2017
Prdm1 Regulates Thymic Epithelial Function To Prevent Autoimmunity
Roberts NA, Adams BD, McCarthy NI, Tooze RM, Parnell SM, Anderson G, Kaech SM, Horsley V. Prdm1 Regulates Thymic Epithelial Function To Prevent Autoimmunity. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 199: 1250-1260. PMID: 28701508, PMCID: PMC5544928, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, AntinuclearAutoantibodiesAutoimmunityEpithelial CellsForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression RegulationKeratin-14Lymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, NudePositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Thymus GlandT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTranscription FactorsConceptsThymic epithelial cellsThymic epithelial functionT cellsSelf-reactive T cellsEpithelial functionRegulatory T cell developmentDevelopment of Foxp3Tissue-specific AgsMouse thymic epithelial cellsRegulatory T cellsMedullary thymic epithelial cellsAnti-nuclear AbsCell type-specific deletionT cell developmentDendritic cellsAutoantibody productionAutoimmune diseasesAutoimmune pathologyNude miceAutoimmunityTEC functionConditional deletionCrucial transcription factorMiceEpithelial cells
2016
CD301b+ Macrophages Are Essential for Effective Skin Wound Healing
Shook B, Xiao E, Kumamoto Y, Iwasaki A, Horsley V. CD301b+ Macrophages Are Essential for Effective Skin Wound Healing. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2016, 136: 1885-1891. PMID: 27287183, PMCID: PMC5727894, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.05.107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin wound healingBarrier functionEssential inflammatory cellsAnti-inflammatory macrophagesWound healingSkin barrier functionSubpopulation of macrophagesEarly regenerative stageMultiple myeloid lineagesInflammatory cellsSyngeneic miceWound healing defectsMyeloid cellsCutaneous repairReparative processesSelective depletionPhenotype switchMacrophagesMyeloid lineageMiceMultiple cell typesHealingCD301bHealing defectsSkin repairPigment epithelium‐derived factor restoration increases bone mass and improves bone plasticity in a model of osteogenesis imperfecta type VI via Wnt3a blockade
Belinsky GS, Sreekumar B, Andrejecsk JW, Saltzman WM, Gong J, Herzog RI, Lin S, Horsley V, Carpenter TO, Chung C. Pigment epithelium‐derived factor restoration increases bone mass and improves bone plasticity in a model of osteogenesis imperfecta type VI via Wnt3a blockade. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30: 2837-2848. PMID: 27127101, PMCID: PMC4970601, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201500027r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPigment epithelium-derived factorOsteogenesis imperfecta type VIWnt/β-catenin signalingBone massOI type VIΒ-catenin signalingAbility of PEDFTrabecular bone volume/total volumeType VIBone volume/total volumeWild-type miceEpithelium-derived factorBone plasticityPEDF-knockout miceMesenchymal stem cell commitmentBone volume fractionKO micePEDF peptidesStem cell commitmentFluorescent protein reporterCombination of Wnt3aMouse modelWnt modulatorsBone mineralizationMice
2015
Loss of endogenous Nfatc1 reduces the rate of DMBA/TPA-induced skin tumorigenesis
Goldstein J, Roth E, Roberts N, Zwick R, Lin S, Fletcher S, Tadeu A, Wu C, Beck A, Zeiss C, Suárez-Fariñas M, Horsley V. Loss of endogenous Nfatc1 reduces the rate of DMBA/TPA-induced skin tumorigenesis. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2015, 26: 3606-3614. PMID: 26310443, PMCID: PMC4603931, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-05-0282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDMBA/TPA-induced skin tumorigenesisFollicular stem cellsSkin tumorigenesisDMBA metabolismDMBA-induced DNA damageSquamous cell carcinoma formationSkin squamous cell carcinomaStem cellsSquamous cell carcinomaEndogenous expressionRate of tumorigenesisImmunosuppressive therapyCalcineurin inhibitorsCell carcinomaSkin tumorsHigh incidenceCarcinoma formationHair follicle bulge stem cellsMiceNFATc1Tumor initiationActive NFATc1Suppress tumorigenesisBulge stem cellsInducible deletion
2012
IL-22 Promotes Fibroblast-Mediated Wound Repair in the Skin
McGee HM, Schmidt BA, Booth CJ, Yancopoulos GD, Valenzuela DM, Murphy AJ, Stevens S, Flavell RA, Horsley V. IL-22 Promotes Fibroblast-Mediated Wound Repair in the Skin. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2012, 133: 1321-1329. PMID: 23223145, PMCID: PMC3610794, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-22Immune cellsCytokine IL-22Epithelial cellsWound repairIL-22 signalingDermal compartmentFull-thickness woundingAcute injuryPeripheral tissuesSkin wound repairEpithelial regenerationMyofibroblast differentiationSkin woundingEpidermal barrierExtracellular matrix gene expressionMatrix gene expressionInjuryVivo roleSkin repairMiceUnidentified roleFibroblastsRepairUnidirectional signaling