2009
The Microenvironment of Germ Cell Tumors Harbors a Prominent Antigen-Driven Humoral Response
Willis SN, Mallozzi SS, Rodig SJ, Cronk KM, McArdel SL, Caron T, Pinkus GS, Lovato L, Shampain KL, Anderson DE, Anderson RC, Bruce JN, O'Connor KC. The Microenvironment of Germ Cell Tumors Harbors a Prominent Antigen-Driven Humoral Response. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 182: 3310-3317. PMID: 19234230, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0803424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune cell infiltratesGerm cell tumorsHumoral immune responseCell infiltrateB cellsCell tumorsImmune responseGerm cell tumor biologyGerm cell tumor subtypesTumor-associated B cellsTumor-infiltrating B cellsTumor microenvironmentSpecific humoral immune responseRole B cellsB cell clonal expansionB-cell infiltratesB cell responsesCell clonal expansionB cell maturationSignificant somatic mutationsLymphoid folliclesHumoral responsePeripheral bloodTumor subtypesCardinal features
2007
A Local Antigen-Driven Humoral Response Is Present in the Inflammatory Myopathies
Bradshaw EM, Orihuela A, McArdel SL, Salajegheh M, Amato AA, Hafler DA, Greenberg SA, O’Connor K. A Local Antigen-Driven Humoral Response Is Present in the Inflammatory Myopathies. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 547-556. PMID: 17182595, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.1.547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAmino Acid SequenceAntibody FormationAutoantigensB-Lymphocyte SubsetsFemaleGenes, Immunoglobulin Heavy ChainHumansImmunoglobulin Switch RegionImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMaleMicrodissectionMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutationMyocardiumMyositisReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSyndecan-1Transcription, GeneticConceptsInclusion body myositisLaser capture microdissectionBody myositisCapture microdissectionInflammatory myopathiesMuscle tissueInsertions/deletionsT cell-mediated diseaseGene sequencesCell-mediated diseaseGene transcriptsInflamed muscle tissueAg-specific responsesAg receptorB cell maturationPlasma cell populationPutative autoimmune disordersControl muscle tissueSignificant somatic mutationsIndividual cellsVariable region gene sequencesOligoclonal expansionInflammatory infiltrateSomatic mutationsMuscle weakness
2001
Immunological Memory: Contribution of Memory B Cells Expressing Costimulatory Molecules in the Resting State
Bar-Or A, Oliveira E, Anderson D, Krieger J, Duddy M, O’Connor K, Hafler D. Immunological Memory: Contribution of Memory B Cells Expressing Costimulatory Molecules in the Resting State. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 167: 5669-5677. PMID: 11698439, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.10.5669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory B cellsB cell subsetsB cellsCell subsetsCostimulatory moleculesB cell memory compartmentMemory responsesImmune memory responseDistinct B cell subsetsHuman memory B cellsHumoral memory responsesHuman B cellsTh cellsImmunological memoryT cellsMemory compartmentPoor APCsMurine systemNovel subpopulationRelative paucityCells