2022
Basic principles of neuroimmunology
Yoshida TM, Wang A, Hafler DA. Basic principles of neuroimmunology. Seminars In Immunopathology 2022, 44: 685-695. PMID: 35732977, DOI: 10.1007/s00281-022-00951-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCentral Nervous SystemCytokinesHumansLymphatic SystemNeuroimmunomodulationT-LymphocytesConceptsNeuro-immune interactionsCentral nervous systemImmune privilegeCerebrospinal fluidCNS-resident immune cellsImmune-derived cytokinesResident T cellsImmune cell infiltrationImmune-privileged organMeningeal lymphatic systemIntroduction of antigenImmune compartmentNeuroinflammatory diseasesNeurological functionCNS homeostasisCell infiltrationHarmful inflammationImmune cellsPeripheral organsT cellsImmune responseLeukocyte traffickingNervous systemImmune systemLymphatic systemType I interferon transcriptional network regulates expression of coinhibitory receptors in human T cells
Sumida TS, Dulberg S, Schupp JC, Lincoln MR, Stillwell HA, Axisa PP, Comi M, Unterman A, Kaminski N, Madi A, Kuchroo VK, Hafler DA. Type I interferon transcriptional network regulates expression of coinhibitory receptors in human T cells. Nature Immunology 2022, 23: 632-642. PMID: 35301508, PMCID: PMC8989655, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-022-01152-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoinhibitory receptor expressionHuman T cellsIFN-I responsesCoinhibitory receptorsT cellsTIGIT expressionReceptor expressionAcute SARS-CoV-2 infectionPD-1/TimSARS-CoV-2 infectionEnhancement of immunotherapyType 1 interferonT-cell featuresLAG-3Infectious diseasesDifferent temporal kineticsTranscription factorsCancer therapyReceptorsCell featuresKey transcription factorIFNPresent studyMRNA profilingKey regulatorTCR-sequencing in cancer and autoimmunity: barcodes and beyond
Pauken KE, Lagattuta KA, Lu BY, Lucca LE, Daud AI, Hafler DA, Kluger HM, Raychaudhuri S, Sharpe AH. TCR-sequencing in cancer and autoimmunity: barcodes and beyond. Trends In Immunology 2022, 43: 180-194. PMID: 35090787, PMCID: PMC8882139, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2022.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell receptorT cellsMolecular barcodesProgrammed Death-1 BlockadeTCR sequencesDeath-1 blockadeUnique TCR sequencesNaïve T cellsT cell functionCell divisionMolecular phenotypesBarcodesImmune responseAntigen specificitySingle cellsCell receptorCell functionRecent technological advancesCancerTCR dataCells
2020
Transcriptomic and clonal characterization of T cells in the human central nervous system
Pappalardo JL, Zhang L, Pecsok MK, Perlman K, Zografou C, Raddassi K, Abulaban A, Krishnaswamy S, Antel J, van Dijk D, Hafler DA. Transcriptomic and clonal characterization of T cells in the human central nervous system. Science Immunology 2020, 5 PMID: 32948672, PMCID: PMC8567322, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abb8786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCentral Nervous SystemHumansMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingT-LymphocytesTranscriptomeConceptsCentral nervous systemCSF of patientsT cellsCerebrospinal fluidMultiple sclerosisImmune surveillanceNervous systemCSF T cellsHuman central nervous systemHealthy human donorsT cell activationImmune dysfunctionNeuroinflammatory diseasesCytotoxic capacityHealthy donorsHealthy individualsCell activationHuman donorsTissue adaptationPatientsClonal characterizationExpression of genesCellsSurveillanceFurther characterization
2019
Multiple sclerosis enters a grey area
Pappalardo JL, Hafler DA. Multiple sclerosis enters a grey area. Nature 2019, 566: 465-466. PMID: 30809050, DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-00563-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Co‐inhibitory blockade while preserving tolerance: checkpoint inhibitors for glioblastoma
Lucca LE, Hafler DA. Co‐inhibitory blockade while preserving tolerance: checkpoint inhibitors for glioblastoma. Immunological Reviews 2017, 276: 9-25. PMID: 28258696, PMCID: PMC5338636, DOI: 10.1111/imr.12529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCheckpoint immunotherapyTumor rejectionCommon adult brain tumorsImmune-related side effectsCheckpoint receptor blockadeCo-inhibitory receptorsIntroduction of immunotherapyT cell exhaustionImmune regulatory pathwaysCo-inhibitory pathwaysAdult brain tumorsPrevention of autoimmunityCentral nervous systemAnti-tumor activityDifferent tumor typesCheckpoint inhibitorsReceptor blockadeAdvanced cancerTherapeutic successBrain tumorsSide effectsImmunotherapyNervous systemTherapeutic efficacyTumor types
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
2014
Genetic and epigenetic fine mapping of causal autoimmune disease variants
Farh KK, Marson A, Zhu J, Kleinewietfeld M, Housley WJ, Beik S, Shoresh N, Whitton H, Ryan RJ, Shishkin AA, Hatan M, Carrasco-Alfonso MJ, Mayer D, Luckey CJ, Patsopoulos NA, De Jager PL, Kuchroo VK, Epstein CB, Daly MJ, Hafler DA, Bernstein BE. Genetic and epigenetic fine mapping of causal autoimmune disease variants. Nature 2014, 518: 337-343. PMID: 25363779, PMCID: PMC4336207, DOI: 10.1038/nature13835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCausal variantsAutoimmune diseasesT cellsRegulatory T cellsNon-coding risk variantsT cell subsetsEnhancer-associated RNAsGenome-wide association studiesPrimary immune cellsCandidate causal variantsGene regulatory modelsImmune cellsImmune stimulationB cellsGene activationFine mappingTranscription factorsMaster regulatorHistone acetylationImmune differentiationSequence determinantsGene expressionAssociation studiesDiseaseHuman diseases
2012
Perspective: Deconstructing a disease
Hafler DA. Perspective: Deconstructing a disease. Nature 2012, 484: s6-s6. PMID: 22509507, DOI: 10.1038/nature11100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClass II MHC Self-Antigen Presentation in Human B and T Lymphocytes
Costantino CM, Spooner E, Ploegh HL, Hafler DA. Class II MHC Self-Antigen Presentation in Human B and T Lymphocytes. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e29805. PMID: 22299025, PMCID: PMC3267721, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigen PresentationAntigen-Antibody ComplexAutoantigensBlood DonorsB-LymphocytesCase-Control StudiesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TransformedHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHLA-DR AntigensHumansModels, BiologicalPeptidesProteomeSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationTandem Mass SpectrometryT-LymphocytesConceptsHLA-DRT cellsPeptide repertoireSelf-antigen presentationAntigen presenting cellsEndogenous peptide repertoireB cell repertoireT-cell processMHC-peptide complexesIL-2Presenting cellsAPC typesT lymphocytesCell repertoireNovel epitopesB cellsHuman BEndogenous epitopesClass II MHC-peptide complexesPeptide epitopesEpitopesCellsCell processesCell-specific proteomesVast majority
2011
Polyfunctional responses by human T cells result from sequential release of cytokines
Han Q, Bagheri N, Bradshaw EM, Hafler DA, Lauffenburger DA, Love JC. Polyfunctional responses by human T cells result from sequential release of cytokines. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 109: 1607-1612. PMID: 22160692, PMCID: PMC3277116, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1117194109.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Droplet-based microfluidic platforms for single T cell secretion analysis of IL-10 cytokine
Konry T, Dominguez-Villar M, Baecher-Allan C, Hafler DA, Yarmush ML. Droplet-based microfluidic platforms for single T cell secretion analysis of IL-10 cytokine. Biosensors And Bioelectronics 2010, 26: 2707-2710. PMID: 20888750, PMCID: PMC3141325, DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2010.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
RNA Interference Screen in Primary Human T Cells Reveals FLT3 as a Modulator of IL-10 Levels
Astier AL, Beriou G, Eisenhaure TM, Anderton SM, Hafler DA, Hacohen N. RNA Interference Screen in Primary Human T Cells Reveals FLT3 as a Modulator of IL-10 Levels. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 184: 685-693. PMID: 20018615, PMCID: PMC3746748, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0902443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-10 levelsRegulatory type 1 (Tr1) cellsIL-10 secretionIL-10 productionT cellsType 1 cellsHuman T cellsIL-10Primary human T cellsPotent anti-inflammatory cytokineHematopoeitic growth factorsAnti-inflammatory cytokinesHuman primary immune cellsT cell functionActivated T cellsAddition of FLPrimary immune cellsT cell activationRegulatory cellsNovel regulatory feedback loopImmune cellsSuppressive activityCell activationFLT3Growth factorT-Cells in Multiple Sclerosis
Severson C, Hafler DA. T-Cells in Multiple Sclerosis. 2009, 51: 1-24. PMID: 19582415, DOI: 10.1007/400_2009_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisT cellsMultifocal demyelinating diseaseMultiple cell subtypesRegulatory T cellsT cell subsetsT cell functionCentral nervous systemRational therapeutic strategiesT cell activationDemyelinating diseaseMS pathogenesisMS pathophysiologyCell subsetsAdaptive immunityEffective treatmentTherapeutic strategiesNervous systemCell activationCell subtypesEvidence implicateSpecific toleranceFunctional defectsIntrinsic cellsCell functionAutomated high-dimensional flow cytometric data analysis
Pyne S, Hu X, Wang K, Rossin E, Lin TI, Maier LM, Baecher-Allan C, McLachlan GJ, Tamayo P, Hafler DA, De Jager PL, Mesirov JP. Automated high-dimensional flow cytometric data analysis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 8519-8524. PMID: 19443687, PMCID: PMC2682540, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0903028106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutoimmunity risk alleles in costimulation pathways
Maier LM, Hafler DA. Autoimmunity risk alleles in costimulation pathways. Immunological Reviews 2009, 229: 322-336. PMID: 19426231, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2009.00777.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor necrosis factorGenome-wide association scansHuman autoimmune diseasesAutoimmune diseasesCommon human autoimmune diseasesInducible T-cell costimulator ligandGenetic study designsAssociation scanImmune related genesRelated genesCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4T-lymphocyte antigen-4Common autoimmune diseaseCell death 1Allelic variantsMember 15Environmental risk factorsDrug designCostimulatory mechanismsMember 4PathwayGenesCostimulation pathwayDeath-1Common pathwayIL-17–producing human peripheral regulatory T cells retain suppressive function
Beriou G, Costantino CM, Ashley CW, Yang L, Kuchroo VK, Baecher-Allan C, Hafler DA. IL-17–producing human peripheral regulatory T cells retain suppressive function. Blood 2009, 113: 4240-4249. PMID: 19171879, PMCID: PMC2676084, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-10-183251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryForkhead Transcription FactorsHLA-DR AntigensHumansImmune ToleranceInterleukin-17Interleukin-1betaInterleukin-6Lymphocyte ActivationReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsRegulatory T cellsIL-17Suppressive functionTreg clonesT cellsPeripheral regulatory T cellsProinflammatory cytokines IL-1betaSustained Foxp3 expressionIL-17 productionIL-17 secretionCytokines IL-1betaAutoimmune pathogenesisEffector cellsInterleukin-17Foxp3 expressionHuman TregsInflammatory milieuIL-6IL-1betaInflammatory conditionsImmune functionSuppressive activityTregsCellsRecent studies
2008
TIMs: central regulators of immune responses
Hafler DA, Kuchroo V. TIMs: central regulators of immune responses. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2008, 205: 2699-2701. PMID: 19015312, PMCID: PMC2585854, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20082429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExhausted T cellsT cell exhaustionHIV infectionPD-1T cellsCell exhaustionMucin domain-containing protein 3Chronic HIV infectionChronic viral infectionsHuman HIV infectionT cell responsesChronic viral diseasesT-cell immunoglobulinDomain-containing protein 3Novel therapeutic targetTim-3Opportunistic infectionsCell immunoglobulinImmune responseTherapeutic targetViral infectionCell responsesProtein 3InfectionViral diseasesTIM-4 Expressed on APCs Induces T Cell Expansion and Survival
Rodriguez-Manzanet R, Meyers JH, Balasubramanian S, Slavik J, Kassam N, Dardalhon V, Greenfield EA, Anderson AC, Sobel RA, Hafler DA, Strom TB, Kuchroo VK. TIM-4 Expressed on APCs Induces T Cell Expansion and Survival. The Journal Of Immunology 2008, 180: 4706-4713. PMID: 18354194, PMCID: PMC2948965, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.7.4706.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Allelic variant in CTLA4 alters T cell phosphorylation patterns
Maier LM, Anderson DE, De Jager PL, Wicker LS, Hafler DA. Allelic variant in CTLA4 alters T cell phosphorylation patterns. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 18607-18612. PMID: 18000051, PMCID: PMC2141824, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706409104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell antigen receptorAllelic variationMemory T cellsAutoimmune diseasesCell antigen receptorT cell signalingT cellsFunctional effectsDisease susceptibility allelesCell signalingPhosphorylation patternPhosphorylation levelsSusceptibility variantsTCR stimulationAllelic variantsHuman immune cellsAntigen receptorGenesImmune cellsHealthy individualsCTLA4 geneCellsSpecific mAbsCTLA4Disease