2019
Estrogen receptor α in T cells suppresses follicular helper T cell responses and prevents autoimmunity
Kim D, Park H, Park H, Lee J, Ko C, Gye M, Choi J. Estrogen receptor α in T cells suppresses follicular helper T cell responses and prevents autoimmunity. Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2019, 51: 1-9. PMID: 30988419, PMCID: PMC6465332, DOI: 10.1038/s12276-019-0237-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSheep red blood cellsKO miceT cellsTfh cellsTfh responsesAutoantibody productionFollicular helper T cell responsesHigh-affinity antigen-specific antibodiesCell responsesFollicular helper T cellsHelper T cell responsesERα KO miceTfh cell responsesMesenteric lymph nodesT cell responsesHelper T cellsGerminal center responseERα knockout miceWild-type miceAntigen-specific antibodiesYears of ageEstrogen receptor alphaEstrogen receptor αIsotype class switchingTreg cells
2013
Germinal Center Formation Controlled by Balancing Between Follicular Helper T Cells and Follicular Regulatory T Cells
Park H, Kim D, Choi J. Germinal Center Formation Controlled by Balancing Between Follicular Helper T Cells and Follicular Regulatory T Cells. Hanyang Medical Reviews 2013, 33: 10-16. DOI: 10.7599/hmr.2013.33.1.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFollicular helper T cellsFollicular regulatory T cellsGerminal center reactionRegulatory T cellsHelper T cellsT cell helpT cellsB cellsCenter reactionAutoimmune diseasesCell helpT-betBCL-6Antigen-specific T cellsTranscription factor Bcl-6Expression of CXCR5B cell folliclesPeripheral tolerance mechanismsCD4 T cellsMemory B cellsGerminal center formationIsotype class switchingTfh populationTh17 cellsTfh differentiation