2014
B Cells in T Follicular Helper Cell Development and Function: Separable Roles in Delivery of ICOS Ligand and Antigen
Weinstein JS, Bertino SA, Hernandez SG, Poholek AC, Teplitzky TB, Nowyhed HN, Craft J. B Cells in T Follicular Helper Cell Development and Function: Separable Roles in Delivery of ICOS Ligand and Antigen. The Journal Of Immunology 2014, 192: 3166-3179. PMID: 24610013, PMCID: PMC3991608, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigensAntigens, CD19B-LymphocytesCell ProliferationDNA-Binding ProteinsFlow CytometryInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator LigandMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ConfocalNitrophenolsOvalbuminPhenylacetatesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerConceptsCognate B cellsTfh cell developmentB cellsICOS ligandFollicular Th cell developmentCell developmentNoncognate B cellsFollicular helper cell developmentTfh cell differentiationAg-specific B cellsICOS-L expressionB cell expressionTh cell developmentGerminal center differentiationICOS blockadeTfh cellsAg deliverySystemic autoimmunityCell expressionCell maturationICOSCellsDeliveryCell differentiationCells display
2012
Follicular helper T cells in immunity and systemic autoimmunity
Craft JE. Follicular helper T cells in immunity and systemic autoimmunity. Nature Reviews Rheumatology 2012, 8: 337-347. PMID: 22549246, PMCID: PMC3604997, DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2012.58.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular helper T cellsHelper T cellsT cellsSelf-reactive B cell clonesT helper cell populationSystemic lupus erythematosusSystemic autoimmune diseaseNormal immune responseT cell helpB cell clonesB cell survivalLupus erythematosusAutoantibody productionAutoimmune diseasesSystemic autoimmunityImmune responseAutoimmunityKey regulatorErythematosusCellsDiseaseImmunityT cells that promote B‐Cell maturation in systemic autoimmunity
Weinstein JS, Hernandez SG, Craft J. T cells that promote B‐Cell maturation in systemic autoimmunity. Immunological Reviews 2012, 247: 160-171. PMID: 22500839, PMCID: PMC3334351, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2012.01122.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic autoimmunityT cellsB cell maturationExtrafollicular fociGerminal centersB cellsTfh cellsImmune responseFollicular helper T cellsT cell-dependent immune responsesEnd-organ injuryB cell folliclesSystemic autoimmune diseaseTfh cell developmentHuman Tfh cellsSelf-reactive B cellsT helper cellsHelper T cellsSecondary lymphoid organsNormal immune responseT cell helpPlasma cell formationPathogenic autoantibodiesLymph nodesAutoimmune diseasesIL-21 Receptor Is Required for the Systemic Accumulation of Activated B and T Lymphocytes in MRL/MpJ-Faslpr/lpr/J Mice
Rankin AL, Guay H, Herber D, Bertino SA, Duzanski TA, Carrier Y, Keegan S, Senices M, Stedman N, Ryan M, Bloom L, Medley Q, Collins M, Nickerson-Nutter C, Craft J, Young D, Dunussi-Joannopoulos K. IL-21 Receptor Is Required for the Systemic Accumulation of Activated B and T Lymphocytes in MRL/MpJ-Faslpr/lpr/J Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 188: 1656-1667. PMID: 22231702, PMCID: PMC3618484, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantibodiesAutoimmunityB-LymphocytesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationInterferon-gammaInterleukinsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLymphatic DiseasesLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, KnockoutReceptors, Interleukin-21SkinSplenomegalyT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerConceptsT cell effector subsetsIL-21Effector subsetsIL-21RT cellsHelper cellsSpontaneous germinal center formationIL-21-dependent mannerIL-21 receptorMRL/MpJPlasma cell accumulationGerminal center formationTh cell differentiationSignificant reductionAutoantibody titersAutoantibody productionCytokines IFNImmune activationSystemic autoimmunityJ miceDisease manifestationsT lymphocytesPleiotropic cytokineB cellsDisease pathogenesis
2011
Systemic Autoimmunity and Lymphoproliferation Are Associated with Excess IL-7 and Inhibited by IL-7Rα Blockade
Gonzalez-Quintial R, Lawson BR, Scatizzi JC, Craft J, Kono DH, Baccala R, Theofilopoulos AN. Systemic Autoimmunity and Lymphoproliferation Are Associated with Excess IL-7 and Inhibited by IL-7Rα Blockade. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e27528. PMID: 22102903, PMCID: PMC3213145, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsIL-7Systemic autoimmunityIL-7R blockadeIL-7Rα blockadeAutoreactive T cellsMemory T cellsAdvanced disease stageProgression of autoimmunityFibroblastic reticular cellsNovel therapeutic approachesT cell activationAutoimmune manifestationsAutoimmune syndromeCommensal antigensDisease stageIL-7RαTherapeutic approachesLymphocyte homeostasisCell activationReticular cellsAutoimmunityMarked accumulationLupusBlockade
2008
ICOS-dependent extrafollicular helper T cells elicit IgG production via IL-21 in systemic autoimmunity
Odegard JM, Marks BR, DiPlacido LD, Poholek AC, Kono DH, Dong C, Flavell RA, Craft J. ICOS-dependent extrafollicular helper T cells elicit IgG production via IL-21 in systemic autoimmunity. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2008, 205: 2873-2886. PMID: 18981236, PMCID: PMC2585848, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20080840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteAutoimmunityCell DifferentiationChemokinesDisease Models, AnimalGerminal CenterImmunoglobulin Class SwitchingImmunoglobulin GInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator ProteinInterleukinsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, KnockoutPlasma CellsReceptors, CXCR4T-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerConceptsEffector T cellsT cellsIL-21IgG productionCXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) expressionB cell helper functionFollicular helper T cellsChemokine receptor 4 expressionReceptor 4 expressionCD4 T cellsHelper T cellsMRL/MpJAutoimmune strainsP-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1Autoantibody productionChronic autoimmunitySystemic autoimmunityPlasma cellsExtrafollicular responseExtrafollicular sitesMouse modelGerminal centersHelper functionSelective lossLigand 1
2003
Intrinsic T Cell Defects in Systemic Autoimmunity
KONG PL, ODEGARD JM, BOUZAHZAH F, CHOI J, EARDLEY LD, ZIELINSKI CE, CRAFT JE. Intrinsic T Cell Defects in Systemic Autoimmunity. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2003, 987: 60-67. PMID: 12727624, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb06033.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusT cell defectsIntrinsic T cell defectCell defectsT cell toleranceLupus pathogenesisLupus erythematosusAutoimmune diseasesSystemic autoimmunityT cellsCell toleranceNuclear antigenGenetic causeLupusBiochemical natureErythematosusAutoimmunityPathogenesisAntigenDiseaseMice
1998
Perforin protects against autoimmunity in lupus-prone mice.
Peng S, Moslehi J, Robert M, Craft J. Perforin protects against autoimmunity in lupus-prone mice. The Journal Of Immunology 1998, 160: 652-60. PMID: 9551899, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.160.2.652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLupus-prone miceAutoantibody productionImmune complex renal diseaseLupus-prone animalsPerforin-mediated cytotoxicityEnd-organ diseaseComplex renal diseaseAccelerated autoimmunityRenal diseaseLpr miceImmune homeostasisSystemic autoimmunityT cellsImmune systemAbnormal accumulationLpr animalsAutoimmunityFas AgMiceHypergammaglobulinemiaPerforinDiseaseAnimalsSpecific mechanismsRegulatory mechanisms
1997
alpha beta T cell regulation and CD40 ligand dependence in murine systemic autoimmunity.
Peng SL, McNiff JM, Madaio MP, Ma J, Owen MJ, Flavell RA, Hayday AC, Craft J. alpha beta T cell regulation and CD40 ligand dependence in murine systemic autoimmunity. The Journal Of Immunology 1997, 158: 2464-70. PMID: 9036998, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.158.5.2464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha beta T cellsBeta T cellsGamma delta T cellsAutoimmune skin diseaseDelta T cellsT cellsRenal diseaseSystemic autoimmunitySkin diseasesAutoantibody productionMurine lupusCutaneous diseaseT cell-dependent mechanismAlpha betaHigh-titer autoantibodiesLupus-prone miceSevere renal diseaseCell-dependent mechanismT cell regulationCutaneous lesionsCD40 ligandAutoantibodiesAutoimmunityLow titersLpr animals
1996
Propagation and regulation of systemic autoimmunity by gammadelta T cells.
Peng SL, Madaio MP, Hayday AC, Craft J. Propagation and regulation of systemic autoimmunity by gammadelta T cells. The Journal Of Immunology 1996, 157: 5689-98. PMID: 8955223, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.157.12.5689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGammadelta T cellsAlphabeta T cellsT cellsRenal diseaseMurine lupusSystemic autoimmunityImmune complex renal diseaseT cell-intact miceRoles of alphabetaT-cell-deficient animalsLupus-prone miceSevere renal diseaseComplex renal diseaseLupus syndromeAutoantibody productionConventional CD4Polyclonal expansionPathogenic roleMiceHypergammaglobulinemiaDisease phenotypeAutoimmunityLupusDiseaseCellsSystemic autoimmunity in LGJ mice
Peng S, Madaio M, Craft J. Systemic autoimmunity in LGJ mice. Immunology Letters 1996, 53: 153-155. PMID: 9024995, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2478(96)02616-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLG/J miceJ miceAnalysis of autoimmunityEnd-organ diseaseNon-diseased animalsAntinuclear antibodiesInterstitial nephritisLupus erythematosusRenal diseaseRheumatoid factorCutaneous diseaseSystemic autoimmunityMurine modelControl animalsJ strainJ backgroundAutoimmunityDiseaseMiceAutoantibodiesUseful modelAnimalsErythematosusPerivasculitisGlomerulonephritis