2007
Autoimmunity in HLA-DQ8 transgenic mice expressing granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor in the beta cells of islets of langerhans
Rajagopalan G, Mangalam A, Sen M, Cheng S, Kudva Y, David C. Autoimmunity in HLA-DQ8 transgenic mice expressing granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor in the beta cells of islets of langerhans. Autoimmunity 2007, 40: 169-179. PMID: 17453715, DOI: 10.1080/08916930701201083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHLA-DQ8GM-CSFDQ8 miceAutoimmune diabetesHLA-DQ8 transgenic miceMarked mononuclear cell infiltrationPotent immunostimulatory cytokineSpontaneous autoimmune diabetesMononuclear cell infiltrationNOD genetic backgroundGranulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factorStrong HLA associationType 1 diabetesPolygenic autoimmune diseasesMacrophage-colony stimulating factorLiver of miceMacrophage colony-stimulating factorGranulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factorColony-stimulating factorHLA associationsImmunostimulatory cytokinesAutoimmune diseasesCell infiltrationBeta cellsTransgenic mice
2003
Autoimmune diabetes in HLA‐DR3/DQ8 transgenic mice expressing the co‐stimulatory molecule B7‐1 in the β cells of islets of Langerhans
Rajagopalan G, Kudva YC, Chen L, Wen L, David CS. Autoimmune diabetes in HLA‐DR3/DQ8 transgenic mice expressing the co‐stimulatory molecule B7‐1 in the β cells of islets of Langerhans. International Immunology 2003, 15: 1035-1044. PMID: 12917255, DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxg103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-stimulatory molecules B7-1Incidence of diabetesTransgenic miceB7-1Autoimmune diabetesHLA-DQ8HLA-DR3T cellsBeta cellsBeta-cell toxin streptozotocinHLA class II associationsDQ8 transgenic micePresence of DR3HLA transgenic miceAntibody-mediated depletionPathogenesis of T1D.Class II associationsHLA class IIWhole-body irradiationPancreatic beta cellsNon-specific activationSpontaneous diabetesToxin streptozotocinDiabetogenic potentialSTZ treatment