2015
Modeling the transcriptome of genital tract epithelial cells and macrophages in healthy mucosa versus mucosa inflamed by Chlamydia muridarum infection
Johnson RM, Kerr MS. Modeling the transcriptome of genital tract epithelial cells and macrophages in healthy mucosa versus mucosa inflamed by Chlamydia muridarum infection. Pathogens And Disease 2015, 73: ftv100. PMID: 26519447, PMCID: PMC4732027, DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftv100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial cellsLineage-specific differencesGene expression microarray technologyExpression microarray technologyBone marrow-derived macrophagesMarrow-derived macrophagesAdaptive immunityReproductive tract epitheliumCell line responsePrincipal cell typesMicroarray technologyIntracellular bacteriaChlamydia-specific T cellsGenital tract epithelial cellsCell typesBacterial replicationChlamydia muridarum infectionMHC class II moleculesEpithelial requirementTract epithelial cellsClass II moleculesInnate defenseHost defenseCoinhibitory ligandsInflamed/
2014
An atypical CD8 T‐cell response to Chlamydia muridarum genital tract infections includes T cells that produce interleukin‐13
Johnson RM, Kerr MS, Slaven JE. An atypical CD8 T‐cell response to Chlamydia muridarum genital tract infections includes T cells that produce interleukin‐13. Immunology 2014, 142: 248-257. PMID: 24428415, PMCID: PMC4008232, DOI: 10.1111/imm.12248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionCD8 T cellsCD8 T cell responsesCD8 T cell clonesT cell responsesTract infectionsT cell clonesT cellsProtective immunityInterleukin-13T helper type 1 cell responsesC. muridarum genital tract infectionChlamydia muridarum Genital Tract InfectionMHC class Ia moleculesCD4 T cellsRole of TNFAntigen-presenting cellsTumor necrosis factorReproductive tract epitheliumClass Ia moleculesCD8 clonesCD8 levelsChlamydia replicationNaive splenocytesIntracellular bacterial pathogen
2009
Chlamydia muridarum-Specific CD4 T-Cell Clones Recognize Infected Reproductive Tract Epithelial Cells in an Interferon-Dependent Fashion
Jayarapu K, Kerr MS, Katschke A, Johnson RM. Chlamydia muridarum-Specific CD4 T-Cell Clones Recognize Infected Reproductive Tract Epithelial Cells in an Interferon-Dependent Fashion. Infection And Immunity 2009, 77: 4469-4479. PMID: 19667042, PMCID: PMC2747947, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00491-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 T-cell clonesT cell clonesReproductive tract epithelial cellsCD4 T cell interactionsT cell activationGenital tract infectionCD4 T cellsTract epithelial cellsT cell interactionsEpithelial cellsTract infectionsMHC-IIT cellsChlamydia muridarum Genital Tract InfectionChlamydia-specific CD4 T cellsMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II moleculesIFN-gamma-induced upregulationCell surface MHC-IIExperimental mouse modelSurface MHC-IIClass II moleculesReproductive tract epitheliumTiming of recognitionFuture vaccine developmentChlamydia replication