2015
Mature T cell responses are controlled by microRNA-142
Sun Y, Oravecz-Wilson K, Mathewson N, Wang Y, McEachin R, Liu C, Toubai T, Wu J, Rossi C, Braun T, Saunders T, Reddy P. Mature T cell responses are controlled by microRNA-142. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2015, 125: 2825-2840. PMID: 26098216, PMCID: PMC4563679, DOI: 10.1172/jci78753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell cyclingE2F transcription factorsAtypical E2F transcription factorMature T cell responsesCell proliferationShort palindromic repeatsUpregulation of genesMiR-142T cell developmentTranscription factorsBioinformatics analysisTarget genesPalindromic repeatsMolecular approachesMolecular mechanismsCell developmentMolecular processesMicroRNA-142Targeted deletionWT T cellsGenesE2F8E2F7Multiple murine modelsT cell proliferation
2013
c‐Rel is an essential transcription factor for the development of acute graft‐versus‐host disease in mice
Yu Y, Wang D, Kaosaard K, Liu C, Fu J, Haarberg K, Anasetti C, Beg A, Yu X. c‐Rel is an essential transcription factor for the development of acute graft‐versus‐host disease in mice. European Journal Of Immunology 2013, 43: 2327-2337. PMID: 23716202, PMCID: PMC3940138, DOI: 10.1002/eji.201243282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationForkhead Transcription FactorsGraft vs Host DiseaseImmune ToleranceLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutProto-Oncogene Proteins c-relTh1 CellsTh17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransplantation, HomologousConceptsT cellsAcute GVHDHost diseaseAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationC-RelGVHD target organsHematopoietic cell transplantationRegulatory T cellsBone marrow transplantationAcute graftLeukemia responseTransplant toleranceAllogeneic recipientsMarrow transplantationMinor histocompatibilityCell transplantationTh1 cellsLymphoid organsMurine modelTarget organsTherapeutic interventionsNF-κB familyGraftPotential target
2012
Guardian and Selective Killer: The Versatile Functions of TLR3 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Liu C. Guardian and Selective Killer: The Versatile Functions of TLR3 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2012, 104: 1780-1782. PMID: 23197496, PMCID: PMC3514168, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfluence of Donor Microbiota on the Severity of Experimental Graft-versus-Host-Disease
Tawara I, Liu C, Tamaki H, Toubai T, Sun Y, Evers R, Nieves E, Mathewson N, Nunez G, Reddy P. Influence of Donor Microbiota on the Severity of Experimental Graft-versus-Host-Disease. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2012, 19: 164-168. PMID: 22982686, PMCID: PMC3529780, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacteriaCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalGraft vs Host DiseaseMiceSeverity of Illness IndexT-LymphocytesConceptsSeverity of GVHDDonor microbiotaHost diseaseT cellsT cell-mediated alloresponsesGerm-free donorsSeverity of graftAlloreactive T cellsRelevant murine modelImmune responseMurine modelRecipient microbiotaExperimental graftGVHDSeverityMicrobiotaRecent dataGraftMicrobial floraAlloresponsesCellsDisease
2011
Hepatocyte growth factor upregulation promotes carcinogenesis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma via Akt and COX-2 pathways
Ogunwobi O, Liu C. Hepatocyte growth factor upregulation promotes carcinogenesis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma via Akt and COX-2 pathways. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 2011, 28: 721-731. PMID: 21744257, PMCID: PMC3732749, DOI: 10.1007/s10585-011-9404-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCadherinsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell AdhesionCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCyclooxygenase 2Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHepatocyte Growth FactorLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNeoplasm InvasivenessPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionUp-RegulationVimentinConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionHepatocyte growth factorCyclooxygenase-2Hepatocellular carcinomaBNL cellsMarkers of EMTDevelopment of HCCAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaCOX-2 pathwayMetastatic hepatocellular carcinomaUpregulation of HGFMesenchymal characteristicsGrowth factor upregulationE-cadherinCharacteristic epithelial morphologyCancer mortalitySubsequent metastasisEMT markersImportant causeMigratory capacityHCC cellsBNL CLCancer progressionCollagen 1Growth factorCeacam1 Separates Graft-versus-Host-Disease from Graft-versus-Tumor Activity after Experimental Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation
Lu S, Kappel L, Charbonneau-Allard A, Atallah R, Holland A, Turbide C, Hubbard V, Rotolo J, Smith M, Suh D, King C, Rao U, Yim N, Bautista J, Jenq R, Penack O, Na I, Liu C, Murphy G, Alpdogan O, Blumberg R, Macian F, Holmes K, Beauchemin N, van den Brink M. Ceacam1 Separates Graft-versus-Host-Disease from Graft-versus-Tumor Activity after Experimental Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e21611. PMID: 21760897, PMCID: PMC3130781, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationCarcinoembryonic AntigenCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell PolarityCell ProliferationCytotoxicity, ImmunologicDendritic CellsGraft vs Host DiseaseGraft vs Tumor EffectHumansIntegrinsIntestine, SmallLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CountLymphoid TissueMiceOrgan SpecificityRadiation Injuries, ExperimentalRadiation, IonizingTransplantation, HomologousConceptsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationBone marrow transplantationDonor T cellsCD8 T cellsT cellsMarrow transplantationGVHD mortalityTumor activityExperimental allogeneic bone marrow transplantationInflammatory bowel disease modelCell adhesion molecule-1GVHD target tissuesRegulation of GVHDTarget tissuesT cell numbersAlloreactive T cellsAdhesion molecule-1T cell activationVariety of physiologicAllo-BMTSystemic GVHDHost diseaseSmall intestinal cryptsDonor graftsAllogeneic transplantation
2010
Biological effects of Byrsocarpus coccineus in vitro
Akindele A, Eksioglu E, Kwan J, Adeyemi O, Liu C, Luesch H, James M. Biological effects of Byrsocarpus coccineus in vitro. Pharmaceutical Biology 2010, 49: 152-160. PMID: 21110733, DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2010.504967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferent radiosensitivity of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells and effector T cells to low dose gamma irradiation in vitro
Cao M, Cabrera R, Xu Y, Liu C, Nelson D. Different radiosensitivity of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells and effector T cells to low dose gamma irradiation in vitro. International Journal Of Radiation Biology 2010, 87: 71-80. PMID: 20958220, PMCID: PMC3806980, DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2010.518208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedApoptosisBcl-2-Associated X ProteinCarcinoma, HepatocellularCaspase 3Cell ProliferationDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFas ReceptorFemaleGamma RaysHumansIn Vitro TechniquesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Liver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedRadiation ToleranceT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsEffector T cellsAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaRegulatory T cellsT cellsHepatocellular carcinomaLow-dose gamma raysLow-dose irradiationApoptosis-related proteinsImmune responseLow dosesEnhanced immune responseCaspase-3Dose-dependent reductionB-cell lymphoma 2X protein expressionCell lymphoma 2Interleukin-10Peripheral bloodActive caspase-3Low-dose gamma irradiationCytokine secretionTregsLuminex assaysBlood samplesInduction of apoptosisInfluence of Serum and Soluble CD25 (sCD25) on Regulatory and Effector T‐cell Function in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Cabrera R, Ararat M, Eksioglu E, Cao M, Xu Y, Wasserfall C, Atkinson M, Liu C, Nelson D. Influence of Serum and Soluble CD25 (sCD25) on Regulatory and Effector T‐cell Function in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Scandinavian Journal Of Immunology 2010, 72: 293-301. PMID: 20883314, PMCID: PMC2951624, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2010.02427.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaHCC serumSerum-free mediumSoluble CD25Pg/Effector T cell responsesEffector T cell functionSerum-mediated suppressionRegulatory T cellsT cell responsesSera of patientsT cell functionHealthy control cellsNovel therapeutic targetDose-dependent fashionCD25 cell surface expressionTeff responsesTreg suppressionInfluence of serumCirrhosis patientsTeff proliferationTumor burdenCD25 expressionCell surface expressionPoor survivalSecondary Lymphoid Organs Contribute to, but Are Not Required for the Induction of Graft-versus-Host Responses following Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation: A shifting Paradigm for T Cell Allo-activation
Silva I, Olkiewicz K, Askew D, Fisher J, Chaudhary M, Vannella K, Deurloo D, Choi S, Pierce E, Clouthier S, Liu C, Cooke K. Secondary Lymphoid Organs Contribute to, but Are Not Required for the Induction of Graft-versus-Host Responses following Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation: A shifting Paradigm for T Cell Allo-activation. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2010, 16: 598-611. PMID: 20117226, PMCID: PMC3838892, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary lymphoid organsDonor T cellsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationAly/aly miceBone marrow transplantationAntigen-presenting cellsPeyer's patchesT cellsAllo-BMTLymph nodesMarrow transplantationAly miceLymphoid organsAllogeneic T-cell responsesHost antigen-presenting cellsInduction of GVHDInduction of graftT cell responsesT cell activationDisparate donorsHost diseaseBMT recipientsMajor complicationsTumor burdenLeukemia activity
2009
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Immunopathogenesis: Clinical Evidence for Global T Cell Defects and an Immunomodulatory Role for Soluble CD25 (sCD25)
Cabrera R, Ararat M, Cao M, Xu Y, Wasserfall C, Atkinson M, Liu C, Nelson D. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Immunopathogenesis: Clinical Evidence for Global T Cell Defects and an Immunomodulatory Role for Soluble CD25 (sCD25). Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2009, 55: 484-495. PMID: 19714465, PMCID: PMC3161029, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-009-0955-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesHCC patientsHepatocellular carcinomaCell responsesTumor burdenImpaired T cell responsesLower IFN-γ productionEffector T cell responsesIL-2 receptor alpha chainATP production assaysLevels of sCD25Tolerogenic tumor environmentIFN-γ ELISPOTEffector T cellsT cell immunityT cell reactivityIFN-γ productionIL-2 supplementationT cell defectsDose-dependent mannerReceptor alpha chainIL-2 signalingSerum sCD25Soluble CD25Worse survivalGamma irradiation alters the phenotype and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells
Cao M, Cabrera R, Xu Y, Liu C, Nelson D. Gamma irradiation alters the phenotype and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells. Cell Biology International 2009, 33: 565-571. PMID: 19268553, PMCID: PMC2683182, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2009.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory T cellsT cellsSuppression of TregsT cell proliferationDose-dependent reductionTreg expressionTreg proliferationEffector cellsImmunologic balanceSuppressive capacityTregsGy/minDose gamma irradiationFlow cytometryThymidine incorporationUpregulated BaxCell proliferationCancer therapyHigh-dose gamma irradiationApoptosis inductionDifferent dosagesFunction changesGamma irradiationPhenotypeIrradiation alters
2008
IL-17 contributes to CD4-mediated graft-versus-host disease
Kappel L, Goldberg G, King C, Suh D, Smith O, Ligh C, Holland A, Grubin J, Mark N, Liu C, Iwakura Y, Heller G, van den Brink M. IL-17 contributes to CD4-mediated graft-versus-host disease. Blood 2008, 113: 945-952. PMID: 18931341, PMCID: PMC2630280, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-08-172155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecipients of ILT cellsGVHD mortalityHost diseaseIL-17Proinflammatory cytokinesAllogeneic bone marrow transplantAllogeneic BMT modelIL-17 contributesDonor T cellsBone marrow transplantWhole T cellsT-cell recipientsAcute graftGVHD developmentGVT activityAllograft rejectionTh17 cellsIL-17FIL-22Interleukin-17Marrow transplantAutoimmune diseasesTh1 cellsLymphoid organsCombined Th2 cytokine deficiency in donor T cells aggravates experimental acute graft-vs-host disease
Tawara I, Maeda Y, Sun Y, Lowler K, Liu C, Toubai T, McKenzie A, Reddy P. Combined Th2 cytokine deficiency in donor T cells aggravates experimental acute graft-vs-host disease. Experimental Hematology 2008, 36: 988-996. PMID: 18410989, PMCID: PMC2603625, DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2008.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFlow CytometryGraft vs Host DiseaseImmunologic TestsInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitInterleukinsMajor Histocompatibility ComplexMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLSurvival RateTh2 CellsT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HomologousConceptsDonor T cellsT cellsWT T cellsTh2 cytokinesAcute graftAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationAllogeneic antigen-presenting cellsT cell proliferative responsesAnti-CD3 monoclonal antibodyEnhanced T cell proliferationExperimental acute graftNumber of immunoregulatoryTarget organ damageTh2 cytokine secretionBone marrow transplantationT helper 1Antigen-presenting cellsWild-type T cellsT cell proliferationGreater clinical severityBALB/cB6 recipientsGVHD mortalityHost diseaseIL-17Organ-derived dendritic cells have differential effects on alloreactive T cells
Kim T, Terwey T, Zakrzewski J, Suh D, Kochman A, Chen M, King C, Borsotti C, Grubin J, Smith O, Heller G, Liu C, Murphy G, Alpdogan O, van den Brink M. Organ-derived dendritic cells have differential effects on alloreactive T cells. Blood 2008, 111: 2929-2940. PMID: 18178870, PMCID: PMC2254543, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-06-096602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell ProliferationDendritic CellsGene Expression ProfilingGraft vs Host DiseaseHumansIntegrinsIsoantigensLigandsLipopolysaccharidesLiverLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOrgan SpecificityPhenotypeReceptors, Lymphocyte HomingSelectinsSurvival RateT-LymphocytesUp-RegulationConceptsAlloreactive T cellsBone marrow transplantationDendritic cellsT cellsGVHD mortalityLymph nodesAlloreactive donor T cellsGut-draining lymph nodesLiver-derived dendritic cellsNaive allogeneic T cellsMurine bone marrow transplantationPathophysiology of GVHDTarget organ liverDonor T cellsInduction of graftAllogeneic T cellsPeripheral lymph nodesGut-homing phenotypeMurine BMT modelHost diseaseAdoptive transferHoming moleculesMarrow transplantationStimulatory capacityBMT model
2007
Hepatocellular carcinoma cell supernatants increase expansion and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells
Cao M, Cabrera R, Xu Y, Firpi R, Zhu H, Liu C, Nelson D. Hepatocellular carcinoma cell supernatants increase expansion and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells. Laboratory Investigation 2007, 87: 582-590. PMID: 17372588, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsRegulatory T cellsT cell proliferationT cellsCancer patientsControl peripheral blood mononuclear cellsDepletion of TregsAntigen-reactive lymphocytesTumor-related factorsBlood mononuclear cellsHepatocellular carcinoma patientsT cell populationsHost immune systemCell linesSuppressor abilityHCC cell linesHuman hepatoma cell lineAntitumor immunityCarcinoma patientsTumor burdenFoxp3 expressionMononuclear cellsCTLA-4Reactive lymphocytesTregsLymphopenia-induced proliferation of donor T cells reduces their capacity for causing acute graft-versus-host disease
Maeda Y, Tawara I, Teshima T, Liu C, Hashimoto D, Matsuoka K, Tanimoto M, Reddy P. Lymphopenia-induced proliferation of donor T cells reduces their capacity for causing acute graft-versus-host disease. Experimental Hematology 2007, 35: 274-286. PMID: 17258076, DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2006.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationDonor T cellsBone marrow transplantationLymphopenia-induced proliferationNaïve T cellsT cellsHost diseaseAcute GVHD severityAnti-tumor immunityT cell subsetsPhenotype T cellsMurine experimental modelAnti-tumor functionAcute graftGVHD mortalitySevere GVHDGVHD severityAllograft rejectionMarrow transplantationCell depletionCell subsetsGVHDBiochemical parametersExperimental modelGraft
2005
CCR2 is required for CD8-induced graft-versus-host disease
Terwey T, Kim T, Kochman A, Hubbard V, Lu S, Zakrzewski J, Ramirez-Montagut T, Eng J, Muriglan S, Heller G, Murphy G, Liu C, Budak-Alpdogan T, Alpdogan O, van den Brink M. CCR2 is required for CD8-induced graft-versus-host disease. Blood 2005, 106: 3322-3330. PMID: 16037386, PMCID: PMC1895329, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-05-1860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCC chemokine receptor 2Hematopoietic stem cell transplantationDevelopment of GVHDT cellsT cell migrationHost diseaseAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationDonor-derived T cellsControl of CD8Donor-derived CD8GVHD target organsMurine bone marrow transplantation modelBone marrow transplantation modelStem cell transplantationChemokine receptor 2IFN-gamma productionWild-type CD8Alloreactive proliferationDonor CD8GVHD morbidityGVT activityTumor effectMajor complicationsCCR2 signalingCell transplantationAbsence of inducible costimulator on alloreactive T cells reduces graft versus host disease and induces Th2 deviation
Hubbard V, Eng J, Ramirez-Montagut T, Tjoe K, Muriglan S, Kochman A, Terwey T, Willis L, Schiro R, Heller G, Murphy G, Liu C, Alpdogan O, van den Brink M. Absence of inducible costimulator on alloreactive T cells reduces graft versus host disease and induces Th2 deviation. Blood 2005, 106: 3285-3292. PMID: 15956289, PMCID: PMC1895338, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-01-0410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlloreactive T cellsInducible costimulatorT cellsHost diseaseInterleukin-4Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationRole of ICOSHematopoietic stem cell transplantationLess GVHD morbidityTh2 immune deviationIL-10 levelsTh1/Th2 developmentMemory T cellsStem cell transplantationWild-type T cellsActivated T cellsCutaneous GVHDGVHD morbidityGVL activityHepatic GVHDImmune deviationLess GVHDTh2 deviationGVHD modelT helper