2015
dNP2 is a blood–brain barrier-permeable peptide enabling ctCTLA-4 protein delivery to ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Lim S, Kim WJ, Kim YH, Lee S, Koo JH, Lee JA, Yoon H, Kim DH, Park HJ, Kim HM, Lee HG, Yun Kim J, Lee JU, Hun Shin J, Kyun Kim L, Doh J, Kim H, Lee SK, Bothwell AL, Suh M, Choi JM. dNP2 is a blood–brain barrier-permeable peptide enabling ctCTLA-4 protein delivery to ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8244. PMID: 26372309, PMCID: PMC4579786, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMultiple sclerosisT cellsAutoimmune encephalomyelitisCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4T-lymphocyte antigen-4T helper 17 (Th17) cellsCNS inflammatory diseasesTherapeutic mouse modelsEffector T cellsHelper 17 cellsT helper 1Blood-brain barrierCentral nervous systemHuman T cellsHelper 1Antigen-4Inflammatory diseasesMouse modelNervous systemCurrent drugsResident cellsBrain tissueEffective agentCell-permeable peptide
2014
A Humanized Mouse Model of Autoimmune Insulitis
Milam A, Maher SE, Gibson JA, Lebastchi J, Wen L, Ruddle NH, Herold KC, Bothwell AL. A Humanized Mouse Model of Autoimmune Insulitis. Diabetes 2014, 63: 1712-1724. PMID: 24478396, PMCID: PMC3994947, DOI: 10.2337/db13-1141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsDiabetic donorsInsulin stainingMouse modelAntigen-pulsed cellsAutoantigen-derived peptidesNOD mouse modelHumanized mouse modelType 1 diabetesPancreatic β-cellsT cell linesHuman T cellsIslet infiltrationAutoimmune diabetesNOD-SCIDAutoimmune insulitisHuman diabetesDestructive infiltrationMouse isletsMechanism of inductionΒ-cellsDiabetesDiabetes researchDisease modelsInsulitisInterplay between DNA repair and inflammation, and the link to cancer
Kidane D, Chae WJ, Czochor J, Eckert KA, Glazer PM, Bothwell AL, Sweasy JB. Interplay between DNA repair and inflammation, and the link to cancer. Critical Reviews In Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2014, 49: 116-139. PMID: 24410153, PMCID: PMC4300235, DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2013.875514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMutation of POLB Causes Lupus in Mice
Senejani AG, Liu Y, Kidane D, Maher SE, Zeiss CJ, Park HJ, Kashgarian M, McNiff JM, Zelterman D, Bothwell AL, Sweasy JB. Mutation of POLB Causes Lupus in Mice. Cell Reports 2014, 6: 1-8. PMID: 24388753, PMCID: PMC3916967, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusLupus-like diseaseLupus erythematosusAutoimmune pathologyMouse modelGenome-wide association studiesPol β activityDecreased expressionMutant miceUnderlying causeMicePrevious genome-wide association studyΒ activityDNA polymerase activityReplication studyExcision repair pathwayImmune diversitySomatic hypermutationBase excision repair pathwayAssociation studiesErythematosusLupusPolymerase activityExpressionKey enzyme