2019
Plasma mitochondrial DNA is associated with extrapulmonary sarcoidosis
Ryu C, Brandsdorfer C, Adams T, Hu B, Kelleher DW, Yaggi M, Manning EP, Walia A, Reeves B, Pan H, Winkler J, Minasyan M, Dela Cruz CS, Kaminski N, Gulati M, Herzog EL. Plasma mitochondrial DNA is associated with extrapulmonary sarcoidosis. European Respiratory Journal 2019, 54: 1801762. PMID: 31273041, PMCID: PMC8088542, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01762-2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrapulmonary diseaseMitochondrial DNAExtracellular mtDNABAL fluidAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyPlasma mitochondrial DNAPlasma of patientsAfrican AmericansExtrapulmonary sarcoidosisSarcoidosis cohortSarcoidosis subjectsScadding stageAfrican American descentClinical featuresClinical findingsGranulomatous diseaseHealthy controlsAntitrypsin deficiencyGenomic researchHigher oddsSarcoidosisAggressive phenotypeMechanistic basisDiseaseTherapeutic insights
2017
Local and Systemic CD4+ T Cell Exhaustion Reverses with Clinical Resolution of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
Hawkins C, Shaginurova G, Shelton DA, Herazo-Maya JD, Oswald-Richter KA, Rotsinger JE, Young A, Celada LJ, Kaminski N, Sevin C, Drake WP. Local and Systemic CD4+ T Cell Exhaustion Reverses with Clinical Resolution of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. Journal Of Immunology Research 2017, 2017: 3642832. PMID: 29234685, PMCID: PMC5695030, DOI: 10.1155/2017/3642832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedApoptosisCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCells, CulturedClonal AnergyCytokinesDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiddle AgedProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaSarcoidosis, PulmonaryTh1 CellsYoung AdultConceptsT cell exhaustionTh1 cytokine expressionPD-1 expressionCell exhaustionCytokine expressionT cellsHealthy controlsInhibitory cell surface receptorsT cell immune functionTh1 immune responseChronic antigenic stimulationCell immune functionProliferative capacityT cell functionSarcoidosis subjectsSystemic CD4Pulmonary sarcoidosisDisease resolutionProgressive diseaseClinical resolutionCytokine productionAntigenic stimulationDisease progressionImmune responseCD4