2008
Autoimmune syndrome after induction of neonatal tolerance to alloantigens: analysis of the role of donor T cells in the induction of autoimmunity
Merino J, Schurmans S, Wen L, Brighouse G, Luzuy S, Lambert P. Autoimmune syndrome after induction of neonatal tolerance to alloantigens: analysis of the role of donor T cells in the induction of autoimmunity. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2008, 79: 273-278. PMID: 1968797, PMCID: PMC1534764, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1990.tb05190.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor T cellsF1 donor B cellsDonor B cellsT cell subsetsAutoimmune syndromeF1 cellsT cellsNeonatal toleranceCell subsetsSpleen cellsNewborn miceB cellsBALB/c newborn miceMature donor T cellsDifferent T cell subsetsAutoreactive B cell clonesBALB/c miceLupus-like syndromeDeposits of immunoglobulinsF1 spleen cellsInduction of autoimmunityAnti-Sm antibodiesB cell clonesCTL alloreactivityTolerant mice
2005
The Influence of the Major Histocompatibility Complex on Development of Autoimmune Diabetes in RIP-B7.1 Mice
Wong FS, Du W, Thomas IJ, Wen L. The Influence of the Major Histocompatibility Complex on Development of Autoimmune Diabetes in RIP-B7.1 Mice. Diabetes 2005, 54: 2032-2040. PMID: 15983204, DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.54.7.2032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsB7-1 AntigenCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Histocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIIslets of LangerhansLymphocyte DepletionMajor Histocompatibility ComplexMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDConceptsT cell repertoireMajor histocompatibility complexI-Ag7Autoimmune T cell repertoireImportant genetic susceptibility factorAutoreactive T cell repertoireBALB/c miceHistocompatibility complexNonobese-resistant miceRIP-B7.1 miceCD8 T cellsNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceMHC class II moleculesDiabetes-resistant miceType 1 diabetesIslet beta cellsClass II moleculesCostimulatory molecule B7.1MHC class IC57BL/6 genetic backgroundGenetic susceptibility factorsLocal costimulationAutoimmune diabetesNOD miceSpontaneous diabetes
2002
Induction and acceleration of insulitis/diabetes in mice with a viral mimic (polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid) and an insulin self-peptide
Moriyama H, Wen L, Abiru N, Liu E, Yu L, Miao D, Gianani R, Wong F, Eisenbarth G. Induction and acceleration of insulitis/diabetes in mice with a viral mimic (polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid) and an insulin self-peptide. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 5539-5544. PMID: 11943868, PMCID: PMC122805, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.082120099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT lymphocytesB7-1 transgenic miceBALB/c miceAnti-islet autoimmunityExperimental autoimmune diabetesAutoreactive T lymphocytesB7-1 moleculeCD4 T lymphocytesType 1 diabetesPolyinosinic-polycytidylic acidAutoimmune diabetesInsulin autoantibodiesC micePeptide immunizationSimultaneous administrationDisease inductionMurine modelMouse modelDiabetesTransgenic miceInsulin peptidesMiceImmunizationPolyICViral mimic