2010
Different radiosensitivity of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells and effector T cells to low dose gamma irradiation in vitro
Cao M, Cabrera R, Xu Y, Liu C, Nelson D. Different radiosensitivity of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells and effector T cells to low dose gamma irradiation in vitro. International Journal Of Radiation Biology 2010, 87: 71-80. PMID: 20958220, PMCID: PMC3806980, DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2010.518208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedApoptosisBcl-2-Associated X ProteinCarcinoma, HepatocellularCaspase 3Cell ProliferationDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFas ReceptorFemaleGamma RaysHumansIn Vitro TechniquesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Liver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedRadiation ToleranceT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsEffector T cellsAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaRegulatory T cellsT cellsHepatocellular carcinomaLow-dose gamma raysLow-dose irradiationApoptosis-related proteinsImmune responseLow dosesEnhanced immune responseCaspase-3Dose-dependent reductionB-cell lymphoma 2X protein expressionCell lymphoma 2Interleukin-10Peripheral bloodActive caspase-3Low-dose gamma irradiationCytokine secretionTregsLuminex assaysBlood samplesInduction of apoptosis
2007
IFN-γ and Fas Ligand Are Required for Graft-versus-Tumor Activity against Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Absence of Lethal Graft-versus-Host Disease
Ramirez-Montagut T, Chow A, Kochman A, Smith O, Suh D, Sindhi H, Lu S, Borsotti C, Grubin J, Patel N, Terwey T, Kim T, Heller G, Murphy G, Liu C, Alpdogan O, van den Brink M. IFN-γ and Fas Ligand Are Required for Graft-versus-Tumor Activity against Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Absence of Lethal Graft-versus-Host Disease. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 179: 1669-1680. PMID: 17641033, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.3.1669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaMurine renal cell carcinomaT cellsCell carcinomaGVT activityHost diseaseRenca cellsIFN-gammaTumor activityAllogeneic bone marrow transplantation modelFas ligandAbsence of graftRecipients of IFNBone marrow transplantation modelMechanism of graftMembrane-bound TNF-alphaTumor-bearing miceLethal graftLethal GVHDSevere GVHDTNF-alphaTransplantation modelTransplanted miceLytic capacitySolid tumors
2001
Interleukin-18 Regulates Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease by Enhancing Fas-mediated Donor T Cell Apoptosis
Reddy P, Teshima T, Kukuruga M, Ordemann R, Liu C, Lowler K, Ferrara J. Interleukin-18 Regulates Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease by Enhancing Fas-mediated Donor T Cell Apoptosis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2001, 194: 1433-1440. PMID: 11714750, PMCID: PMC2193680, DOI: 10.1084/jem.194.10.1433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor T cellsIL-18Acute GVHDHost diseaseT cellsDonor T cell expansionSerum tumor necrosis factorT helper type 1Acute Graft-VersusGamma knockout miceGVHD-related mortalityMurine bone marrow transplantation modelBone marrow transplantation modelHelper type 1T cell expansionTumor necrosis factorFas-deficient miceT cell apoptosisAcute graftGraft-VersusBMT recipientsIntestinal histopathologyTh2 responsesInterleukin-18Transplantation model