2010
Altered immunoglobulin profiles in children with Tourette syndrome
Bos-Veneman NG, Olieman R, Tobiasova Z, Hoekstra PJ, Katsovich L, Bothwell AL, Leckman JF, Kawikova I. Altered immunoglobulin profiles in children with Tourette syndrome. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2010, 25: 532-538. PMID: 21156204, PMCID: PMC3056238, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2010.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeSymptom exacerbationHealthy controlsSymptom severityPost-infectious autoimmunityB cell immunityLevels of IgG2Independent cross-sectional samplesCell immunitySerum levelsAdditional patientsIgG3 levelsIgM levelsImmunoglobulin profileHealthy childrenImmune deficiencyTrend-level significanceHealthy subjectsSerum IgG3PatientsIg profilesCross-sectional sampleIgG3Time pointsIg concentrations
2009
Comparison of human fetal liver, umbilical cord blood, and adult blood hematopoietic stem cell engraftment in NOD-scid/γc−/−, Balb/c-Rag1−/−γc−/−, and C.B-17-scid/bg immunodeficient mice
Lepus CM, Gibson TF, Gerber SA, Kawikova I, Szczepanik M, Hossain J, Ablamunits V, Kirkiles-Smith N, Herold KC, Donis RO, Bothwell AL, Pober JS, Harding MJ. Comparison of human fetal liver, umbilical cord blood, and adult blood hematopoietic stem cell engraftment in NOD-scid/γc−/−, Balb/c-Rag1−/−γc−/−, and C.B-17-scid/bg immunodeficient mice. Human Immunology 2009, 70: 790-802. PMID: 19524633, PMCID: PMC2949440, DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2009.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFetal BloodGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHematopoietic Stem CellsHemocyaninsHumansHypersensitivity, DelayedImmunoglobulinsInfluenza A Virus, H5N1 SubtypeLiverLymph NodesLymphocyte SubsetsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDRadiation DosageSpleenThymus GlandWhole-Body IrradiationConceptsNOD-scid/Umbilical cord bloodBALB/cHuman fetal liverCord bloodUCB-HSCImmunodeficient miceSecond trimester human fetal liverHematopoietic stem cell preparationsFetal liverTotal human immunoglobulinWhite pulp expansionHumanized mouse modelHematopoietic stem cell engraftmentHuman immune responseHuman immune cellsStem cell engraftmentHuman immune systemHuman T cellsStem cell preparationsDendritic cellsAntigenic challengeDependent antigenPeripheral bloodImmune cells