1997
Role of CD4+ T cells in pathogenesis associated with Leishmania amazonensis infection.
Soong L, Chang CH, Sun J, Longley BJ, Ruddle NH, Flavell RA, McMahon-Pratt D. Role of CD4+ T cells in pathogenesis associated with Leishmania amazonensis infection. The Journal Of Immunology 1997, 158: 5374-83. PMID: 9164958, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.158.11.5374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsII-/- miceLeishmania amazonensis infectionRag2-/- miceT cellsAmazonensis infectionMHC classL. amazonensis-infected miceWild-type C57BL/6 miceLarge ulcerating lesionsMonocytes/granulocytesRole of CD4Course of infectionMonocytes/macrophagesStrains of miceMHC class IWild-type CD4T cell developmentUlcerating lesionFunctional CD4Lymphocyte subsetsC57BL/6 miceTh1 cellsInflammatory responseLesion pathologyImmune response
1993
Transgenic tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha production in pancreatic islets leads to insulitis, not diabetes. Distinct patterns of inflammation in TNF-alpha and TNF-beta transgenic mice.
Picarella DE, Kratz A, Li CB, Ruddle NH, Flavell RA. Transgenic tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha production in pancreatic islets leads to insulitis, not diabetes. Distinct patterns of inflammation in TNF-alpha and TNF-beta transgenic mice. The Journal Of Immunology 1993, 150: 4136-50. PMID: 7682590, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.150.9.4136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, SurfaceCD4 AntigensCD8 AntigensCell Adhesion MoleculesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Histocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Islets of LangerhansKidneyLeukocyte Common AntigensLymphotoxin-alphaMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, TransgenicPancreatitisProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1Receptors, Interleukin-2Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationConceptsTNF-alphaTransgenic miceTNF-alpha transgenic miceInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusAdhesion molecules VCAM-1Rat insulin II promoterTNF-alpha transgeneRole of TNFMurine TNF-alphaTumor necrosis factorRegulation of inflammationMHC class IReduced insulin contentPeri-insulitisIslet destructionDiabetes mellitusAutoimmune diseasesAlpha productionIslet endotheliumNecrosis factorT cellsICAM-1VCAM-1Insulin contentB cells