2018
Regulation of human T cell responses by dNP2-ctCTLA-4 inhibits human skin and microvessel graft rejection
Lim S, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Pober JS, Bothwell ALM, Choi JM. Regulation of human T cell responses by dNP2-ctCTLA-4 inhibits human skin and microvessel graft rejection. Biomaterials 2018, 183: 128-138. PMID: 30165256, PMCID: PMC6141312, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.08.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCell-Penetrating PeptidesCTLA-4 AntigenCytokinesEndothelial CellsFemaleGraft RejectionHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansLymphocyte ActivationMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDMicrovesselsReceptors, ChemokineSkinSkin TransplantationT-LymphocytesConceptsT cell responsesHuman T cell responsesT cell infiltrationHuman T cellsT cellsCell responsesGraft rejectionCell infiltrationSCID/beige miceCell-permeable peptideBlood cytokine levelsT cell alloresponsesCD8 T cellsChemokine receptor expressionGranzyme B expressionAlloreactive T cellsSignificant side effectsDouble knockout miceHuman T cell activationBcl-2-transduced human umbilical vein endothelial cellsT cell activationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsSystemic immunosuppressantsAllograft rejection
2017
Membrane‐bound Dickkopf‐1 in Foxp3+ regulatory T cells suppresses T‐cell‐mediated autoimmune colitis
Chae W, Park J, Henegariu O, Yilmaz S, Hao L, Bothwell ALM. Membrane‐bound Dickkopf‐1 in Foxp3+ regulatory T cells suppresses T‐cell‐mediated autoimmune colitis. Immunology 2017, 152: 265-275. PMID: 28556921, PMCID: PMC5588763, DOI: 10.1111/imm.12766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityCell MembraneCell ProliferationCHO CellsColitisColonCricetulusDisease Models, AnimalDNA-Binding ProteinsForkhead Transcription FactorsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLymphocyte ActivationMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhenotypeSelf ToleranceSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTime FactorsTransfectionConceptsRegulatory T cellsTreg cellsDKK-1 expressionAutoimmune colitisDickkopf-1T cellsT cell-mediated toleranceEffector CD4 T cellsCD4 T cellsInduction of toleranceT cell proliferationT cell receptor stimulationNovel TregColitis modelImmunological homeostasisImmunological toleranceFoxp3Receptor stimulationCanonical Wnt pathwayColitisFunctional inhibitionMonoclonal antibodiesDe novo protein synthesisProtein kinase pathwaySuppressor function
2014
The Immunotherapeutic Role of Regulatory T Cells in Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis Infection
Ehrlich A, Castilho TM, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Chae WJ, Bothwell AL, Sparwasser T, McMahon-Pratt D. The Immunotherapeutic Role of Regulatory T Cells in Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2014, 193: 2961-2970. PMID: 25098291, PMCID: PMC4170189, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1400728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesAntigen-Antibody ComplexCell ProliferationFemaleImmunotherapy, AdoptiveIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseInflammationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-13Interleukin-17Interleukin-2Leishmania guyanensisLeishmaniasis, MucocutaneousLymphocyte CountMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, TransgenicParasite LoadT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsRegulatory T cellsPanamensis infectionInflammatory responseT cellsLeishmania parasitesDisease pathologyImmunotherapeutic treatment approachesL. panamensis infectionsLeishmania panamensis infectionPercentage of TregsRIL-2/Th2 inflammatory responseIL-13 levelsParasite loadAlternate treatment strategiesT cell proliferationTreg functionalityDisease exacerbationAdoptive transferIL-17IL-10Naive miceCytokine responsesImmunotherapeutic roleCytokine production
2013
An electrospun scaffold integrating nucleic acid delivery for treatment of full-thickness wounds
Kobsa S, Kristofik NJ, Sawyer AJ, Bothwell AL, Kyriakides TR, Saltzman WM. An electrospun scaffold integrating nucleic acid delivery for treatment of full-thickness wounds. Biomaterials 2013, 34: 3891-3901. PMID: 23453058, PMCID: PMC3625647, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-γ Agonists Prevent In Vivo Remodeling of Human Artery Induced by Alloreactive T Cells
Tobiasova Z, Zhang L, Yi T, Qin L, Manes TD, Kulkarni S, Lorber MI, Rodriguez FC, Choi JM, Tellides G, Pober JS, Kawikova I, Bothwell AL. Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-γ Agonists Prevent In Vivo Remodeling of Human Artery Induced by Alloreactive T Cells. Circulation 2011, 124: 196-205. PMID: 21690493, PMCID: PMC3347886, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.015396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnilidesAnimalsArteriesCell MovementCell ProliferationCytokinesGraft RejectionHumansHypoglycemic AgentsImmunologic MemoryIsoantigensMiceMice, SCIDPioglitazonePPAR gammaProstaglandin D2SuperantigensT-LymphocytesThiazolidinedionesTransplantation, HeterologousTransplantation, HomologousConceptsT cell responsesMemory T cellsVascular graft rejectionT cellsPPARγ agonistsVascular rejectionGraft rejectionAllogeneic human peripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman memory T-cell responsesHuman T cell responsesMemory T cell responsesHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsTranscription factor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsChronic graft lossPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorT-cell infiltratesAllogeneic T cellsAlloreactive T cellsBlood mononuclear cellsAlloantigen-induced proliferationVascular cell activationHuman arteriesProliferator-activated receptorEffects of PPARγ
2006
The mutant leucine-zipper domain impairs both dimerization and suppressive function of Foxp3 in T cells
Chae WJ, Henegariu O, Lee SK, Bothwell AL. The mutant leucine-zipper domain impairs both dimerization and suppressive function of Foxp3 in T cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 9631-9636. PMID: 16769892, PMCID: PMC1480458, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0600225103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type FOXP3Regulatory T cellsCD4 T cellsT cellsAutoimmune diseasesTh2-type cytokine secretionScurfy mutant mouseSevere autoimmune diseaseFoxp3 transcription factorAntigenic stimulationCytokine secretionFoxp3Suppressive functionMutant miceAdhesion moleculesSuppressor activityDiseaseGlutamic acidImportant roleCellsCD103HyporesponsivenessTh1Leucine zipper domainTranscription factors
2005
Osteoporosis with increased osteoclastogenesis in hematopoietic cell-specific STAT3-deficient mice
Zhang Z, Welte T, Troiano N, Maher SE, Fu XY, Bothwell AL. Osteoporosis with increased osteoclastogenesis in hematopoietic cell-specific STAT3-deficient mice. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2005, 328: 800-807. PMID: 15694417, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone RemodelingBone ResorptionCarrier ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsHematopoietic Stem CellsMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceOsteoclastsOsteoporosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosRANK LigandReceptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa BSTAT3 Transcription FactorTrans-Activators