2023
IL-6 trans-signaling in a humanized mouse model of scleroderma
Odell I, Agrawal K, Sefik E, Odell A, Caves E, Kirkiles-Smith N, Horsley V, Hinchcliff M, Pober J, Kluger Y, Flavell R. IL-6 trans-signaling in a humanized mouse model of scleroderma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2306965120. PMID: 37669366, PMCID: PMC10500188, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306965120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived immune cellsIL-6Human hematopoietic stem cellsImmune cellsT cellsScleroderma skinSoluble IL-6 receptorCD8 T cellsHumanized mouse modelPathogenesis of sclerodermaMesenchymal cellsFibroblast-derived IL-6IL-6 receptorIL-6 signalingT cell activationHuman IL-6Human T cellsExpression of collagenFibrosis improvementPansclerotic morpheaHuman endothelial cellsHumanized miceReduced markersSkin graftsHuman CD4
1994
Thymic development in human CD4 transgenic mice. Positive selection occurs after commitment to the CD8 lineage.
Paterson RK, Burkly LC, Kurahara DK, Dunlap A, Flavell RA, Finkel TH. Thymic development in human CD4 transgenic mice. Positive selection occurs after commitment to the CD8 lineage. The Journal Of Immunology 1994, 153: 3491-503. PMID: 7930572, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.153.8.3491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4 AntigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSelection, GeneticStochastic ProcessesT-Lymphocyte SubsetsThymus Gland