Publications for Karren Plain
Publications for Karren Plain
2016
Swift, B., Huxley, J., Plain, K., Begg, D., de
Silva, K., Purdie (Williams), A., Whittington, R.,
Rees, C. (2016). Evaluation of the limitations
and methods
to improve rapid phage-based detection
of viable Mycobacterium avium subsp.
paratuberculosis in the blood of
experimentally infected cattle. BMC Veterinary
Research, 12(115). <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-016-072
8-2">[More Information]</a>
Swift, B., Huxley, J., Plain, K., Begg, D., de
Silva, K., Purdie (Williams), A., Whittington, R.,
Rees, C. (2016). Evaluation of the limitations
and methods to improve rapid phage-based
detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subsp.
paratuberculosis in the blood of
experimentally infected cattle. BMC Veterinary
Research, 12, 115. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-016-072
8-2">[More Information]</a>
Thirunavukkarasu, S., de Silva, K., Plain, K.,
Whittington, R. (2016). Role of host- and
pathogen-associated lipids in directing the
immune response in mycobacterial infections,
with emphasis on Mycobacterium avium subsp.
paratuberculosis. Critical Reviews in
Microbiology, 42(2), 262-275. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/1040841x.2014.
932327">[More Information]</a>
2015
de Silva, K., Plain, K., Begg, D., Purdie
(Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2015). CD4+
T-cells, T-cells and B-cells are associated with
lack of vaccine protection in Mycobacterium
avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection.
Vaccine, 33, 149-155. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.1
0.082">[More Information]</a>
Plain, K., Waldron, A., Begg, D., de Silva, K.,
Purdie (Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2015).
Efficient, validated method for the detection of
mycobacterial growth in liquid culture media
using bead-beating, magnetic particle nucleic
acid isolation and quantitative PCR. Journal of
Clinical Microbiology, 53(4), 1121-1128. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03521-14"
>[More Information]</a>
Gulliver, E., Plain, K., Begg, D., Whittington, R.
(2015). Histopathological Characterization of
Cutaneous Delayed-type Hypersensitivity and
Correlations with Intestinal Pathology and
Systemic Immune Responses in Sheep with
Paratuberculosis. Journal of Comparative
Pathology, 153, 67-80. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2015.05.00
5">[More Information]</a>
Thirunavukkarasu, S., de Silva, K., Begg, D.,
Whittington, R., Plain, K. (2015). Macrophage
polarization in cattle experimentally exposed to
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
Pathogens and Disease, 73(9), 1-9. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftv085">
[More Information]</a>
Begg, D., de Silva, K., Plain, K., Purdie
(Williams), A., Dhand, N., Whittington, R.
(2015). Specific faecal antibody responses in
sheep infected with Mycobacterium avium
subspecies paratuberculosis. Veterinary
Immunology and Immunopathology, 166(3-4),
125-131. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2015.0
6.011">[More Information]</a>
Johansen, M., Purdie (Williams), A., de Silva,
K., Plain, K., Begg, D., Whittington, R. (2015).
The role of intracellular cholesterol within
macrophages exposed to Mycabacterium Avium
subsp. paratuberculosis. 43rd Annual Scientific
Meeting of the Australian Society for
Microbiology, N/A: N/A.
2014
Whittington, R., Whittington, A., Waldron, A.,
Begg, D., de Silva, K., Purdie (Williams), A.,
Plain, K. (2014). A liquid medium (M7H9C) for
routine culture of Mycobacterium Avium Subsp
Paratuberculosis to replace Bactec 12. 12th
International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis,
Italy: N/A.
Whittington, R., Whittington, A., Waldron, A.,
Begg, D., de Silva, K., Purdie (Williams), A.,
Plain, K. (2014). A liquid medium (M7H9C) for
routine culture of Mycobacterium Avium Subsp.
Paratuberculosis to replace Bactec 12. 12th
International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis,
Italy: N/A.
Plain, K., Marsh, I., Begg, D., Purdie (Williams),
A., de Silva, K., Whittington, R. (2014). A new
molecular diagnostic test for Johne's disease;
from lab to national uptake. 12th International
Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Italy: N/A.
Purdie (Williams), A., Begg, D., de Silva, K.,
Plain, K., Whittington, R. (2014). Consistent
gene expression panels identified at early time
points that predict clinical outcomes of JD in
Sheep. 12th International Colloquium on
Paratuberculosis, Italy: N/A.
Purdie (Williams), A., Begg, D., de Silva, K.,
Plain, K., Whittington, R. (2014). Consistent
gene expression panels identified at early time
points that predict clinical outcomes of JD in
Publications for Karren Plain
sheep. 12th International Colloquium on
Paratuberculosis, Italy: N/A.
Thirunavukkarasu, S., Plain, K., de Silva, K.,
Begg, D., Whittington, R., Purdie (Williams), A.
(2014). Expression of genes associated with
cholesterol and lipid metabolism identified as a
novel pathway in the early pathogenesis of
Mycobacterium avium subspecies
paratuberculosis - infection in cattle. Veterinary
Immunology and Immunopathology, 160(3-4),
147-157. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2014.0
4.002">[More Information]</a>
Plain, K., Marsh, I., Waldron, A., Galea, F.,
Whittington, A., Saunders, V., Begg, D., de
Silva, K., Purdie (Williams), A., Whittington, R.
(2014). High-Throughput Direct Faecal PCR
Assay to detection of Mycobacterium avium
subspecies paratuberculosis in sheep and cattle.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 52(3),
745-757. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03233-13"
>[More Information]</a>
Verma, N., Hall, B., Plain, K., Robinson, C.,
Boyd, R., Tran, G., Wang, C., Bishop, A.,
Hodgkinson, S. (2014). Interleukin-12
(IL-12p70) Promotes Induction of Highly Potent
Th1-Like CD4(+)CD25(+) T Regulatory Cells
That Inhibit Allograft Rejection in Unmodified
Recipients. Frontiers in Immunology, 5, 1-11. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2014.001
90">[More Information]</a>
Begg, D., Plain, K., de Silva, K., Purdie
(Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2014). John's
disease; a mycobacterial infection of ruminants.
The Australian Society for Microbiology, N/A:
N/A.
Marsh, I., Plain, K., Whittington, R. (2014).
Molecular diagnostic tests for Johne's disease;
time to standardise. 12th International
Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Italy: N/A.
Gurung, R., Purdie (Williams), A., Begg, D., de
Silva, K., Plain, K., Whittington, R. (2014).
Mycobacterium Avium subspecies
Paratuberculosis stressome and diagnostic
significance: A review and Meta-analysis. 12th
International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis,
Italy: N/A.
Begg, D., Plain, K., de Silva, K., Purdie
(Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2014).
Production of Mucosal antibody in response to
Paratuberculosis infection. 12th International
Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Italy: N/A.
de Silva, K., Purdie (Williams), A., Plain, K.,
Begg, D., Whittington, R. (2014). Understanding
vaccine failure I relation to immune parameters
in map infection. 12th International Colloquium
on Paratuberculosis, Italy: N/A.
de Silva, K., Purdie (Williams), A., Plain, K.,
Begg, D., Whittington, R. (2014). Understanding
vaccine failure in relation to immune parameters
in map infection. 12th International Colloquium
on Paratuberculosis, Italy: N/A.
2013
de Silva, K., Begg, D., Plain, K., Purdie
(Williams), A., Kawaji, S., Dhand, N.,
Whittington, R. (2013). Can early host responses
to mycobacterial infection predict eventual
disease outcomes? Preventive Veterinary
Medicine, 112, 203-212. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.201
3.08.006">[More Information]</a>
Thirunavukkarasu, S., Plain, K., Eckstein, T., de
Silva, K., Whittington, R. (2013). Cellular and
humoral immunogenicity of Mycobacterium
avium subsp. paratuberculosis specific
lipopentapeptide antigens. Research In
Veterinary Science, 95, 123-129. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.03.00
2">[More Information]</a>
de Silva, K., Begg, D., Purdie (Williams), A.,
Plain, K., Whittington, R. (2013). Comparison
Of The Host Immune Response To Gudair®
Vaccination And Map Exposure. International
Veterinary Immunology Syposium.
Plain, K., Verma, N., Tran, G., Nomura, M.,
Boyd, R., Robinson, C., Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B.
(2013). Cytokines affecting CD4+ T regulatory
cells in transplant tolerance. Interleukin-4 does
not maintain alloantigen specific CD4+CD25+
Treg. Transplant Immunology, 29, 51-59. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trim.2013.10.00
3">[More Information]</a>
Whittington, R., Whittington, A., Waldron, A.,
Begg, D., de Silva, K., Purdie (Williams), A.,
Plain, K. (2013). Development and validation of
a liquid medium (M7H9C) for routine culture of
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis to
replace modified Bactec 12B medium. Journal of
Clinical Microbiology, 51(12), 3993-4000. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01373-13"
>[More Information]</a>
Hall, B., Tran, G., Verma, N., Plain, K.,
Robinson, C., Nomura, M., Hodgkinson, S.
(2013). Do natural T regulatory cells become
activated to antigen specific T regulatory cells in
transplantation and in autoimmunity? Frontiers
in Immunology, 4, 208. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2013.002
08">[More Information]</a>
Thirunavukkarasu, S., de Silva, K., Whittington,
R., Plain, K. (2013). In vivo and in vitro
expression pattern of Toll-like receptors in
Mycobacterium avium subspecies
Publications for Karren Plain
paratuberculosis infection. Veterinary
Immunology and Immunopathology, 156, 20-31.
<a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2013.0
8.008">[More Information]</a>
2012
Marsh, I., Plain, K., Galea, F., Waldron, A.,
Whittington, A., Whittington, R. (2012). A New
and Improved Semi-Automated direct faecal
PCR Test for Johne's Disease. 94th District
veterinarian's Conference, Wollongong: District
veterinarian's association.
Plain, K., Marsh, B., Begg, D., Galea, F.,
Waldron, A., Whittington, A., Whittington, R.
(2012). A new high-throughput direct faecal
PCR test for Johnes diesease. IVVDC 2012,
Queensland: N/A.
Plain, K., Marsh, I., Begg, D., Galea, F.,
Waldron, A., Whittington, A., Whittington, R.
(2012). A new high-throughput direct faecal
PCR test for Johne’s disease. 6th International
Veterinary Vaccines and Diagnostics
Conference, N/A: N/A.
Whittington, R., Begg, D., de Silva, K., Plain, K.,
Purdie (Williams), A. (2012). Comparative
immunological and microbiological aspects of
paratuberculosis as a model mycobacterial
infection. Veterinary Immunology and
Immunopathology, 148(1-2), 29-47. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.0
3.003">[More Information]</a>
Purdie (Williams), A., Begg, D., de Silva, K.,
Plain, K., Whittington, R. (2012). Differential
gene expression changes associated with
sub-clinical Mycobacterium avium subspecies
paratuberculosis infection in cattle: a
transcriptomic study. Immunology 2012, usa:
N/A.
de Silva, K., Begg, D., Plain, K., Purdie
(Williams), A., Kawaji, S., Dhand, N.,
Whittington, R. (2012). Early biomarkers of
resistance and susceptibility to mycobacterial
disease. Immunology 2012, usa: N/A.
Plain, K., Begg, D., de Silva, K., Purdie
(Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2012).
Enhancement of the interferon gamma assay to
detect
paratuberculosis using interleukin-7 and
interleukin-12 potentiation. Veterinary
Immunology and Immunopathology, 149(1-2),
28-37. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2012.0
5.023">[More Information]</a>
Purdie (Williams), A., Plain, K., Begg, D., de
Silva, K., Whittington, R. (2012). Expression of
genes associated with the antigen presentation
and processing pathway are consistently
regulated in early Mycobacterium avium subsp.
paratuberculosis infection. Comparative
Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious
Diseases: the international journal for medical
and veterinary researchers and practitioners,
35(2), 151-162. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2011.12.
007">[More Information]</a>
Begg, D., Plain, K., de Silva, K., Purdie
(Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2012).
Extension of the storage time of blood in
interferon gamma assays to diagnose
paratuberculosis: combination of IL-7 and IL-12
stimulation. 6th International Veterinary
Vaccines and Diagnostics Conference, N/A:
N/A.
Begg, D., Plain, K., de Silva, K., Purdie
(Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2012).
Extension of the storage time of blood in
interferon gamma assays to disgnose
paratuberculosis: combination of II-7 and II-12
stimulation. 4th European Veterinary
Immunology Workshop (EVIW), N/A: N/A.
Begg, D., Plain, K., de Silva, K., Purdie
(Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2012).
Extension of the storgage time of blood in
interferon gamma assay to diagnose
paratuberculosis: reporting guidelines. 11th
International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis,
N/A: N/A.
Tran, G., Hodgkinson, S., Carter, N., Verma, N.,
Plain, K., Boyd, R., Robinson, C., Nomura, M.,
Killingsworth, M., Hall, B. (2012). IL-5
promotes induction of antigen-specific
CD4+CD25+T regulatory cells that suppress
autoimmunity. Blood, 119(19), 4441-4450. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2011-12-3
96101">[More Information]</a>
de Silva, K., Begg, D., Plain, K., Purdie
(Williams), A., Kawaji, S., Whittington, R.
(2012). Immune profiles and faecal shedding of
Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis indicate
eventual severity of Johne's Disease. 11th
International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis,
N/A: N/A.
Thirunavukkarasu, S., Plain, K., de Silva, K.,
Eckstein, T., Whittington, R. (2012).
Macrophage immune responses to
mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
(MAP) and antigens. 11th International
Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, N/A: N/A.
Marsh, I., Plain, K., Galea, F., Waldron, A.,
Whittington, A., Whittington, R. (2012). New
and Improved direct faecal PCR test for Johne's
Disease. 11th International Colloquium on
Paratuberculosis, N/A: N/A.
Publications for Karren Plain
Thirunavukkarasu, S., Purdie (Williams), A.,
Plain, K., de Silva, K., Whittington, R. (2012).
Novel gene expression profile in the blood cells
of cattle experimentally exposed to
Mycobacterium avium subspecies
paratuberculosis. <i>IMMUNOLOGY2012™
The 99th AAI Annual Meeting!</i>, USA: N/A.
Plain, K., de Silva, K., Earl, J., Begg, D., Purdie
(Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2012). The role
of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and
tryptophan catabolism in paratuberculosis
disease progression. 11th International
Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, N/A: N/A.
Purdie (Williams), A., Begg, D., de Silva, K.,
Plain, K., Whittington, R. (2012). Transcriptomic
analysis of sub clinical mycobacterium avium
subsp.paratuberculosis infection in cattle. 11th
International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis,
N/A: N/A.
2011
Kawaji, S., Begg, D., Plain, K., Whittington, R.
(2011). A longitudinal study to evaluate the
diagnostic potential of a direct faecal quantitative
PCR test for Johne's disease in sheep. Veterinary
Microbiology, 148(1), 35-44. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.07
.022">[More Information]</a>
Purdie (Williams), A., Plain, K., Begg, D., de
Silva, K., Whittington, R. (2011). Candidate
gene and genome-wide association studies of
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
infection in cattle and sheep: A review.
Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and
Infectious Diseases: the international journal for
medical and veterinary researchers and
practitioners, 34(3), 197-208. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2010.12.
003">[More Information]</a>
Begg, D., de Silva, K., Carter, N., Plain, K.,
Purdie (Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2011).
Does a Th1 over Th2 dominancy really exist in
the early stages of Mycobacterium avium
subspecies paratuberculosis infections?
Immunobiology, 216(7), 840-846. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.imbio.2010.12.
004">[More Information]</a>
Verma, N., Tran, G., Hodgkinson, S., Plain, K.,
Bishop, A., Boyd, R., Robinson, C., Wang, C.,
Hall, B. (2011). IL-12p70 induces IL-2
alloactivated CD4+CD25+ Treg to Th1 like Treg
that suppress fully allogeneic graft rejection. 41st
Australasian Society for Immunology Annual
Meeting, N/A: N/A.
Tran, G., Hodgkinson, S., Carter, N.,
Killingsworth, M., Nomura, M., Verma, N.,
Plain, K., Boyd, R., Robinson, C., Hall, B.
(2011). IL-5 therapy prevents autoimmune
demyelination by promotion of IL-4 activated
antigen specific Treg. 41st Australasian Society
for Immunology Annual Meeting, N/A: N/A.
Tran, G., Hodgkinson, S., Carter, N., Verma, N.,
Robinson, C., Plain, K., Boyd, R., Hall, B.
(2011). In vitro induction of antigen specific
CD4+CD25+ Tregulatory cells that prevent
autoimmune mediated demyelination. 41st
Australasian Society for Immunology Annual
Meeting, N/A: N/A.
Plain, K., de Silva, K., Earl, J., Begg, D., Purdie
(Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2011).
Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase, Tryptophan
Catabolism, and Mycobacterium avium subsp.
paratuberculosis: a model for Chronic
Mycobacterial Infection. Infection and Immunity,
79(9), 3821-3832. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.05204-11">[
More Information]</a>
2010
Begg, D., de Silva, K., Plain, K., Purdie
(Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2010). Does a
Th1 over Th2 dominance exist in the early stages
of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
infections? 9th IVIS International Veterinary
Immunology Symposium, Amsterdam: Elsevier.
de Silva, K., Begg, D., Plain, K., Purdie
(Williams), A., Kawaji, S., Whittington, R.
(2010). Immune correlates of protection and
susceptibility to mycobacterial disease. 41st
Australasian Society for Immunology Annual
Meeting, N/A: N/A.
de Silva, K., Begg, D., Kawaji, S., Plain, K.,
Whittington, R. (2010). Immune profile and
faecal shedding of Mycobacterium avium
paratuberculosis vary with lesion severity in
Johne’s disease. 9th IVIS International
Veterinary Immunology Symposium, Amsterdam:
Elsevier.
Whittington, R., Begg, D., de Silva, K., Plain, K.,
Purdie (Williams), A. (2010). Immunological
characteristics of paratuberculosis as a
mycobacterial infection. 9th IVIS International
Veterinary Immunology Symposium, Amsterdam:
Elsevier.
Tran, G., Hodgkinson, S., Carter, N.,
Killingsworth, M., Nomura, M., Verma, N.,
Plain, K., Boyd, R., Hall, B. (2010). Membrane
attack complex of complement is not essential
for immune mediated demyelination in
experimental autoimmune neuritis. Journal of
Neuroimmunology, 229(1-2), 98-106. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.
07.010">[More Information]</a>
Whittington, R., Begg, D., de Silva, K., Plain, K.,
Purdie (Williams), A. (2010). Mycobacterial
infection – lessons from tuberculosis and
Publications for Karren Plain
paratuberculosis. 9th IVIS International
Veterinary Immunology Symposium, Amsterdam:
Elsevier.
Plain, K., de Silva, K., Earl, J., Begg, D., Purdie
(Williams), A., Whittington, R. (2010). Role of
IDO and tryptophan catabolism in chronic
mycobacterial disease pathogenesis. 41st
Australasian Society for Immunology Annual
Meeting, N/A: N/A.
Plain, K. (2010). Role of indoleamine
2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) in the response to
Mycobacterium avium subspecies
paratuberculosis iinfection. 9th IVIS
International Veterinary Immunology
Symposium, Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Plain, K., Purdie (Williams), A., Begg, D., de
Silva, K., Whittington, R. (2010). Toll-like
receptor (TLR)6 and TLR1 differentiation in
gene expression studies of Johne's disease.
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology,
137(1-2), 142-148. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2010.0
4.002">[More Information]</a>
2009
Verma, N., Plain, K., Nomura, M., Tran, G.,
Robinson, C., Boyd, R., Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B.
(2009). CD4+CD25+T cells alloactivated ex
vivo by IL-2 or IL-4 become potent
alloantigen-specific inhibitors of rejection with
different phenotypes, suggesting seperate
pathways of activation by Th1 and Th2
responses. Blood, 113(2), 479-487. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2008-05-1
56612">[More Information]</a>
Begg, D., Plain, K., Waldron, A., de Silva, K.,
Whittington, R. (2009). Development of an
Experimental Infection Model in Cattle using a
Low Passage Seed Stock of MAP. 10th
International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis,
Minnesota: University of Minnesota.
Plain, K., Begg, D., Waldron, A., de Silva, K.,
Whittington, R. (2009). Development of an
experimental infection protocol in cattle using a
low passage cultured strain of MAP. 10th
International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis,
USA: University of Minnesota.
Tay, S., Plain, K., Bishop, A. (2009). Role of
IL-4 and Th2 responses in allograft rejection and
tolerance. Current Opinion in Organ
Transplantation, 14(1), 16-22. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MOT.Ob013e32
831ebdf5">[More Information]</a>
2008
Verma, N., Plain, K., Nomura, M., Tran, G.,
Robinson, C., Boyd, R., Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B.
(2008). IL-2 or IL-4 activated CD4+CD25+T
cells in MLC become antigen specific and
respectively express IFN-y receptor (R) or
IL-5Ra. Keystone Symposia conference
"Tolerance in transplantation and
Autoimmunity", Colorado, USA: Keystone
Symposia.
Plain, K., Verma, N., Tran, G., Nomura, M.,
Boyd, R., Robinson, C., Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B.
(2008). IL-4 has tolerogenic and allogenic
effects; it activates CD4+CD25+T cells to
induce specific transplant tolerance and promotes
rejection, effecting CD4+CD25-T cells to
express CD25 but not Foxp3. Keystone Symposia
conference "Tolerance in transplantation and
Autoimmunity", Colorado, USA: Keystone
Symposia.
Plain, K., Begg, D., Whittington, R. (2008). Role
of IDO in the response to Mycobacterium avium
subspecies paratuberculosis infection.
Australasian Society for Immunology Conference
2008, Australia: Australasian Society for
Immunology.
Hall, B., Robinson, C., Plain, K., Verma, N.,
Carter, N., Boyd, R., Tran, G., Hodgkinson, S.
(2008). Studies on naïve CD4+CD25+ T cell
inhibition of naïve CD4+CD25- T cells in mixed
lymphocyte culture. Transplant Immunology,
18(4), 291-301. <a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trim.2007.09.00
2">[More Information]</a>
2007
Boyd, R., Hodgkinson, S., Carter, N., Tran, G.,
Plain, K., Verma, N., Robinson, C., Hall, B.
(2007). Absence of membrane attack complex
(MAC), delays onset of proteinuria in heymann
nephritis (HN). 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting
of the Australian and New Zealand Society of
Nephrology. Blackwell Synergy.
Verma, N., Plain, K., Tran, G., Boyd, R.,
Hodgkinson, S., Carter, N., Robinson, C., Hall,
B. (2007). Allograft tolerance mediating CD4+T
cells depend upon interferon- gamma (IFN-g) or
interleukin-5 (IL-5). 43rd Annual Scientific
Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand
Society of Nephrology. Blackwell Synergy.
Plain, K., Verma, N., Tran, G., Boyd, R.,
Robinson, C., Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B. (2007).
Can CD4+ T cells that mediate tolerance,
suppress linked alloantigens? Transplantation
Society of Australian and New Zealand, 25th
Annual Scientific Meeting.
Boyd, R., Hodgkinson, S., Carter, N., Tran, G.,
Plain, K., Verma, N., Robinson, C., Hall, B.
(2007). Complement C6 deficiency in Lewis rats
does not prevent proteinuria in active Heymann
Nephritis. American Society of Nephrology Renal
Week 2007, USA: American Society of
Publications for Karren Plain
Nephrology.
Congress 2006, USA: Blackwell Publishers.
Davidson, C., Verma, N., Robinson, C., Plain,
K., Tran, G., Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B. (2007).
IL-13 prolongs allograft survival: Association
with inhibition of macrophage cytokine
activation. Transplant Immunology, 17(3),
178-186.
Verma, N., Boyd, R., Robinson, C., Plain, K.,
Tran, G., Hall, B. (2006). Interleukin-12p70
Prolongs Allograft Survival by
Plain, K., Verma, N., Tran, G., Boyd, R.,
Robinson, C., Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B. (2007).
IL-5 can maintain specific tolerance mediating
CD4+ T cells. Transplantation Society of
Australian and New Zealand, 25th Annual
Scientific Meeting.
Verma, N., Plain, K., Robinson, C., Boyd, R.,
Tran, G., Carter, N., Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B.
(2007). Th1 and Th2 responses induce separate
lineages of CD4+CD25+T cells that mediate
allograft tolerance. 43rd Annual Scientific
Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand
Society of Nephrology. Blackwell Synergy.
Hall, B., Plain, K., Verma, N., Tran, G., Boyd,
R., Robinson, C., Nicolls, M., Berger, M.,
Nomura, M., Hodgkinson, S. (2007). Transfer of
allograft specific tolerance requires CD4+CD25
+T cells but not interleukin-4 or transforming
growth factor-β and cannot induce tolerance to
linked antigens. Transplantation, 83(8),
1075-1084.
Plain, K., Boyd, R., Verma, N., Robinson, C.,
Tran, G., Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B. (2007).
Transplant tolerance associated with a Th1
response and not broken by IL-4, IL-5, and
TGF-β blockade or Th1 cytokine administration.
Transplantation, 83(6), 764-773.
2006
Hall, B., Plain, K., Robinson, C., Nomura, M.,
Verma, N., Boyd, R., Tran, G., Hodgkinson, S.
(2006). A test to detect specific immune
tolerance to transplanted organs by examining in
vitro reactivity of peripheral CD4+ T cells and
the CD25+ and CD25- subsets. World
Transplant Congress 2006, USA: Blackwell
Publishers.
Verma, N., Plain, K., Nomura, M., Tran, G.,
Robinson, C., Boyd, R., Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B.
(2006). CD4+CD25+ T suppressor cells induced
by short-term culture with IL-2 or IL-4 and
specific alloantigen have increased specific
suppressive capacity both in vitro and in vivo.
World Transplant Congress 2006, USA:
Blackwell Publishers.
Plain, K., Verma, N., Tran, G., Boyd, R.,
Nomura, M., Robinson, C., Hodgkinson, S., Hall,
B. (2006). IL-4 does not maintain specific
tolerance mediating CD4+CD25+ T suppressor
cells but induces antigen-specific naive
CD4+CD25+ T cells. World Transplant
Induction of Interferon Gamma and Nitric
Oxide Production. Transplantation, 82(10),
1324-1333.
Nomura, M., Plain, K., Verma, N., Robinson, C.,
Boyd, R., Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B. (2006). The
cellular basis of cardiac allograft rejection. IX.
Ratio of naive CD4+CD25+/CD4+CD25- T cells
determines rejection or tolerance.
Transplantation Proceedings, 15(4), 311-318.
Hodgkinson, S., Nomura, M., Tran, G., Verma,
N., Plain, K., Boyd, R., Hall, B. (2006).
Transplant tolerance mediating CD4+ T cells
contain CD4+CD25+ T cells that express
interferon-gamma receptor and their survival is
promoted by IFN-gamma. World Transplant
Congress 2006, USA: Blackwell Publishers.
2005
Plain, K., Verma, N., Boyd,, R., Tran, G., Carter,
N., Hodgkinson, S. (2005). IFN-y receptor and
IL-4 receptor expression on CD4+,CD25+
regulatory T cells. Transplantation Society of
Australia.
2002
Plain, K., Robinson, C., Boyd, R., Verma, N.,
Tran, G., Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B. (2002). IL-4
does not maintain the function of specific
CD4+,CD25+ regulatory T cells in allograft
tolerance. Australian Society of Health and
Medical Research.
2001
Chen, J., Huoam, C., Plain, K., He, X.,
Hodgkinson, S., Hall, B. (2001). CD4+,CD25+ T
cells as regulators of alloimmune responses.
Transplantation Proceedings, 33(1-2), 163-164.
Hall, B., Chen, J., Robinson, C., He, X., Plain,
K., Verma, N., Hodgkinson, S. (2001).
Conditioned dendritic cells as a temporal bridge
between T helper and cytotoxic cells.
Transplantation Proceedings, 33(1-2), 195-196.
Tran, G., Carter, N., He, X., Spicer, T., Plain, K.,
Nicolls, M., Hall, B., Hodgkinson, S. (2001).
Reversal of experimental allergic
encephalomyelitis with non-mitogenic,
non-depleting anti-CD3 mAb therapy with a
preferential effect on Th1 cells that is augmented
by IL-4. International Immunology, 13(9),
1109-1120.