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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAgingCell DifferentiationCell SeparationEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFlow CytometryHumansImmunologic MemoryLymphocyte ActivationMaleTh17 CellsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsIL-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