2013
Pharmacologic inhibition of PKCα and PKCθ prevents GVHD while preserving GVL activity in mice
Haarberg K, Li J, Heinrichs J, Wang D, Liu C, Bronk C, Kaosaard K, Owyang A, Holland S, Masuda E, Tso K, Blazar B, Anasetti C, Beg A, Yu X. Pharmacologic inhibition of PKCα and PKCθ prevents GVHD while preserving GVL activity in mice. Blood 2013, 122: 2500-2511. PMID: 23908466, PMCID: PMC3790515, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-12-471938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell SeparationDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme InhibitorsFlow CytometryGraft vs Host DiseaseGraft vs Leukemia EffectHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationIsoenzymesLeukemiaLymphocyte ActivationLymphomaMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutProtein Kinase CProtein Kinase C-alphaProtein Kinase C-thetaT-LymphocytesConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantationDonor T cell proliferationAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationT cell proliferationGVL activityGVL effectCytokine productionT cellsPharmacologic inhibitionChemokine/cytokine productionT-cell cytotoxicDonor T cellsPreclinical murine modelsPotential therapeutic targetT cell activationGVHD inductionGVHD preventionPrevents GVHDHost diseaseLeukemia effectSevere graftTherapeutic optionsCell transplantationEffective therapyPharmacologic approaches
2011
Host Basophils Are Dispensable for Induction of Donor T Helper 2 Cell Differentiation and Severity of Experimental Graft-versus-Host Disease
Tawara I, Nieves E, Liu C, Evers R, Toubai T, Sun Y, Alrubaie M, Reddy P. Host Basophils Are Dispensable for Induction of Donor T Helper 2 Cell Differentiation and Severity of Experimental Graft-versus-Host Disease. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2011, 17: 1747-1753. PMID: 21871863, PMCID: PMC3220796, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-presenting cellsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationSeverity of GVHDBone marrow transplantationHost diseaseTh2 responsesMarrow transplantationDonor T cell proliferationDonor T-cell responsesInduction of graftT cell responsesT cell proliferationT helper 2 (Th2) cell differentiationTh2 polarizationLymphocyte responsesExperimental graftGVHDCell responsesBasophilsCell proliferationSeverityTransplantationGraftRecent dataDisease