2010
Prevention of Diabetes by FTY720-Mediated Stabilization of Peri-Islet Tertiary Lymphoid Organs
Penaranda C, Tang Q, Ruddle NH, Bluestone JA. Prevention of Diabetes by FTY720-Mediated Stabilization of Peri-Islet Tertiary Lymphoid Organs. Diabetes 2010, 59: 1461-1468. PMID: 20299465, PMCID: PMC2874707, DOI: 10.2337/db09-1129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTertiary lymphoid organsPancreatic lymph nodesNOD miceLymph nodesDiabetes developmentDiabetic miceLymphoid organsSpontaneous type 1 diabetesB cell compartmentalizationExit of lymphocytesNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceAge-matched miceDevelopment of diabetesPrevention of diabetesNaive T cellsType 1 diabetesB cell compartmentWeeks of ageSignificant insulitisIslet destructionTreatment withdrawalAutoimmune destructionClinical scoresAccelerated diseaseDisease progression
2006
Interaction of mature CD3+CD4+ T cells with dendritic cells triggers the development of tertiary lymphoid structures in the thyroid
Marinkovic T, Garin A, Yokota Y, Fu YX, Ruddle NH, Furtado GC, Lira SA. Interaction of mature CD3+CD4+ T cells with dendritic cells triggers the development of tertiary lymphoid structures in the thyroid. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2006, 116: 2622-2632. PMID: 16998590, PMCID: PMC1570377, DOI: 10.1172/jci28993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsB-LymphocytesCD3 ComplexCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Adhesion MoleculesCell CommunicationCell MovementChemokine CCL21ChemokinesChemokines, CCDendritic CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsGene ExpressionGreen Fluorescent ProteinsInhibitor of Differentiation Protein 2Lymphoid TissueLymphotoxin-alphaMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicReceptors, CCR7Receptors, ChemokineThyroid DiseasesThyroid Gland
1997
Role of CD4+ T cells in pathogenesis associated with Leishmania amazonensis infection.
Soong L, Chang CH, Sun J, Longley BJ, Ruddle NH, Flavell RA, McMahon-Pratt D. Role of CD4+ T cells in pathogenesis associated with Leishmania amazonensis infection. The Journal Of Immunology 1997, 158: 5374-83. PMID: 9164958, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.158.11.5374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsII-/- miceLeishmania amazonensis infectionRag2-/- miceT cellsAmazonensis infectionMHC classL. amazonensis-infected miceWild-type C57BL/6 miceLarge ulcerating lesionsMonocytes/granulocytesRole of CD4Course of infectionMonocytes/macrophagesStrains of miceMHC class IWild-type CD4T cell developmentUlcerating lesionFunctional CD4Lymphocyte subsetsC57BL/6 miceTh1 cellsInflammatory responseLesion pathologyImmune response