2014
Cell-selective knockout and 3D confocal image analysis reveals separate roles for astrocyte-and endothelial-derived CCL2 in neuroinflammation
Paul D, Ge S, Lemire Y, Jellison ER, Serwanski DR, Ruddle NH, Pachter JS. Cell-selective knockout and 3D confocal image analysis reveals separate roles for astrocyte-and endothelial-derived CCL2 in neuroinflammation. Journal Of Neuroinflammation 2014, 11: 10. PMID: 24444311, PMCID: PMC3906899, DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-11-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisBlood-brain barrierCentral nervous systemBrain microvascular endothelial cellsKO miceEarly experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptideEndothelial cellsNormal central nervous systemReduced EAE severityClinical disease progressionIFN-γ productionT cell proliferationWild-type miceMicrovascular endothelial cellsCCL2 immunoreactivityEAE severityImmunofluorescence confocal microscopyBBB damageEAE modelAutoimmune encephalomyelitisIL-17Neuroinflammatory conditionsNeuroinflammatory diseasesWT mice
2009
Secondary Lymphoid Organs: Responding to Genetic and Environmental Cues in Ontogeny and the Immune Response
Ruddle NH, Akirav EM. Secondary Lymphoid Organs: Responding to Genetic and Environmental Cues in Ontogeny and the Immune Response. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 183: 2205-2212. PMID: 19661265, PMCID: PMC2766168, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0804324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary lymphoid organsLymphoid tissueLymphoid organsImmune responseLymphoid tissue organizer cellsBronchus-associated lymphoid tissueLymphoid tissue inducerTertiary lymphoid tissueSLO developmentLymphoid chemokinesIL-17Lymph nodesLymphoid folliclesPeyer's patchesIL-7Crucial cytokineMucosal tissuesOrganizer cellsCellular accumulationCytokinesTissueOrgansEnvironmental cuesCryptopatchesAdenoids