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Interleukin 17-producing T helper cells and interleukin 17 orchestrate autoreactive germinal center development in autoimmune BXD2 miceHui Chen Hsu
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Nat Immunol 9:166-75. 2008..These findings suggest a mechanism by which IL-17 drives autoimmune responses by promoting the formation of spontaneous GCs...
IL-17 activates the canonical NF-kappaB signaling pathway in autoimmune B cells of BXD2 mice to upregulate the expression of regulators of G-protein signaling 16Shutao Xie
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Immunol 184:2289-96. 2010..These findings identify the signaling pathway regulated by IL-17 to contribute to the development of spontaneous germinal centers in autoimmune BXD2 mice...
Age-related change in thymic T-cell development is associated with genetic loci on mouse chromosomes 1, 3, and 11Hui Chen Hsu
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 701 South 19th Street, LHRB 473, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
Mech Ageing Dev 123:1145-58. 2002..6 cM, and 18.0 cM, respectively. Our results suggest that several genetic loci regulate the intra-thymic T-cell maturation process and play an important role in determining age-related decline in thymic T-cell development...
Inhibition of the catalytic function of activation-induced cytidine deaminase promotes apoptosis of germinal center B cells in BXD2 miceHui Chen Hsu
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Arthritis Rheum 63:2038-48. 2011..To determine whether functional suppression of the catalytic domain of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) can suppress the hyperreactive germinal center (GC) responses in BXD2 mice...
Depletion of collagen II-reactive T cells and blocking of B cell activation prevents collagen II-induced arthritis in DBA/1j miceHuang Ge Zhang
University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Immunol 168:4164-72. 2002..These results indicate that the CII-reactive T cells play a crucial role in the development of CII-induced arthritis and that the anti-CII Abs act to enhance the development of CII-induced arthritis...
Type I interferon-dependent CD86(high) marginal zone precursor B cells are potent T cell costimulators in miceJohn H Wang
University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
Arthritis Rheum 63:1054-64. 2011..To investigate the role of CD86(high) marginal zone (MZ) precursor B cells in type I interferon (IFN)-induced T cell-dependent responses in autoimmune BXD2 mice...
IL-12 inhibits thymic involution by enhancing IL-7- and IL-2-induced thymocyte proliferationLina Li
Department of Pathology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
J Immunol 172:2909-16. 2004..Our data strongly support the role of IL-12 as an enhancement cytokine, which acts through its interactions with other cytokines to maintain thymic T cell function and development during aging...
Maintenance of naïve CD8 T cells in nonagenarians by leptin, IGFBP3 and T3Jian Chen
Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Mech Ageing Dev 131:29-37. 2010..These results suggest a model in which IGFBP3, leptin and T3 act as non-immune factors to maintain a larger pool of naïve CD8 T cells in healthy nonagenarians...
Marginal zone precursor B cells as cellular agents for type I IFN-promoted antigen transport in autoimmunityJohn H Wang
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Immunol 184:442-51. 2010....
Enhancement of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response in aged mice by a novel treatment with recombinant AdIL-12 and wild-type adenovirus in rapid successionJian Chen
1Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Mol Ther 16:1500-6. 2008....
Genetic analysis of the antibody response to AAV2 and factor IXHuang Ge Zhang
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 701 South 19th Street, LHRB 473, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Mol Ther 11:866-74. 2005..66) for anti-cF.IX. These results indicate that multiple genetic loci independently regulate the isotype-specific antibody response to the AAV2 capsid and the cF.IX transgene...
Overexpression of activation-induced cytidine deaminase in B cells is associated with production of highly pathogenic autoantibodiesHui Chen Hsu
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Immunol 178:5357-65. 2007..Taken together, our data indicate that AID expression in B cells is a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and that suppression of this gene may be a molecular target of CTLA4-Ig therapy...
Principal component analysis of quantitative trait loci for immune response to adenovirus in miceSolomon K Musani
Section on Statistical Genetics, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
Hereditas 143:189-97. 2006..01 and 31.01 cM) and 15 (29.21, 36.01, and 56.31 cM). These results illustrate the use of principal component analysis in mapping QTLs using multiple correlated traits...
Beneficial influences of systemic cooperation and sociological behavior on longevityJohn D Mountz
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 701 South 19th Street, LHRB 473, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
Mech Ageing Dev 123:963-73. 2002....
Synovial fibroblasts promote osteoclast formation by RANKL in a novel model of spontaneous erosive arthritisYalei Wu
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Arthritis Rheum 52:3257-68. 2005..This study was undertaken to explore the roles of hyperproliferating synovial fibroblasts and macrophages in abnormal osteoclast formation, using the recently described BXD2 mouse model of RA...
Treatment of arthritis by macrophage depletion and immunomodulation: testing an apoptosis-mediated therapy in a humanized death receptor mouse modelJun Li
University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
Arthritis Rheum 64:1098-109. 2012..To determine the therapeutic efficacy and immunomodulatory effect of an anti-human death receptor 5 (DR5) antibody, TRA-8, in eliminating macrophage subsets in a mouse model of type II collagen-induced arthritis (CIA)...
Cytokine regulation of B-cell migratory behavior favors formation of germinal centers in autoimmune diseaseJohn D Mountz
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
Discov Med 11:76-85. 2011..This promotes a prolonged stable interaction of B and T cells in the GC that induces high levels of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AICDA) thereby enabling development of pathogenic autoantibody-producing B cells...
Impaired apoptosis and immune senescence - cause or effect?Hui Chen Hsu
Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
Immunol Rev 205:130-46. 2005..Based on the accumulating evidence, we propose that the emergence of the FasL(lo) AICD-senescent T cells is not only an effect of immune aging but also an important cause of T-cell proliferative senescence in both humans and mice...
Molecular imaging: new applications for biochemistryJohn D Mountz
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Nuclear Imaging Research, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
J Cell Biochem Suppl 39:162-71. 2002..Advances in genomics and proteomics combine with new peptide-chemistry approaches should provide a large number of targets and tracers in the near future to achieve these imaging objectives...
Managing macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis by reform or removalJun Li
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, SHEL Bldg, Suite 337, 1825 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294 2182, USA
Curr Rheumatol Rep 14:445-54. 2012....
Metabolic syndrome, hormones, and maintenance of T cells during agingHui Chen Hsu
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Curr Opin Immunol 22:541-8. 2010..Therefore, better understanding of metabolic syndrome, T-cell metabolism, hormones, and microbiota may lead to new insights into the maintenance of proper immune responses in old age...
Optimization of capsid-incorporated antigens for a novel adenovirus vaccine approachQiana L Matthews
Division of Human Gene Therapy, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
Virol J 5:98. 2008..Our study describes antigen placement and optimization within the context of the capsid incorporation approach of Ad vaccine employment, thereby broadening this new methodology...
Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping in aging systemsHui Chen Hsu
Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Methods Mol Biol 371:321-48. 2007....
