Mala K. Maini

Molecular fingerprinting reveals non-overlapping T cell oligoclonality between an inflamed site and peripheral blood (1999)

Wedderburn, Lucy R., Maini, Mala K., Patel, Alka, Beverley, Peter C. L., Woo, Patricia

We have demonstrated a stable expansion of CD8+ T cells in the peripheral blood of a child with chronic arthritis. The expanded TCRBV family (TCRBV14) was enriched for CD57hiCD28– T cells....

Modulation of the CD8+-T-Cell Response by CD4+ CD25+ Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Franzese, Ornella, Kennedy, Patrick T. F., Gehring, Adam J., Gotto, Jim, Williams, Roger, Maini, Mala K., ...

CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells have been shown to maintain peripheral tolerance against self and foreign antigens. In this study we analyzed the effect of circulating CD4+ CD25+ T cells on CD8+-T-cell...

Modulation of the CD8+-T-Cell Response by CD4+ CD25+ Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Franzese, Ornella, Kennedy, Patrick T. F., Gehring, Adam J., Gotto, Jim, Williams, Roger, Maini, Mala K., ...

CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells have been shown to maintain peripheral tolerance against self and foreign antigens. In this study we analyzed the effect of circulating CD4+ CD25+ T cells on CD8+-T-cell...

The Level of Viral Antigen Presented by Hepatocytes Influences CD8 T-Cell Function▿

Gehring, Adam J., Sun, Dianxing, Kennedy, Patrick T. F., Lim, Seng Gee, Wasser, Shanthi, ...

CD8 T cells exert their antiviral function through cytokines and lysis of infected cells. Because hepatocytes are susceptible to noncytolytic mechanisms of viral clearance, CD8 T-cell antiviral...

Cytokines induced during chronic hepatitis B virus infection promote a pathway for NK cell–mediated liver damage

Dunn, Claire, Brunetto, Maurizia, Reynolds, Gary, Christophides, Theodoros, Kennedy, Patrick T., Lampertico, Pietro, ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes chronic infection in more than 350 million people worldwide. It replicates in hepatocytes but is non-cytopathic; liver damage is thought to be immune mediated. Here, we...

The Role of Virus-Specific Cd8+ Cells in Liver Damage and Viral Control during Persistent Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Maini, Mala K., Boni, Carolina, Lee, Chun Kyon, Larrubia, Juan R., Reignat, Stephanie, Ogg, Graham S., ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a noncytopathic virus, and the recognition of infected hepatocytes by HBV-specific CD8 cells has been assumed to be the central mechanism causing both liver damage and...

Escaping High Viral Load Exhaustion: CD8 Cells with Altered Tetramer Binding in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Reignat, Stephanie, Webster, George J.M., Brown, David, Ogg, Graham S., King, Abigail, Seneviratne, Suranjith L., ...

Deletion, anergy, and a spectrum of functional impairments can affect virus-specific CD8 cells in chronic viral infections. Here we characterize a low frequency population of CD8 cells present in...

Bim-mediated deletion of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells in patients unable to control HBV infection

Lopes, A. Ross, Kellam, Paul, Das, Abhishek, Dunn, Claire, Kwan, Antonia, Turner, Joanna, ...

HBV-specific CD8+ T cells are critical for a successful immune response to HBV infection. They are markedly diminished in number in patients who fail to control the virus, but the mechanisms...

Functional skewing of the global CD8 T cell population in chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Das, Abhishek, Hoare, Matthew, Davies, Nathan, Lopes, A. Ross, Dunn, Claire, Kennedy, Patrick T.F., ...

The inflamed liver in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (CHB) is characterized by a large influx of non–virus-specific CD8 T cells. Little is known about the functional capacity of these...