2011
An Innate Role for IL-17
Dominguez-Villar M, Hafler DA. An Innate Role for IL-17. Science 2011, 332: 47-48. PMID: 21454778, DOI: 10.1126/science.1205311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseImmune dysregulation polyendocrinopathyAbnormal immune responseRegulatory immune cellsRegulatory T cellsHuman autoimmune disordersCytokine interleukin-17Normal immune responseTranscription factor Foxp3IL-17Interleukin-17Autoimmune disordersAutoimmune diseasesImmune cellsImmune system processFOXP3 geneFactor Foxp3T cellsImmune systemFungal infectionsGenetic mutationsHuman genetic mutationsCytokinesInfectionCell types
2009
The role of the CD58 locus in multiple sclerosis
De Jager PL, Baecher-Allan C, Maier LM, Arthur AT, Ottoboni L, Barcellos L, McCauley JL, Sawcer S, Goris A, Saarela J, Yelensky R, Price A, Leppa V, Patterson N, de Bakker PI, Tran D, Aubin C, Pobywajlo S, Rossin E, Hu X, Ashley CW, Choy E, Rioux JD, Pericak-Vance MA, Ivinson A, Booth DR, Stewart GJ, Palotie A, Peltonen L, Dubois B, Haines JL, Weiner HL, Compston A, Hauser SL, Daly MJ, Reich D, Oksenberg JR, Hafler DA. The role of the CD58 locus in multiple sclerosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 5264-5269. PMID: 19237575, PMCID: PMC2664005, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0813310106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisMS subjectsMononuclear cellsCD58 expressionProtective effectMRNA expressionPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsRegulatory T cellsBlood mononuclear cellsTranscription factor Foxp3Dose-dependent increaseCentral nervous systemLymphoblastic cell linesClinical remissionAxonal lossControl subjectsInflammatory diseasesFactor Foxp3T cellsWhole-genome association scansLFA-3Nervous systemProtective allelesPotential mechanismsSclerosis