2014
NLRP6 Expression By the Hosts Enhances the Severity of Experimental Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD)
Toubai T, Tamaki H, Rossi C, Oravecz-Wilson K, Liu C, Mathewson N, Sun Y, Chen G, Reddy P. NLRP6 Expression By the Hosts Enhances the Severity of Experimental Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD). Blood 2014, 124: 2421. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v124.21.2421.2421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor T cellsT cellsGI tractGI GVHDWT B6GVHD severityImmune cellsCytokine secretionIntestinal epitheliumBALB/c donorsNOD-like receptor familyAlteration of microbiotaModel of GVHDGut microflora compositionBALB/c T cellsIL-18 secretionSplenic T cellsCertain immune cellsIntestinal epithelial cellsNon-hematopoietic cellsGVHD mortalityNLRP6 deficiencyAllogeneic recipientsDendritic cellsIntestinal inflammation
2010
Different radiosensitivity of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells and effector T cells to low dose gamma irradiation in vitro
Cao M, Cabrera R, Xu Y, Liu C, Nelson D. Different radiosensitivity of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells and effector T cells to low dose gamma irradiation in vitro. International Journal Of Radiation Biology 2010, 87: 71-80. PMID: 20958220, PMCID: PMC3806980, DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2010.518208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedApoptosisBcl-2-Associated X ProteinCarcinoma, HepatocellularCaspase 3Cell ProliferationDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFas ReceptorFemaleGamma RaysHumansIn Vitro TechniquesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Liver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedRadiation ToleranceT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsEffector T cellsAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaRegulatory T cellsT cellsHepatocellular carcinomaLow-dose gamma raysLow-dose irradiationApoptosis-related proteinsImmune responseLow dosesEnhanced immune responseCaspase-3Dose-dependent reductionB-cell lymphoma 2X protein expressionCell lymphoma 2Interleukin-10Peripheral bloodActive caspase-3Low-dose gamma irradiationCytokine secretionTregsLuminex assaysBlood samplesInduction of apoptosis