2015
Functional inflammatory profiles distinguish myelin-reactive T cells from patients with multiple sclerosis
Cao Y, Goods BA, Raddassi K, Nepom GT, Kwok WW, Love JC, Hafler DA. Functional inflammatory profiles distinguish myelin-reactive T cells from patients with multiple sclerosis. Science Translational Medicine 2015, 7: 287ra74. PMID: 25972006, PMCID: PMC4497538, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa8038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelin-reactive T cellsMultiple sclerosisT cellsHealthy controlsT cell librariesT helper cell 17Antigen-specific T cellsGene signatureMore IL-10More proinflammatory cytokinesAutoreactive T cellsIL-10 productionHuman autoimmune diseasesGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorProduction of interferonColony-stimulating factorMyelin antigensTh17 cellsIL-10Inflammatory profileInterleukin-17Proinflammatory cytokinesAutoimmune diseasesDisease progressionHealthy subjects
2009
On-Chip Activation and Subsequent Detection of Individual Antigen-Specific T Cells
Song Q, Han Q, Bradshaw EM, Kent SC, Raddassi K, Nilsson B, Nepom GT, Hafler DA, Love JC. On-Chip Activation and Subsequent Detection of Individual Antigen-Specific T Cells. Analytical Chemistry 2009, 82: 473-477. PMID: 20000848, PMCID: PMC2828941, DOI: 10.1021/ac9024363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-specific T cellsAntigen-specific CD4T cellsAntigen-specific mannerType 1 diabetesMajor histocompatibility complex receptorIndividual CD4Multiple sclerosisAutoimmune diseasesPrimary T cellsCD4Subnanoliter wellsClinical samplesNumber of cellsComplex receptorSubsequent assessmentHuman tissuesCellsChip activationVivoActivationSclerosisDiabetesCytokinesDisease
2000
Paradoxical inhibition of T-cell function in response to CTLA-4 blockade; heterogeneity within the human T-cell population
Anderson D, Bieganowska K, Bar-Or A, Oliveira E, Carreno B, Collins M, Hafler D. Paradoxical inhibition of T-cell function in response to CTLA-4 blockade; heterogeneity within the human T-cell population. Nature Medicine 2000, 6: 211-214. PMID: 10655112, DOI: 10.1038/72323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCTLA-4 blockadeT cell populationsCTLA-4T cellsMonoclonal antibodiesB7-1B7-2Immune responseCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4Whole T cell populationsT-lymphocyte antigen-4Antigen-specific T cellsT cell activation stateHuman T cell populationsT cell functionT cell receptor signalsCo-stimulatory signalsDifferent T cellsT cell stimulationEffect of B7T cell activationActivation stateT cell receptorHuman T cellsFab fragments
1989
Sequestration of virus-specific T cells in the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with varicella zoster viral meningoencephalitis
Duby A, Weiner H, Benjamin D, Seidman JG, Hafler D. Sequestration of virus-specific T cells in the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with varicella zoster viral meningoencephalitis. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 1989, 22: 63-68. PMID: 2465314, DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(89)90010-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesVirus-specific T cellsT cellsCerebrospinal fluidViral meningoencephalitisImmune responseViral infectionHerpes zoster viral infectionAntigen-specific T cellsT-cell receptor beta-chain gene rearrangementBeta-chain gene rearrangementsT cell responsesPatient's cerebrospinal fluidSecondary immune responseT-cell antigen receptor beta-chain geneBeta-chain geneMyelin basic proteinVZV meningoencephalitisMumps virusMeningoencephalitisPatientsClonal expansionGene rearrangementsBlot analysisInfection