti-nuclear AbsAutoimmune diseasesRegulatory cellsHumanized miceT cellsImmune responseWeight lossMesenteric lymph nodesHuman autoimmune diseasesInduction of autoimmunityT-cell immunotherapyRelease of IFNHuman immune responseImmune-deficient miceIpilimumab treatmentInflammatory sequelaeLymph nodesCell immunotherapyIP-10Macrophage infiltrationCytokine productionSpleen cellsPathologic processesHepatitisMice
2012
Analysis of Human Biologics With a Mouse Skin Transplant Model in Humanized Mice
Waldron-Lynch F, Deng S, Preston-Hurlburt P, Henegariu O, Herold KC. Analysis of Human Biologics With a Mouse Skin Transplant Model in Humanized Mice. American Journal Of Transplantation 2012, 12: 2652-2662. PMID: 22900715, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04178.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin transplant modelGraft rejectionTransplant modelHumanized miceSkin graftsT cellsFunctional human immune responsesMouse skin transplant modelMurine skin transplant modelCentral memory T cellsNOD/SCID/Mouse skin graftsMemory T cellsMonoclonal antibody therapySkin graft rejectionDevelopment of effectorHuman immune responseMHC class IHuman T cellsIpilimumab treatmentAntibody therapySCID/Diffuse infiltrationMouse donorsSerum immunoglobulins