2015
dNP2 is a blood–brain barrier-permeable peptide enabling ctCTLA-4 protein delivery to ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Lim S, Kim WJ, Kim YH, Lee S, Koo JH, Lee JA, Yoon H, Kim DH, Park HJ, Kim HM, Lee HG, Yun Kim J, Lee JU, Hun Shin J, Kyun Kim L, Doh J, Kim H, Lee SK, Bothwell AL, Suh M, Choi JM. dNP2 is a blood–brain barrier-permeable peptide enabling ctCTLA-4 protein delivery to ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8244. PMID: 26372309, PMCID: PMC4579786, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMultiple sclerosisT cellsAutoimmune encephalomyelitisCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4T-lymphocyte antigen-4T helper 17 (Th17) cellsCNS inflammatory diseasesTherapeutic mouse modelsEffector T cellsHelper 17 cellsT helper 1Blood-brain barrierCentral nervous systemHuman T cellsHelper 1Antigen-4Inflammatory diseasesMouse modelNervous systemCurrent drugsResident cellsBrain tissueEffective agentCell-permeable peptide
2007
Regulatory Transplantation Tolerance and “Stemness”: Evidence That Foxp3 May Play a Regulatory Role in SOCS-3 Gene Transcription
Muthukumarana P, Chae WJ, Maher S, Rosengard BR, Bothwell AL, Metcalfe SM. Regulatory Transplantation Tolerance and “Stemness”: Evidence That Foxp3 May Play a Regulatory Role in SOCS-3 Gene Transcription. Transplantation 2007, 84: s6-s11. PMID: 17632414, DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000269116.06510.db.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression of Foxp3Wt-Foxp3Regulatory transplantation toleranceSOCS-3Immune effector cellsStem cell-related factorsHuman T cell lineCell-related factorsT cell linesJurkat human T cell lineSOCS-3 transcriptsLIF transcriptionSuppressor of cytokineTransplantation toleranceEffector cellsT lymphocytesFoxp3Inhibitory factorKey mediatorT cell signal transductionAxotrophinTregsFurther evidenceTranscriptional activityRegulatory role