2001
Induction of oral tolerance to cellular immune responses in the absence of Peyer's patches
Spahn T, Fontana A, Faria A, Slavin A, Eugster H, Zhang X, Koni P, Ruddle N, Flavell R, Rennert P, Weiner H. Induction of oral tolerance to cellular immune responses in the absence of Peyer's patches. European Journal Of Immunology 2001, 31: 1278-1287. PMID: 11298355, DOI: 10.1002/1521-4141(200104)31:4<1278::aid-immu1278>3.0.co;2-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAnimalsAntibodiesDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFecesGene DeletionHypersensitivity, DelayedImmune ToleranceImmunity, MucosalImmunoglobulin AInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Lymph NodesLymphotoxin-alphaMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOvalbuminPeyer's PatchesSignal TransductionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsGut-associated lymphoid tissueMesenteric lymph nodesOral toleranceLow-dose oral toleranceDelayed-type hypersensitivity responseFecal IgA productionLTbeta-/- miceOral tolerance inductionLamina propria lymphocytesIntact immune systemCellular immune responsesPeripheral lymphoid organsIFN-gamma productionTumor necrosis factor familyProcessing of antigensNecrosis factor familySystemic hyporesponsivenessLymph nodesHypersensitivity responseTolerance inductionIgA productionIntraperitoneal administrationLymphoid organsLymphoid tissuePeyer's patches
1996
Disruption of CD40–CD40 Ligand Interactions Results in an Enhanced Susceptibility to Leishmania amazonensis Infection
Soong L, Xu J, Grewal I, Kima P, Sun J, Longley B, Ruddle N, McMahon-Pratt D, Flavell R. Disruption of CD40–CD40 Ligand Interactions Results in an Enhanced Susceptibility to Leishmania amazonensis Infection. Immunity 1996, 4: 263-273. PMID: 8624816, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80434-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD40L-/- miceImmune responseCD40-CD40 ligand interactionCD40L knockout miceLeishmania amazonensis infectionProgressive ulcerative lesionTissue parasite burdenCD40-CD40L interactionCellular immune responsesProtective immune responseWild-type miceHost immune responseImpaired T cellNitric oxide productionAmazonensis infectionUlcerative lesionsInflammatory responseNecrosis factorCD40 ligandT cellsIFN-gammaKnockout miceMacrophage activationParasite burdenOxide production