2014
Aberant expansion of CXCR5+ memory CD4 T cells in SLE patients (HUM7P.307)
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2006
CHAPTER 28 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Immunologic Features
KANG I, CRAFT J. CHAPTER 28 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Immunologic Features. 2006, 357-367. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012595961-2/50031-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic lupus erythematosusPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsT cellsAdaptive immunityImmune complexesAberrant innate immune responsesAdaptive immune cellsUpregulation of IFNSubsequent tissue injuryPeripheral blood cellsInnate immune responseActivation of complementRespective autoantigensDendritic cellsLupus erythematosusData support rolesImmune cellsSerologic hallmarkTissue injuryClinical diseaseImmune responseTarget organsFc receptorsB cellsImmune system
2001
CD4+ T Helper 1 Cells Facilitate Regression of Murine Lyme Carditis
Bockenstedt L, Kang I, Chang C, Persing D, Hayday A, Barthold S. CD4+ T Helper 1 Cells Facilitate Regression of Murine Lyme Carditis. Infection And Immunity 2001, 69: 5264-5269. PMID: 11500394, PMCID: PMC98634, DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.9.5264-5269.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlphabeta T-cell-deficient miceT cell-deficient miceMurine Lyme carditisT cellsLyme carditisB cellsT helper 1 cellsAnti-inflammatory cytokines mRNA levelsTumor necrosis factor alphaBurgdorferi-specific antibodiesInfected control miceProminent macrophage infiltrateCell-mediated immunityT cell responsesT helper 1Murine Lyme borreliosisCytokine mRNA levelsNecrosis factor alphaAlphabeta T cellsPrincipal immune cellsMouse strain backgroundAdoptive transferAcute arthritisMacrophage infiltratesControl mice