2009
Cellular and humoral immune responses in the early stages of diabetic nephropathy in NOD mice
Xiao X, Ma B, Dong B, Zhao P, Tai N, Chen L, Wong FS, Wen L. Cellular and humoral immune responses in the early stages of diabetic nephropathy in NOD mice. Journal Of Autoimmunity 2009, 32: 85-93. PMID: 19200691, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2008.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic NOD miceNOD miceDiabetic nephropathyDiabetic miceNon-diabetic NOD miceNon-obese diabetic (NOD) miceDuration of diabetesUrinary albumin excretionAdditional therapeutic targetsHumoral immune responseAlbumin excretionAutoimmune diabetesDendritic cellsDiabetes onsetImmune changesKidney weightIgG depositsHumoral immunityT cellsImmune responseNephropathyComplement C3Therapeutic targetB cellsImmune system
1996
γδ T cell help of B cells is induced by repeated parasitic infection, in the absence of other T cells
Pao W, Wen L, Smith A, Gulbranson-Judge A, Zheng B, Kelsoe G, MacLennan I, Owen M, Hayday A. γδ T cell help of B cells is induced by repeated parasitic infection, in the absence of other T cells. Current Biology 1996, 6: 1317-1325. PMID: 8939571, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)70718-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, AntinuclearAntibodies, ProtozoanB-LymphocytesCD4 AntigensCoccidiosisEimeriaGene Rearrangement, gamma-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorGerminal CenterImmunity, CellularImmunoglobulin GMiceMice, Mutant StrainsReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerConceptsGamma delta T cellsDelta T cellsT cell-B cell collaborationT cell helpT cell-deficient miceCell-deficient miceGamma delta cellsT cellsCell helpB cellsGerminal centersParasitic infectionsCell collaborationAlpha beta T cellsBeta T cellsT cell deficiencyDelta cellsDevelopment of autoimmunityAntibody levelsMycobacterial antigensCell deficiencyImmune responseAnatomical focusImmune systemAntibody specificity
1987
Limiting dilution assay for human B cells based on their activation by mutant EL4 thymoma cells: total and anti‐malaria responder B cell frequencies
Wen L, Hanvanich M, Werner‐Favre C, Brouwers N, Perrin L, Zubler R. Limiting dilution assay for human B cells based on their activation by mutant EL4 thymoma cells: total and anti‐malaria responder B cell frequencies. European Journal Of Immunology 1987, 17: 887-892. PMID: 3297736, DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830170624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-secreting cellsB cellsPeripheral blood B cellsHuman B cell responsesB cell frequenciesB cell responsesBlood B cellsB cell activationHuman T cellsHuman B cellsMalaria infectionPeripheral bloodBlood donorsT cellsEL4 thymoma cellsMacrophage supernatantsControl groupCell frequencyCell activationCell responsesSpecificity repertoireInfectious diseasesClonal levelCulture systemMean amount