2010
Elevated expression of MCP-1, IL-2 and PTPR-N in basal ganglia of Tourette syndrome cases
Morer A, Chae W, Henegariu O, Bothwell AL, Leckman JF, Kawikova I. Elevated expression of MCP-1, IL-2 and PTPR-N in basal ganglia of Tourette syndrome cases. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2010, 24: 1069-1073. PMID: 20193755, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2010.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAutopsyBasal GangliaChemokine CCL2FemaleHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-2Leukocyte Common AntigensMaleMiddle AgedPolymerase Chain ReactionReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 2Receptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 8RecoverinRNATourette SyndromeConceptsMCP-1IL-2Tourette syndromePost-mortem specimenBasal gangliaElevated expressionPost-infectious autoimmunityAdult TS patientsChronic inflammatory processEvidence of inflammationBasal ganglia areaInterleukin-1 βCentral nervous systemChemotactic factor-1TS casesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysisTranscription-polymerase chain reaction analysisReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysisBrain tissue sectionsInflammatory factorsControl subjectsGanglia areaInflammatory processInterleukin-2TS patients
2004
Inhibition of alloresponse by a human trophoblast non-coding RNA suppressing class II transactivator promoter III and major histocompatibility class II expression in murine B-lymphocytes
Geirsson A, Bothwell AL, Hammond GL. Inhibition of alloresponse by a human trophoblast non-coding RNA suppressing class II transactivator promoter III and major histocompatibility class II expression in murine B-lymphocytes. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2004, 23: 1077-1081. PMID: 15454174, DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2004.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II expressionCIITA promoter IIIPromoter IIIMajor histocompatibilityClass II transactivator promoter IIIMajor histocompatibility class II expressionMHC class II expressionConstitutive class II expressionClass II transcriptsAllograft toleranceLymphocyte proliferationT lymphocytesAllogenic responseLymphocyte stimulationMurine B lymphocytesB cellsB lymphocytesClass IIFlow cytometryFunctional affectsConcurrent suppressionBp 152AlloresponseSignificant suppressionCIITA promoterInterferon α but Not Interleukin 12 Activates STAT4 Signaling in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells*
Torpey N, Maher SE, Bothwell AL, Pober JS. Interferon α but Not Interleukin 12 Activates STAT4 Signaling in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 26789-26796. PMID: 15087447, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m401517200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedChemokine CCL2DNADNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, ComplementaryDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndothelium, VascularEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryHumansImmunoblottingInflammationInterferon-alphaInterleukin-12Oligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant ProteinsRepressor ProteinsRetroviridaeReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNARNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSTAT4 Transcription FactorSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 ProteinSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsUmbilical VeinsUp-RegulationConceptsHuman umbilical vein ECMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Quantitative RT-PCRVascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsChemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1Chemoattractant protein-1Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsPro-inflammatory behaviorIFNalpha responseHuman vascular endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsNeuroblastoma cell linesSuppressor of cytokineVein endothelial cellsEffector cellsInterleukin-12T cellsSTAT4 pathwayInterferon αIL12 receptorCytokinesU3A cellsRT-PCR