Microbial antigen mimics activate diabetogenic CD8 T cells in NOD mice
Tai N, Peng J, Liu F, Gulden E, Hu Y, Zhang X, Chen L, Wong FS, Wen L. Microbial antigen mimics activate diabetogenic CD8 T cells in NOD mice. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2016, 213: 2129-2146. PMID: 27621416, PMCID: PMC5030808, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20160526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, BacterialCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGlucose-6-PhosphataseLymphocyte ActivationMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88PeptidesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellThymus GlandT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsCD8 T cellsT cellsCommensal bacteriaSignificant homologyDiabetes developmentGut microbiotaDiabetogenic CD8 T cellsPathogenic CD8 T cellsTransgenic nonobese diabetic miceGut microbesType 1 diabetes developmentIslet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit-related proteinNovel mechanismNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceInnate immunityBacteriaMolecular mimicryNOD miceIslet autoantigensT1D developmentDiabetic miceMicrobial antigensCellsAnimal modelsHuman studiesThe role of the innate immune system in destruction of pancreatic beta cells in NOD mice and humans with type I diabetes
Tai N, Wong FS, Wen L. The role of the innate immune system in destruction of pancreatic beta cells in NOD mice and humans with type I diabetes. Journal Of Autoimmunity 2016, 71: 26-34. PMID: 27021275, PMCID: PMC4903935, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2016.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPattern recognition receptorsToll-like receptorsInnate immunityCell autoimmunityAdaptive immunityHuman studiesOrgan-specific autoimmune diseasesT cell-mediated destructionΒ-cellsInsulin-producing pancreatic β-cellsDifferent pattern recognition receptorsCell-mediated destructionDevelopment of T1D.Pathogenesis of T1D.Type 1 diabetesFunctional β-cell massNovel therapeutic strategiesInnate immune responseInnate immune systemΒ-cell massPancreatic beta cellsShape adaptive immunityPancreatic β-cellsIslet β-cellsNOD mice