2019
Estrogen receptor α in T cells suppresses follicular helper T cell responses and prevents autoimmunity
Kim D, Park H, Park H, Lee J, Ko C, Gye M, Choi J. Estrogen receptor α in T cells suppresses follicular helper T cell responses and prevents autoimmunity. Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2019, 51: 1-9. PMID: 30988419, PMCID: PMC6465332, DOI: 10.1038/s12276-019-0237-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSheep red blood cellsKO miceT cellsTfh cellsTfh responsesAutoantibody productionFollicular helper T cell responsesHigh-affinity antigen-specific antibodiesCell responsesFollicular helper T cellsHelper T cell responsesERα KO miceTfh cell responsesMesenteric lymph nodesT cell responsesHelper T cellsGerminal center responseERα knockout miceWild-type miceAntigen-specific antibodiesYears of ageEstrogen receptor alphaEstrogen receptor αIsotype class switchingTreg cells
2014
PPARγ Negatively Regulates T Cell Activation to Prevent Follicular Helper T Cells and Germinal Center Formation
Park HJ, Kim DH, Choi JY, Kim WJ, Kim JY, Senejani AG, Hwang SS, Kim LK, Tobiasova Z, Lee GR, Craft J, Bothwell AL, Choi JM. PPARγ Negatively Regulates T Cell Activation to Prevent Follicular Helper T Cells and Germinal Center Formation. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e99127. PMID: 24921943, PMCID: PMC4055678, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular helper T cellsHelper T cellsT cellsGerminal center reactionTfh cellsSheep red blood cell immunizationRed blood cell immunizationCenter reactionPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaIL-21 expressionProliferator-activated receptor gammaWild-type T cellsType T cellsGerminal center formationGerminal center B cellsT cell activationCell immunizationAutoantibody productionGlomerular inflammationSignature cytokinesAdaptive immunityGerminal centersGlucose metabolismNF-κBB cells
2013
The nuclear receptor PPARγ regulates T cell tolerance and germinal center formation via generation of follicular helper T cells (P4545)
Choi J, Park H, Choi J, Senejani A, Tobiasova Z, Kim D, Bothwell A. The nuclear receptor PPARγ regulates T cell tolerance and germinal center formation via generation of follicular helper T cells (P4545). The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 190: 197.7-197.7. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.190.supp.197.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cell toleranceFollicular helper T cellsHelper T cellsT cellsGerminal center formationDeficient T cellsCell toleranceHelper T cell subsetsExpression of IkBαPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaT cell subsetsProliferator-activated receptor gammaWild-type T cellsType T cellsRole of PPARγNuclear receptor PPARγFunction of PPARγPhosphorylation of ERKTfh generationTh9 cellsIL-17Kidney inflammationAutoantibody productionCell subsetsCenter formation