2019
PD-1H (VISTA)–mediated suppression of autoimmunity in systemic and cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Han X, Vesely MD, Yang W, Sanmamed MF, Badri T, Alawa J, López-Giráldez F, Gaule P, Lee SW, Zhang JP, Nie X, Nassar A, Boto A, Flies DB, Zheng L, Kim TK, Moeckel GW, McNiff JM, Chen L. PD-1H (VISTA)–mediated suppression of autoimmunity in systemic and cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31826980, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax1159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArthritisAutoantibodiesAutoimmunityDendritic CellsHumansInflammationInterferon Type ILupus Erythematosus, CutaneousLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMembrane ProteinsMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred MRL lprMyeloid CellsNeutrophilsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSignal TransductionTerpenesUp-RegulationConceptsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsDiscoid lupus erythematosusSystemic lupus erythematosusCutaneous lupus lesionsPD-1HLupus erythematosusLupus lesionsAutoimmune diseasesKO miceT cellsMyeloid cellsHuman systemic lupus erythematosusBALB/c backgroundCutaneous lupus erythematosusInappropriate immune responseProgression of lupusSystemic autoimmune diseaseImmune cell expansionSuppression of autoimmunityAgonistic monoclonal antibodyDeath-1 homologCutaneous lupusProinflammatory neutrophilsDendritic cellsDLE lesions
2018
Interferon-γ converts human microvascular pericytes into negative regulators of alloimmunity through induction of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1
Liu R, Merola J, Manes TD, Qin L, Tietjen GT, López-Giráldez F, Broecker V, Fang C, Xie C, Chen PM, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Jane-Wit D, Pober JS. Interferon-γ converts human microvascular pericytes into negative regulators of alloimmunity through induction of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1. JCI Insight 2018, 3: e97881. PMID: 29515027, PMCID: PMC5922286, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.97881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllograftsAnimalsAntigen PresentationCell CommunicationCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularFemaleGraft RejectionHealthy VolunteersHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseInterferon-gammaIsoantigensMice, SCIDMicrovesselsPericytesPrimary Cell CultureRNA, Small InterferingSkinSkin TransplantationT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTransplantation ChimeraTransplantation, HomologousTryptophanConceptsInduction of indoleamineHuman pericytesEndothelial cellsAllograft rejectionTryptophan depletionT cellsAcute T cell-mediated rejectionT cell-mediated rejectionEffector memory T cellsDioxygenase 1Early acute rejectionCell-mediated rejectionSkin allograft rejectionAlloreactive T cellsHuman renal allograftsMemory T cellsRole of ECsContribution of pericytesAcute rejectionRenal allograftsImmunoregulatory effectsImmunosuppressive propertiesHuman allograftsMouse modelMicrovascular pericytes