2014
A Humanized Mouse Model of Autoimmune Insulitis
Milam A, Maher SE, Gibson JA, Lebastchi J, Wen L, Ruddle NH, Herold KC, Bothwell AL. A Humanized Mouse Model of Autoimmune Insulitis. Diabetes 2014, 63: 1712-1724. PMID: 24478396, PMCID: PMC3994947, DOI: 10.2337/db13-1141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsDiabetic donorsInsulin stainingMouse modelAntigen-pulsed cellsAutoantigen-derived peptidesNOD mouse modelHumanized mouse modelType 1 diabetesPancreatic β-cellsT cell linesHuman T cellsIslet infiltrationAutoimmune diabetesNOD-SCIDAutoimmune insulitisHuman diabetesDestructive infiltrationMouse isletsMechanism of inductionΒ-cellsDiabetesDiabetes researchDisease modelsInsulitis
2007
Regulatory Transplantation Tolerance and “Stemness”: Evidence That Foxp3 May Play a Regulatory Role in SOCS-3 Gene Transcription
Muthukumarana P, Chae WJ, Maher S, Rosengard BR, Bothwell AL, Metcalfe SM. Regulatory Transplantation Tolerance and “Stemness”: Evidence That Foxp3 May Play a Regulatory Role in SOCS-3 Gene Transcription. Transplantation 2007, 84: s6-s11. PMID: 17632414, DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000269116.06510.db.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression of Foxp3Wt-Foxp3Regulatory transplantation toleranceSOCS-3Immune effector cellsStem cell-related factorsHuman T cell lineCell-related factorsT cell linesJurkat human T cell lineSOCS-3 transcriptsLIF transcriptionSuppressor of cytokineTransplantation toleranceEffector cellsT lymphocytesFoxp3Inhibitory factorKey mediatorT cell signal transductionAxotrophinTregsFurther evidenceTranscriptional activityRegulatory role