2020
A Class II-Restricted CD8γ13 T-Cell Clone Protects During Chlamydia muridarum Genital Tract Infection
Johnson RM, Olivares-Strank N, Peng G. A Class II-Restricted CD8γ13 T-Cell Clone Protects During Chlamydia muridarum Genital Tract Infection. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 221: 1895-1906. PMID: 31899500, PMCID: PMC7213565, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionCD8 T cellsT cell clonesChlamydia muridarum Genital Tract InfectionMHC class IIT cellsTract infectionsClass IIClass IAntigen-specific CD8 T cellsChlamydia genital tract infectionCD8 T cell clonesCD4 T cell numbersMajor histocompatibility complex class IAdoptive transfer studiesT cell numbersT cell responsesHistocompatibility complex class IComplex class IBacterial clearanceIL-13IL-5ImmunopathologyIntracellular pathogensInfection
2013
Perforin Is Detrimental to Controllinγ C. muridarum Replication In Vitro, but Not In Vivo
Johnson RM, Kerr MS, Slaven JE. Perforin Is Detrimental to Controllinγ C. muridarum Replication In Vitro, but Not In Vivo. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e63340. PMID: 23691028, PMCID: PMC3653963, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionPerforin knockout miceChlamydia replicationTract infectionsEpithelial cellsKnockout miceC. muridarum genital tract infectionChlamydia muridarum Genital Tract InfectionClearance mechanismsVivo clearance mechanismsCD4 T cellsT cell mechanismsT cell-epithelial cell interactionsT cell degranulationNitric oxide productionBacterial clearanceEpithelial productionCell degranulationT cellsSingle-gene knockout miceWeek 7Oxide productionPerforinNitric oxideInfection
2010
Chlamydia-Specific CD4 T Cell Clones Control Chlamydia muridarum Replication in Epithelial Cells by Nitric Oxide-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms
Jayarapu K, Kerr M, Ofner S, Johnson RM. Chlamydia-Specific CD4 T Cell Clones Control Chlamydia muridarum Replication in Epithelial Cells by Nitric Oxide-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms. The Journal Of Immunology 2010, 185: 6911-6920. PMID: 21037093, PMCID: PMC3073083, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1002596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 T-cell clonesT cell clonesEpithelial NO productionCD4 T cellsChlamydia replicationCell clonesEpithelial cellsT cellsNO productionReproductive tract epithelial cellsT cell-mediated controlT-cell depletion studiesCell depletion studiesCell-mediated controlHuman reproductive tractT cell degranulationMHC class IIMurine genital tractTract epithelial cellsInfected epithelial cellsEpithelial tumor cell linesIntracellular bacterial pathogenBacterial clearanceCell degranulationGenital tract