2014
The Immunotherapeutic Role of Regulatory T Cells in Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis Infection
Ehrlich A, Castilho TM, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Chae WJ, Bothwell AL, Sparwasser T, McMahon-Pratt D. The Immunotherapeutic Role of Regulatory T Cells in Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2014, 193: 2961-2970. PMID: 25098291, PMCID: PMC4170189, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1400728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesAntigen-Antibody ComplexCell ProliferationFemaleImmunotherapy, AdoptiveIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseInflammationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-13Interleukin-17Interleukin-2Leishmania guyanensisLeishmaniasis, MucocutaneousLymphocyte CountMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, TransgenicParasite LoadT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsRegulatory T cellsPanamensis infectionInflammatory responseT cellsLeishmania parasitesDisease pathologyImmunotherapeutic treatment approachesL. panamensis infectionsLeishmania panamensis infectionPercentage of TregsRIL-2/Th2 inflammatory responseIL-13 levelsParasite loadAlternate treatment strategiesT cell proliferationTreg functionalityDisease exacerbationAdoptive transferIL-17IL-10Naive miceCytokine responsesImmunotherapeutic roleCytokine production
2010
Elevated expression of MCP-1, IL-2 and PTPR-N in basal ganglia of Tourette syndrome cases
Morer A, Chae W, Henegariu O, Bothwell AL, Leckman JF, Kawikova I. Elevated expression of MCP-1, IL-2 and PTPR-N in basal ganglia of Tourette syndrome cases. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2010, 24: 1069-1073. PMID: 20193755, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2010.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAutopsyBasal GangliaChemokine CCL2FemaleHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-2Leukocyte Common AntigensMaleMiddle AgedPolymerase Chain ReactionReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 2Receptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 8RecoverinRNATourette SyndromeConceptsMCP-1IL-2Tourette syndromePost-mortem specimenBasal gangliaElevated expressionPost-infectious autoimmunityAdult TS patientsChronic inflammatory processEvidence of inflammationBasal ganglia areaInterleukin-1 βCentral nervous systemChemotactic factor-1TS casesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysisTranscription-polymerase chain reaction analysisReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysisBrain tissue sectionsInflammatory factorsControl subjectsGanglia areaInflammatory processInterleukin-2TS patients
2004
Qualitatively differential regulation of T cell activation and apoptosis by T cell receptor ζ chain ITAMs and their tyrosine residues
Chae WJ, Lee HK, Han JH, Kim SW, Bothwell AL, Morio T, Lee SK. Qualitatively differential regulation of T cell activation and apoptosis by T cell receptor ζ chain ITAMs and their tyrosine residues. International Immunology 2004, 16: 1225-1236. PMID: 15302845, DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxh120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitogen-activated protein kinaseTCR zeta chainTyrosine phosphorylated proteinsTyrosine residuesZeta chainPhosphorylated proteinsT cell activationCell deathFirst tyrosine residueCell activationInfluence of mutationsActivation-induced cell deathProtein kinaseDistinctive regulationIntracellular signalsDifferential regulationITAMMAPK phosphorylationTCR stimulationStepwise deletionJurkat transfectantsDistinct signalsActivation signalsMutationsResidues
1996
Porcine endothelial CD86 is a major costimulator of xenogeneic human T cells: cloning, sequencing, and functional expression in human endothelial cells.
Maher SE, Karmann K, Min W, Hughes CC, Pober JS, Bothwell AL. Porcine endothelial CD86 is a major costimulator of xenogeneic human T cells: cloning, sequencing, and functional expression in human endothelial cells. The Journal Of Immunology 1996, 157: 3838-44. PMID: 8892613, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.157.9.3838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbataceptAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, DifferentiationAortaB7-2 AntigenBase SequenceCells, CulturedCHO CellsCloning, MolecularCricetinaeCricetulusCTLA-4 AntigenDNA, ComplementaryEndothelium, VascularHumansImmunoconjugatesInterleukin-2Lymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsMolecular Sequence DataSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpecies SpecificitySwineT-LymphocytesTransfectionUmbilical Veins