2008
HLA Class II Transgenic Mice Mimic Human Inflammatory Diseases
Mangalam A, Rajagopalan G, Taneja V, David C. HLA Class II Transgenic Mice Mimic Human Inflammatory Diseases. Advances In Immunology 2008, 97: 65-147. PMID: 18501769, DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2776(08)00002-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHLA class II transgenic miceClass II moleculesII transgenic miceCommon autoimmune diseaseAutoimmune diseasesInflammatory diseasesTransgenic miceClass II genesDQ allelesHLA class II associationsInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusHLA class II moleculesHLA transgenic miceCD4 T cellsClass II associationsHuman class II moleculesAutoimmune disease developmentToxic shock syndromeT cell repertoireHLA class II genesHuman inflammatory diseasesSimilar antigenic epitopesMHC class II genesAutoimmune myocarditisDiabetes mellitus
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 treatmentAccelerated Diabetes in Rat Insulin Promoter-Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Transgenic Nonobese Diabetic Mice Lacking Major Histocompatibility Class II Molecules
Rajagopalan G, Kudva YC, Flavell RA, David CS. Accelerated Diabetes in Rat Insulin Promoter-Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Transgenic Nonobese Diabetic Mice Lacking Major Histocompatibility Class II Molecules. Diabetes 2003, 52: 342-347. PMID: 12540606, DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.52.2.342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II moleculesNecrosis factorT cellsHLA class II associationsHuman type 1 diabetesMajor histocompatibility class II moleculesFunctional class II moleculesClass II associationsType 1 diabetesRat insulin promoterTumor necrosis factorLocal proinflammatory environmentIslets of LangerhansAccelerated diabetesNOD miceHLA-DQ8Proinflammatory environmentC57BL/6 miceTNF-alphaDiabetesDisease pathogenesisSignificant protectionMajor histocompatibility complex locusNeonatal expressionMice