2015
Langerhans Cells Facilitate UVB-Induced Epidermal Carcinogenesis
Lewis JM, Bürgler CD, Freudzon M, Golubets K, Gibson JF, Filler RB, Girardi M. Langerhans Cells Facilitate UVB-Induced Epidermal Carcinogenesis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2015, 135: 2824-2833. PMID: 26053049, PMCID: PMC4640962, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2015.207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLangerhans cellsGroup 3 innate lymphoid cellsAbsence of LCsRole of LCsSquamous cell carcinoma formationInnate lymphoid cellsUVB-induced carcinogenesisInnate immune cellsAcute UVB exposureT-cell independentTumor suppressor gene p53IL-22Cutaneous carcinogenesisImmune cellsTumor outgrowthKC populationLymphoid cellsChronic exposureKC proliferationUVB exposureCarcinoma formationClonal expansionEpidermal carcinogenesisGene p53Carcinogenesis
2008
Acute upregulation of an NKG2D ligand promotes rapid reorganization of a local immune compartment with pleiotropic effects on carcinogenesis
Strid J, Roberts SJ, Filler RB, Lewis JM, Kwong BY, Schpero W, Kaplan DH, Hayday AC, Girardi M. Acute upregulation of an NKG2D ligand promotes rapid reorganization of a local immune compartment with pleiotropic effects on carcinogenesis. Nature Immunology 2008, 9: 146-154. PMID: 18176566, DOI: 10.1038/ni1556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Transformation, NeoplasticEpidermisHistocompatibility Antigens Class IImmunologic SurveillanceLangerhans CellsLigandsMiceMice, Inbred StrainsNK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily KReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Natural Killer CellSkin NeoplasmsT-LymphocytesUp-RegulationConceptsNKG2D ligandsImmune compartmentLangerhans cellsT cellsRAE-1Local immune compartmentIntraepithelial T cellsΑβ T cellsEpithelial infiltrationTissue immunosurveillanceGraft rejectionInflammatory lesionsReceptor NKG2DAcute changesLigand MICACytotoxic lymphocytesAcute upregulationImmunosurveillanceEarly phaseCarcinogenesisUpregulationPleiotropic effectsCellsNKG2DCarcinoma