William W Kwok

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1 Diminished proliferation of human immunodeficiency virus-specific CD4+ T cells is associated with diminished interleukin-2 (IL-2) production and is recovered by exogenous IL-2. J Virol 2003 2.36
2 Autoreactive T cells in healthy individuals. J Immunol 2004 2.29
3 Healthy human subjects have CD4+ T cells directed against H5N1 influenza virus. J Immunol 2008 2.21
4 Targeting CD4(+) T-helper cells improves the induction of antitumor responses in dendritic cell-based vaccination. Cancer Res 2012 2.08
5 Differentiation stage determines pathologic and protective allergen-specific CD4+ T-cell outcomes during specific immunotherapy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011 2.04
6 High level of PD-1 expression on hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific CD8+ and CD4+ T cells during acute HCV infection, irrespective of clinical outcome. J Virol 2007 2.01
7 Detection of GAD65-specific T-cells by major histocompatibility complex class II tetramers in type 1 diabetic patients and at-risk subjects. Diabetes 2002 2.01
8 Disease-associated bias in T helper type 1 (Th1)/Th2 CD4(+) T cell responses against MAGE-6 in HLA-DRB10401(+) patients with renal cell carcinoma or melanoma. J Exp Med 2002 1.95
9 HLA class II-restricted CD4+ T cell responses directed against influenza viral antigens postinfluenza vaccination. J Immunol 2003 1.69
10 Antibiotic-refractory Lyme arthritis is associated with HLA-DR molecules that bind a Borrelia burgdorferi peptide. J Exp Med 2006 1.67
11 HLA-DQ2 and -DQ8 signatures of gluten T cell epitopes in celiac disease. J Clin Invest 2006 1.66
12 Identification and in vitro expansion of functional antigen-specific CD25+ FoxP3+ regulatory T cells in hepatitis C virus infection. J Virol 2008 1.63
13 Assessment of seasonal influenza A virus-specific CD4 T-cell responses to 2009 pandemic H1N1 swine-origin influenza A virus. J Virol 2010 1.62
14 Autoreactive CD4(+) T cells in patients with atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011 1.61
15 Islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit-related protein-reactive CD4+ T cells in human subjects. J Immunol 2006 1.55
16 Memory T cells in latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection are directed against three antigenic islands and largely contained in a CXCR3+CCR6+ Th1 subset. PLoS Pathog 2013 1.54
17 Autoantigen-specific regulatory T cells, a potential tool for immune-tolerance reconstitution in type-2 autoimmune hepatitis. Hepatology 2010 1.51
18 Broadly directed virus-specific CD4+ T cell responses are primed during acute hepatitis C infection, but rapidly disappear from human blood with viral persistence. J Exp Med 2012 1.43
19 GAD65-specific CD4+ T-cells with high antigen avidity are prevalent in peripheral blood of patients with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes 2004 1.41
20 Functional avidity directs T-cell fate in autoreactive CD4+ T cells. Blood 2005 1.39
21 Searching for borrelial T cell epitopes associated with antibiotic-refractory Lyme arthritis. Mol Immunol 2008 1.30
22 Comparative study of GAD65-specific CD4+ T cells in healthy and type 1 diabetic subjects. J Autoimmun 2005 1.28
23 Multiplex mapping of CD4 T cell epitopes using class II tetramers. Clin Immunol 2006 1.28
24 HLA-DR1001 presents "altered-self" peptides derived from joint-associated proteins by accepting citrulline in three of its binding pockets. Arthritis Rheum 2010 1.27
25 GAD65- and proinsulin-specific CD4+ T-cells detected by MHC class II tetramers in peripheral blood of type 1 diabetes patients and at-risk subjects. J Autoimmun 2005 1.26
26 Direct ex vivo analysis of allergen-specific CD4+ T cells. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010 1.26
27 HLA class II tetramers: tools for direct analysis of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells. Arthritis Rheum 2002 1.24
28 Direct killing of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-infected B cells by CD4 T cells directed against the EBV lytic protein BHRF1. Blood 2003 1.22
29 Low-avidity recognition by CD4+ T cells directed to self-antigens. Eur J Immunol 2003 1.21
30 Human homologues of a Borrelia T cell epitope associated with antibiotic-refractory Lyme arthritis. Mol Immunol 2007 1.20
31 Dissecting mechanisms of immunodominance to the common tuberculosis antigens ESAT-6, CFP10, Rv2031c (hspX), Rv2654c (TB7.7), and Rv1038c (EsxJ). J Immunol 2012 1.18
32 Use of HLA class II tetramers in tracking antigen-specific T cells and mapping T-cell epitopes. Methods 2003 1.18
33 In vivo biotinylation of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II/peptide complex by coexpression of BirA enzyme for the generation of MHC class II/tetramers. Hum Immunol 2004 1.17
34 HIV controller CD4+ T cells respond to minimal amounts of Gag antigen due to high TCR avidity. PLoS Pathog 2010 1.17
35 Ara h 1-reactive T cells in individuals with peanut allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011 1.15
36 CD4+ T cells from type 1 diabetic and healthy subjects exhibit different thresholds of activation to a naturally processed proinsulin epitope. J Autoimmun 2008 1.15
37 Differential recognition and activation thresholds in human autoreactive GAD-specific T-cells. Diabetes 2004 1.11
38 Detection of CD4+ autoreactive T cells in T1D using HLA class II tetramers. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2003 1.10
39 Tetramer-guided epitope mapping reveals broad, individualized repertoires of tetanus toxin-specific CD4+ T cells and suggests HLA-based differences in epitope recognition. Int Immunol 2007 1.07
40 HIV controllers maintain a population of highly efficient Th1 effector cells in contrast to patients treated in the long term. J Virol 2012 1.04
41 Lineages of human T-cell clones, including T helper 17/T helper 1 cells, isolated at different stages of anti-factor VIII immune responses. Blood 2009 1.03
42 Extensive replicative capacity of human central memory T cells. J Immunol 2004 1.02
43 Acquisition of pneumococci specific effector and regulatory Cd4+ T cells localising within human upper respiratory-tract mucosal lymphoid tissue. PLoS Pathog 2011 1.02
44 Induction and maintenance of allergen-specific FOXP3+ Treg cells in human tonsils as potential first-line organs of oral tolerance. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011 1.01
45 Functional islet-specific Treg can be generated from CD4+CD25- T cells of healthy and type 1 diabetic subjects. Eur J Immunol 2009 1.01
46 Increased frequencies of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein/MHC class II-binding CD4 cells in patients with multiple sclerosis. J Immunol 2011 1.00
47 Allelic variation in key peptide-binding pockets discriminates between closely related diabetes-protective and diabetes-susceptible HLA-DQB1*06 alleles. J Immunol 2006 1.00
48 Dominance and diversity in the primary human CD4 T cell response to replication-competent vaccinia virus. J Immunol 2007 1.00
49 Expression of cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen and E-selectin ligand by circulating human memory CD4+ T lymphocytes specific for herpes simplex virus type 2. J Infect Dis 2004 1.00
50 HLA tetramer-based artificial antigen-presenting cells for stimulation of CD4+ T cells. Clin Immunol 2003 0.99
51 HLA class II peptide-binding and autoimmunity. Tissue Antigens 2002 0.98
52 HLA class II polymorphisms determine responses to bacterial superantigens. J Immunol 2004 0.98
53 Allergen-specific MHC class II tetramer+ cells are detectable in allergic, but not in nonallergic, individuals. J Immunol 2006 0.97
54 Allergen-specific naïve and memory CD4+ T cells exhibit functional and phenotypic differences between individuals with or without allergy. Eur J Immunol 2010 0.96
55 The heat shock protein Hsp70 enhances antigen-specific proliferation of human CD4+ memory T cells. Eur J Immunol 2005 0.96
56 Identification of type II collagen peptide 261-273-specific T cell clones in a patient with relapsing polychondritis. Arthritis Rheum 2002 0.95
57 Virologic and immunologic evidence of multifocal genital herpes simplex virus 2 infection. J Virol 2014 0.95
58 Melan-A/MART-1-specific CD4 T cells in melanoma patients: identification of new epitopes and ex vivo visualization of specific T cells by MHC class II tetramers. J Immunol 2006 0.94
59 Mutational analysis of critical residues determining antigen presentation and activation of HLA-DQ0602 restricted T-cell clones. Hum Immunol 2002 0.94
60 Tumor antigen-specific FOXP3+ CD4 T cells identified in human metastatic melanoma: peptide vaccination results in selective expansion of Th1-like counterparts. Cancer Res 2009 0.93
61 CD4+ T cells recognize unique and conserved 2009 H1N1 influenza hemagglutinin epitopes after natural infection and vaccination. Int Immunol 2013 0.92
62 P53(110-124)-specific human CD4+ T-helper cells enhance in vitro generation and antitumor function of tumor-reactive CD8+ T cells. Cancer Res 2003 0.92
63 Decline in the frequencies of Borrelia burgdorferi OspA161 175-specific T cells after antibiotic therapy in HLA-DRB1*0401-positive patients with antibiotic-responsive or antibiotic-refractory lyme arthritis. J Immunol 2007 0.92
64 Defining antigen-specific responses with human MHC class II tetramers. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002 0.92
65 Yellow fever vaccination elicits broad functional CD4+ T cell responses that recognize structural and nonstructural proteins. J Virol 2013 0.89
66 The binding of antigenic peptides to HLA-DR is influenced by interactions between pocket 6 and pocket 9. J Immunol 2009 0.88
67 Uveitis-associated epitopes of retinal antigens are pathogenic in the humanized mouse model of uveitis and identify autoaggressive T cells. J Immunol 2011 0.88
68 CD4+ T cells recognize diverse epitopes within GAD65: implications for repertoire development and diabetes monitoring. Immunology 2013 0.87
69 Reassessing the role of HLA-DRB3 T-cell responses: evidence for significant expression and complementary antigen presentation. Eur J Immunol 2010 0.87
70 Definition of the peptide binding motif within DRB1*1401 restricted epitopes by peptide competition and structural modeling. Mol Immunol 2008 0.86
71 Involvement of CD91 and scavenger receptors in Hsp70-facilitated activation of human antigen-specific CD4+ memory T cells. Eur J Immunol 2010 0.86
72 Human CD8⁺ and CD4⁺ T cell memory to lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection. J Virol 2011 0.85
73 Clustering of T cell ligands on artificial APC membranes influences T cell activation and protein kinase C theta translocation to the T cell plasma membrane. J Immunol 2005 0.85
74 H5N1 strain-specific hemagglutinin CD4+ T cell epitopes restricted by HLA DR4. Vaccine 2009 0.85
75 Characterization of CD4+ T cell subsets in allergy. Curr Opin Immunol 2012 0.85
76 Detection of low avidity desmoglein 3-reactive T cells in pemphigus vulgaris using HLA-DR beta 1*0402 tetramers. Clin Immunol 2006 0.85
77 Peptide-induced immune regulation by a promiscuous and immunodominant CD4T-cell epitope of Timothy grass pollen: a role of Cbl-b and Itch in regulation. Thorax 2013 0.83
78 Expression of HLA-DP0401 molecules for identification of DP0401 restricted antigen specific T cells. J Clin Immunol 2005 0.83
79 Papillomavirus-specific CD4+ T cells exhibit reduced STAT-5 signaling and altered cytokine profiles in patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. J Immunol 2011 0.83
80 Peptide-MHC cellular microarray with innovative data analysis system for simultaneously detecting multiple CD4 T-cell responses. PLoS One 2010 0.83
81 Potential of an altered peptide ligand of lipocalin allergen Bos d 2 for peptide immunotherapy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007 0.83
82 Differential binding of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex-E2 epitopes by DRB1*08:01 and DRB1*11:01 Is predicted by their structural motifs and correlates with disease risk. J Immunol 2013 0.82
83 Differences in self-peptide binding between T1D-related susceptible and protective DR4 subtypes. J Autoimmun 2011 0.81
84 Differential antigen sensitivity and costimulatory requirements in human Th1 and Th2 antigen-specific CD4+ cells with similar TCR avidity. J Immunol 2003 0.81
85 Linear B-cell epitopes in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome defined by cell-free synthetic peptide binding. J Neuroimmunol 2002 0.80
86 DRB1*12:01 presents a unique subset of epitopes by preferring aromatics in pocket 9. Mol Immunol 2011 0.80
87 Low-affinity major histocompatibility complex-binding peptides in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes 2008 0.79
88 Immunomodulatory potential of heteroclitic analogs of the dominant T-cell epitope of lipocalin allergen Bos d 2 on specific T cells. Int Immunol 2005 0.79
89 Searching immunodominant epitopes prior to epidemic: HLA class II-restricted SARS-CoV spike protein epitopes in unexposed individuals. Int Immunol 2008 0.79
90 Tracking antigen specific CD4+ T-cells with soluble MHC molecules. Methods Mol Med 2007 0.78
91 CD8+ suppressor-mediated regulation of human CD4+ T cell responses to glutamic acid decarboxylase 65. Eur J Immunol 2007 0.78
92 Cytotoxic herpes simplex type 2-specific, DQ0602-restricted CD4 T+-cell clones show alloreactivity to DQ0601. Immunology 2006 0.77
93 Persistence of herpes simplex virus type 2 VP16-specific CD4+ T cells. Hum Immunol 2005 0.77
94 Differential CD4+ T-cell responses of allergic and non-allergic subjects to the immunodominant epitope region of the horse major allergen Equ c 1. Immunology 2014 0.76