Ana Luisa Perdigoto, MD, PhD
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2025
Factors that increase class I MHC expression may contribute to the development of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced diabetes
Aizenbud L, Gaiger N, Perdigoto A, Mann J, Torres M, Boland G, Lawless A, Silverman S, Schoenfeld D, Destina J, Hasson N, Tran T, Hurwitz M, Austin M, Sullivan R, Herold K, Kluger H. Factors that increase class I MHC expression may contribute to the development of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced diabetes. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2025, 13: e012358. PMID: 40935567, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2025-012358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsICI-induced colitisICI-induced hypophysitisHLA-GNon-overlapping cohortsInterferon-gRisk of immune-related adverse eventsExpression of class I major histocompatibility complexClass I MHC expressionGeneral populationICI-treated patientsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsMissense variantsInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusSurvival of patientsCohort of patientsBlood mononuclear cellsClass I major histocompatibility complexGermline missense variantsClass I MHC moleculesMessenger RNA expressionCheckpoint inhibitorsThyroid patientsAdverse eventsAutoimmune origin for immune checkpoint inhibitor-diabetes revealed by deep immune phenotyping of the pancreas
Quandt Z, Young A, Barlow G, Smith J, Kusmartseva I, Dong S, Shapiro M, Kang J, Felton J, Nguyen V, Szot G, Hassoun A, Perdigoto A, Herold K, Nolan G, Bollyky P, Brusko T, Nakayama M, Cooper S, Anderson M. Autoimmune origin for immune checkpoint inhibitor-diabetes revealed by deep immune phenotyping of the pancreas. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2025, 13: e011818. PMID: 40813111, PMCID: PMC12359507, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2025-011818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgrammed death 1 (PD-1)/programmed death ligand 1Immune-related adverse eventsDeep immune phenotypingDeath-ligand 1Pancreatic cancer treatmentHistory of diabetesSurgically resected pancreasMetastatic melanomaAutoimmune originLymphocytic infiltrationImmune phenotypePancreatic cancerAdverse eventsAutoimmune diseasesInsulin therapySingle-cell RNA sequencingUnique patientsPancreatic tissueCancer treatmentMonoclonal antibodiesPatientsPancreasTreatmentRNA sequencingImmunophenotype
2024
Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Autoimmune Diabetes: An Autoinflammatory Disease.
Quandt Z, Perdigoto A, Anderson M, Herold K. Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Autoimmune Diabetes: An Autoinflammatory Disease. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2024, 15: a041603. PMID: 39038853, PMCID: PMC11917379, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutoimmune diabetesBlockade of programmed cell death protein 1Agents targeting immune checkpointsCell death protein 1Autoimmune side effectsPD-L1Immune checkpointsAutoimmune disease riskClinical findingsAdverse eventsLevels of lipaseSide effectsInflammatory processIslets of LangerhansProtein 1DiabetesDisease riskIncreased levelsCheckpointAutoantibodiesBlockadeCancerPancreasDiagnosisLangerhansThe immunology of type 1 diabetes
Herold K, Delong T, Perdigoto A, Biru N, Brusko T, Walker L. The immunology of type 1 diabetes. Nature Reviews Immunology 2024, 24: 435-451. PMID: 38308004, PMCID: PMC7616056, DOI: 10.1038/s41577-023-00985-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 1 diabetesT cellsDestruction of pancreatic B-cellsImmune-targeted interventionsTarget T cellsPathogenesis of T1DB-cell massPancreatic B-cellsAutoimmune destructionB cellsGlucose dysregulationImmune mechanismsImmune systemNatural historyDisease pathogenesisT1DRegulatory approvalTreatment of individualsDiscovery of insulinPathogenesisDiseaseSeminal discoveriesImmunotherapy
2023
A bedside to bench study of anti-PD-1, anti-CD40, and anti-CSF1R indicates that more is not necessarily better
Djureinovic D, Weiss S, Krykbaeva I, Qu R, Vathiotis I, Moutafi M, Zhang L, Perdigoto A, Wei W, Anderson G, Damsky W, Hurwitz M, Johnson B, Schoenfeld D, Mahajan A, Hsu F, Miller-Jensen K, Kluger Y, Sznol M, Kaech S, Bosenberg M, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. A bedside to bench study of anti-PD-1, anti-CD40, and anti-CSF1R indicates that more is not necessarily better. Molecular Cancer 2023, 22: 182. PMID: 37964379, PMCID: PMC10644655, DOI: 10.1186/s12943-023-01884-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable diseasePartial responseMacrophage populationsThree-drug regimenUnconfirmed partial responsePhase I trialLimited treatment optionsMonocyte/macrophage populationNon-classical monocytesMurine melanoma modelTreatment-related changesResultsThirteen patientsWorse survivalI trialInflammatory tumorPatient populationTreatment optionsImmune cellsDisease progressionMurine studiesPreclinical modelsResistant melanomaAntigen presentationMurine modelCyTOF analysisResponse to "NLRC5 germline variants and their potential role in eliciting an immune response in patients with cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors" by Xiang-Yu Meng
Aizenbud L, Schoenfeld D, Caulfield J, Mann J, Austin M, Perdigoto A, Herold K, Kluger H. Response to "NLRC5 germline variants and their potential role in eliciting an immune response in patients with cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors" by Xiang-Yu Meng. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2023, 11: e007397. PMID: 37349129, PMCID: PMC10314693, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-007397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGermline genetic variants are associated with development of insulin-dependent diabetes in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
Caulfield J, Aizenbud L, Perdigoto A, Meffre E, Jilaveanu L, Michalek D, Rich S, Aizenbud Y, Adeniran A, Herold K, Austin M, Kluger H. Germline genetic variants are associated with development of insulin-dependent diabetes in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2023, 11: e006570. PMID: 36898736, PMCID: PMC10008335, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2022-006570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsInsulin-dependent diabetesImmune checkpoint inhibitorsType 1 diabetesCheckpoint inhibitorsControl patientsSevere immune-related adverse eventsImmunotherapy-treated patientsCheckpoint inhibitor therapyIslet cell destructionPotential predictive biomarkersIslet cell functionWhole-exome sequencingICI exposureAdverse eventsGermline genetic variantsInhibitor therapyPatient selectionTreatment regimensCancer patientsPredictive biomarkersGeneral populationPatientsDiabetesSame drugSpectrum of Clinical Presentations, Imaging Findings, and HLA Types in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Induced Hypophysitis
Quandt Z, Kim S, Villanueva-Meyer J, Coupe C, Young A, Kang J, Yazdany J, Schmajuk G, Rush S, Ziv E, Perdigoto A, Herold K, Lechner M, Su M, Tyrrell J, Bluestone J, Anderson M, Masharani U. Spectrum of Clinical Presentations, Imaging Findings, and HLA Types in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Induced Hypophysitis. Journal Of The Endocrine Society 2023, 7: bvad012. PMID: 36860908, PMCID: PMC9969737, DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvad012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor monotherapyImmune-related adverse eventsPD-L1 inhibitor monotherapyMagnetic resonance imagingCheckpoint inhibitorsInhibitor monotherapyHLA typesPD-1/PD-L1 inhibitorsCTLA-4/PDCTLA-4 inhibitorsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPD-L1 inhibitorsThyroid function testsInhibitor combination therapyTiming of onsetAdverse eventsMRI changesClinical presentationFunction testsImaging findingsCombination therapyMean ageInhibitor exposureEffect modificationHLA typing
2022
Immune cells and their inflammatory mediators modify beta cells and cause checkpoint inhibitor-induced diabetes
Perdigoto AL, Deng S, Du KC, Kuchroo M, Burkhardt DB, Tong A, Israel G, Robert ME, Weisberg SP, Kirkiles-Smith N, Stamatouli AM, Kluger HM, Quandt Z, Young A, Yang ML, Mamula MJ, Pober JS, Anderson MS, Krishnaswamy S, Herold KC. Immune cells and their inflammatory mediators modify beta cells and cause checkpoint inhibitor-induced diabetes. JCI Insight 2022, 7: e156330. PMID: 35925682, PMCID: PMC9536276, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.156330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCheckpoint inhibitorsΒ-cellsPD-1/PD-L1 pathwayT-lymphocyte antigen-4PD-1 blockadePD-L1 pathwayDeath ligand 1NOD mouse modelDevelopment of diabetesHuman β-cellsAutoimmune complicationsNOD miceΒ-cell populationDeath-1Diabetes mellitusImmune infiltratesInflammatory mediatorsPancreatic inflammationPD-L1Induced diabetesLymphocytic infiltrationInflammatory cytokinesAntigen-4Immune cellsT cellsCitrullination of glucokinase is linked to autoimmune diabetes
Yang ML, Horstman S, Gee R, Guyer P, Lam TT, Kanyo J, Perdigoto AL, Speake C, Greenbaum CJ, Callebaut A, Overbergh L, Kibbey RG, Herold KC, James EA, Mamula MJ. Citrullination of glucokinase is linked to autoimmune diabetes. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 1870. PMID: 35388005, PMCID: PMC8986778, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29512-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionResult of inflammationType 1 diabetesBeta-cell metabolismPancreatic beta cellsAutoimmune diabetesNOD miceAutoreactive CD4Inflammatory cytokinesAutoimmune biomarkersInsulin secretionT cellsBeta cellsType 1InflammationBiologic activityReactive oxygen speciesDiabetesPost-translational modificationsDiabetes biomarkersGlycogen synthesisBiomarkersCitrullinationGlucokinaseOxygen species
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- July 01, 2025
How Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Can Induce Diabetes
- January 06, 2025
Request for Nominations: 2025 Iva Dostanic Award
- August 01, 2024
Meet Yale Internal Medicine: Ana Luisa Perdigoto, MD, PhD
- June 05, 2023
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