2021
Secreted osteopontin from CD4+ T cells limits acute graft-versus-host disease
Aggarwal N, Deerhake ME, DiPalma D, Shahi SK, Gaggioli MR, Mangalam AK, Shinohara ML. Secreted osteopontin from CD4+ T cells limits acute graft-versus-host disease. Cell Reports 2021, 37: 110170. PMID: 34965439, PMCID: PMC8759344, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal epithelial cellsAcute GVHDHost diseaseMajor target organAcute graftBacteria AkkermansiaGastrointestinal pathologyMouse modelTarget organsFunction of osteopontinCD4Protective rolePotential biomarkersBeneficial effectsEpithelial cellsOPN isoformsMouse mutant modelsGVHDOsteopontinGraftCell deathDiseaseCellsMutant modelsAkkermansia
2020
Functional heterogeneity of alveolar macrophage population based on expression of CXCL2
Xu-Vanpala S, Deerhake ME, Wheaton JD, Parker ME, Juvvadi PR, MacIver N, Ciofani M, Shinohara ML. Functional heterogeneity of alveolar macrophage population based on expression of CXCL2. Science Immunology 2020, 5 PMID: 32769172, PMCID: PMC7717592, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aba7350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary fungal infectionAlveolar macrophagesFungal infectionsAM subpopulationsPharmacological intervention targetPro-inflammatory moleculesLung-resident macrophagesAnti-inflammatory moleculesExpression of CXCL2Strong inflammatory responseAlveolar macrophage populationComplement component 1qDistinct metabolic profilesC1q expressionInterleukin-10Inflammatory responseSentinel cellsPhagocytic capacityMacrophage populationsCXCL2InfectionMetabolic profileIntervention targetsSubpopulationsAM population
2009
Genetic Analysis of Blood Pressure in 8 Mouse Intercross Populations
Feng M, Deerhake ME, Keating R, Thaisz J, Xu L, Tsaih SW, Smith R, Ishige T, Sugiyama F, Churchill GA, DiPetrillo K. Genetic Analysis of Blood Pressure in 8 Mouse Intercross Populations. Hypertension 2009, 54: 802-809. PMID: 19652078, PMCID: PMC2854560, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.109.134569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative trait lociIntercross populationCausal genesBlood pressure quantitative trait lociExcellent genetic resourcesConserved roleQTL intervalsQTL analysisGenomic regionsMouse genomeTrait lociHuman genomeGenetic resourcesBioinformatics methodsGenetic basisCandidate genesGenetic analysisGenesMultiple crossesGenomeHypertension genesBlood pressureLociMiceBlood pressure regulation