2022
Obesity aggravates contact hypersensitivity reaction in mice
Majewska‐Szczepanik M, Kowalczyk P, Marcińska K, Strzępa A, Lis GJ, Wong FS, Szczepanik M, Wen L. Obesity aggravates contact hypersensitivity reaction in mice. Contact Dermatitis 2022, 87: 28-39. PMID: 35234303, PMCID: PMC9949724, DOI: 10.1111/cod.14088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContact hypersensitivityFecal microbiota transplantationQuantitative polymerase chain reactionIL-17AObese miceEnhanced contact hypersensitivityGut microbiota dysbiosisLow-grade inflammationContact hypersensitivity reactionInfluence of obesityInflammatory skin diseaseT helper 1Antigen-specific responsesHigh-fat dietSubcutaneous adipose tissueProinflammatory CD4Proinflammatory milieuCytokine profileMicrobiota dysbiosisDendritic cellsLymph nodesMicrobiota transplantationHelper 1Hypersensitivity reactionsImmune cells
2014
Epicutaneous Immunization with TNP-Ig and Zymosan Induces TCRαβ+ CD4+ Contrasuppressor Cells That Reverse Skin-Induced Suppression via IL-17A
Majewska-Szczepanik M, Strzepa A, Marcińska K, Wen L, Szczepanik M. Epicutaneous Immunization with TNP-Ig and Zymosan Induces TCRαβ+ CD4+ Contrasuppressor Cells That Reverse Skin-Induced Suppression via IL-17A. International Archives Of Allergy And Immunology 2014, 164: 122-136. PMID: 24993442, PMCID: PMC4141016, DOI: 10.1159/000363446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, CutaneousAnimalsAntigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesDermatitis, ContactHaptensImmunity, InnateImmunizationImmunoglobulinsImmunosuppression TherapyInterleukin-17Lymph NodesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred CBAMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaSkinToll-Like Receptor 2Transforming Growth Factor betaTrinitrobenzenesVaccinationZymosanConceptsSkin-induced suppressionSuppression of CHSContact hypersensitivityEC immunizationEpicutaneous immunizationTNP-IgAdoptive cell transfer experimentsProtein antigensT contrasuppressor cellsT suppressor cellsLymph node cellsCell transfer experimentsCHS responseContrasuppressor cellsIL-17ASuppressor cellsCytokine productionNode cellsImmunogenic antigensPresence of zymosanAntigen E.ImmunizationInnate immunityCD4Gauze patches