2009
Epstein–Barr virus infection is not a characteristic feature of multiple sclerosis brain
Willis SN, Stadelmann C, Rodig SJ, Caron T, Gattenloehner S, Mallozzi SS, Roughan JE, Almendinger SE, Blewett MM, Brück W, Hafler DA, O’Connor K. Epstein–Barr virus infection is not a characteristic feature of multiple sclerosis brain. Brain 2009, 132: 3318-3328. PMID: 19638446, PMCID: PMC2792367, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosis brainEpstein-Barr virus infectionEBV infectionWhite matter lesionsMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous systemMatter lesionsVirus infectionSecond cohortEBV infected cellsB cell infiltrationB cell aggregatesInflammatory demyelinating diseaseB-cell infiltratesReal-time polymerase chain reaction methodologyCNS immunopathologyCNS lymphomaDemyelinating diseaseCell infiltrateSitu hybridizationCell infiltrationLarge cohortBrain pathologyNervous systemPolymerase chain reaction methodology
2003
CD4+CD25+ Regulatory Cells from Human Peripheral Blood Express Very High Levels of CD25 Ex Vivo
Baecher‐Allan C, Brown JA, Freeman GJ, Hafler DA. CD4+CD25+ Regulatory Cells from Human Peripheral Blood Express Very High Levels of CD25 Ex Vivo. Novartis Foundation Symposia 2003, 252: 67-91. PMID: 14609213, DOI: 10.1002/0470871628.ch6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsRegulatory cellsPD-1/PD-L1 interactionLigand PD-L1Responder T cellsPD-L1 interactionContact-dependent mannerCo-culture assaysCTLA4 blockadeRegulatory populationPD-1PD-L1HLA-DRMultiple surface antigensCytokine secretionCD45RA expressionSurface antigenEx vivoLevel of expressionModest inductionSuppressive characteristicsFunctional activityHigh levelsCD25CD45RO
1997
Variable Immortalizing Potential and Frequent Virus Latency in Blood-Derived T-Cell Clones Infected With Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type I
Richardson JH, Höllsberg P, Windhagen A, Child LA, Hafler DA, Lever A. Variable Immortalizing Potential and Frequent Virus Latency in Blood-Derived T-Cell Clones Infected With Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type I. Blood 1997, 89: 3303-3314. PMID: 9129036, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v89.9.3303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesHuman T-cell leukemia virus type IVirus type IT cellsSpontaneous proliferationFresh peripheral blood lymphocytesGag p24 productionCD4 T cellsInfected cellsPeripheral blood lymphocytesHTLV-I provirusViral mRNA expressionType IP24 productionVirus-cell interactionsIL-6Virus carriersInterleukin-6Blood lymphocytesHost cell factorsCytokine mRNAVirus latencyVirus-producing clonesHTLVMRNA expression
1995
Modulation of cytokine patterns of human autoreactive T cell clones by a single amino acid substitution of their peptide ligand
Windhagen A, Schooz C, Höllsberg P, Fukaura H, Sette A, Hafler D. Modulation of cytokine patterns of human autoreactive T cell clones by a single amino acid substitution of their peptide ligand. Immunity 1995, 2: 373-380. PMID: 7536622, DOI: 10.1016/1074-7613(95)90145-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesCytokine patternCell clonesHuman autoreactive T cell clonesT cell cytokine secretionAutoreactive T cell clonesT cell receptor contact residuesIL-4 secretionAltered peptide ligandMajor histocompatability complexPresence of ionomycinMyelin basic proteinIL-10Receptor contact residuesIL-4IL-2TCR antagonistsCytokine secretionImmune responseIFN-gammaPeptide ligandsProtein secretionCalcium fluxMature T-cell clonesSecretion
1992
CTLA-4 and CD28 mRNA are coexpressed in most T cells after activation. Expression of CTLA-4 and CD28 mRNA does not correlate with the pattern of lymphokine production.
Freeman GJ, Lombard DB, Gimmi CD, Brod SA, Lee K, Laning JC, Hafler DA, Dorf ME, Gray GS, Reiser H. CTLA-4 and CD28 mRNA are coexpressed in most T cells after activation. Expression of CTLA-4 and CD28 mRNA does not correlate with the pattern of lymphokine production. The Journal Of Immunology 1992, 149: 3795-801. PMID: 1281186, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.149.12.3795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbataceptAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, DifferentiationAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteAntigens, SurfaceB7-1 AntigenBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernCD28 AntigensCell Adhesion MoleculesCell LineCTLA-4 AntigenHumansImmunoconjugatesInterferon-gammaInterleukinsLeukemia, T-CellLymphocyte ActivationLymphokinesMiceMolecular Sequence DataOligonucleotide ProbesPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerT-LymphocytesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsT cell clonesCTLA-4 mRNACTLA-4T cellsActivated T cellsT cell activationT cell linesMurine T cell clonesCell clonesCD28 mRNACostimulatory signalsT cell receptor-dependent stimulationCell activationNormal T cell subsetsAg-presenting cellsHuman T cell clonesT cell subsetsExpression of CD28Th2 cytokine profileMost T cellsLeukemic T cell lineCell linesReceptor-dependent stimulationSuch costimulatory signalsInteraction of B7Gamma delta T-cell receptor repertoire in acute multiple sclerosis lesions.
Wucherpfennig KW, Newcombe J, Li H, Keddy C, Cuzner ML, Hafler DA. Gamma delta T-cell receptor repertoire in acute multiple sclerosis lesions. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 4588-4592. PMID: 1374907, PMCID: PMC49128, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.10.4588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma delta T cellsDelta T cellsT cellsMultiple sclerosisMS plaquesCentral nervous system inflammatory processesAcute multiple sclerosis lesionsT cell receptor repertoireGamma delta T-cell receptor repertoireHeat shock proteinsAcute MS plaquesMS plaque tissueNormal CNS tissueDistinct lymphocyte populationsT cell populationsMultiple sclerosis lesionsShock proteinsAcute plaquesReactive astrocytesLymphocyte populationsInflammatory processFoamy macrophagesCNS tissueInflammatory sitesQuantitative immunohistochemistryT cell receptor V alpha-V beta repertoire and cytokine gene expression in active multiple sclerosis lesions.
Wucherpfennig KW, Newcombe J, Li H, Keddy C, Cuzner ML, Hafler DA. T cell receptor V alpha-V beta repertoire and cytokine gene expression in active multiple sclerosis lesions. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1992, 175: 993-1002. PMID: 1348083, PMCID: PMC2119186, DOI: 10.1084/jem.175.4.993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteBase SequenceCD2 AntigensChronic DiseaseClone CellsCytokinesGene ExpressionHumansInterleukin-1Interleukin-2Interleukin-4Molecular Sequence DataMultiple SclerosisOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPolymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, ImmunologicRNA, MessengerConceptsTCR V alphaTCR repertoireBeta repertoireMultiple sclerosisV alphaActive lesionsMS plaquesT cellsAlpha/beta T cellsActive multiple sclerosis lesionsMS plaque tissueCentral nervous system tissueT cell recruitmentBeta T cellsActive MS plaquesChronic inflammatory diseaseIL-4 mRNAT cell expansionIL-1 mRNATCR V gene segmentsCentral nervous systemCases of subacuteNervous system tissueSites of inflammationTCR V genesT-cell activation by autologous human T-cell leukemia virus type I-infected T-cell clones.
Wucherpfennig KW, Höllsberg P, Richardson JH, Benjamin D, Hafler DA. T-cell activation by autologous human T-cell leukemia virus type I-infected T-cell clones. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 2110-2114. PMID: 1549569, PMCID: PMC48606, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.6.2110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntercellular cell adhesion moleculeBlood T cellsT cell clonesT cell activationIL-2 receptorT cellsActivated T cellsHuman T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) carriersSuch activated T cellsHAM/TSP patientsMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisClass II major histocompatibility complex moleculesHAM/TSPChronic inflammatory diseaseExogenous interleukin-2HTLV-I infectionTropical spastic paraparesisMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesHuman T-cell leukemia virus type IVirus type IHistocompatibility complex moleculesCD2/LFATSP patientsSpastic paraparesisSpontaneous proliferation
1991
Common T‐cell receptor Vβ usage in oligoclonal T lymphocytes derived from cerebrospinal fluid and blood of patients with multiple sclerosis
Lee S, Wucherpfennig K, Brod S, Benjamin D, Weiner H, Hafler D. Common T‐cell receptor Vβ usage in oligoclonal T lymphocytes derived from cerebrospinal fluid and blood of patients with multiple sclerosis. Annals Of Neurology 1991, 29: 33-40. PMID: 1847614, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410290109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBase SequenceBlotting, SouthernChild, PreschoolClone CellsDNA ProbesFemaleGene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorGene Rearrangement, gamma-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMultiple SclerosisPhenotypePolymerase Chain ReactionT-LymphocytesConceptsT cell populationsT cell clonesCerebrospinal fluidMultiple sclerosisT cellsT cell receptor Vβ usageNeurological diseasesOligoclonal T-cell populationsT cell receptor V beta genesOligoclonal T lymphocytesOligoclonal T cellsSame T cell receptorBlood of patientsNormal control subjectsT cell receptor beta chainProgenitor T cellsT cell receptorIndividual T cellsGamma chain geneImmune compartmentVβ usageControl subjectsReceptor beta chainT lymphocytesPatients
1990
Shared Human T Cell Receptor Vβ Usage to Immunodominant Regions of Myelin Basic Protein
Wucherpfennig K, Ota K, Endo N, Seidman JG, Rosenzweig A, Weiner H, Hafler D. Shared Human T Cell Receptor Vβ Usage to Immunodominant Regions of Myelin Basic Protein. Science 1990, 248: 1016-1019. PMID: 1693015, DOI: 10.1126/science.1693015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisImmunodominant regionMyelin basic proteinMS patientsT cellsBeta 17T cell receptor Vβ usageTCR V beta gene usageReactive T cellsBeta gene usageT cell receptor beta chainT cell linesBasic proteinSpecific immunotherapyVβ usageAutoimmune diseasesReceptor beta chainHealthy subjectsTarget antigenGene usageBeta 12Myelin proteinsTCR structureHuman MBPBeta chain