2008
The human T cell receptor Vβ repertoire of normal peripheral blood lymphocytes before and after mitogen stimulation
WONG F, HIBBERD M, WEN L, MILLWARD B, DEMAINF A. The human T cell receptor Vβ repertoire of normal peripheral blood lymphocytes before and after mitogen stimulation. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2008, 92: 361-366. PMID: 8387412, PMCID: PMC1554814, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1993.tb03405.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsMitogen stimulationT cell antigen receptorPolymerase chain reactionT cell receptor Vβ repertoireFlow cytometryNormal peripheral blood lymphocytesMitogen-stimulated T cellsPeripheral blood lymphocytesTCR gene usagePeripheral T cellsT cell linesVβ repertoireUnstimulated T cellsBeta repertoireBlood lymphocytesHealthy individualsPCR methodBeta 6Cell antigen receptorGene usageAntigen receptorBeta 2Beta 5Chain reaction
1997
γδ T-cell help in responses to pathogens and in the development of systemic autoimmunity
Wen L, Hayday A. γδ T-cell help in responses to pathogens and in the development of systemic autoimmunity. Immunologic Research 1997, 16: 229-241. PMID: 9379074, DOI: 10.1007/bf02786392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΓδ T cellsT cell helpT cellsAutoimmune diseasesΑβ T cell-deficient miceT cell-deficient miceSelf-reactive IgGPhysiologic immune responseΑβ T cellsGerminal center formationAutoantibody formationSystemic autoimmunityImmune responseGerminal centersHealthy individualsB cellsProvision of helpDiseaseMiceCenter formationEnhanced levelsSignificant levelsAutoimmunityNewbornsSymptoms