2018
Patients with common variable immunodeficiency with autoimmune cytopenias exhibit hyperplastic yet inefficient germinal center responses
Romberg N, Le Coz C, Glauzy S, Schickel JN, Trofa M, Nolan BE, Paessler M, Xu M, Lambert MP, Lakhani SA, Khokha MK, Jyonouchi S, Heimall J, Takach P, Maglione PJ, Catanzaro J, Hsu FI, Sullivan KE, Cunningham-Rundles C, Meffre E. Patients with common variable immunodeficiency with autoimmune cytopenias exhibit hyperplastic yet inefficient germinal center responses. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2018, 143: 258-265. PMID: 29935219, PMCID: PMC6400323, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon variable immunodeficiencyVariable immunodeficiencyB cellsCommensal bacteriaIsotype-switched memory B cellsRegulatory T cell frequencyFollicular helper T cellsGC responseIsotype-switched antibodiesT cell frequenciesSubset of patientsT cell compartmentHelper T cellsPeripheral blood samplesMemory B cellsGerminal center responseB cell clonesAutoimmune cytopeniasGC hyperplasiaSerum endotoxemiaExcisional lymphAntibody responseT cellsMucosal microbiotaSomatic hypermutation frequencies
2006
Cysteinyl Leukotrienes Regulate Th2 Cell-Dependent Pulmonary Inflammation
Kim DC, Hsu FI, Barrett NA, Friend DS, Grenningloh R, Ho IC, Al-Garawi A, Lora JM, Lam BK, Austen KF, Kanaoka Y. Cysteinyl Leukotrienes Regulate Th2 Cell-Dependent Pulmonary Inflammation. The Journal Of Immunology 2006, 176: 4440-4448. PMID: 16547282, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.7.4440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary inflammationDelayed-type cutaneous hypersensitivityAg-specific IgECys-LT generationSmooth muscle constrictorTh2 cell cytokinesGoblet cell hyperplasiaIntraepithelial mast cellsCytokine mRNA expressionCell-dependent responsesAirway hyperresponsivenessOVA sensitizationWild-type controlsCutaneous hypersensitivityCys-LTsMucus hypersecretionEosinophil infiltrationCell hyperplasiaCysteinyl leukotrienesCell cytokinesInflammatory responseMast cellsInflammationChallenge protocolMRNA expression