2024
Prognostic and therapeutic insights into MIF, DDT, and CD74 in melanoma
Valdez C, Sánchez-Zuno G, Osmani L, Ibrahim W, Galan A, Bacchiocchi A, Halaban R, Kulkarni R, Kang I, Bucala R, Tran T. Prognostic and therapeutic insights into MIF, DDT, and CD74 in melanoma. Oncotarget 2024, 15: 507-520. PMID: 39028303, PMCID: PMC11259151, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedMutationPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSkin NeoplasmsConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorImmune checkpoint inhibitionD-dopachrome tautomeraseExpression of macrophage migration inhibitory factorDrivers of tumor progressionInflammatory cell markersPatient tumor samplesPatient survival outcomesMigration inhibitory factorStatistically significant differenceCheckpoint inhibitionImmune therapyPrognostic valueSurvival outcomesResistant melanomaGene expressionImproved survivalRetrospective studyInflammatory markersTumor progressionCell markersTumor samplesClinical evidenceMelanomaBulk RNA sequencingIL-1 receptor 1 signaling shapes the development of viral antigen-specific CD4+ T cell responses following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination
Park H, Shin M, Shin J, Kim H, Kang B, Par-Young J, Unlu S, Afinogenova Y, Catanzaro J, Young J, Kim M, Lee S, Jeon S, You S, Racke M, Bucala R, Kang I. IL-1 receptor 1 signaling shapes the development of viral antigen-specific CD4+ T cell responses following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination. EBioMedicine 2024, 103: 105114. PMID: 38640835, PMCID: PMC11041015, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4<sup>+</sup> T cellsCOVID-19 mRNA vaccinesAntigen-specific CD4<sup>+</sup> T cell responsesT cell responsesPrimary antibody deficiencyCD4<sup>+</sup> T cell responsesT cellsIL-1R1MRNA vaccinesIL-1IgG antibodiesAntigen-specific CD4<sup>+</sup> T cellsCD4+ T cell responsesLevels of IL-1R1Human CD4<sup>+</sup> T cellsIL-1 receptor 1Healthy individualsDose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccineAntigen-specific CD4IL-1R1 expressionT cell immunityRepetitive antigenic stimulationCytokines interleukin (IL)-1Immune response to virusesExpression of IL-1R1
2023
Natural isoaspartyl protein modification of ZAP70 alters T cell responses in lupus
Yang M, Lam T, Kanyo J, Kang I, Zhou Z, Clarke S, Mamula M. Natural isoaspartyl protein modification of ZAP70 alters T cell responses in lupus. Autoimmunity 2023, 56: 2282945. PMID: 37994408, PMCID: PMC10897934, DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2023.2282945.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Effect of Androgen–Androgen Receptor Directed Therapy on COVID-19 Outcome in Prostate Cancer Patients
Ünlü S, Shin J, Par-Young J, Simonov M, Vinetz J, Petrylak D, Kang I, Kim J. Effect of Androgen–Androgen Receptor Directed Therapy on COVID-19 Outcome in Prostate Cancer Patients. Cancer Investigation 2022, 41: 77-83. PMID: 36373994, DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2022.2139839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer patientsCOVID-19 outcomesCancer patientsPoor COVID-19 outcomesAndrogen-androgen receptorExpression of TMPRSS2COVID-19 infectionSARS-CoV-2Directed therapyMean hospitalizationPCa patientsHospitalization ratesPCa casesRetrospective analysisOutcome differencesPatientsDefinitive conclusionsStatistical significanceData generate hypothesesHospitalizationTherapyTMPRSS2Cellular entryOutcomesARDT
2020
IL-7 receptor alpha defines heterogeneity and signature of human effector memory CD8+ T cells in high dimensional analysis
Shin MS, Kim D, Yim K, Park HJ, You S, Dong X, Koumpouras F, Shaw AC, Fan R, Krishnaswamy S, Kang I. IL-7 receptor alpha defines heterogeneity and signature of human effector memory CD8+ T cells in high dimensional analysis. Cellular Immunology 2020, 355: 104155. PMID: 32619811, PMCID: PMC7415611, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2020.104155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA-seqHuman effector memory CD8Effector memory CD8T cellsIL-7RαMemory CD8Gene regulationTranscription factorsRNA-seqPossible biological significanceDownstream eventsEM CD8Expression patternsExpressional relationshipDifferential expressionCytokine receptorsComprehensive landscapeHigh-dimensional cytometryBiological significanceIL-7 receptor alphaKey moleculesIL-7 receptor alpha chainReceptor alpha chainBiological implicationsHeterogeneous cell subsetsImmunological and Clinical Phenotyping in Primary Antibody Deficiencies: a Growing Disease Spectrum
Shin JJ, Liauw D, Siddiqui S, Lee J, Chung EJ, Steele R, Hsu FI, Price C, Kang I. Immunological and Clinical Phenotyping in Primary Antibody Deficiencies: a Growing Disease Spectrum. Journal Of Clinical Immunology 2020, 40: 592-601. PMID: 32239366, PMCID: PMC7260109, DOI: 10.1007/s10875-020-00773-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon variable immunodeficiencyInterstitial lung diseasePrimary antibody deficiencyConnective tissue diseaseAntibody deficiencyLow NK cell countHematopoietic malignanciesNon-infectious complicationsNon-infectious manifestationsNK cell countsNatural killer cellsPneumococcal vaccine responsesElectronic medical recordsResultsAll patientsImmune alterationsVaccine responsesKiller cellsTissue diseaseImmunoglobulin levelsVariable immunodeficiencyLung diseasePAD groupIgG deficiencyImmunological profileMedical recordsAdvances in Disease Mechanisms and Translational Technologies: Clinicopathologic Significance of Inflammasome Activation in Autoimmune Diseases
Kahlenberg JM, Kang I. Advances in Disease Mechanisms and Translational Technologies: Clinicopathologic Significance of Inflammasome Activation in Autoimmune Diseases. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2020, 72: 386-395. PMID: 31562704, PMCID: PMC7050400, DOI: 10.1002/art.41127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPattern recognition receptorsInflammasome activationRheumatic diseasesAutoimmune diseasesIL-18IL-1βClinicopathologic significanceProcaspase-1Damage-associated molecular patternsSystemic lupus erythematosusAdaptive immune pathwaysCrystal-induced arthropathiesCytokines IL-1βDevelopment of inflammationLocal inflammatory responseHost immune responsePrimary target organActive IL-1βActive caspase-1Inflammatory damageLupus erythematosusImmune toleranceRheumatoid arthritisSjögren's syndromePathogenic role
2019
Transcriptomic analysis of human IL‐7 receptor alpha low and high effector memory CD8+ T cells reveals an age‐associated signature linked to influenza vaccine response in older adults
Park H, Shin MS, Kim M, Bilsborrow JB, Mohanty S, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, You S, Kang I. Transcriptomic analysis of human IL‐7 receptor alpha low and high effector memory CD8+ T cells reveals an age‐associated signature linked to influenza vaccine response in older adults. Aging Cell 2019, 18: e12960. PMID: 31044512, PMCID: PMC6612637, DOI: 10.1111/acel.12960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsEffector memory CD8Influenza vaccine responsesEM CD8T cellsIL-7RαMemory CD8Vaccine responsesBlood cellsOlder adultsIL-7 receptor alphaSignature genesBlood mononuclear cellsHuman peripheral whole bloodAge-associated expansionPeripheral whole bloodGene expression profilesAge-associated changesMeta-analysis studyGlobal transcriptomic profilesMononuclear cellsCD8Receptor alphaExpression profiles
2018
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Regulates U1 Small Nuclear RNP Immune Complex–Mediated Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome
Shin MS, Kang Y, Wahl ER, Park HJ, Lazova R, Leng L, Mamula M, Krishnaswamy S, Bucala R, Kang I. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Regulates U1 Small Nuclear RNP Immune Complex–Mediated Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2018, 71: 109-120. PMID: 30009530, PMCID: PMC6310104, DOI: 10.1002/art.40672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigen-Antibody ComplexAutoantibodiesBlotting, WesternCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMass SpectrometryMonocytesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReceptors, ImmunologicRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorSystemic lupus erythematosusMigration inhibitory factorNLRP3 inflammasome activationImmune complexesIL-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeHuman monocytesInflammasome activationExpression of MIFProduction of MIFInhibitory factorCaspase-1IL-1β levelsIL-1β productionEnzyme-linked immunosorbentQuantitative polymerase chain reactionHigh expression alleleLupus patientsMIF productionMIF receptorInflammatory characteristicsLupus erythematosusInterleukin-1βPolymerase chain reaction
2015
DNA Methylation Regulates the Differential Expression of CX3CR1 on Human IL-7Rαlow and IL-7Rαhigh Effector Memory CD8+ T Cells with Distinct Migratory Capacities to the Fractalkine
Shin MS, You S, Kang Y, Lee N, Yoo SA, Park K, Kang KS, Kim SH, Mohanty S, Shaw AC, Montgomery RR, Hwang D, Kang I. DNA Methylation Regulates the Differential Expression of CX3CR1 on Human IL-7Rαlow and IL-7Rαhigh Effector Memory CD8+ T Cells with Distinct Migratory Capacities to the Fractalkine. The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 195: 2861-2869. PMID: 26276874, PMCID: PMC4561204, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylationDifferential expressionGene expressionCellular traitsEpigenetic mechanismsGene promoterGenome-wide DNA methylationDistinct traitsDNA methylation statusIndividual gene expressionMigratory capacityAutocrine amplification loopImportant biological outcomesPotential biological implicationsMammalian cellsMethylationMethylation statusAmplification loopBiological outcomesTraitsBiological implicationsPromoterEffector memoryExpressionT cells
2014
IL-6 Receptor α Defines Effector Memory CD8+ T Cells Producing Th2 Cytokines and Expanding in Asthma
Lee N, You S, Shin MS, Lee WW, Kang KS, Kim SH, Kim WU, Homer RJ, Kang MJ, Montgomery RR, Dela Cruz CS, Shaw AC, Lee PJ, Chupp GL, Hwang D, Kang I. IL-6 Receptor α Defines Effector Memory CD8+ T Cells Producing Th2 Cytokines and Expanding in Asthma. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2014, 190: 1383-1394. PMID: 25390970, PMCID: PMC4299645, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201403-0601oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffector memory CD8EM CD8T cellsPeripheral bloodMemory CD8IL-13IL-5IL-6RαTh2-type cytokine IL-5Different T cell subsetsLevels of GATA3Frequency of ILT cell subsetsTh2-type cytokinesHealthy control subjectsRespiratory syncytial virusT cell populationsCytokines IL-5IL-6 receptor αIL-6Rα expressionHuman peripheral bloodEffector CD8Syncytial virusTh2 cytokinesCell subsetsHuman monocytes have increased IFN-γ-mediated IL-15 production with age alongside altered IFN-γ receptor signaling
Lee N, Shin MS, Kang KS, Yoo SA, Mohanty S, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, Kang I. Human monocytes have increased IFN-γ-mediated IL-15 production with age alongside altered IFN-γ receptor signaling. Clinical Immunology 2014, 152: 101-110. PMID: 24657713, PMCID: PMC4018768, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2014.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Self Double-Stranded (ds)DNA Induces IL-1β Production from Human Monocytes by Activating NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Presence of Anti–dsDNA Antibodies
Shin MS, Kang Y, Lee N, Wahl ER, Kim SH, Kang KS, Lazova R, Kang I. Self Double-Stranded (ds)DNA Induces IL-1β Production from Human Monocytes by Activating NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Presence of Anti–dsDNA Antibodies. The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 190: 1407-1415. PMID: 23315075, PMCID: PMC3563755, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-1β productionIL-1βHuman monocytesReactive oxygen speciesOligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrinCell responsesProinflammatory cytokines IL-1βTh17 cell responseIL-17 productionAnti-dsDNA antibodiesSystemic lupus erythematosusInnate immune cellsAnti-dsDNA AbsPathogenesis of lupusCytokines IL-1βLupus pathogenesisLupus patientsFamily pyrinLupus erythematosusAutoimmune responseCutaneous lesionsImmune cellsT cellsNuclear AgsPathogenic hallmark
2012
1,25-Dihyroxyvitamin D3 Promotes FOXP3 Expression via Binding to Vitamin D Response Elements in Its Conserved Noncoding Sequence Region
Kang SW, Kim SH, Lee N, Lee WW, Hwang KA, Shin MS, Lee SH, Kim WU, Kang I. 1,25-Dihyroxyvitamin D3 Promotes FOXP3 Expression via Binding to Vitamin D Response Elements in Its Conserved Noncoding Sequence Region. The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 188: 5276-5282. PMID: 22529297, PMCID: PMC3358577, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFoxp3 expressionT cellsVD receptorFOXP3 geneVD response elementsTreg cellsIL-2Foxp3-positive regulatory T cellsFoxp3 promoter activityHuman FOXP3 geneRegulatory T cellsImmune regulatory propertiesInhibitory functionHuman immune responseVitamin D response elementTCR triggeringD response elementImmune cellsImmune responseResponse elementUnique subsetRetinoic acidProliferation of targetsCellsExpressionU1-Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Human Monocytes
Shin MS, Kang Y, Lee N, Kim SH, Kang KS, Lazova R, Kang I. U1-Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Human Monocytes. The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 188: 4769-4775. PMID: 22490866, PMCID: PMC3347773, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU1 snRNPNuclear ribonucleoproteinSystemic lupus erythematosusIL-1β productionU1 small nuclear RNAU1 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinCytosolic protein complexesLupus erythematosusAutoimmune diseasesProtein complexesMicrobial nucleic acidsNuclear RNAPre-mRNAHuman monocytesNOD-like receptor familyReactive oxygen speciesEndogenous DNAReceptor familyMolecular complexesOxygen speciesRibonucleoproteinTLR7/8 pathwayIL-1βNuclear molecules
2011
Age-associated alteration in naive and memory Th17 cell response in humans
Lee JS, Lee WW, Kim SH, Kang Y, Lee N, Shin MS, Kang SW, Kang I. Age-associated alteration in naive and memory Th17 cell response in humans. Clinical Immunology 2011, 140: 84-91. PMID: 21489886, PMCID: PMC3115516, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2011.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-17 productionT cellsCell responsesIL-17-producing cellsMemory cell subsetsHealthy elderly peopleHealthy young peopleAge-associated alterationsIL-17Results of ELISAEffector cellsCell subsetsDecreased frequencyHost defenseFlow cytometrySimilar findingsElderly peopleSimilar frequencyIFNCellsHumansFindingsELISAYoung peopleCytometry
2010
Dysregulated balance of Th17 and Th1 cells in systemic lupus erythematosus
Shah K, Lee WW, Lee SH, Kim SH, Kang SW, Craft J, Kang I. Dysregulated balance of Th17 and Th1 cells in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12: r53. PMID: 20334681, PMCID: PMC2888202, DOI: 10.1186/ar2964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusSLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) scorePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsTh17-polarizing cytokinesTh1 cell responsesDisease activityT cellsHealthy subjectsIL-17Th1 cellsCell responsesPhorbol myristate acetateTh17 cellsLupus erythematosusIL-6Plasma levelsDisease activity index scoreBalance of CD4Balance of Th17Expression of Th17Th17 cell responseActivity index scoreFrequency of CD4Chemokine receptor CCR4Blood mononuclear cells
2009
Regulating human Th17 cells via differential expression of IL-1 receptor
Lee WW, Kang SW, Choi J, Lee SH, Shah K, Eynon EE, Flavell RA, Kang I. Regulating human Th17 cells via differential expression of IL-1 receptor. Blood 2009, 115: 530-540. PMID: 19965648, PMCID: PMC2810985, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-08-236521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsIL-1RICell differentiationDifferential expressionIL-17IL-15IL-1betaIL-7T cell receptor triggeringT helper 17 (Th17) cellsIL-1 receptor expressionIL-1RI expressionIL-17 productionHelper 17 cellsT cell populationsCytokine IL-7IL-1R antagonistIL-1 receptorUmbilical cord bloodHuman peripheral bloodGene expressionReceptor triggeringPeripheral bloodCord bloodReceptor expression
2007
Dual Roles of IL-15 in Maintaining IL-7RαlowCCR7− Memory CD8+ T Cells in Humans via Recovering the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/AKT Pathway
Kim HR, Hwang KA, Kang I. Dual Roles of IL-15 in Maintaining IL-7RαlowCCR7− Memory CD8+ T Cells in Humans via Recovering the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/AKT Pathway. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 179: 6734-6740. PMID: 17982063, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.10.6734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEnzyme ActivationGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunologic MemoryInfectionsInterleukin-15Interleukin-2 Receptor beta SubunitInterleukin-7NeoplasmsPerforinPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, CCR7Receptors, Interleukin-17Signal TransductionConceptsIL-15T cellsPI3K/Akt pathwayAkt pathwayIL-7Memory T cell survivalProliferation of ILIL-15 signalingHuman peripheral bloodT cell survivalEffector cytokinesMemory CD8Peripheral bloodEffector functionsIL-7REnhanced gene expressionProliferative functionIndependent mechanismsILTCR triggeringCell survivalSuch cellsSurvivalTranscriptional factorsDual roleDown-Regulation of IL-7Rα Expression in Human T Cells via DNA Methylation
Kim HR, Hwang KA, Kim KC, Kang I. Down-Regulation of IL-7Rα Expression in Human T Cells via DNA Methylation. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 5473-5479. PMID: 17442928, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.9.5473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJurkat T cellsDNA methylationGene expressionGene promoterIL-7Ralpha expressionT cellsPromoter activityImportant gene regulatory mechanismGene regulatory mechanismsGene promoter constructsHuman CD8Gene promoter activityIL-7Cell survival responseT cell developmentT cell subsetsIL-7Rα expressionRegulatory mechanismsPromoter constructsCell developmentMethylationLuciferase reporterHuman T cellsSurvival responseDown regulation