2002
The transmembrane form of TNF-α drives autoantibody production in the absence of CD154: studies using MRL/Mp-Faslpr mice
FUJII T, OKADA M, MIMORI T, CRAFT J. The transmembrane form of TNF-α drives autoantibody production in the absence of CD154: studies using MRL/Mp-Faslpr mice. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2002, 130: 224-232. PMID: 12390309, PMCID: PMC1906522, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2002.01982.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, AntinuclearB-LymphocytesCD40 LigandCell LineCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CooperationMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, KnockoutReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearTh1 CellsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsB cell proliferationTh1 linesTNF-alphaB cellsAntibody productionCell proliferationContact-dependent helpMRL/MpB cell helpMHC class IITh1 cell linesB cell activationCD40-CD154Autoantibody productionTh1 cellsCell helpMRL miceMTNF-alphaProliferative responseHigh titresCell activationTNF-R2Class IITransmembrane formMonoclonal antibodies
1997
alpha beta T cell regulation and CD40 ligand dependence in murine systemic autoimmunity.
Peng SL, McNiff JM, Madaio MP, Ma J, Owen MJ, Flavell RA, Hayday AC, Craft J. alpha beta T cell regulation and CD40 ligand dependence in murine systemic autoimmunity. The Journal Of Immunology 1997, 158: 2464-70. PMID: 9036998, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.158.5.2464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha beta T cellsBeta T cellsGamma delta T cellsAutoimmune skin diseaseDelta T cellsT cellsRenal diseaseSystemic autoimmunitySkin diseasesAutoantibody productionMurine lupusCutaneous diseaseT cell-dependent mechanismAlpha betaHigh-titer autoantibodiesLupus-prone miceSevere renal diseaseCell-dependent mechanismT cell regulationCutaneous lesionsCD40 ligandAutoantibodiesAutoimmunityLow titersLpr animals
1996
Protective antibodies in murine Lyme disease arise independently of CD40 ligand.
Fikrig E, Barthold SW, Chen M, Grewal IS, Craft J, Flavell RA. Protective antibodies in murine Lyme disease arise independently of CD40 ligand. The Journal Of Immunology 1996, 157: 1-3. PMID: 8683101, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.157.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD40L-deficient miceCD40 ligand-deficient miceMurine Lyme diseaseRegression of arthritisTransfer of serumDependent immune responsesIgG2b AbsAcute arthritisControl miceProtective antibodiesIg class switchingCD40 ligandImmune responseImmunodeficient miceLyme borreliosisLyme diseaseMiceBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiClass switchingArthritisBurgdorferiAbInfectionDiseaseAutoimmune lpr/lpr mice deficient in CD40 ligand: spontaneous Ig class switching with dichotomy of autoantibody responses.
Ma J, Xu J, Madaio MP, Peng Q, Zhang J, Grewal IS, Flavell RA, Craft J. Autoimmune lpr/lpr mice deficient in CD40 ligand: spontaneous Ig class switching with dichotomy of autoantibody responses. The Journal Of Immunology 1996, 157: 417-26. PMID: 8683147, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.157.1.417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLpr/lpr miceLpr miceIgG autoantibodiesAutoantibody responseCD40 ligandAutoimmune lpr/lpr miceMRL/Mp-lpr/lpr miceHuman systemic lupus erythematosusSystemic lupus erythematosusAge 3 moIgG rheumatoid factorB cell contactSubset of animalsOvert glomerulonephritisLupus erythematosusIgG2b levelsHistologic evidenceRheumatoid factorSerum IgMAb synthesisAutoantibodiesLpr animalsMiceIg classesElevated levels