2011
Interleukin-6 Modulates Graft-versus-Host Responses after Experimental Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation
Tawara I, Koyama M, Liu C, Toubai T, Thomas D, Evers R, Chockley P, Nieves E, Sun Y, Lowler K, Malter C, Nishimoto N, Hill G, Reddy P. Interleukin-6 Modulates Graft-versus-Host Responses after Experimental Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation. Clinical Cancer Research 2011, 17: 77-88. PMID: 21047980, PMCID: PMC3058832, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-1198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationBone marrow transplantationDonor T cellsIL-6 deficiencyInterleukin-6MR16-1T cellsMarrow transplantationExperimental allogeneic bone marrow transplantationDonor regulatory T cellsBeneficial GVT effectsMR16-1 treatmentRegulatory T cellsProlongation of survivalDonor bone marrowEffector cell expansionRelevant murine modelIL-6 receptorBMT patientsGVT responseGVT effectHost diseaseBMT recipientsMAb therapyTumor effect
2004
STAT3 induces anti-hepatitis C viral activity in liver cells
Zhu H, Shang X, Terada N, Liu C. STAT3 induces anti-hepatitis C viral activity in liver cells. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2004, 324: 518-528. PMID: 15474458, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.09.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiviral AgentsBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell LineCell Line, TumorCytokinesDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme InhibitorsGenes, DominantHepacivirusHumansInflammationInterferonsInterleukin-6LigandsLiverLiver NeoplasmsLuciferasesPlasmidsProtein Structure, TertiaryReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRibavirinRNARNA, MessengerSTAT3 Transcription FactorTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTyrphostinsConceptsAnti-HCV activityInterferon alphaSTAT3 activationHuman hepatoma cellsHepatitis C virus infectionHCV subgenomic RNA replicationMain therapeutic regimenC virus infectionChronic liver diseaseCytokines IL-6Replicon cell linesIntracellular antiviral stateCell linesHepatoma cellsLiver diseaseTherapeutic regimenActivation of STAT3IL-6Virus infectionEstrogen receptorIFN treatmentAntiviral genesAntiviral pathwaysAntiviral activityAntiviral state