2016
TGF-β1 modulates microglial phenotype and promotes recovery after intracerebral hemorrhage
Taylor RA, Chang CF, Goods BA, Hammond MD, Mac Grory B, Ai Y, Steinschneider AF, Renfroe SC, Askenase MH, McCullough LD, Kasner SE, Mullen MT, Hafler DA, Love JC, Sansing LH. TGF-β1 modulates microglial phenotype and promotes recovery after intracerebral hemorrhage. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 127: 280-292. PMID: 27893460, PMCID: PMC5199690, DOI: 10.1172/jci88647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracerebral hemorrhageTGF-β1 treatmentTGF-β1Functional recoveryBrain injuryMurine modelPlasma TGF-β1 concentrationResolution phasePhenotype of microgliaTissue-resident microgliaAcute brain injuryBlood-derived macrophagesTGF-β1 concentrationsRapid inflammatory reactionIL6 gene expressionLongitudinal transcriptional profilingInflammatory profileMicroglial phenotypeFunctional outcomeBrain parenchymaInflammatory reactionPromotes recoveryMicrogliaTherapeutic targetDevastating form
2015
Functional inflammatory profiles distinguish myelin-reactive T cells from patients with multiple sclerosis
Cao Y, Goods BA, Raddassi K, Nepom GT, Kwok WW, Love JC, Hafler DA. Functional inflammatory profiles distinguish myelin-reactive T cells from patients with multiple sclerosis. Science Translational Medicine 2015, 7: 287ra74. PMID: 25972006, PMCID: PMC4497538, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa8038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelin-reactive T cellsMultiple sclerosisT cellsHealthy controlsT cell librariesT helper cell 17Antigen-specific T cellsGene signatureMore IL-10More proinflammatory cytokinesAutoreactive T cellsIL-10 productionHuman autoimmune diseasesGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorProduction of interferonColony-stimulating factorMyelin antigensTh17 cellsIL-10Inflammatory profileInterleukin-17Proinflammatory cytokinesAutoimmune diseasesDisease progressionHealthy subjects