2005
Absence of β7 integrin results in less graft-versus-host disease because of decreased homing of alloreactive T cells to intestine
Waldman E, Lu S, Hubbard V, Kochman A, Eng J, Terwey T, Muriglan S, Kim T, Heller G, Murphy G, Liu C, Alpdogan O, van den Brink M. Absence of β7 integrin results in less graft-versus-host disease because of decreased homing of alloreactive T cells to intestine. Blood 2005, 107: 1703-1711. PMID: 16291587, PMCID: PMC1895413, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-08-3445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationLess GVHD morbidityT cell infiltrationT cellsGVHD morbidityGVT activityHost diseaseDonor T-cell infiltrationDonor T cellsAlloreactive T cellsStem cell transplantationWild-type T cellsOverall significant decreaseIntestinal graftIntestinal GVHDLess graftBeta7 integrinCell transplantationCytokine productionAlpha4beta7 integrinIntact activationTumor experimentsMorbidityClinical potentialGraft
2003
LPAM (α4β7 integrin) is an important homing integrin on alloreactive T cells in the development of intestinal graft-versus-host disease
Petrovic A, Alpdogan O, Willis L, Eng J, Greenberg A, Kappel B, Liu C, Murphy G, Heller G, van den Brink M. LPAM (α4β7 integrin) is an important homing integrin on alloreactive T cells in the development of intestinal graft-versus-host disease. Blood 2003, 103: 1542-1547. PMID: 14563643, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-03-0957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor T cellsT cellsMurine allogeneic bone marrow transplantation modelAllogeneic bone marrow transplantation modelAlloreactive donor T cellsGut-associated lymphoid tissueAdhesion moleculesMucosal addressin cell adhesion moleculeGVHD target organsMesenteric lymph nodesAlloreactive T cellsBone marrow transplantation modelMucosal lymphoid organsHigh endothelial venulesGVHD morbidityGVT activityIntestinal graftIntestinal GVHDLess graftLess GVHDHost diseaseLymph nodesDisease morbidityLymphoid organsLymphoid tissue