2004
Allo-Antigen Expression on Both APCS and Tumor Is Required To Elicit an Effective GVL Response after Experimental Allogeneic BMT.
Reddy P, Maeda Y, Liu C, Dinarello C, Ferrara J. Allo-Antigen Expression on Both APCS and Tumor Is Required To Elicit an Effective GVL Response after Experimental Allogeneic BMT. Blood 2004, 104: 595. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v104.11.595.595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor T cellsAntigen presenting cellsT cellsAllogeneic BMTHost antigen presenting cellsLeukemia/tumor effectClass ITarget tissuesComplete donor chimerismBone marrow chimerasMinor H antigensPro-inflammatory cytokinesMalignant target cellsMHC class ICytokine blockadeGVL effectTCD BMGVH reactionGVL responseHistologic presenceDonor chimerismTumor effectSecond tumorImmunotherapeutic potentialSyngeneic controlsHost Dendritic Cells Alone Are Sufficient to Initiate Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease
Duffner U, Maeda Y, Cooke K, Reddy P, Ordemann R, Liu C, Ferrara J, Teshima T. Host Dendritic Cells Alone Are Sufficient to Initiate Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease. The Journal Of Immunology 2004, 172: 7393-7398. PMID: 15187116, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.12.7393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost dendritic cellsDendritic cellsB cellsT cellsAcute GVHDHost diseaseHost-derived dendritic cellsLethal acute GVHDAllogeneic dendritic cellsII-deficient miceMHC class IIMHC class IAcute graftChimeric recipientsHost APCsAPC subsetsAlloantigen expressionGVHDMHC classClass IIClass IRobust proliferationSelective targetingGraftDisease
2002
Acute graft-versus-host disease does not require alloantigen expression on host epithelium
Teshima T, Ordemann R, Reddy P, Gagin S, Liu C, Cooke K, Ferrara J. Acute graft-versus-host disease does not require alloantigen expression on host epithelium. Nature Medicine 2002, 8: 575-581. PMID: 12042807, DOI: 10.1038/nm0602-575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-presenting cellsHost antigen-presenting cellsAlloantigen expressionAcute GVHDHost diseaseTarget epitheliaMajor histocompatibility complex class ICD8-mediated GVHDBone marrow chimerasHistocompatibility complex class IClass II alloantigensTumor necrosis factorComplex class IAcute graftInflammatory cytokinesEffector mechanismsGVHDNecrosis factorMouse modelAntigen specificityTissue damageClass IHost epitheliumEpitheliumGraft