2009
Translational Mini-Review Series on B Cell-Directed Therapies: B cell-directed therapy for autoimmune diseases
Hu C, Wong F, Wen L. Translational Mini-Review Series on B Cell-Directed Therapies: B cell-directed therapy for autoimmune diseases. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2009, 157: 181-190. PMID: 19604257, PMCID: PMC2730843, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2009.03977.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell-directed therapiesCell-directed therapiesAutoimmune diseasesB cellsT cellsRegulatory B cell subsetsOrgan-specific autoimmune diseasesTranslational Mini‐Review SeriesAmeliorate autoimmune diseaseRegulatory B cellsAnti-inflammatory cytokinesB cell subsetsAutoreactive B cellsMini‐Review SeriesProinflammatory cytokinesSpecific autoantigensCell subsetsTherapyDiseaseVicious cycleCytokinesCellsAutoantibodiesAutoantigensPathogenesis
2008
CD8+ T-cells and their interaction with other cells in damage to islet β-cells
Wong F, Siew L, Wen L. CD8+ T-cells and their interaction with other cells in damage to islet β-cells. Biochemical Society Transactions 2008, 36: 316-320. PMID: 18481949, DOI: 10.1042/bst0360316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsHuman type 1 diabetesAntigen-presenting cellsType 1 diabetesAutoimmune attackDiabetes developmentAntigenic targetsEffector stageToxic mediatorsVariety of cellsAnimal modelsTarget antigenImmune systemΒ-cellsMechanisms of damageCellsEarly stagesDamageCD8DiabetesCytokinesLymphocytesAntigen