2009
Monocytes from Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Spontaneously Secrete Proinflammatory Cytokines Inducing Th17 Cells
Bradshaw EM, Raddassi K, Elyaman W, Orban T, Gottlieb PA, Kent SC, Hafler DA. Monocytes from Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Spontaneously Secrete Proinflammatory Cytokines Inducing Th17 Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 183: 4432-4439. PMID: 19748982, PMCID: PMC2770506, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0900576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsT1D subjectsImmune systemIL-17-secreting cellsIL-17-secreting T cellsProinflammatory cytokines IL-1betaProinflammatory T cellsEffector T cellsMemory T cellsLong-term patientsHealthy control subjectsCytokines IL-1betaIL-1R antagonistType 1 diabetesInnate immune systemAdaptive immune systemTh1/T1D patientsAutoimmune diseasesIL-6Control subjectsIL-1betaHealthy controlsMonocytesType 1
2007
Allelic variant in CTLA4 alters T cell phosphorylation patterns
Maier LM, Anderson DE, De Jager PL, Wicker LS, Hafler DA. Allelic variant in CTLA4 alters T cell phosphorylation patterns. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 18607-18612. PMID: 18000051, PMCID: PMC2141824, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706409104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell antigen receptorAllelic variationMemory T cellsAutoimmune diseasesCell antigen receptorT cell signalingT cellsFunctional effectsDisease susceptibility allelesCell signalingPhosphorylation patternPhosphorylation levelsSusceptibility variantsTCR stimulationAllelic variantsHuman immune cellsAntigen receptorGenesImmune cellsHealthy individualsCTLA4 geneCellsSpecific mAbsCTLA4Disease
2002
GAD65-reactive T cells are activated in patients with autoimmune type 1a diabetes
Viglietta V, Kent SC, Orban T, Hafler DA. GAD65-reactive T cells are activated in patients with autoimmune type 1a diabetes. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2002, 109: 895-903. PMID: 11927616, PMCID: PMC150925, DOI: 10.1172/jci14114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbataceptAdultAntigens, CDAntigens, DifferentiationAutoimmunityB7-1 AntigenB7-2 AntigenCD28 AntigensCell DivisionCTLA-4 AntigenDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleGlutamate DecarboxylaseHumansImmunoconjugatesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-13IsoenzymesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesConceptsGAD65-reactive T cellsType 1 diabetesAutoreactive T cellsT cellsB7-1New-onset type 1 diabetesPancreatic islet cell antigensInsulin-dependent type 1 diabetesGlutamic acid decarboxylase 65B7-2 engagementType 1A diabetesMemory T cellsStimulation ex vivoIslet cell antigensB7-2 moleculesT cell proliferationB7-1 costimulationAutoimmune diseasesCTLA-4Healthy controlsPathogenic roleSelective blockadeCytokine secretionHuman diabetesT lymphocytes
2000
Human and Murine CD4 T Cell Reactivity to a Complex Antigen: Recognition of the Synthetic Random Polypeptide Glatiramer Acetate
Duda P, Krieger J, Schmied M, Balentine C, Hafler D. Human and Murine CD4 T Cell Reactivity to a Complex Antigen: Recognition of the Synthetic Random Polypeptide Glatiramer Acetate. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 165: 7300-7307. PMID: 11120865, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.12.7300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TransformedCell SeparationClone CellsDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicFemaleGlatiramer AcetateHematopoietic Stem CellsHLA-DR AntigensHumansImmunizationImmunologic MemoryImmunomagnetic SeparationInfant, NewbornLeukocytes, MononuclearLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CountMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingPeptidesSpleenTh1 CellsTh2 CellsConceptsT cell populationsHLA class II DRGlatiramer acetateT cell proliferationClass II DRII DRT cellsCD4 T cell reactivityGA-reactive T cellsHuman T cell proliferative responsesT cell precursor frequencyCell populationsSpecific human T cell clonesT cell proliferative responsesHuman T cell clonesMemory T cellsT cell reactivityMultiple sclerosis patientsRecent clinical findingsCell precursor frequencyCell proliferative responsesCell proliferationT cell clonesDose-dependent proliferationHealthy human adults
1993
Increased Protein Kinase C Activity in Human Memory T Cells
Höllsberg P, Melinek J, Benjamin D, Hafler D. Increased Protein Kinase C Activity in Human Memory T Cells. Cellular Immunology 1993, 149: 170-179. PMID: 8099849, DOI: 10.1006/cimm.1993.1145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD26 T cellsMemory T cellsT cell populationsMemory T cell populationsT cellsT cell receptorProliferative responseCell populationsPeripheral blood T cellsHuman memory T cellsMemory T cell functionCD26 antigen expressionT-cell surface antigensPKC activityBlood T cellsT cell functionTCR/CD3 pathwayDifferentiated T cellsCell surface antigensCD26 mAbCD26- subsetAntigen challengeAntigen expressionCD26 antigenCD26 expression
1986
Antigen reactive memory T cells are defined by Ta1.
Hafler DA, Fox DA, Benjamin D, Weiner HL. Antigen reactive memory T cells are defined by Ta1. The Journal Of Immunology 1986, 137: 414-8. PMID: 3013990, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.137.2.414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsReactive memory T cellsPeripheral blood T cellsAutologous mixed lymphocyte responseHuman peripheral blood T cellsMemory T cellsMixed lymphocyte responseBlood T cellsPresence of PWMT cell clonesEnhanced proliferative responseTA1 cellsActivated T cellsNormal human subjectsT cell linesT memory cellsSuppressor cellsLymphocyte responsesAnamnestic responseMitogen PHAPeripheral bloodLymphocyte populationsIL-2Tetanus toxoidT lymphocytes