2013
Self Double-Stranded (ds)DNA Induces IL-1β Production from Human Monocytes by Activating NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Presence of Anti–dsDNA Antibodies
Shin MS, Kang Y, Lee N, Wahl ER, Kim SH, Kang KS, Lazova R, Kang I. Self Double-Stranded (ds)DNA Induces IL-1β Production from Human Monocytes by Activating NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Presence of Anti–dsDNA Antibodies. The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 190: 1407-1415. PMID: 23315075, PMCID: PMC3563755, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-1β productionIL-1βHuman monocytesReactive oxygen speciesOligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrinCell responsesProinflammatory cytokines IL-1βTh17 cell responseIL-17 productionAnti-dsDNA antibodiesSystemic lupus erythematosusInnate immune cellsAnti-dsDNA AbsPathogenesis of lupusCytokines IL-1βLupus pathogenesisLupus patientsFamily pyrinLupus erythematosusAutoimmune responseCutaneous lesionsImmune cellsT cellsNuclear AgsPathogenic hallmark
2007
Down-Regulation of IL-7Rα Expression in Human T Cells via DNA Methylation
Kim HR, Hwang KA, Kim KC, Kang I. Down-Regulation of IL-7Rα Expression in Human T Cells via DNA Methylation. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 5473-5479. PMID: 17442928, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.9.5473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJurkat T cellsDNA methylationGene expressionGene promoterIL-7Ralpha expressionT cellsPromoter activityImportant gene regulatory mechanismGene regulatory mechanismsGene promoter constructsHuman CD8Gene promoter activityIL-7Cell survival responseT cell developmentT cell subsetsIL-7Rα expressionRegulatory mechanismsPromoter constructsCell developmentMethylationLuciferase reporterHuman T cellsSurvival responseDown regulation