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
2011
Regulatory T Cells Require Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling To Maintain Both Homeostasis and Alloantigen-Driven Proliferation in Lymphocyte-Replete Mice
Wang Y, Camirand G, Lin Y, Froicu M, Deng S, Shlomchik WD, Lakkis FG, Rothstein DM. Regulatory T Cells Require Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling To Maintain Both Homeostasis and Alloantigen-Driven Proliferation in Lymphocyte-Replete Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 186: 2809-2818. PMID: 21270412, PMCID: PMC5584652, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0903805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell ProliferationCell SurvivalGene Knock-In TechniquesHomeostasisIsoantigensLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CountLymphocyte DepletionLymphoid TissueMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLSignal TransductionSirolimusSkin TransplantationT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsPercent of TregRegulatory T cellsHost disease modelT cellsTolerogenic agentsMammalian targetConversion of TregsEffect of RapaFoxp3(-) T cellsNumber of TregsSolid organ transplantationDisease modelsAlloantigen-induced proliferationWild-type miceRAPA therapyTreg depletionTreg survivalCD4 cellsLymphopenic hostsImmunosuppressive drugsTregsOrgan transplantationAnimal modelsBaseline numberTconv