Stimulation of Host NKT Cells by Synthetic Glycolipid Regulates Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease by Inducing Th2 Polarization of Donor T Cells
Hashimoto D, Asakura S, Miyake S, Yamamura T, Van Kaer L, Liu C, Tanimoto M, Teshima T. Stimulation of Host NKT Cells by Synthetic Glycolipid Regulates Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease by Inducing Th2 Polarization of Donor T Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 174: 551-556. PMID: 15611282, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.1.551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CD1Antigens, CD1dBone Marrow TransplantationEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFlow CytometryGalactosylceramidesGlycolipidsGraft vs Host DiseaseMiceMice, KnockoutSTAT6 Transcription FactorTh2 CellsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-LymphocytesTrans-ActivatorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsHost NKT cellsDonor T cellsNKT cellsT cellsTh2 polarizationAcute GVHDAcute graftHost diseaseAlpha-GalCerAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationImmunoregulatory T-cell populationsMortality of GVHDTh2 cytokine responsesSerum TNF-alphaNKT cell ligandBone marrow transplantationSTAT6-dependent mechanismT cell populationsNKT ligandCytokine responsesMarrow transplantationIL-4Recipient miceTNF-alphaGVHD