Type II NKT-TFH cells against Gaucher lipids regulate B-cell immunity and inflammation
Nair S, Boddupalli CS, Verma R, Liu J, Yang R, Pastores GM, Mistry PK, Dhodapkar MV. Type II NKT-TFH cells against Gaucher lipids regulate B-cell immunity and inflammation. Blood 2014, 125: 1256-1271. PMID: 25499455, PMCID: PMC4335081, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-09-600270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsI NKT cellsNKT cellsB cell activationT cellsB cellsTetramer-positive T cellsType II natural killer T cellsT cell receptor usageType I NKT cellsType II NKT cellsNatural killer T cellsFollicular helper phenotypeGD mouse modelMetabolic lipid disordersKiller T cellsB cell immunityGerminal center B cellsB-cell malignanciesAntilipid antibodiesDisease activityCytokine profileChronic inflammationHelper phenotypeHumoral immunityCognate helpGlucocerebrosidase 2 gene deletion rescues type 1 Gaucher disease
Mistry PK, Liu J, Sun L, Chuang WL, Yuen T, Yang R, Lu P, Zhang K, Li J, Keutzer J, Stachnik A, Mennone A, Boyer JL, Jain D, Brady RO, New MI, Zaidi M. Glucocerebrosidase 2 gene deletion rescues type 1 Gaucher disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 4934-4939. PMID: 24639522, PMCID: PMC3977292, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1400768111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 Gaucher's diseaseBone formation defectGaucher diseaseSerum ceramide levelsBone formation rateEnzyme replacement therapyViable therapeutic targetGD1 patientsGBA deficiencyEnhanced elevationTherapeutic targetBone volumeMononuclear phagocytesClinical phenotypeGBA geneConditional deletionBioactive lipidsSphingosine levelsDevelopment of inhibitorsCeramide levelsLysosomal glucocerebrosidasePatientsNanomolar concentrationsDiseaseMice