2015
NLRP3 deficiency protects from type 1 diabetes through the regulation of chemotaxis into the pancreatic islets
Hu C, Ding H, Li Y, Pearson JA, Zhang X, Flavell RA, Wong FS, Wen L. NLRP3 deficiency protects from type 1 diabetes through the regulation of chemotaxis into the pancreatic islets. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 11318-11323. PMID: 26305961, PMCID: PMC4568693, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1513509112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell MovementChemokine CCL5Chemokine CXCL10ChemotaxisDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Gene ExpressionHumansInflammasomesInterferon Regulatory Factor-1Interleukin-1betaIslets of LangerhansMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReceptors, CCR5Receptors, CXCR3Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionTime FactorsT-LymphocytesConceptsType 1 diabetesLeucine-rich repeatsNonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse modelPancreatic isletsRegulation of chemotaxisTreatment of T1D.Role of TLRsDevelopment of T1DChemokine receptor CCR5Diabetic mouse modelT cell migrationT cell activationPresence of NLRP3Pancreatic islet cellsNLRP3 ablationOligomerization domainNLRP3 inflammasomeReceptor CCR5T cellsTh1 differentiationInflammasome pathwayAdaptive immunityMouse modelAnimal modelsIslet cells
2007
Role of Fas in Autoimmune Diabetes (128.30)
Mora C, Wen L, Gomis R, Green E, Chervonsky A, Wong F, García A, Flavell R. Role of Fas in Autoimmune Diabetes (128.30). The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: s216-s216. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.supp.128.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD4 T cellsNOD miceΒ-cellsΒ-cell deathRole of FasAutoimmune diabetesIL-1βT cellsDiabetogenic CD4 T cellsDevelopment of diabetesCytokine-mediated inductionMouse β-cellsCell deathExpression of FasIslet antigensDiabetes incidenceImmune toleranceKey cytokineDiabetic phenotypeEarly overexpressionDiabetesIslet cellsFas expressionFasL overexpressionMice