2021
Tet2 Controls the Responses of β cells to Inflammation in Autoimmune Diabetes
Rui J, Deng S, Perdigoto AL, Ponath G, Kursawe R, Lawlor N, Sumida T, Levine-Ritterman M, Stitzel ML, Pitt D, Lu J, Herold KC. Tet2 Controls the Responses of β cells to Inflammation in Autoimmune Diabetes. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 5074. PMID: 34417463, PMCID: PMC8379260, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25367-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune cellsΒ-cellsNOD/SCID recipientsDiabetogenic immune cellsDiabetogenic T cellsBone marrow transplantType 1 diabetesExpression of TET2Human β-cellsIslet infiltratesSCID recipientsMarrow transplantInflammatory pathwaysTransfer of diseaseT cellsInflammatory genesImmune killingPathologic interactionsReduced expressionDiabetesInflammationTET2MiceRecipientsCells
2017
Podoplanin is a negative regulator of Th17 inflammation
Nylander AN, Ponath GD, Axisa PP, Mubarak M, Tomayko M, Kuchroo VK, Pitt D, Hafler DA. Podoplanin is a negative regulator of Th17 inflammation. JCI Insight 2017, 2: e92321. PMID: 28878118, PMCID: PMC5621890, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.92321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsIL-17IL-17 secretionDistinct cytokine profilesInflammatory gene signatureTh17-polarizing conditionsTh17 cellsCytokine profileCell subsetsInflammatory responseSkin biopsiesMouse modelPDPN expressionMultiple organsSkin diseasesGene signatureInflammationLymphatic systemCLEC-2PDPNRecent dataDifferent subpopulationsCellsTranscriptional profilesShRNA gene