2005
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 FactorT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-LymphocytesTh2 CellsTrans-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
2002
Pretreatment of donors with interleukin-18 attenuates acute graft-versus-host disease via STAT6 and preserves graft-versus-leukemia effects
Reddy P, Teshima T, Hildebrandt G, Williams D, Liu C, Cooke K, Ferrara J. Pretreatment of donors with interleukin-18 attenuates acute graft-versus-host disease via STAT6 and preserves graft-versus-leukemia effects. Blood 2002, 101: 2877-2885. PMID: 12433681, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-08-2566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseGraft vs Leukemia EffectHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-18Leukemia, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLSTAT6 Transcription FactorSurvival RateT-LymphocytesTissue DonorsTrans-ActivatorsTransplantation, HomologousConceptsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationBone marrow transplantationPretreatment of donorsIL-18Acute GVHDAcute graftHost diseaseLeukemia effectTransplant donorsCytotoxic T lymphocyte activityAcute GVHD mortalityIL-18 pretreatmentDonor T cellsT lymphocyte activityBM transplant recipientsIL-4 secretionSTAT6-dependent mechanismIL-18 treatmentGVHD mortalityGVL effectPreserves graftTransplant recipientsInterleukin-18Marrow transplantationBM donors