2002
Strength of prior stimuli determines the magnitude of secondary responsiveness in CD8+ T cells
Lim DG, Höllsberg P, Hafler DA. Strength of prior stimuli determines the magnitude of secondary responsiveness in CD8+ T cells. Cellular Immunology 2002, 217: 36-46. PMID: 12425999, DOI: 10.1016/s0008-8749(02)00511-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsSecondary responsivenessCostimulatory moleculesInduction of CD8Magnitude of CD8T cell responsesT cell anergyCell anergyCD8Prior stimulusSecondary stimulationPrimary stimulationCell responsesCellular mechanismsFollowing activationPeptide ligandsActivation thresholdStimulationCellsResponsivenessHigh levelsCD4AnergyStimuliStrength of signal
2001
Uncoupling p70s6 Kinase Activation and Proliferation: Rapamycin-Resistant Proliferation of Human CD8+ T Lymphocytes
Slavik J, Lim D, Burakoff S, Hafler D. Uncoupling p70s6 Kinase Activation and Proliferation: Rapamycin-Resistant Proliferation of Human CD8+ T Lymphocytes. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 166: 3201-3209. PMID: 11207273, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.5.3201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalCD2 AntigensCD28 AntigensCD3 ComplexCD8 AntigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TransformedClone CellsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicDrug ResistanceEnzyme ActivationEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHLA-A AntigensHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsInterleukin-2Lymphocyte ActivationMajor Histocompatibility ComplexModels, ImmunologicalRibosomal Protein S6 KinasesSirolimusT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsT cell clonesT cellsEffect of rapamycinHuman T cell responsesPeripheral blood T cellsCell clonesHeterogeneous proliferative responsesT cell responsesBlood T cellsT cell proliferationSpecific costimulatory signalsGraft infiltrationResistant proliferationInhibition of AgGraft rejectionHuman CD8IL-2RT lymphocytesProliferative responseCostimulatory signalsCell responsesPresence of rapamycinCell proliferationRapamycinProliferation
2000
Human and Murine CD4 T Cell Reactivity to a Complex Antigen: Recognition of the Synthetic Random Polypeptide Glatiramer Acetate
Duda P, Krieger J, Schmied M, Balentine C, Hafler D. Human and Murine CD4 T Cell Reactivity to a Complex Antigen: Recognition of the Synthetic Random Polypeptide Glatiramer Acetate. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 165: 7300-7307. PMID: 11120865, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.12.7300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TransformedCell SeparationClone CellsDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicFemaleGlatiramer AcetateHematopoietic Stem CellsHLA-DR AntigensHumansImmunizationImmunologic MemoryImmunomagnetic SeparationInfant, NewbornLeukocytes, MononuclearLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CountMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingPeptidesSpleenTh1 CellsTh2 CellsConceptsT cell populationsHLA class II DRGlatiramer acetateT cell proliferationClass II DRII DRT cellsCD4 T cell reactivityGA-reactive T cellsHuman T cell proliferative responsesT cell precursor frequencyCell populationsSpecific human T cell clonesT cell proliferative responsesHuman T cell clonesMemory T cellsT cell reactivityMultiple sclerosis patientsRecent clinical findingsCell precursor frequencyCell proliferative responsesCell proliferationT cell clonesDose-dependent proliferationHealthy human adultsExamination of CD8+ T Cell Function in Humans Using MHC Class I Tetramers: Similar Cytotoxicity but Variable Proliferation and Cytokine Production Among Different Clonal CD8+ T Cells Specific to a Single Viral Epitope
Lim D, Bourcier K, Freeman G, Hafler D. Examination of CD8+ T Cell Function in Humans Using MHC Class I Tetramers: Similar Cytotoxicity but Variable Proliferation and Cytokine Production Among Different Clonal CD8+ T Cells Specific to a Single Viral Epitope. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 165: 6214-6220. PMID: 11086055, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.11.6214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, ViralB7-1 AntigenCD58 AntigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TransformedClone CellsCytokinesCytotoxicity, ImmunologicDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicEpitopes, T-LymphocyteGene Products, taxGenes, T-Cell Receptor betaHLA-A2 AntigenHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1HumansLymphocyte ActivationPeptide FragmentsStaining and LabelingConceptsT cell clonesCytokine secretionT cellsEffector functionsCell clonesCostimulatory moleculesViral epitopesHuman T-cell lymphotrophic virusDifferent T cell clonesImmunodominant viral epitopesCytotoxic effector functionClonal originT cell functionSingle viral epitopeMHC class IDifferent clonal originCD2-LFA-3 interactionInduction of proliferationClonal CD8Cytokine productionPeripheral bloodCTL populationsIL-2Lymphotrophic virusProliferative responseDirect enumeration of Borrelia-reactive CD4 T cells ex vivo by using MHC class II tetramers
Meyer A, Trollmo C, Crawford F, Marrack P, Steere A, Huber B, Kappler J, Hafler D. Direct enumeration of Borrelia-reactive CD4 T cells ex vivo by using MHC class II tetramers. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 11433-11438. PMID: 11005833, PMCID: PMC17217, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.190335897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, SurfaceBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBiopolymersBorrelia burgdorferi GroupCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesClone CellsCytokinesDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicHLA-DR AntigensHLA-DRB1 ChainsHumansIn Vitro TechniquesLipoproteinsLyme DiseaseLyme Disease VaccinesConceptsClass II tetramersMHC class II tetramersT cellsSynovial fluidPeripheral bloodMajor histocompatibility complex class II tetramersTreatment-resistant Lyme arthritisAntigen-reactive T cellsCD4 T cellsDifferent cytokine profilesIL-13 secretionT cell clonesAllogeneic feeder cellsCytokine profileLyme arthritisInflammatory compartmentIL-2IFN-gammaImmunodominant epitopesCell clonesBorrelia burgdorferiPatientsHLABloodCells
1999
Differential responses of invariant V alpha 24J alpha Q T cells and MHC class II-restricted CD4+ T cells to dexamethasone.
Milner J, Kent S, Ashley T, Wilson S, Strominger J, Hafler D. Differential responses of invariant V alpha 24J alpha Q T cells and MHC class II-restricted CD4+ T cells to dexamethasone. The Journal Of Immunology 1999, 163: 2522-9. PMID: 10452989, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.5.2522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntibodies, BlockingAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CD1Antigens, CD1dAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteApoptosisAutocrine CommunicationCD3 ComplexCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesClone CellsDexamethasoneDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicFas ReceptorHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsInterleukin-2Lymphocyte ActivationReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaSignal TransductionT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsActivation-induced cell deathT cell clonesT cellsTCR signal strengthCell clonesAutocrine IL-2 productionNK T cellsT cell responsesT cell subsetsInhibition of CD4Anti-CD3 stimulationT cell proliferationEffect of dexamethasoneMHC class IIIL-2 productionPresence of dexamethasoneExogenous corticosteroidsCell subsetsImmunomodulatory consequencesDexamethasone treatmentImmune responseCD4High dosesLow dosesCell responses