2014
Long term effect of gut microbiota transfer on diabetes development
Peng J, Narasimhan S, Marchesi JR, Benson A, Wong FS, Wen L. Long term effect of gut microbiota transfer on diabetes development. Journal Of Autoimmunity 2014, 53: 85-94. PMID: 24767831, PMCID: PMC4361177, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2014.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacteriaDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalIntestinesMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMicrobiotaMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88ProbioticsConceptsNOD miceGut microbiotaWild-type NOD miceNon-obese diabetic (NOD) miceGut microbiomeMyD88-deficient miceMucosal immune systemOnset of diabetesCD8αβ T cellsType 1 diabetesGut microbiota transferWeeks of ageAutoimmune diabetesT1D developmentDiabetes developmentDiabetic miceMicrobiota transferT cellsLamina propriaLong-term effectsProbiotic treatmentImmune systemLarge intestineDiabetesMice
2011
Insulinoma-Released Exosomes or Microparticles Are Immunostimulatory and Can Activate Autoreactive T Cells Spontaneously Developed in Nonobese Diabetic Mice
Sheng H, Hassanali S, Nugent C, Wen L, Hamilton-Williams E, Dias P, Dai Y. Insulinoma-Released Exosomes or Microparticles Are Immunostimulatory and Can Activate Autoreactive T Cells Spontaneously Developed in Nonobese Diabetic Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 187: 1591-1600. PMID: 21734072, PMCID: PMC3150365, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1100231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen-Presenting CellsCell Line, TumorCell-Derived MicroparticlesDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1ExosomesFemaleHumansInsulinomaInsulin-Secreting CellsLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Sex CharacteristicsTh1 CellsConceptsAutoreactive T cellsNOD miceAutoimmune targetT cellsCongenic miceNonobese diabetes-resistant miceHuman type 1 diabetesAg-specific immune responsesPrediabetic NOD micePancreatic lymph nodesNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceT cell responsesDiabetes-resistant miceAge-matched malesType 1 diabetesMyD88-dependent pathwayT cell proliferationResistant congenic miceInsulitis developmentPrediabetic NODInnate stimuliIslet destructionLymph nodesNOD femalesAutoimmune response
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 treatmentCritical roles of CD30/CD30L interactions in murine autoimmune diabetes
CHAKRABARTY S, NAGATA M, YASUDA H, WEN L, NAKAYAMA M, CHOWDHURY S, YAMADA K, JIN Z, KOTANI R, MORIYAMA H, SHIMOZATO O, YAGITA H, YOKONO K. Critical roles of CD30/CD30L interactions in murine autoimmune diabetes. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2003, 133: 318-325. PMID: 12930356, PMCID: PMC1808783, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2003.02223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAutoimmune DiseasesCD30 LigandCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalFemaleIslets of LangerhansKi-1 AntigenMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicConceptsCD30/CD30L interactionIslet-specific CD4NOD miceDevelopment of diabetesT cell linesAutoimmune diabetesDiabetic NOD miceSpontaneous autoimmune diabetesPancreatic lymph nodesYoung NOD miceNOD-SCID miceT cell proliferationCD30/CD30LTumor necrosis factor receptorWeeks of ageCell linesNecrosis factor receptorMurine autoimmuneIslet antigensSpontaneous diabetesAdoptive transferLymph nodesEffector phaseT cellsSpleen cells
2002
Induction and acceleration of insulitis/diabetes in mice with a viral mimic (polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid) and an insulin self-peptide
Moriyama H, Wen L, Abiru N, Liu E, Yu L, Miao D, Gianani R, Wong F, Eisenbarth G. Induction and acceleration of insulitis/diabetes in mice with a viral mimic (polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid) and an insulin self-peptide. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 5539-5544. PMID: 11943868, PMCID: PMC122805, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.082120099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT lymphocytesB7-1 transgenic miceBALB/c miceAnti-islet autoimmunityExperimental autoimmune diabetesAutoreactive T lymphocytesB7-1 moleculeCD4 T lymphocytesType 1 diabetesPolyinosinic-polycytidylic acidAutoimmune diabetesInsulin autoantibodiesC micePeptide immunizationSimultaneous administrationDisease inductionMurine modelMouse modelDiabetesTransgenic miceInsulin peptidesMiceImmunizationPolyICViral mimic