2016
Microbial antigen mimics activate diabetogenic CD8 T cells in NOD mice
Tai N, Peng J, Liu F, Gulden E, Hu Y, Zhang X, Chen L, Wong FS, Wen L. Microbial antigen mimics activate diabetogenic CD8 T cells in NOD mice. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2016, 213: 2129-2146. PMID: 27621416, PMCID: PMC5030808, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20160526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, BacterialCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGlucose-6-PhosphataseLymphocyte ActivationMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88PeptidesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellThymus GlandT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsCD8 T cellsT cellsCommensal bacteriaSignificant homologyDiabetes developmentGut microbiotaDiabetogenic CD8 T cellsPathogenic CD8 T cellsTransgenic nonobese diabetic miceGut microbesType 1 diabetes developmentIslet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit-related proteinNovel mechanismNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceInnate immunityBacteriaMolecular mimicryNOD miceIslet autoantigensT1D developmentDiabetic miceMicrobial antigensCellsAnimal modelsHuman studies
2015
Maternal Antibiotic Treatment Protects Offspring from Diabetes Development in Nonobese Diabetic Mice by Generation of Tolerogenic APCs
Hu Y, Peng J, Tai N, Hu C, Zhang X, Wong FS, Wen L. Maternal Antibiotic Treatment Protects Offspring from Diabetes Development in Nonobese Diabetic Mice by Generation of Tolerogenic APCs. The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 195: 4176-4184. PMID: 26401004, PMCID: PMC4765177, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNOD miceTolerogenic APCsDiabetes developmentT cell-mediated autoimmune diseaseDiabetogenic CD8 T cellsCell-mediated autoimmune diseasePolymyxin BCD8 T cellsNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceType 1 diabetesHost immune systemIslet β-cellsAutoimmune diabetesDifferent time pointsImmune toleranceDiabetic miceAutoimmune diseasesProfound protectionT cellsImmune responseProtective effectCommensal microbiotaGut microbiotaSusceptible individualsCommensal bacteria