2004
Host γd T cells Exacerbate Experimental Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease through Activation of Host Antigen Presenting Cells.
Maeda Y, Reddy P, Liu C, Bishop D, Ferrara J. Host γd T cells Exacerbate Experimental Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease through Activation of Host Antigen Presenting Cells. Blood 2004, 104: 3045. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v104.11.3045.3045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHost dendritic cellsDendritic cellsT cellsB6 hostsDonor T cell expansionHost antigen presenting cellsBALB/c donorsAcute Graft-VersusB6 dendritic cellsControl dendritic cellsFull-intensity conditioningWT dendritic cellsSeverity of GVHDDonor T cellsAllogeneic T cellsT cell expansionWild-type B6Spleen T cellsAntigen presenting cellsSplenic T cellsMHC class IICells 24 hrNew therapeutic targetsDisease target tissuesT cell receptorPerforin and Fas Ligand Are Required for the Regulation of Alloreactive CD8+ T Cells.
Maeda Y, Levy R, Reddy P, Liu C, Teshima T, Ferrara J. Perforin and Fas Ligand Are Required for the Regulation of Alloreactive CD8+ T Cells. Blood 2004, 104: 3052. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v104.11.3052.3052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor T cellsT cellsDonor CD8WT T cellsAlloreactive CD8Day 10Day 30Host antigen presenting cellsFas ligandSingle MHC class IHost dendritic cellsModel of graftT cell populationsAntigen presenting cellsT cell homeostasisFas ligand pathwayMHC class IAllogeneic CD8Bm1 miceLethal GVHDSevere GVHDSignificant GVHDHost diseaseBMT recipientsEpithelial target cellsHost 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
Flt3 ligand therapy for recipients of allogeneic bone marrow transplants expands host CD8α+ dendritic cells and reduces experimental acute graft-versus-host disease
Teshima T, Reddy P, Lowler K, KuKuruga M, Liu C, Cooke K, Ferrara J. Flt3 ligand therapy for recipients of allogeneic bone marrow transplants expands host CD8α+ dendritic cells and reduces experimental acute graft-versus-host disease. Blood 2002, 99: 1825-1832. PMID: 11861301, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v99.5.1825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationCD8 AntigensCell DivisionCoculture TechniquesDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseLymphocyte ActivationMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSurvival RateT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HomologousConceptsDendritic cellsT cell responsesAcute graftHost diseaseDonor T-cell responsesAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationAllogeneic T-cell responsesAllogeneic bone marrow transplantExperimental acute graftHost dendritic cellsPoor stimulatory capacityNormal dendritic cellsAllogeneic T cellsBone marrow transplantationTreatment of miceBone marrow transplantFL treatmentAcute GVHDGVHD mortalityDC subsetsAllogeneic lymphocytesDC numbersMarrow transplantationLigand therapyMarrow transplant