Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Follicular helper T (Tfh) cells play a cardinal role in the production of high-affinity antibodies and their plasticity enables to become other effector helper T cells; however, regulatory mechanism of human Tfh cells is not fully elucidated. In this study we aimed to understand biomedical features of human Tfh cells. Results demonstrated that hypertrophic tonsils of the patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome preferentially possessed Tfh cells within enlarged lymphoid follicles. When examined blood Tfh cells of patients with immune-related disorders including allergic rhinitis or asthma, Tfh2 cells were predominantly observed. Thus far unusual manner of Tfh cell differentiation (named Tfh-shift or Tfh2-shift in this study) would be attributable for underlying conditions of such disorders. Further studies should be required, although ALOX5-related lipid mediators and/or POU2AF1 might be involved in the skewed differentiation of human Tfh cells.
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All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 9 results) Presentation (51 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (1 results)
Pathol Int.
Volume: 60 Issue: 10 Pages: 510-515
10.1111/pin.12099
Mod Rheumatol
Volume: (Epub ahead of print)
小児耳鼻咽喉科
Volume: 34(3) Pages: 239-244
130004992659
臨床免疫•アレルギー科
Volume: 60(4) Pages: 576-580
臨床免疫・アレルギー科
Volume: 60 Pages: 576-580
40019875021
Cancer Science
Volume: 103 Issue: 7 Pages: 1356-62
10.1111/j.1349-7006.2012.02296.x
Clin Exp Allergy
Volume: 42(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 218-28
10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03867.x
J Rheumatol
Volume: 38 Issue: 5 Pages: 963-4
10.3899/jrheum.101220
Am. J. Pathol
Volume: 171 Issue: 1 Pages: 222-232
10.1016/j.ajpath.2010.11.033
Acta Otolaryngol
Volume: 131 Issue: 2 Pages: 116-23
10.3109/00016489.2010.520022
Cancer Sci
Volume: 102 Issue: 6 Pages: 1181-1187
10.1111/j.1349-7006.2011.01918.x
10029294487
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
Volume: 250 Issue: 1 Pages: 29-38
10.1016/j.taap.2010.09.023
http://web.sapmed.ac.jp/immunology/index.html