2014
The Immunotherapeutic Role of Regulatory T Cells in Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis Infection
Ehrlich A, Castilho TM, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Chae WJ, Bothwell AL, Sparwasser T, McMahon-Pratt D. The Immunotherapeutic Role of Regulatory T Cells in Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2014, 193: 2961-2970. PMID: 25098291, PMCID: PMC4170189, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1400728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesAntigen-Antibody ComplexCell ProliferationFemaleImmunotherapy, AdoptiveIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseInflammationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-13Interleukin-17Interleukin-2Leishmania guyanensisLeishmaniasis, MucocutaneousLymphocyte CountMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, TransgenicParasite LoadT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsRegulatory T cellsPanamensis infectionInflammatory responseT cellsLeishmania parasitesDisease pathologyImmunotherapeutic treatment approachesL. panamensis infectionsLeishmania panamensis infectionPercentage of TregsRIL-2/Th2 inflammatory responseIL-13 levelsParasite loadAlternate treatment strategiesT cell proliferationTreg functionalityDisease exacerbationAdoptive transferIL-17IL-10Naive miceCytokine responsesImmunotherapeutic roleCytokine production
2009
Transforming growth factor β is dispensable for the molecular orchestration of Th17 cell differentiation
Das J, Ren G, Zhang L, Roberts AI, Zhao X, Bothwell AL, Van Kaer L, Shi Y, Das G. Transforming growth factor β is dispensable for the molecular orchestration of Th17 cell differentiation. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2009, 206: 2407-2416. PMID: 19808254, PMCID: PMC2768861, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20082286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCytokinesEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalGATA3 Transcription FactorInterleukin-6Lymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, KnockoutSTAT4 Transcription FactorSTAT6 Transcription FactorT-Box Domain ProteinsTh1 CellsTh2 CellsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsTh17 cell differentiationTh17 cellsIL-6Wild-type BALB/c miceBALB/c miceTh17-specific transcription factorsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisT helper cellsCell differentiationGrowth factor betaTh2 cell differentiationGrowth factor βC-STATAutoimmune encephalomyelitisAntiinflammatory cytokinesAutoimmune disordersProinflammatory cytokinesHelper cellsBeta antibodyC miceTh2 cellsFactor betaGATA-3CytokinesMice