2005
Characterization of in vivo expanded OspA-specific human T-cell clones
Ausubel LJ, O'Connor KC, Baecher-Allen C, Trollmo C, Kessler B, Hekking B, Merritt D, Meyer AL, Kwok B, Ploegh H, Huber BT, Hafler DA. Characterization of in vivo expanded OspA-specific human T-cell clones. Clinical Immunology 2005, 115: 313-322. PMID: 15893699, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2005.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesMajor histocompatibility complex class II tetramersTreatment-resistant Lyme arthritisCD4 T-cell clonesDistinct T-cell clonesT cell receptor repertoireHuman T cell clonesClass II tetramersBeta chainT cell recognitionTCR contact residuesTCR beta chainT cell receptorCell flow cytometryTCR usageImmune compartmentLyme arthritisAutoimmune diseasesMicrobial antigensT cellsOspA epitopeImmunodominant epitopesSynovial fluidReceptor repertoireReactive clones
2004
Suppressor T Cells in Human Diseases
Baecher-Allan C, Hafler DA. Suppressor T Cells in Human Diseases. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2004, 200: 273-276. PMID: 15280423, PMCID: PMC2211973, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20040812.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Immune Tolerance and the Nervous System
Anderson D, Hafler D. Immune Tolerance and the Nervous System. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2001, 490: 79-98. PMID: 11505978, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1243-1_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsB cellsInnate immunityForeign microbial antigensPrior viral infectionSpecific immune responseClass I moleculesNK cellsImmune toleranceMicrobial antigensImmune responseViral infectionNervous systemInfectious agentsSecondary exposureImmune systemInfectious virusParticular antigenSpecific receptorsTumor cellsAntigenI moleculesInfectionInnate mechanismsImmunity