2023
NLRP6 deficiency expands a novel CD103+ B cell population that confers immune tolerance in NOD mice
Pearson J, Peng J, Huang J, Yu X, Tai N, Hu Y, Sha S, Flavell R, Zhao H, Wong F, Wen L. NLRP6 deficiency expands a novel CD103+ B cell population that confers immune tolerance in NOD mice. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1147925. PMID: 36911699, PMCID: PMC9995752, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1147925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNlrp6-deficient miceType 1 diabetesNLRP6 deficiencyB cellsIL-10Non-obese diabetic (NOD) miceType 1 diabetes developmentRole of NLRP6Germ-free miceT cell proliferationB cell populationsIntestinal epithelial cellsBreg populationAutoimmune diabetesNOD miceCrohn's diseaseImmune toleranceDiabetes developmentDiabetic miceImmune cellsCD103Inflammasome proteinsImmune responseNLRP6Gut microbiota
2021
Innate immunity in latent autoimmune diabetes in adults
Huang J, Pearson JA, Wong FS, Wen L, Zhou Z. Innate immunity in latent autoimmune diabetes in adults. Diabetes/Metabolism Research And Reviews 2021, 38: e3480. PMID: 34156143, PMCID: PMC8813511, DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.3480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesDendritic cellsImmune cellsT cellsInnate immunityPathogenesis of LADALatent autoimmune diabetesAdaptive immune cellsPancreas of patientsType 2 diabetesImmune-associated genesIslet β-cellsAutoimmune diabetesClinical featuresImmunological reasonsAutoimmune diseasesRat modelB cellsDiabetesΒ-cellsImmunityPotential rolePathogenesisLADADisease
2016
Neutrophils in type 1 diabetes
Huang J, Xiao Y, Xu A, Zhou Z. Neutrophils in type 1 diabetes. Journal Of Diabetes Investigation 2016, 7: 652-663. PMID: 27181374, PMCID: PMC5009125, DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesImmune cellsDiabetogenic T cell responseAutoimmune type 1 diabetesType 1 diabetes pathogenesisType 1 diabetes developmentΒ-cellsInsulin-producing pancreatic β-cellsProgression of insulitisT cell responsesFirst immune cellsNon-immune cellsImmune cell typesPancreatic β-cellsDendritic cellsDiabetes developmentAutoimmune diseasesDegranulation productsDiabetes pathogenesisExtracellular trapsT cellsDiabetesCell responsesNeutrophilsIslet cells