2006
Modulatory Role of DR4- to DQ8-restricted CD4 T-Cell Responses and Type 1 Diabetes Susceptibility
Ge X, Piganelli J, Tse H, Bertera S, Mathews C, Trucco M, Wen L, Rudert W. Modulatory Role of DR4- to DQ8-restricted CD4 T-Cell Responses and Type 1 Diabetes Susceptibility. Diabetes 2006, 55: 3455-3462. PMID: 17130492, DOI: 10.2337/db06-0680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesHLA moleculesCaucasian type 1 diabetic patientsCD4 T cell activityCD4 T cell linesCD4 T cell responsesType 1 diabetic patientsHLA class II allelesCertain HLA moleculesT cell activityType 1 diabetesClass II allelesT cell linesSpecific DRB1HLA-DQ8Diabetic patientsModulatory roleDisease riskDQ8Type 1DR4Diabetes susceptibilityPeptide occupancyPrimary genetic determinantGenetic determinants
2004
What can the HLA transgenic mouse tell us about autoimmune diabetes?
Wong F, Wen L. What can the HLA transgenic mouse tell us about autoimmune diabetes? Diabetologia 2004, 47: 1476-1487. PMID: 15349728, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-004-1505-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHLA transgenic miceType 1 diabetes mellitusTransgenic miceDiabetes mellitusHLA class II allelesCD4 T lymphocytesAntigen-presenting moleculesClass II allelesPeptide-MHC complexesStudies of micePutative autoantigenParticular HLAT lymphocytesHLA moleculesPeptide antigensMHC complexesMiceDiseasePolygenic diseaseMellitusVivo roleInsultIntracellular processingImmunotherapyDiabetes
2003
The study of HLA class II and autoimmune diabetes.
Wong F, Wen L. The study of HLA class II and autoimmune diabetes. 2003, 3: 1-15. PMID: 12558070, DOI: 10.2174/1566524033361591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHLA moleculesTransgenic miceHuman leucocyte antigens DR3HLA transgenic miceCD4 T lymphocytesHLA class IIAntigen-specific cellsT cell epitopesMHC-peptide complexesPeptide-MHC complexesPutative autoantigenDiabetes mellitusAutoimmune diseasesAntigens DR3T lymphocytesCell epitopesClass IIPeptide antigensMajor histocompatibility complex class II lociMHC complexesDiseaseClass II lociDevelopment of reagentsMiceFurther studies