2002
Analysis of structure and function relationships of an autoantigenic peptide of insulin bound to H-2Kd that stimulates CD8 T cells in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Wong F, Moustakas A, Wen L, Papadopoulos G, Janeway C. Analysis of structure and function relationships of an autoantigenic peptide of insulin bound to H-2Kd that stimulates CD8 T cells in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 5551-5556. PMID: 11943852, PMCID: PMC122807, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.072037299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DivisionCell LineChromium RadioisotopesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Dose-Response Relationship, DrugH-2 AntigensInsulinInterferon-gammaMiceMice, Inbred NODModels, MolecularPeptidesProtein BindingReceptor, InsulinStructure-Activity RelationshipTime FactorsConceptsT cellsCD8 T cell clonesInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusInduction of CD8CD8 T cellsPathogenic T cellsT cell clonesT cell stimulationSmall glycine residueMHC-peptide complexesDiabetes mellitusAutoantigenic peptidesH-2KdCell clonesGlutamate residuesHydrophobic residuesGlycine residueReceptor interaction sitesCell stimulationFunctional assaysInteraction sitesFunction relationshipsPeptide substitutionProductive interactionHeavy chain
1997
Inhibition of Diabetes by an Insulin-Reactive CD4 T-Cell Clone in the Nonobese Diabetic Mouse
Zekzer D, Wong F, Wen L, Altieri M, Gurlo T, von Grafenstein H, Sherwin R. Inhibition of Diabetes by an Insulin-Reactive CD4 T-Cell Clone in the Nonobese Diabetic Mouse. Diabetes 1997, 46: 1124-1132. PMID: 9200646, DOI: 10.2337/diab.46.7.1124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsCattleCD4 AntigensCell Adhesion MoleculesClone CellsCytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFlow CytometryInsulinMiceMice, Inbred NODPolymerase Chain ReactionRatsReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaRNASpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsTh1 CellsConceptsNOD miceDiabetic splenocytesIslet supernatantAdoptive transferDiabetic miceCD4 T-cell clonesInhibition of diabetesInjection of splenocytesPancreatic lymph nodesNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceAnti-transforming growthT cell clonesTh1 cell linesT cell receptorNOD isletsNOD splenocytesSpontaneous diabetesInsulin therapyLymph nodesAntibody treatmentTh1 cellsProtective effectDiabetesB chain peptideSplenocytes