The cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor (R)-roscovitine prevents alloreactive T cell clonal expansion and protects against acute GvHD

L Li, H Wang, JS Kim, G Pihan, VA Boussiotis - Cell Cycle, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Cell cycle re-entry of quiescent T lymphocytes regulated by cdk2 is required for antigen-
specific clonal expansion and generation of productive T cell responses. Recently, we …

The cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor (R)-roscovitine mediates selective suppression of alloreactive human T cells but preserves pathogen-specific and leukemia …

A Nellore, B Liu, N Patsoukis, VA Boussiotis, L Li - Clinical Immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
Graft versus host disease (GvHD), mediated by donor T cells, remains the primary cause of
non-relapse mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and novel …

Cyclin-dependent kinases: molecular switches controlling anergy and potential therapeutic targets for tolerance

AD Wells - Seminars in immunology, 2007 - Elsevier
A large body of research has established the importance of costimulatory signals and
proliferation for the generation of productive T cell immune responses. While costimulation …

New roles for cyclin-dependent kinases in T cell biology: linking cell division and differentiation

AD Wells, PA Morawski - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2014 - nature.com
The proliferation of a few antigen-reactive lymphocytes into a large population of effector
cells is a fundamental property of adaptive immunity. The cell division that fuels this process …

Cyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitor drugs as potential novel anti‐inflammatory and pro‐resolution agents

AE Leitch, C Haslett, AG Rossi - British journal of pharmacology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The cyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitor (CDKi) drugs such as R‐roscovitine have emerged as
potential anti‐inflammatory, pharmacological agents that can influence the resolution of …

Effect of the Cdk-inhibitor roscovitine on mouse hematopoietic progenitors in vivo and in vitro

H Song, M Vita, H Sallam, R Tehranchi… - Cancer chemotherapy …, 2007 - Springer
Myelosuppression is one the most frequent side effects of chemotherapy. New agents that
more selectively target cancer cells have been developed in attempt to improve the effects …

Activation‐induced T cell death occurs at G1A phase of the cell cycle

QS Li, S Tanaka, RR Kisenge, H Toyoda… - European Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral negative selection of cycling T cells after TCR engagement and deletion of
activated T cells after an immune response occur by an apoptotic process termed activation …

Replication-dependent DNA damage response triggered by roscovitine induces an uncoupling of DNA replication proteins

M Savio, M Cerri, O Cazzalini, P Perucca, LA Stivala… - Cell cycle, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor roscovitine is under evaluation in clinical trials
for its antiproliferative properties. Roscovitine arrests cell cycle progression in G1 and in G2 …

The role of cyclin-dependent kinases in T-cell development, proliferation, and function

EA Rowell, AD Wells - Critical Reviews™ in Immunology, 2006 - dl.begellhouse.com
The transit of T lymphocytes through the cell cycle in response to extracellular signals is
controlled in large part by the ordered expression and degradation of cyclins and cyclin …

Prolonged TCR/CD28 engagement drives IL-2-independent T cell clonal expansion through signaling mediated by the mammalian target of rapamycin

S Colombetti, V Basso, DL Mueller… - The Journal of …, 2006 - journals.aai.org
Proliferation of Ag-specific T cells is central to the development of protective immunity. The
concomitant stimulation of the TCR and CD28 programs resting T cells to IL-2-driven clonal …