2008
Elevation of activated γδ T cell receptor bearing T lymphocytes in patients with autoimmune chronic liver disease
WEN L, PEAKMAN M, MIELI-VERGANI G, VERGANI D. Elevation of activated γδ T cell receptor bearing T lymphocytes in patients with autoimmune chronic liver disease. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2008, 89: 78-82. PMID: 1385768, PMCID: PMC1554410, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1992.tb06881.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAntigens, CDAutoimmune DiseasesChildCholangitis, SclerosingFemaleFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHepatitis, ChronicHistocompatibility AntigensHLA-DR AntigensHumansLeukocyte Common AntigensLiver DiseasesMaleReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaReceptors, Interleukin-2T-LymphocytesConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisGroup of patientsTCR gamma deltaT cellsAI-CAHLiver diseaseHLA-DRPeripheral bloodAutoimmune chronic active hepatitisAutoimmune chronic liver diseaseMemory cell marker CD45ROActivation markers HLA-DRΓδ T cell receptorAbsolute numberAutoimmune liver diseaseChronic active hepatitisChronic liver diseaseMarkers HLA-DRGamma delta T cell receptor (TCR) heterodimerIL-2 receptorT cell receptorT cell receptor heterodimerLevels of gammaActive hepatitisSclerosing cholangitis
1994
T Cell Clones Generated from Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Using Interleukin-2 Proliferate to Human Islet Antigens
Peakman M, Wen L, McNab G, Watkins P, Tan K, Vergani D. T Cell Clones Generated from Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Using Interleukin-2 Proliferate to Human Islet Antigens. Autoimmunity 1994, 17: 31-39. PMID: 8025212, DOI: 10.3109/08916939409014656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAutoantigensAutoimmune DiseasesCD4 AntigensCD8 AntigensChildChild, PreschoolClone CellsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleHumansInterleukin-2Islets of LangerhansLymphocyte ActivationMaleReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaReceptors, Interleukin-2T-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsT cell clonesT lymphocytesIslet antigensControl subjectsAntigen specificityType 1Cell clonesT cell populationsPeripheral blood lymphocytesIL-2 receptorActivated T lymphocytesDose-dependent fashionPrediabetic periodLiver membrane preparationsPeripheral bloodAutologous APCIL-2Blood lymphocytesPatientsHuman isletsLymphocytesMembrane preparationsProliferation assaysPathogenesisAntigen
1990
T-cell-directed hepatocyte damage in autoimmune chronic active hepatitis
Wen L, Peakman M, Lobo-Yeo A, Vergani D, Mowat A, Mieli-Vergani, McFarlane B. T-cell-directed hepatocyte damage in autoimmune chronic active hepatitis. The Lancet 1990, 336: 1527-1530. PMID: 1979365, DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)93306-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune chronic active hepatitisChronic active hepatitisActive hepatitisPeripheral bloodT lymphocytesAutologous B lymphocytesLiver membrane antigensT cell clonesAsialoglycoprotein receptorActivated T lymphocytesLiver cell membraneSpecific autoantibodiesAutoimmune attackImmune attackHepatocyte damageHepatitisB lymphocytesLymphocytesBloodLipoprotein complexAutoantibodiesPatientsCell membraneAntigenClones
1987
Limiting dilution assay for human B cells based on their activation by mutant EL4 thymoma cells: total and anti‐malaria responder B cell frequencies
Wen L, Hanvanich M, Werner‐Favre C, Brouwers N, Perrin L, Zubler R. Limiting dilution assay for human B cells based on their activation by mutant EL4 thymoma cells: total and anti‐malaria responder B cell frequencies. European Journal Of Immunology 1987, 17: 887-892. PMID: 3297736, DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830170624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-secreting cellsB cellsPeripheral blood B cellsHuman B cell responsesB cell frequenciesB cell responsesBlood B cellsB cell activationHuman T cellsHuman B cellsMalaria infectionPeripheral bloodBlood donorsT cellsEL4 thymoma cellsMacrophage supernatantsControl groupCell frequencyCell activationCell responsesSpecificity repertoireInfectious diseasesClonal levelCulture systemMean amount