2008
CD8+ T-cells and their interaction with other cells in damage to islet β-cells
Wong F, Siew L, Wen L. CD8+ T-cells and their interaction with other cells in damage to islet β-cells. Biochemical Society Transactions 2008, 36: 316-320. PMID: 18481949, DOI: 10.1042/bst0360316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsHuman type 1 diabetesAntigen-presenting cellsType 1 diabetesAutoimmune attackDiabetes developmentAntigenic targetsEffector stageToxic mediatorsVariety of cellsAnimal modelsTarget antigenImmune systemΒ-cellsMechanisms of damageCellsEarly stagesDamageCD8DiabetesCytokinesLymphocytesAntigen
1990
T-cell-directed hepatocyte damage in autoimmune chronic active hepatitis
Wen L, Peakman M, Lobo-Yeo A, Vergani D, Mowat A, Mieli-Vergani, McFarlane B. T-cell-directed hepatocyte damage in autoimmune chronic active hepatitis. The Lancet 1990, 336: 1527-1530. PMID: 1979365, DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)93306-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune chronic active hepatitisChronic active hepatitisActive hepatitisPeripheral bloodT lymphocytesAutologous B lymphocytesLiver membrane antigensT cell clonesAsialoglycoprotein receptorActivated T lymphocytesLiver cell membraneSpecific autoantibodiesAutoimmune attackImmune attackHepatocyte damageHepatitisB lymphocytesLymphocytesBloodLipoprotein complexAutoantibodiesPatientsCell membraneAntigenClones