2023
IL-6 trans-signaling in a humanized mouse model of scleroderma
Odell I, Agrawal K, Sefik E, Odell A, Caves E, Kirkiles-Smith N, Horsley V, Hinchcliff M, Pober J, Kluger Y, Flavell R. IL-6 trans-signaling in a humanized mouse model of scleroderma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2306965120. PMID: 37669366, PMCID: PMC10500188, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306965120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived immune cellsIL-6Human hematopoietic stem cellsImmune cellsT cellsScleroderma skinSoluble IL-6 receptorCD8 T cellsHumanized mouse modelPathogenesis of sclerodermaMesenchymal cellsFibroblast-derived IL-6IL-6 receptorIL-6 signalingT cell activationHuman IL-6Human T cellsExpression of collagenFibrosis improvementPansclerotic morpheaHuman endothelial cellsHumanized miceReduced markersSkin graftsHuman CD4
2014
Endoscopic photoconversion reveals unexpectedly broad leukocyte trafficking to and from the gut
Morton A, Sefik E, Upadhyay R, Weissleder R, Benoist C, Mathis D. Endoscopic photoconversion reveals unexpectedly broad leukocyte trafficking to and from the gut. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 6696-6701. PMID: 24753589, PMCID: PMC4020091, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1405634111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal microbiotaKaede transgenic miceFluorescent reportersIntestinal leukocytesFilamentous bacteriaGutMyeloid populationsK/BxN miceTh17 cellsEndoscopic approachImmune cellsLeukocyte subsetsAutoinflammatory diseasesImmune homeostasisDescending colonTransgenic miceLeukocyte movementLeukocytesMounting evidenceCellsMiceMicrobiotaTraffickingBacteria