2011
Systemic Autoimmunity and Lymphoproliferation Are Associated with Excess IL-7 and Inhibited by IL-7Rα Blockade
Gonzalez-Quintial R, Lawson BR, Scatizzi JC, Craft J, Kono DH, Baccala R, Theofilopoulos AN. Systemic Autoimmunity and Lymphoproliferation Are Associated with Excess IL-7 and Inhibited by IL-7Rα Blockade. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e27528. PMID: 22102903, PMCID: PMC3213145, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsIL-7Systemic autoimmunityIL-7R blockadeIL-7Rα blockadeAutoreactive T cellsMemory T cellsAdvanced disease stageProgression of autoimmunityFibroblastic reticular cellsNovel therapeutic approachesT cell activationAutoimmune manifestationsAutoimmune syndromeCommensal antigensDisease stageIL-7RαTherapeutic approachesLymphocyte homeostasisCell activationReticular cellsAutoimmunityMarked accumulationLupusBlockade
1999
Autoreactive T cells in murine lupus
Craft J, Peng S, Fujii T, Okada M, Fatenejad S. Autoreactive T cells in murine lupus. Immunologic Research 1999, 19: 245-257. PMID: 10493178, DOI: 10.1007/bf02786492.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Central T cell tolerance in lupus-prone mice: influence of autoimmune background and the lpr mutation.
Fatenejad S, Peng SL, Disorbo O, Craft J. Central T cell tolerance in lupus-prone mice: influence of autoimmune background and the lpr mutation. The Journal Of Immunology 1998, 161: 6427-32. PMID: 9834135, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.161.11.6427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsApoptosisAutoimmune DiseasesCell LineClonal DeletionColumbidaeCytochrome c GroupDown-RegulationFas ReceptorGene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorImmune ToleranceLupus NephritisLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataMutationPeptidesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaT-Lymphocyte SubsetsThymus GlandConceptsMRL/MpJ miceLupus-prone miceT cell toleranceCentral T cell toleranceT cellsLpr mutationCell toleranceSystemic autoimmune diseaseT cell autoreactivityAutoreactive T cellsB cell helpIntrathymic negative selectionMHC class IIMRL/MpJPeripheral control mechanismsAutoimmune backgroundThymic deletionIntrathymic deletionAutoimmune diseasesNonautoimmune miceCell helpTCR transgeneNonautoimmune strainsPeptide AgImmature CD4
1993
Role of intermolecular/intrastructural B- and T-cell determinants in the diversification of autoantibodies to ribonucleoprotein particles.
Fatenejad S, Mamula MJ, Craft J. Role of intermolecular/intrastructural B- and T-cell determinants in the diversification of autoantibodies to ribonucleoprotein particles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 12010-12014. PMID: 8265662, PMCID: PMC48115, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.24.12010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusAutoreactive T cellsLupus erythematosusT cellsAutoantibody productionSuch miceAutoreactive helper T cellsHelper T-cell determinantsHelper T cellsT cell determinantsAutoantibody responseAutoimmune responseAntibody responseNormal miceImmune responseB cellsAutoantibodiesErythematosusMiceCentral targetPatientsImmunizationSnRNP particlesCellsMolecular mimics