HLA-DR3 transgenic mice expressing Nur77-GFP reveal early and robust activation of T cells by superantigens during Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
Rajagopalan G, Karau M, Krogman A, Patel R, David C. HLA-DR3 transgenic mice expressing Nur77-GFP reveal early and robust activation of T cells by superantigens during Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. The Journal Of Immunology 2016, 196: 66.9-66.9. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.196.supp.66.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSAg staphylococcal enterotoxin BT cell activationStaphylococcus aureus pneumoniaT cellsCell activationAureus pneumoniaStaphylococcal pneumoniaSerum cytokine/chemokine levelsCytokine/chemokine levelsHLA-DR3 transgenic miceT-cell activation markersEarly T cell activation markerRole of superantigensCell activation markersT cell subsetsTiming of administrationS. aureus strainsStaphylococcal enterotoxin BChemokine levelsDifferent time pointsHLA-DR3Activation markersCell subsetsCD69 expressionExperimental pneumonia