2025
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with home mold exposure: A retrospective cohort analysis
Adams T, Redlich C, Glazer C, Gulati M. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with home mold exposure: A retrospective cohort analysis. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0323093. PMID: 40338891, PMCID: PMC12061107, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis of HPHP patientsRetrospective cohort of patientsMold exposureTransplant free survivalCohort of patientsRetrospective cohort analysisMedical chart reviewDevelopment of HPHypersensitivity pneumonitis patientsHome moldFibrotic HPFree survivalAntigen exposureChart reviewConfident diagnosisRetrospective cohortPneumonic patientsInvasive proceduresHypersensitivity pneumonitisCohort analysisCulprit antigenPatientsImprove outcomesCohortT cell exhaustion: early or late in tumour progression?
Galluzzi L. T cell exhaustion: early or late in tumour progression? Nature Reviews Immunology 2025, 25: 227-228. PMID: 40038448, DOI: 10.1038/s41577-025-01158-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Adrenergic receptors regulate T cell differentiation in viral infection and cancer
Globig A, Zhao S, Roginsky J, Avina-Ochoa N, Heeg M, Chaudhary O, Hoffmann F, Chen D, O’Connor C, Emu B, Kaech S. Adrenergic receptors regulate T cell differentiation in viral infection and cancer. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 210: 59.13-59.13. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.210.supp.59.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune checkpoint blockadeT cell differentiationChronic viral infectionsT cell functionalityT cellsViral infectionAdrenergic receptorsChronic antigen exposureLCMV clone 13Novel immune checkpointT cell proliferationMurine cancer modelsT cell receptor signalingCell differentiationAbstract CD8Terminal-CD8Exhausted CD8Checkpoint blockadeAntigen exposureImmune checkpointsNoradrenaline levelsCell receptor signalingTumor sizeCancer patientsNA receptors
2022
Alloimmunization following antigen‐negative red blood cell transfusion
Jacobs J, Binns T, Abels E, Iyer K, Villalba C, Verma A, Sostin N, Tormey C. Alloimmunization following antigen‐negative red blood cell transfusion. Transfusion 2022, 63: 430-434. PMID: 36458330, DOI: 10.1111/trf.17208.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsTransfusion of RBCsRed blood cell transfusionRed blood cell alloimmunizationPrevious antigen exposureBlood cell transfusionAlloantibody specificitiesCell transfusionRBC transfusionAntigen exposureRBC alloantibodiesAntigenic stimulusDetectable titersAntigenic stimulationMyeloid neoplasmsTransfusionAlloantibodiesAlloimmunizationParticular antigenPrior exposureStimulatory eventsExact mechanismCorresponding antibodiesRBCsExposurePregnancyThe CD8α–PILRα interaction maintains CD8+ T cell quiescence
Zheng L, Han X, Yao S, Zhu Y, Klement J, Wu S, Ji L, Zhu G, Cheng X, Tobiasova Z, Yu W, Huang B, Vesely MD, Wang J, Zhang J, Quinlan E, Chen L. The CD8α–PILRα interaction maintains CD8+ T cell quiescence. Science 2022, 376: 996-1001. PMID: 35617401, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz8658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell quiescenceT cellsT cell pool sizeMaintenance of CD8Peripheral lymphoid organsCell quiescenceMemory CD8Antigen exposureLymphoid organsActivation phenotypeCD8Specific antigenCD8αInducible deletionCell pool sizeDiverse antigensAntigenMolecular mechanismsBroad repertoireExposureCellsQuiescent stateTumorsMicePILRα
2021
Resident memory T cells form during persistent antigen exposure leading to allograft rejection
Abou-Daya K, Tieu R, Zhao D, Rammal R, Sacirbegovic F, Williams A, Shlomchik W, Oberbarnscheidt M, Lakkis F. Resident memory T cells form during persistent antigen exposure leading to allograft rejection. Science Immunology 2021, 6 PMID: 33741656, PMCID: PMC8103522, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abc8122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory T cellsEffector T cellsT cellsAllograft rejectionAntigen-specificTissue-resident memory T cellsFunctional memory T cellsResident memory T cellsMouse model of kidney transplantationGrafted T cellsPersistent antigen exposureModel of kidney transplantationRenal transplant outcomesRetransplantation experimentsDiscovery of therapeutic targetsExhaustion markersSurface phenotypeAntigen exposureInterferon-gTransplant outcomesKidney transplantationCognate antigenMouse modelOrgan transplantationTransplantation
2020
The T cell differentiation landscape is shaped by tumour mutations in lung cancer
Ghorani E, Reading J, Henry J, Massy M, Rosenthal R, Turati V, Joshi K, Furness A, Ben Aissa A, Saini S, Ramskov S, Georgiou A, Sunderland M, Wong Y, Mucha M, Day W, Galvez-Cancino F, Becker P, Uddin I, Oakes T, Ismail M, Ronel T, Woolston A, Jamal-Hanjani M, Veeriah S, Birkbak N, Wilson G, Litchfield K, Conde L, Guerra-Assunção J, Blighe K, Biswas D, Salgado R, Lund T, Bakir M, Moore D, Hiley C, Loi S, Sun Y, Yuan Y, AbdulJabbar K, Turajilic S, Herrero J, Enver T, Hadrup S, Hackshaw A, Peggs K, McGranahan N, Chain B, Swanton C, Quezada S. The T cell differentiation landscape is shaped by tumour mutations in lung cancer. Nature Cancer 2020, 1: 546-561. PMID: 32803172, PMCID: PMC7115931, DOI: 10.1038/s43018-020-0066-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerTumor mutational burdenT cellsUntreated non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerCD8 T cell differentiationHigh-dimensional flow cytometryAssociated with poor survivalPersistent antigen exposureCD8 T cellsCD4 T cellsCell lung cancerT cell functionT cell differentiationImmunotherapy outcomesTumor neoantigensUntreated tumorsMutational burdenAntigen exposureTumor mutationsPoor survivalCancer cohortGene signatureTherapeutic manipulationFlow cytometryThe forces driving clonal expansion of the HIV-1 latent reservoir
Liu R, Simonetti FR, Ho YC. The forces driving clonal expansion of the HIV-1 latent reservoir. Virology Journal 2020, 17: 4. PMID: 31910871, PMCID: PMC6947923, DOI: 10.1186/s12985-019-1276-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1-infected cellsHIV-1 latent reservoirLatent reservoirAntiretroviral therapyClonal expansionViral reboundHomeostatic proliferationAntigen-specific CD4HIV-1 eradicationHIV-1 replicationT cell functionHIV-1 provirusCertain cancer-related genesCytokine profileAntigen exposureViral loadExhaustion phenotypeLymphoid tissueT cellsClonal expansion dynamicsImmune clearanceCancer-related genesViral expressionCell functionUndetectable levels
2019
The Presence and Persistence of Pregnancy-Associated Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies in Blood Donors
Balbuena-Merle R, Hauser R, Karafin M, Tan S, Spencer B, Roubinian N, Wu Y, Triulzi D, Kleinman S, Gottschall J, Tormey C, Hendrickson J. The Presence and Persistence of Pregnancy-Associated Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies in Blood Donors. Blood 2019, 134: 2452. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-121388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRBC alloantibodiesTransfusion historyBlood donorsBlood donor databasePregnant femalesPersistent antibodiesPrior transfusionsPrior pregnancyAntibody screenMean durationPregnancy historyFemale healthy blood donorsRed blood cell alloantibodiesDonor databaseMean timeAntibody screen resultsHealthy blood donorsUS blood centersSubsequent donationsMajority of donorsSubsequent blood donationsAlloantibody specificitiesRBC alloimmunizationCell microchimerismAntigen exposure
2017
IL-7 plays a critical role for the homeostasis of allergen-specific memory CD4 T cells in the lung and airways
Yeon SM, Halim L, Chandele A, Perry CJ, Kim SH, Kim SU, Byun Y, Yuk SH, Kaech SM, Jung YW. IL-7 plays a critical role for the homeostasis of allergen-specific memory CD4 T cells in the lung and airways. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 11155. PMID: 28894184, PMCID: PMC5593957, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11492-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMediastinal lymph nodesCD4 T cellsMemory T cellsT cellsAllergen-specific memory T cellsMemory CD4 T cellsMemory Th2 cellsIL-7 signalingAirway inflammationAllergen exposureAntigen exposureLymph nodesAllergic diseasesHomeostatic proliferationAllergic patientsRecall responsesTh2 cellsIL-7Murine modelAirwayViral infectionLungDependent fashionHomeostatic turnoverCells
2016
Estimating the immunogenicity of blood group antigens: a modified calculation that corrects for transfusion exposures
Stack G, Tormey CA. Estimating the immunogenicity of blood group antigens: a modified calculation that corrects for transfusion exposures. British Journal Of Haematology 2016, 175: 154-160. PMID: 27340943, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen immunogenicityPre-existing antibodiesLow-frequency antigensMean RBCHigh-frequency antigensHospital transfusion servicesTransfusion exposureAntibody frequencyAntigen exposureRBC exposureTransfusion servicesImmunogenicityRBC unitsAntigenPatientsBlood groupReference antigenUnit exposureExposureFold increaseSmall increase
2015
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is regulated by Wnt antagonist Dkk-1 from activated platelets (MPF7P.715)
Bothwell A, Chae W, Ehrlich A, Teixeira A, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Maher S, Hwa J, Krause D, McMahon-Pratt D. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is regulated by Wnt antagonist Dkk-1 from activated platelets (MPF7P.715). The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 194: 203.16-203.16. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.194.supp.203.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeutrophil-platelet aggregate formationDkk-1Cutaneous leishmaniasisLate inflammatory responseSkin inflammatory diseasesT cell differentiationMajor infectionAntigen exposureLymph nodesChronic inflammationTh2 cytokinesInflammatory diseasesInflammatory responseTh2 cellsSkin lesionsSmall molecule inhibitorsParasite burdenGATA-3Functional inhibitionMarked inhibitionLeishmaniasisC-MafHuman plateletsMolecule inhibitorsPlatelets
2014
Polyreactivity and Autoreactivity among HIV-1 Antibodies
Liu M, Yang G, Wiehe K, Nicely N, Vandergrift N, Rountree W, Bonsignori M, Alam S, Gao J, Haynes B, Kelsoe G. Polyreactivity and Autoreactivity among HIV-1 Antibodies. Journal Of Virology 2014, 89: 784-798. PMID: 25355869, PMCID: PMC4301171, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02378-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutralization breadthMembrane-proximal external regionMultiple HIV-1 cladesCD4 T-cell depletionChronic antigen exposureHIV-1 AbT-cell depletionHIV-1 infectionHIV-1 vaccineHIV-1 antibodiesHIV-1 cladesHIV-1 CD4HIV-1 envelopeHIV-1 neutralizationAntigen exposureChronic inflammationHumoral responseInfected patientsProtective vaccineImmune regulationHIV-1AutoreactivityAutoreactive propertiesAg exposureHost AgRed Blood Cell Alloimmunization Mitigation Strategies
Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA, Shaz BH. Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization Mitigation Strategies. Transfusion Medicine Reviews 2014, 28: 137-144. PMID: 24928468, DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2014.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHemolytic transfusion reactionsRBC alloantibodiesRBC alloimmunizationTransfusion reactionsImmune systemRed blood cell alloantibodiesCompatible RBC unitsRBC alloimmunization rateTransfusion-associated morbidityRecipient's immune systemTransfusion-associated deathForms of anemiaAlloimmunization rateAntigen exposureSignificant morbidityTransfusion recipientsHemolytic diseaseAlloantibodiesHuman studiesAnimal studiesDanger signalsAnimal dataMorbidityAlloimmunizationRBC units
2013
Cumulative exposure to paternal seminal fluid prior to conception and subsequent risk of preeclampsia
Saftlas A, Rubenstein L, Prater K, Harland K, Field E, Triche E. Cumulative exposure to paternal seminal fluid prior to conception and subsequent risk of preeclampsia. Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2013, 101: 104-110. PMID: 24011785, DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2013.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preeclampsiaVaginal exposureNulliparous womenImmune maladaptation hypothesisOdds of preeclampsiaMedical chart reviewPercentile of exposureBarrier contraceptive methodsCase-control studyVaginal sexual intercourseAllogeneic fetusChart reviewIowa womenPaternal HLAAntigen exposureImmune toleranceNormotensive controlsPaternal antigensMaternal tolerancePreeclampsia casesPreeclampsia riskSubsequent riskSeminal fluidLive birthsContraceptive useAllergic transfusion reactions to platelets are more commonly associated with prepooled than apheresis components
Xiao W, Tormey CA, Capetillo A, Maitta RW. Allergic transfusion reactions to platelets are more commonly associated with prepooled than apheresis components. Vox Sanguinis 2013, 105: 334-340. PMID: 23802769, DOI: 10.1111/vox.12063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic transfusion reactionsTransfusion reactionsATR rateApheresis plateletsPlatelet componentsApheresis componentsAcademic medical centerABO mismatchAdverse eventsAntigen exposurePlatelet transfusionsPlatelet countDonor factorsMedical CenterApheresis productsApheresis unitsPlatelet productsStudy periodTransfusionPlateletsSimilar ratesFurther investigation
2002
Resident lung antigen-presenting cells have the capacity to promote Th2 T cell differentiation in situ
Constant SL, Brogdon JL, Piggott DA, Herrick CA, Visintin I, Ruddle NH, Bottomly K. Resident lung antigen-presenting cells have the capacity to promote Th2 T cell differentiation in situ. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2002, 110: 1441-1448. PMID: 12438442, PMCID: PMC151814, DOI: 10.1172/jci16109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntranasalAnimalsAntigen PresentationAntigen-Presenting CellsAntigens, ProtozoanCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell MovementCytokinesInterleukin-10Interleukin-6Leishmania majorLungLymph NodesLymphotoxin-alphaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutTh1 CellsTh2 CellsConceptsAntigen-presenting cellsTh2 T cell differentiationT cell primingT cell differentiationCell primingAntigen-loaded antigen-presenting cellsLung antigen-presenting cellsPulmonary antigen-presenting cellsResident antigen-presenting cellsPreferential primingAntigen-specific T cellsSecondary lymphoid organsTh2-dominated responsesTh1 responseAntigen exposureIL-10Th2 typeAntigen uptakeIL-6Lung microenvironmentLymphoid organsTh2 cellsIntranasal deliveryLung tissueAirway epitheliumRecent Concepts in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Asthma
Whittaker L, Cohn L. Recent Concepts in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Asthma. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 2002, 9: 135-144. DOI: 10.1097/00045413-200205000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment of asthmaLow-dose antigen exposureCD4 lymphocyte subsetsSpecific proinflammatory mediatorsMainstay of therapyAirways of asthmaticsPathogenesis of asthmaAirway hyperresponsivenessAirflow obstructionLymphocyte subsetsMucus hypersecretionAntigen exposureProinflammatory mediatorsInflammatory cytokinesTh2 lymphocytesTh1 cellsCellular inflammationCommon syndromeNovel therapiesAsthmaDisease processInflammationPathogenesisΒ-agonistsContinued investigation
1995
Cellular mechanisms in the immune response to malaria in Plasmodium vinckei-infected mice
Perlmann H, Kumar S, Vinetz J, Kullberg M, Miller L, Perlmann P. Cellular mechanisms in the immune response to malaria in Plasmodium vinckei-infected mice. Infection And Immunity 1995, 63: 3987-3993. PMID: 7558309, PMCID: PMC173560, DOI: 10.1128/iai.63.10.3987-3993.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune miceTh1 responseControl miceIL-4T cellsSpleen cellsIL-4-producing Th2 cellsBALB/c miceTumor necrosis factor alphaAbsence of elevationPlasmodium vinckei vinckeiImmunoglobulin E levelsInfection of miceGamma interferon productionNecrosis factor alphaChabaudi infectionAntigen exposureNonimmune miceImportant protective factorC miceSolid immunityTh2 cellsFactor alphaParasite antigensE levels
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