2018
TRIF deficiency protects non-obese diabetic mice from type 1 diabetes by modulating the gut microbiota and dendritic cells
Gülden E, Chao C, Tai N, Pearson JA, Peng J, Majewska-Szczepanik M, Zhou Z, Wong FS, Wen L. TRIF deficiency protects non-obese diabetic mice from type 1 diabetes by modulating the gut microbiota and dendritic cells. Journal Of Autoimmunity 2018, 93: 57-65. PMID: 29960834, PMCID: PMC6108920, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2018.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAdoptive TransferAnimalsBacteroidetesBurkholderialesCell ProliferationDendritic CellsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDisease SusceptibilityFemaleFirmicutesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGene Expression RegulationLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Signal TransductionT-LymphocytesToll-Like Receptor 3Toll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsWT NOD miceNOD miceType 1 diabetesGut microbiotaDiabetes developmentDendritic cellsCell activationNon-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse modelMyeloid differentiation primary response gene 88Wild-type NOD miceNon-obese diabetic (NOD) miceToll-like receptor signalingDiabetes susceptibilityStrong inflammatory immune responseDevelopment of diabetesInflammatory immune responseDiabetic mouse modelAdapter-inducing interferonImmune cell activationT cell activationTRIF deficiencyAdaptor protein downstreamFurther immunological analysisHuman T1D.T1D development
2011
IL-10-conditioned dendritic cells prevent autoimmune diabetes in NOD and humanized HLA-DQ8/RIP-B7.1 mice
Tai N, Yasuda H, Xiang Y, Zhang L, Rodriguez-Pinto D, Yokono K, Sherwin R, Wong FS, Nagata M, Wen L. IL-10-conditioned dendritic cells prevent autoimmune diabetes in NOD and humanized HLA-DQ8/RIP-B7.1 mice. Clinical Immunology 2011, 139: 336-349. PMID: 21458378, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2011.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsB7-1 AntigenDendritic CellsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Disease Models, AnimalFemaleHLA-DQ AntigensHumansImmune ToleranceImmunophenotypingInsulin-Secreting CellsInterleukin-10Lymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMice, TransgenicSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsT-LymphocytesConceptsRIP-B7.1 miceAutoimmune diabetesIL-10IL-10-treated DCIL-12/23 p40T cell toleranceT cell proliferationDifferent animal modelsNew therapeutic interventionsSpontaneous diabetesRegulatory cellsDendritic cellsImmune toleranceCostimulatory moleculesIL-6IL-4T cellsAnimal modelsCell toleranceTherapeutic interventionsDiabetesCell proliferationT1D.MiceCells
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