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GSE19512
Mus musculus
5 Downloadable Samples
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The relative contribution of induced and natural Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (iTreg and nTreg cells, respectively) to the maintenance of tolerance is unknown. We examined their respective roles by in vivo adoptive transfer immunotherapy of newborn Foxp3-deficient BALB/c mice. Survival, weight gain, tissue infiltration, T cell activation, and the concentration of proinflammatory cytokines were used as outcome measurements. Treatment with iTreg cells alone was not successful. While effective in preventing death, treatment with nTreg cells alone was associated with chronic inflammation and autoimmunity. Outcomes markedly improved when conventional T (Tconv) cells were transferred together with the nTreg cells, where 10% of the peripheral Treg cell pool was derived by in-situ conversion. This enhancement depended upon the capacity of Tconv cells to express Foxp3.
Publication Title
A requisite role for induced regulatory T cells in tolerance based on expanding antigen receptor diversity.
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Age, Specimen part
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 4 Downloadable Samples
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Cutaneous exposure to food antigen through impaired skin barrier has been shown to induce epicutaneous sensitization, and thereby cause IgE-mediated food allergy.
Publication Title
Skin inflammation exacerbates food allergy symptoms in epicutaneously sensitized mice.
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Sex, Specimen part
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- 2 Downloadable Samples
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Expression profile of liver of ICR mice (13-week old) treated with control diet (CRF-1) or CRF-1 containing 500 ppm diosgenin for 4 weeks.
Publication Title
Chemoprevention of azoxymethane/dextran sodium sulfate-induced mouse colon carcinogenesis by freeze-dried yam sanyaku and its constituent diosgenin.
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Specimen part, Treatment
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 4 Downloadable Samples
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Polarization of macrophages to M1 or M2 cells is important for mounting responses against bacterial and helminth infection respectively. Jumonji domain containing 3 (JMJD3), a histone 3 K27 demethylase, has been implicated in the activation of macrophages. Here we show that JMJD3 is essential for M2 macrophage polarization to helminth infection and chitin, though JMJD3 is dispensable for M1 responses. Furthermore, Jmjd3 is critical for proper bone marrow macrophage differentiation in a demethylase activity-dependent manner. Jmjd3 deficiency affected trimethylation of H3K27 in only a limited numbers of genes. Among them, we identified Irf4 as the target transcription factor critical for controlling M2 macrophage polarization. Collectively, these results show that JMJD3-mediated H3K27 demethylation is critical for regulating M2 macrophage development leading to anti-helminth host responses.
Publication Title
The Jmjd3-Irf4 axis regulates M2 macrophage polarization and host responses against helminth infection.
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Specimen part, Treatment
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