2010
Dysregulated balance of Th17 and Th1 cells in systemic lupus erythematosus
Shah K, Lee WW, Lee SH, Kim SH, Kang SW, Craft J, Kang I. Dysregulated balance of Th17 and Th1 cells in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12: r53. PMID: 20334681, PMCID: PMC2888202, DOI: 10.1186/ar2964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusSLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) scorePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsTh17-polarizing cytokinesTh1 cell responsesDisease activityT cellsHealthy subjectsIL-17Th1 cellsCell responsesPhorbol myristate acetateTh17 cellsLupus erythematosusIL-6Plasma levelsDisease activity index scoreBalance of CD4Balance of Th17Expression of Th17Th17 cell responseActivity index scoreFrequency of CD4Chemokine receptor CCR4Blood mononuclear cells
2009
Thymic self-reactivity selects natural interleukin 17–producing T cells that can regulate peripheral inflammation
Marks BR, Nowyhed HN, Choi JY, Poholek AC, Odegard JM, Flavell RA, Craft J. Thymic self-reactivity selects natural interleukin 17–producing T cells that can regulate peripheral inflammation. Nature Immunology 2009, 10: 1125-1132. PMID: 19734905, PMCID: PMC2751862, DOI: 10.1038/ni.1783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryInflammationIntegrin alpha4beta1Interleukin-17Interleukin-23Interleukin-6InterleukinsMiceMice, TransgenicNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, CCR6Receptors, Retinoic AcidReceptors, Thyroid HormoneThymus GlandT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTransforming Growth Factor beta