2020
Differentiating MHC-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms of Lymph Node Stromal Cell Regulation of Proinsulin-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Type 1 Diabetes.
Thayer TC, Davies J, Pearson JA, Hanna SJ, Wen L, Wong FS. Differentiating MHC-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms of Lymph Node Stromal Cell Regulation of Proinsulin-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes 2020, 70: 529-537. PMID: 33122391, PMCID: PMC8176215, DOI: 10.2337/db19-1050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesCD3/CD28T cellsAutoreactive cellsMHC-independent mechanismsNOD mouse modelT cell cytotoxicityΒ-cell destructionStromal cell regulationT cell receptor engagementPeripheral toleranceDiabetes developmentEffector functionsMouse modelAntigen sensitivityCD8Suppressive mechanismsStromal cellsType 1MHCReceptor engagementLNSCDiabetesIndependent mechanismsCD28A predictive CD8+ T cell phenotype for T1DM progression
Wong FS, Wen L. A predictive CD8+ T cell phenotype for T1DM progression. Nature Reviews Endocrinology 2020, 16: 198-199. PMID: 32051538, PMCID: PMC8258660, DOI: 10.1038/s41574-020-0330-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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