2015
Th17 cells transdifferentiate into regulatory T cells during resolution of inflammation
Gagliani N, Vesely M, Iseppon A, Brockmann L, Xu H, Palm NW, de Zoete MR, Licona-Limón P, Paiva RS, Ching T, Weaver C, Zi X, Pan X, Fan R, Garmire LX, Cotton MJ, Drier Y, Bernstein B, Geginat J, Stockinger B, Esplugues E, Huber S, Flavell RA. Th17 cells transdifferentiate into regulatory T cells during resolution of inflammation. Nature 2015, 523: 221-225. PMID: 25924064, PMCID: PMC4498984, DOI: 10.1038/nature14452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory T cellsResolution of inflammationInflammatory diseasesT cellsTh17 cellsImmune responseT helper cell typeTherapeutic opportunitiesAnti-inflammatory fateT helper cellsAnti-inflammatory phenotypeHuman inflammatory diseasesBeneficial host responseAryl hydrocarbon receptorIL-17ARegulatory cellsHelper cellsSignature cytokinesMouse modelTranscriptional profilesHost responseInflammationCytokinesHydrocarbon receptorDisease
2012
Bcl6 expression specifies the T follicular helper cell program in vivo
Liu X, Yan X, Zhong B, Nurieva RI, Wang A, Wang X, Martin-Orozco N, Wang Y, Chang SH, Esplugues E, Flavell RA, Tian Q, Dong C. Bcl6 expression specifies the T follicular helper cell program in vivo. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2012, 209: 1841-1852. PMID: 22987803, PMCID: PMC3457730, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20120219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody FormationCell DifferentiationCluster AnalysisDNA-Binding ProteinsGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGene OrderGene TargetingGenes, ReporterGerminal CenterImmunologic MemoryMiceMice, TransgenicProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Receptors, CXCR5T-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerTranscription, GeneticConceptsEffector T cell lineagesFollicular helper cellsT cell differentiationT-cell lineageGerminal center reactionTfh cellsHelper cellsImmune responseReporter miceCenter reactionBCL6 expressionFide markerBona fide markersEarly phaseVivoBCL6Pivotal roleCell lineagesCell differentiationCellsCell programCXCR5TfhTranscription factorsReporter system
2011
Control of TH17 cells occurs in the small intestine
Esplugues E, Huber S, Gagliani N, Hauser AE, Town T, Wan YY, O’Connor W, Rongvaux A, Van Rooijen N, Haberman AM, Iwakura Y, Kuchroo VK, Kolls JK, Bluestone JA, Herold KC, Flavell RA. Control of TH17 cells occurs in the small intestine. Nature 2011, 475: 514-518. PMID: 21765430, PMCID: PMC3148838, DOI: 10.1038/nature10228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesCD3 ComplexCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell MovementChemokine CCL20Disease Models, AnimalEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationInfluenza A virusInterleukin-17Intestine, SmallMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsReceptors, CCR6SepsisStaphylococcal InfectionsTh17 CellsConceptsTh17 cellsImmune systemSmall intestineCD3-specific antibodiesT helper cellsModel of sepsisNumerous autoimmune diseasesRheumatoid arthritisMultiple sclerosisAutoimmune diseasesHelper cellsGastrointestinal tractViral infectionIntestineCellsSepsisTh17ArthritisSclerosisPathogenesisInfectionInfluenzaDiseaseMiceTract