2020
Insulin-Reactive T Cells Convert Diabetogenic Insulin-Reactive VH125 B Cells Into Tolerogenic Cells by Reducing Germinal Center T:B Cell Interactions in NOD Mice
Pearson JA, Li Y, Majewska-Szczepanik M, Guo J, Zhang L, Liu Y, Wong FS, Wen L. Insulin-Reactive T Cells Convert Diabetogenic Insulin-Reactive VH125 B Cells Into Tolerogenic Cells by Reducing Germinal Center T:B Cell Interactions in NOD Mice. Frontiers In Immunology 2020, 11: 585886. PMID: 33262765, PMCID: PMC7688534, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.585886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell interactionsTransgenic NOD miceNOD miceT cellsB cellsT1D developmentAntigen-specific regulatory T cellsInsulin-reactive B cellsInsulin-reactive T cellsNon-obese diabetic (NOD) miceGerminal center TInsulin-reactive CD4Non-germinal centerCell interactionsCostimulatory molecule expressionRegulatory T cellsType 1 diabetesGC B cellsTolerogenic cellsAdoptive transferDiabetic miceTGFβ secretionMolecule expressionIgG isotypeKey autoantigen
2010
Immunotargeting of insulin reactive CD8 T cells to prevent Diabetes
Scott G, Fishman S, Siew L, Margalit A, Chapman S, Chervonsky A, Wen L, Gross G, Wong F. Immunotargeting of insulin reactive CD8 T cells to prevent Diabetes. Journal Of Autoimmunity 2010, 35: 390-397. PMID: 20850948, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2010.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 T cellsT cellsNOD miceAdoptive transferInsulin-reactive T cellsReactive CD8 T cellsInsulin-producing beta cellsPancreatic lymph nodesYoung NOD miceOnset of diabetesTransgenic T cellsCourse of diseaseType 1 diabetesFas-Fas ligand pathwayRelease of perforinSpontaneous diabetesAutoreactive CD4Lymph nodesImmune destructionLower incidenceBeta cellsDiabetesLigand pathwayPancreatic isletsTarget cells
2009
Activation of Insulin-Reactive CD8 T-Cells for Development of Autoimmune Diabetes
Wong FS, Siew LK, Scott G, Thomas IJ, Chapman S, Viret C, Wen L. Activation of Insulin-Reactive CD8 T-Cells for Development of Autoimmune Diabetes. Diabetes 2009, 58: 1156-1164. PMID: 19208910, PMCID: PMC2671054, DOI: 10.2337/db08-0800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 T cellsCD8 T cell clonesT cell clonesT cellsTransgenic miceT cell receptor transgenic miceAutoimmune CD8 T cellsInsulin-reactive T cellsCD8 single-positive thymocytesNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceReceptor transgenic miceDevelopment of autoimmuneTCR transgenic miceTransgenic T cellsThymic negative selectionSingle-positive thymocytesThymic insulin expressionDiabetogenic capacityIslet infiltratesSpontaneous diabetesPeripheral lymphClonotypic TCRDiabetic miceImmunodeficient NODNaïve phenotype