2018
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Regulates U1 Small Nuclear RNP Immune Complex–Mediated Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome
Shin MS, Kang Y, Wahl ER, Park HJ, Lazova R, Leng L, Mamula M, Krishnaswamy S, Bucala R, Kang I. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Regulates U1 Small Nuclear RNP Immune Complex–Mediated Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2018, 71: 109-120. PMID: 30009530, PMCID: PMC6310104, DOI: 10.1002/art.40672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigen-Antibody ComplexAutoantibodiesBlotting, WesternCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMass SpectrometryMonocytesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReceptors, ImmunologicRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorSystemic lupus erythematosusMigration inhibitory factorNLRP3 inflammasome activationImmune complexesIL-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeHuman monocytesInflammasome activationExpression of MIFProduction of MIFInhibitory factorCaspase-1IL-1β levelsIL-1β productionEnzyme-linked immunosorbentQuantitative polymerase chain reactionHigh expression alleleLupus patientsMIF productionMIF receptorInflammatory characteristicsLupus erythematosusInterleukin-1βPolymerase chain reaction
2014
Insights into the Role of Follicular Helper T Cells in Autoimmunity
Park H, Kim D, Lim S, Kim W, Youn J, Choi Y, Choi J. Insights into the Role of Follicular Helper T Cells in Autoimmunity. Immune Network 2014, 14: 21-29. PMID: 24605077, PMCID: PMC3942504, DOI: 10.4110/in.2014.14.1.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTfh cell differentiationFollicular helper T cellsTfh cellsSystemic lupus erythematosusHelper T cellsT cellsAutoimmune diseasesB cellsBcl-6 expressionRheumatoid arthritisGerminal centersBCL-6Follicular regulatory T cellsB cell folliclesRegulatory T cellsNaïve T cellsMemory B cellsSurface moleculesCell differentiationImportant surface moleculesTfr cellsTreg cellsIL-21Lupus erythematosusPD-1