2012
TLR4 regulates cardiac lipid accumulation and diabetic heart disease in the nonobese diabetic mouse model of type 1 diabetes
Dong B, Qi D, Yang L, Huang Y, Xiao X, Tai N, Wen L, Wong F. TLR4 regulates cardiac lipid accumulation and diabetic heart disease in the nonobese diabetic mouse model of type 1 diabetes. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2012, 303: h732-h742. PMID: 22842069, PMCID: PMC3468457, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00948.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsBlood GlucoseCell LineDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic CardiomyopathiesDisease Models, AnimalFatty Acids, NonesterifiedJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLipid MetabolismLipoprotein LipaseMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88MyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacOleic AcidP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationRatsRNA InterferenceTime FactorsToll-Like Receptor 4TriglyceridesConceptsDiabetic heart diseaseType 1 diabetesHeart diseaseNOD animalsLipoprotein lipaseLipid accumulationNonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse modelLeft ventricular developed pressureCardiac fatty acid metabolismMyeloid differentiation primary response geneCardiac lipid accumulationControl nondiabetic miceGreater ejection fractionRole of TLR4Nonobese diabetic (NOD) miceOnset of diabetesVentricular developed pressureDevelopment of diabetesToll-like receptorsGreater fractional shorteningDiabetic mouse modelPlasma triglyceride levelsWild-type NODLower triglyceride accumulationCellular lipid accumulation
2002
Analysis of structure and function relationships of an autoantigenic peptide of insulin bound to H-2Kd that stimulates CD8 T cells in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Wong F, Moustakas A, Wen L, Papadopoulos G, Janeway C. Analysis of structure and function relationships of an autoantigenic peptide of insulin bound to H-2Kd that stimulates CD8 T cells in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 5551-5556. PMID: 11943852, PMCID: PMC122807, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.072037299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DivisionCell LineChromium RadioisotopesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Dose-Response Relationship, DrugH-2 AntigensInsulinInterferon-gammaMiceMice, Inbred NODModels, MolecularPeptidesProtein BindingReceptor, InsulinStructure-Activity RelationshipTime FactorsConceptsT cellsCD8 T cell clonesInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusInduction of CD8CD8 T cellsPathogenic T cellsT cell clonesT cell stimulationSmall glycine residueMHC-peptide complexesDiabetes mellitusAutoantigenic peptidesH-2KdCell clonesGlutamate residuesHydrophobic residuesGlycine residueReceptor interaction sitesCell stimulationFunctional assaysInteraction sitesFunction relationshipsPeptide substitutionProductive interactionHeavy chain
1987
Limiting dilution assay for human B cells based on their activation by mutant EL4 thymoma cells: total and anti‐malaria responder B cell frequencies
Wen L, Hanvanich M, Werner‐Favre C, Brouwers N, Perrin L, Zubler R. Limiting dilution assay for human B cells based on their activation by mutant EL4 thymoma cells: total and anti‐malaria responder B cell frequencies. European Journal Of Immunology 1987, 17: 887-892. PMID: 3297736, DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830170624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-secreting cellsB cellsPeripheral blood B cellsHuman B cell responsesB cell frequenciesB cell responsesBlood B cellsB cell activationHuman T cellsHuman B cellsMalaria infectionPeripheral bloodBlood donorsT cellsEL4 thymoma cellsMacrophage supernatantsControl groupCell frequencyCell activationCell responsesSpecificity repertoireInfectious diseasesClonal levelCulture systemMean amount