2005
Loss of IL-4 Secretion from Human Type 1a Diabetic Pancreatic Draining Lymph Node NKT Cells
Kent SC, Chen Y, Clemmings SM, Viglietta V, Kenyon NS, Ricordi C, Hering B, Hafler DA. Loss of IL-4 Secretion from Human Type 1a Diabetic Pancreatic Draining Lymph Node NKT Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 175: 4458-4464. PMID: 16177088, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.7.4458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesINKT cell clonesINKT cellsIL-4Cell clonesNKT cellsLymph nodesCytokine secretionIFN-gammaHuman type 1AType 1AIslet-infiltrating CD4Invariant NKT cellsT cell primingIL-4 secretionRegulation of murineSite of drainageRegulatory cellsDiabetic subjectsCell primingT cellsDiabetic samplesAltered frequencyTCR stimulationSecretion
1999
Noncanonical Vα24JαQ T cells with conservative α chain CDR3 region amino acid substitutions are restricted by CD1d
Kent S, Hafler D, Strominger J, Wilson S. Noncanonical Vα24JαQ T cells with conservative α chain CDR3 region amino acid substitutions are restricted by CD1d. Human Immunology 1999, 60: 1080-1089. PMID: 10600006, DOI: 10.1016/s0198-8859(99)00109-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAntigens, CD1Antigens, CD1dBase SequenceClone CellsComplementarity Determining RegionsConserved SequenceDNAGene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorHumansImmunoglobulin Variable RegionImmunophenotypingKiller Cells, NaturalReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsT cell receptorT cellsCD1d restrictionPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsAmino acid substitutionsAlpha chainSingle amino acid substitutionHuman CD161Total CD4Mononuclear cellsInterleukin-4Surface phenotypeRestriction elementsCD4Acid substitutionsCD1dCDR3 residuesJ rearrangementsJ junctionsVariant clonesChain transcriptsCellsJalpha18Valpha24Differential responses of invariant V alpha 24J alpha Q T cells and MHC class II-restricted CD4+ T cells to dexamethasone.
Milner J, Kent S, Ashley T, Wilson S, Strominger J, Hafler D. Differential responses of invariant V alpha 24J alpha Q T cells and MHC class II-restricted CD4+ T cells to dexamethasone. The Journal Of Immunology 1999, 163: 2522-9. PMID: 10452989, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.5.2522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntibodies, BlockingAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CD1Antigens, CD1dAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteApoptosisAutocrine CommunicationCD3 ComplexCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesClone CellsDexamethasoneDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicFas ReceptorHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsInterleukin-2Lymphocyte ActivationReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaSignal TransductionT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsActivation-induced cell deathT cell clonesT cellsTCR signal strengthCell clonesAutocrine IL-2 productionNK T cellsT cell responsesT cell subsetsInhibition of CD4Anti-CD3 stimulationT cell proliferationEffect of dexamethasoneMHC class IIIL-2 productionPresence of dexamethasoneExogenous corticosteroidsCell subsetsImmunomodulatory consequencesDexamethasone treatmentImmune responseCD4High dosesLow dosesCell responses
1998
Extreme Th1 bias of invariant Vα24JαQ T cells in type 1 diabetes
Wilson S, Kent S, Patton K, Orban T, Jackson R, Exley M, Porcelli S, Schatz D, Atkinson M, Balk S, Strominger J, Hafler D. Extreme Th1 bias of invariant Vα24JαQ T cells in type 1 diabetes. Nature 1998, 391: 177-181. PMID: 9428763, DOI: 10.1038/34419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesT cellsMajor histocompatibility complexIL-4T cell-mediated destructionNon-diabetic siblingsAutoreactive T cellsHigher serum levelsTwins/tripletsType1 diabetic patientsDiabetic patientsSerum levelsTh1 biasDiabetic siblingsImmune systemTissue damageIncomplete concordanceDiabetesHistocompatibility complexIDDMIdentical twinsIFNDiseaseRiskCells