Scientific Papers
Publications for the 3rd quarter of 2008:
Amemiya CT, Prohaska SJ, Hill-Force A, Cook A, Wasserscheid J, Ferrier DE, Pascual-Anaya J, Garcia-Fernandez J, Dewar K, and Stadler PF. The amphioxus Hox cluster: characterization, comparative genomics, and evolution. J. Exp. Zoolog. B Mol. Dev. Evol. 310:465-477, 2008
Dudda JC, Perdue N, Bachtanian E, and Campbell DJ. Foxp3+ regulatory T cells maintain immune homeostasis in the skin. J. Exp. Med. 205:1559-1565, 2008
Greenbaum CJ, Mandrup-Poulsen T, McGee PF, Battelino T, Haastert B, Ludvigsson J, Pozzilli P, Lachin JM, and Kolb H. The Mixed Meal Tolerance Test Versus The Glucagon Stimulation Test For The Assessment Of Beta-Cell Function In Therapeutic Trials In Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care, E-publication, 2008
James EA and Kwok WW. Low-affinity major histocompatibility complex-binding peptides in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes 57:1788-1789, 2008
Klucar P, Barnes PF, Kong Y, Samten B, Tvinnereim A, Spallek R, Nepom GT, Singh M, and Shams H. Characterization of effector functions of human peptide-specific CD4+ T-cell clones for an intracellular pathogen. Hum. Immunol. 69(8):475-83, 2008
Kowdley KV. Response. Liver Int. 28(6):893, 2008
Kwok WW, Yang J, James EA, Bui J, Huston L, Wiesen AR, and Roti M. Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed vaccination generates Protective Antigen (PA) specific CD4+ T cells with a distinct phenotype compared to naive PA T cells. Infect. Immun., E-publication, 2008
Li W, Kuhr CS, Zheng XX, Carper K, Thomson AW, Reyes JD, and Perkins JD. New insights into mechanisms of spontaneous liver transplant tolerance: the role of Foxp3-expressing CD25+CD4+ regulatory T cells. Am. J. Transplant. 8:1639-1651, 2008
Little RR, Rohlfing C, Tennill A, Madsen R, Polonsky KS, Myers GL, Greenbaum CJ, Palmer JP, Rogatsky R, Stein D. Standardization of C-Peptide Measurements. Clinical Chemistry, 54(6):1023-6, 2008
Liu L, Chen G, Chao T, Ratner BD, Sage EH, and Jiang S. Reduced foreign body reaction to implanted biomaterials by surface treatment with oriented osteopontin. J. Biomater. Sci. Polym. Ed 19:821-835, 2008
Martin-Pagola A, Sisino G, Allende G, Dominguez-Bendala J, Gianani R, Reijonen H, Nepom GT, Ricordi C, Ruiz P, Sageshima J, Ciancio G, Burke GW, and Pugliese A. Insulin protein and proliferation in ductal cells in the transplanted pancreas of patients with type 1 diabetes and recurrence of autoimmunity. Diabetologia, E-publication, 2008
Merrilees MJ, Ching PS, Beaumont B, Hinek A, Wight TN, and Black PN. Changes in elastin, elastin binding protein and versican in alveoli in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respir. Res. 18;9:41, 2008
Messner DJ, Sivam G, and Kowdley KV. Curcumin reduces the toxic effects of iron loading in rat liver epithelial cells. Liver Int., E-publication, 2008
Nepom GT. Approaching the Heisenberg principle of immunology. Clin. Immunol., E-publication, 2008
Nepom GT. Mucosal matters. Foreword Nat. Rev. Immunol. 8(6):409, 2008
Nie J, Chang B, Traktuev DO, Sun J, March K, Chan L, Sage EH, Pasqualini R, Wadih A, and Kolonin MG. IFATS Series: Combinatorial Peptides Identify α5β1 Integrin as a Receptor for the Matricellular Protein SPARC on Adipose Stromal Cells. Stem Cells, E-publication, 2008
Nigro J, Potter-Perigo S, Ivey ME, de Dios ST, Evanko SP, Wight TN, and Little PJ. The effect of PPAR ligands to modulate glucose metabolism alters the incorporation of metabolic precursors into proteoglycans synthesized by human vascular smooth muscle cells. Arch. Physiol Biochem. 114:171-177, 2008
Parker MH, Kuhr C, Tapscott SJ, and Storb R. Hematopoietic cell transplantation provides an immune-tolerant platform for myoblast transplantation in dystrophic dogs. Mol. Ther. 16:1340-1346, 2008
Ravits J and Traynor BJ. Current and Future Directions in Genomics of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Phys. Med. Rehabil. Clin. N. Am. 19:461-477, 2008
Stiff T, Cerosaletti K, Concannon P, O'Driscoll M, and Jeggo PA. Replication independent ATR signalling leads to G2/M arrest requiring Nbs1, 53BP1 and MDC1. Hum. Mol. Genet., E-publication, 2008
Tran-Lundmark K, Tran PK, Paulsson-Berne G, Friden V, Soininen R, Tryggvason K, Wight TN, Kinsella MG, Boren J, and Hedin U. Heparan Sulfate in Perlecan Promotes Mouse Atherosclerosis. Roles in Lipid Permeability, Lipid Retention, and Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation. Circ. Res. 103(1):43-52, 2008
Wang J, Hu C, Wu Y, Stuart A, Amemiya CT, Berriman M, Toyoda A, Hattori M, and Aksoy S. Characterization of the antimicrobial peptide attacin loci from Glossina morsitans. Insect Mol. Biol. 17(3):293-302, 2008
Weaver MS, Workman G, and Sage EH. The Copper Binding Domain of SPARC Mediates Cell Survival in Vitro via Interaction with Integrin β1 and Activation of Integrin-linked Kinase. J. Biol. Chem. 283:22826-22837, 2008
Wight TN. Arterial remodeling in vascular disease: a key role for hyaluronan and versican. Front Biosci. 13:4933-4937, 2008
Ziegler SF. Regulatory T cells and inflammation: better late than never. Immunity. 29:5-7, 2008