2020
TLR9 Deficiency in B Cells Promotes Immune Tolerance via Interleukin-10 in a Type 1 Diabetes Mouse Model.
Sha S, Pearson JA, Peng J, Hu Y, Huang J, Xing Y, Zhang L, Zhu Y, Zhao H, Wong FS, Chen L, Wen L. TLR9 Deficiency in B Cells Promotes Immune Tolerance via Interleukin-10 in a Type 1 Diabetes Mouse Model. Diabetes 2020, 70: 504-515. PMID: 33154070, PMCID: PMC7881860, DOI: 10.2337/db20-0373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 9B cellsNOD miceInterleukin-10IL-10-producing B cellsType 1 diabetes developmentAdaptive immune stimuliΒ-cell autoimmunityB-cell-specific deficiencyNovel therapeutic strategiesInnate immune moleculesB cell-specific deletionT1D developmentDiabetes protectionIL-10TLR9 deficiencyImmune toleranceDiabetes developmentReceptor 9T1D treatmentTLR9 pathwayImmune stimuliMouse modelTherapeutic strategiesMetalloproteinase-1
2013
TLR9 Deficiency Promotes CD73 Expression in T Cells and Diabetes Protection in Nonobese Diabetic Mice
Tai N, Wong FS, Wen L. TLR9 Deficiency Promotes CD73 Expression in T Cells and Diabetes Protection in Nonobese Diabetic Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 191: 2926-2937. PMID: 23956420, PMCID: PMC3788667, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1300547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNOD miceCD73 expressionT cellsTLR9 deficiencyDiabetes developmentImmune cellsAnti-inflammatory cytokine productionImproved β-cell functionImportant immune regulatory roleStrong immunosuppressive functionNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceIncidence of diabetesNOD mouse modelPeripheral lymphoid tissuesImmune regulatory roleType 1 diabetesΒ-cell functionNew therapeutic strategiesElevated frequencyNOD backgroundDiabetes protectionDiabetic miceImmunosuppressive functionProinflammatory cytokinesCytokine production