2005
Critical role of host γδ T cells in experimental acute graft-versus-host disease
Maeda Y, Reddy P, Lowler K, Liu C, Bishop D, Ferrara J. Critical role of host γδ T cells in experimental acute graft-versus-host disease. Blood 2005, 106: 749-755. PMID: 15797996, PMCID: PMC1895173, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-10-4087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdoptive TransferAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationCD40 LigandCell AdhesionCell CommunicationDendritic CellsFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseInterferon-gammaMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTransplantation, HomologousTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsGammadelta T cellsDendritic cellsT cellsHost diseaseAllostimulatory capacityAllogeneic bone marrow transplantation modelAllogeneic T cell proliferationDonor T cell expansionWild-type B6 recipientsHost antigen-presenting cellsTumor necrosis factor alphaExperimental acute graftWT dendritic cellsNormal dendritic cellsBone marrow transplantation modelBM transplant recipientsΓδ T cellsT cell expansionAntigen-presenting cellsNecrosis factor alphaT cell proliferationAcute graftAcute GVHDB6 recipientsGVHD mortality
2002
Pretreatment of donors with interleukin-18 attenuates acute graft-versus-host disease via STAT6 and preserves graft-versus-leukemia effects
Reddy P, Teshima T, Hildebrandt G, Williams D, Liu C, Cooke K, Ferrara J. Pretreatment of donors with interleukin-18 attenuates acute graft-versus-host disease via STAT6 and preserves graft-versus-leukemia effects. Blood 2002, 101: 2877-2885. PMID: 12433681, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-08-2566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseGraft vs Leukemia EffectHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-18Leukemia, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLSTAT6 Transcription FactorSurvival RateTissue DonorsT-LymphocytesTrans-ActivatorsTransplantation, HomologousConceptsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationBone marrow transplantationPretreatment of donorsIL-18Acute GVHDAcute graftHost diseaseLeukemia effectTransplant donorsCytotoxic T lymphocyte activityAcute GVHD mortalityIL-18 pretreatmentDonor T cellsT lymphocyte activityBM transplant recipientsIL-4 secretionSTAT6-dependent mechanismIL-18 treatmentGVHD mortalityGVL effectPreserves graftTransplant recipientsInterleukin-18Marrow transplantationBM donors