2008
The human T cell receptor Vβ repertoire of normal peripheral blood lymphocytes before and after mitogen stimulation
WONG F, HIBBERD M, WEN L, MILLWARD B, DEMAINF A. The human T cell receptor Vβ repertoire of normal peripheral blood lymphocytes before and after mitogen stimulation. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2008, 92: 361-366. PMID: 8387412, PMCID: PMC1554814, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1993.tb03405.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsMitogen stimulationT cell antigen receptorPolymerase chain reactionT cell receptor Vβ repertoireFlow cytometryNormal peripheral blood lymphocytesMitogen-stimulated T cellsPeripheral blood lymphocytesTCR gene usagePeripheral T cellsT cell linesVβ repertoireUnstimulated T cellsBeta repertoireBlood lymphocytesHealthy individualsPCR methodBeta 6Cell antigen receptorGene usageAntigen receptorBeta 2Beta 5Chain reaction
1996
T-cell alpha beta + and gamma delta + deficient mice display abnormal but distinct phenotypes toward a natural, widespread infection of the intestinal epithelium.
Roberts S, Smith A, West A, Wen L, Findly R, Owen M, Hayday A. T-cell alpha beta + and gamma delta + deficient mice display abnormal but distinct phenotypes toward a natural, widespread infection of the intestinal epithelium. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 11774-11779. PMID: 8876213, PMCID: PMC38134, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.21.11774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCoccidiosisEimeriaGastrointestinal HemorrhageIntestinal DiseasesIntestinal MucosaIntestine, SmallLymph NodesLymphocyte TransfusionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsMice, KnockoutPhenotypeReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaT-LymphocytesConceptsAlpha beta T cellsBeta T cellsT cellsGamma deltaT cell antigen receptorAlpha beta T-cell responsesT cell effector functionGamma delta T-cell antigen receptorsAlpha betaT cell responsesIntestinal damageProtective immunityAutoimmune diseasesEpithelial infectionDeficient miceEffector functionsEimeria vermiformisImmune systemCell responsesIntestinal epitheliumIntracellular protozoanWidespread infectionAntigen receptorInfectionMiceCD8 T cell clones from young nonobese diabetic (NOD) islets can transfer rapid onset of diabetes in NOD mice in the absence of CD4 cells.
Wong FS, Visintin I, Wen L, Flavell RA, Janeway CA. CD8 T cell clones from young nonobese diabetic (NOD) islets can transfer rapid onset of diabetes in NOD mice in the absence of CD4 cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1996, 183: 67-76. PMID: 8551245, PMCID: PMC2192404, DOI: 10.1084/jem.183.1.67.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsB7-1 AntigenBase SequenceCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesClone CellsCytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapy, AdoptiveInsulinIslets of LangerhansLymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMolecular Sequence DataPancreasPerforinPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticConceptsT cell linesNOD miceT cellsCD8 T cell linesCD8 T cell clonesNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceCB17 SCID miceCD4 T cellsPathogenesis of diabetesT cell clonesCell linesIslets of LangerhansT cell antigen receptorNOD isletsCD4 cellsLymphocytic infiltrateNOD-SCIDDiabetic miceDiabetic isletsFemale NODRapid onsetCell antigen receptorH-2KdAntigen receptorMice
1994
Immunoglobulin synthesis and generalized autoimmunity in mice congenitally deficient in αβ(+) T cells
Wen L, Roberts S, Viney J, Wong F, Mallick C, Findly R, Peng Q, Craft J, Owen M, Mayday A. Immunoglobulin synthesis and generalized autoimmunity in mice congenitally deficient in αβ(+) T cells. Nature 1994, 369: 654-658. PMID: 8208291, DOI: 10.1038/369654a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΑβ T cellsT cellsT cell antigen receptorB cell-T cell interactionsHelp of CD4Provision of cytokinesB cell hyperactivitySystemic lupus erythematosusCognate B cell-T cell interactionT cell functionGeneralized autoimmunityLupus erythematosusTransplant rejectionIgE secretionImmunoglobulin synthesisB cellsIgG3 secretionAntigen receptorCD4AutoimmunityMiceSecretionAntibodiesCellsErythematosus