2015
Thymic Selection: To Thine Own Self Be True
Kitz A, Hafler DA. Thymic Selection: To Thine Own Self Be True. Immunity 2015, 42: 788-789. PMID: 25992854, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2015.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reactive T cellsSelf-reactive T cell clonesT cell repertoireT cell clonesT cellsCell repertoireCell clonesImmunity
2006
Human regulatory T cells and their role in autoimmune disease
Baecher‐Allan C, Hafler DA. Human regulatory T cells and their role in autoimmune disease. Immunological Reviews 2006, 212: 203-216. PMID: 16903916, DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2006.00417.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory T cellsAutoimmune diseasesSelf-reactive cellsT cellsHealthy individualsHuman natural regulatory T cellsSelf-reactive T cellsNatural regulatory T cellsHuman regulatory T cellsPathologic T cellsReduced inhibitory functionSpecific autoimmune diseasesT cell populationsMature T cellsT cell maturationNon-responsive stateRegulatory cellsNatural CD4Peripheral circulationImmune systemPatientsDiseaseInhibitory functionNumber of mechanismsCells
1999
The B7–CD28/CTLA-4 costimulatory pathways in autoimmune disease of the central nervous system
Anderson D, Sharpe A, Hafler D. The B7–CD28/CTLA-4 costimulatory pathways in autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Current Opinion In Immunology 1999, 11: 677-683. PMID: 10631554, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-7915(99)00036-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reactive T cellsB7-CD28/CTLAAutoimmune diseasesT cellsTh1/Th2 cell differentiationB7-CD28 costimulationHuman autoimmune diseasesCentral nervous systemTh2 cell differentiationCostimulatory pathwayEffector phaseCTLA-4Nervous systemCritical roleDiseaseCTLARecent studiesCell differentiationCellsPast yearPathwayAutoimmunityCD28InitiationCostimulation
1995
Expression of costimulatory molecules B7-1 (CD80), B7-2 (CD86), and interleukin 12 cytokine in multiple sclerosis lesions.
Windhagen A, Newcombe J, Dangond F, Strand C, Woodroofe MN, Cuzner ML, Hafler DA. Expression of costimulatory molecules B7-1 (CD80), B7-2 (CD86), and interleukin 12 cytokine in multiple sclerosis lesions. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1995, 182: 1985-1996. PMID: 7500044, PMCID: PMC2192240, DOI: 10.1084/jem.182.6.1985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoreactive T cellsMultiple sclerosisT cellsB7-1Autoimmune diseasesCostimulatory moleculesMS plaquesB7-2T cell-mediated autoimmune diseaseInitiation of MSMyelin-autoreactive T cellsCell-mediated autoimmune diseaseSelf-reactive T cellsCostimulatory molecules B7-1Acute MS plaquesAutoimmune animal modelsInterleukin-12 cytokinesPutative autoimmune diseaseSemiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionExpression of cytokinesTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionT cell activationMultiple sclerosis lesionsInflammatory cuffs