2013
Perforin Is Detrimental to Controllinγ C. muridarum Replication In Vitro, but Not In Vivo
Johnson RM, Kerr MS, Slaven JE. Perforin Is Detrimental to Controllinγ C. muridarum Replication In Vitro, but Not In Vivo. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e63340. PMID: 23691028, PMCID: PMC3653963, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionPerforin knockout miceChlamydia replicationTract infectionsEpithelial cellsKnockout miceC. muridarum genital tract infectionChlamydia muridarum Genital Tract InfectionClearance mechanismsVivo clearance mechanismsCD4 T cellsT cell mechanismsT cell-epithelial cell interactionsT cell degranulationNitric oxide productionBacterial clearanceEpithelial productionCell degranulationT cellsSingle-gene knockout miceWeek 7Oxide productionPerforinNitric oxideInfection
2012
Plac8-Dependent and Inducible NO Synthase-Dependent Mechanisms Clear Chlamydia muridarum Infections from the Genital Tract
Johnson RM, Kerr MS, Slaven JE. Plac8-Dependent and Inducible NO Synthase-Dependent Mechanisms Clear Chlamydia muridarum Infections from the Genital Tract. The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 188: 1896-1904. PMID: 22238459, PMCID: PMC3303601, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionCD4 T-cell clonesINOS-independent mechanismCD4 T cellsT cell clonesTract infectionsT cellsC. muridarum genital tract infectionCell clonesChlamydia muridarum infectionInducible NO synthase (iNOS) transcriptionT cell mechanismsT cell subsetsClearance of infectionGenital tract epitheliumT cell degranulationCytokine profileCell subsetsCell degranulationGenital tractClear infectionEffector functionsMouse modelNO productionVaccine development
2010
Chlamydia-Specific CD4 T Cell Clones Control Chlamydia muridarum Replication in Epithelial Cells by Nitric Oxide-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms
Jayarapu K, Kerr M, Ofner S, Johnson RM. Chlamydia-Specific CD4 T Cell Clones Control Chlamydia muridarum Replication in Epithelial Cells by Nitric Oxide-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms. The Journal Of Immunology 2010, 185: 6911-6920. PMID: 21037093, PMCID: PMC3073083, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1002596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 T-cell clonesT cell clonesEpithelial NO productionCD4 T cellsChlamydia replicationCell clonesEpithelial cellsT cellsNO productionReproductive tract epithelial cellsT cell-mediated controlT-cell depletion studiesCell depletion studiesCell-mediated controlHuman reproductive tractT cell degranulationMHC class IIMurine genital tractTract epithelial cellsInfected epithelial cellsEpithelial tumor cell linesIntracellular bacterial pathogenBacterial clearanceCell degranulationGenital tract