2007
Hepatocellular carcinoma cell supernatants increase expansion and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells
Cao M, Cabrera R, Xu Y, Firpi R, Zhu H, Liu C, Nelson D. Hepatocellular carcinoma cell supernatants increase expansion and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells. Laboratory Investigation 2007, 87: 582-590. PMID: 17372588, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsRegulatory T cellsT cell proliferationT cellsCancer patientsControl peripheral blood mononuclear cellsDepletion of TregsAntigen-reactive lymphocytesTumor-related factorsBlood mononuclear cellsHepatocellular carcinoma patientsT cell populationsHost immune systemCell linesSuppressor abilityHCC cell linesHuman hepatoma cell lineAntitumor immunityCarcinoma patientsTumor burdenFoxp3 expressionMononuclear cellsCTLA-4Reactive lymphocytesTregs
2005
Stimulation of Host NKT Cells by Synthetic Glycolipid Regulates Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease by Inducing Th2 Polarization of Donor T Cells
Hashimoto D, Asakura S, Miyake S, Yamamura T, Van Kaer L, Liu C, Tanimoto M, Teshima T. Stimulation of Host NKT Cells by Synthetic Glycolipid Regulates Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease by Inducing Th2 Polarization of Donor T Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 174: 551-556. PMID: 15611282, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.1.551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CD1Antigens, CD1dBone Marrow TransplantationEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFlow CytometryGalactosylceramidesGlycolipidsGraft vs Host DiseaseMiceMice, KnockoutSTAT6 Transcription FactorT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-LymphocytesTh2 CellsTrans-ActivatorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsHost NKT cellsDonor T cellsNKT cellsT cellsTh2 polarizationAcute GVHDAcute graftHost diseaseAlpha-GalCerAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationImmunoregulatory T-cell populationsMortality of GVHDTh2 cytokine responsesSerum TNF-alphaNKT cell ligandBone marrow transplantationSTAT6-dependent mechanismT cell populationsNKT ligandCytokine responsesMarrow transplantationIL-4Recipient miceTNF-alphaGVHD
2004
Perforin and Fas Ligand Are Required for the Regulation of Alloreactive CD8+ T Cells.
Maeda Y, Levy R, Reddy P, Liu C, Teshima T, Ferrara J. Perforin and Fas Ligand Are Required for the Regulation of Alloreactive CD8+ T Cells. Blood 2004, 104: 3052. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v104.11.3052.3052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor T cellsT cellsDonor CD8WT T cellsAlloreactive CD8Day 10Day 30Host antigen presenting cellsFas ligandSingle MHC class IHost dendritic cellsModel of graftT cell populationsAntigen presenting cellsT cell homeostasisFas ligand pathwayMHC class IAllogeneic CD8Bm1 miceLethal GVHDSevere GVHDSignificant GVHDHost diseaseBMT recipientsEpithelial target cells