2014
IL-6 Receptor α Defines Effector Memory CD8+ T Cells Producing Th2 Cytokines and Expanding in Asthma
Lee N, You S, Shin MS, Lee WW, Kang KS, Kim SH, Kim WU, Homer RJ, Kang MJ, Montgomery RR, Dela Cruz CS, Shaw AC, Lee PJ, Chupp GL, Hwang D, Kang I. IL-6 Receptor α Defines Effector Memory CD8+ T Cells Producing Th2 Cytokines and Expanding in Asthma. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2014, 190: 1383-1394. PMID: 25390970, PMCID: PMC4299645, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201403-0601oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffector memory CD8EM CD8T cellsPeripheral bloodMemory CD8IL-13IL-5IL-6RαTh2-type cytokine IL-5Different T cell subsetsLevels of GATA3Frequency of ILT cell subsetsTh2-type cytokinesHealthy control subjectsRespiratory syncytial virusT cell populationsCytokines IL-5IL-6 receptor αIL-6Rα expressionHuman peripheral bloodEffector CD8Syncytial virusTh2 cytokinesCell subsetsAn ENU-induced splicing mutation reveals a role for Unc93b1 in early immune cell activation following influenza A H1N1 infection
Lafferty EI, Flaczyk A, Angers I, Homer R, d'Hennezel E, Malo D, Piccirillo CA, Vidal SM, Qureshi ST. An ENU-induced splicing mutation reveals a role for Unc93b1 in early immune cell activation following influenza A H1N1 infection. Genes & Immunity 2014, 15: 320-332. PMID: 24848930, PMCID: PMC4978536, DOI: 10.1038/gene.2014.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesChemokine CXCL10EndosomesEthylnitrosoureaImmunity, InnateInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInterferon Type IInterferon-gammaL-SelectinLungLymphocyte ActivationMacrophage ActivationMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutationOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsToll-Like ReceptorsConceptsEndosomal TLRsImmune responseEndosomal Toll-like receptorsInfluenza A/PR/8/34Expression of CXCL10Toll-like receptorsImmune cell activationCD69 activation markerInnate immune responseHuman infectious diseasesViral clearanceActivation markersInfected lungsRespiratory pathogensTLR responsesT cellsLymphoid cellsCell activationTissue pathologyInfectious diseasesMouse strainsInfectionExudate macrophagesReduced expressionUNC93B1
2008
Cutting Edge: Engagement of NKG2A on CD8+ Effector T Cells Limits Immunopathology in Influenza Pneumonia
Zhou J, Matsuoka M, Cantor H, Homer R, Enelow RI. Cutting Edge: Engagement of NKG2A on CD8+ Effector T Cells Limits Immunopathology in Influenza Pneumonia. The Journal Of Immunology 2008, 180: 25-29. PMID: 18096998, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.1.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHistocompatibility Antigens Class IInfluenza A virusMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLNK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily CNK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily DOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPneumonia, ViralReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Natural Killer CellConceptsInfluenza pneumoniaT cellsLung injuryTNF productionT cell-mediated clearanceQa-1bAg-specific CD8Considerable lung injurySevere influenza infectionCD94/NKG2AT cell Ag recognitionEffector cell recognitionLimit immunopathologyNKG2A blockadeAntiviral CD8Distal airwaysInfluenza infectionPulmonary pathologyTNF-alphaCD8Infectious virusAg recognitionImmunopathologyPneumoniaCell recognition