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49915
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3573
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1655

Overview

Mohamed Oukka is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States, contributing primarily to the field of Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans 18 publications focused on immunology, with additional research contributions in pathology and forensic medicine, physiology, and oncology.

The research topics addressed by Oukka include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Whipple's Disease and Interleukins
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases

Oukka has co-authored several papers with frequent collaborators such as Brandon Shokoples, Kevin Comeau, Akinori Higaki, Antoine Caillon, and Olga Berillo, each appearing in at least three joint publications.

The venues where Oukka's work is commonly published include:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Nature Immunology
  • Immunology
  • Hypertension Research
  • Scientific Reports

Recent notable publications by Mohamed Oukka are:

  • "IL-23 stabilizes an effector Treg cell program in the tumor microenvironment," 2024, Nature Immunology
  • "Temporal overexpression of IL-22 and Reg3γ differentially impacts the severity of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis," 2021, Immunology
  • "Angiotensin II-induced a steeper blood pressure elevation in IL-23 receptor-deficient mice: Role of interferon-γ-producing T cells," 2022, Hypertension Research
  • "Cutting Edge: Systemic Autoimmunity in Murine STAT3 Gain-of-Function Syndrome Is Characterized by Effector T Cell Expansion in the Absence of Overt Regulatory T Cell Dysfunction," 2022, The Journal of Immunology
  • "IL-23 receptor deficiency results in lower bone mass via indirect regulation of bone formation," 2021, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Reciprocal developmental pathways for the generation of pathogenic effector TH17 and regulatory T cells.

    Estelle Bettelli;Yijun Carrier;Wenda Gao;Thomas Korn

  • IL-17 and Th17 Cells.

    Thomas Korn;Estelle Bettelli;Mohamed Oukka;Vijay K. Kuchroo

  • Adenosine generation catalyzed by CD39 and CD73 expressed on regulatory T cells mediates immune suppression

    Silvia Deaglio;Karen M. Dwyer;Wenda Gao;David J Friedman

  • IL-21 initiates an alternative pathway to induce proinflammatory T H 17 cells

    Thomas Korn;Estelle Bettelli;Wenda Gao;Amit Awasthi

  • Small intestine lamina propria dendritic cells promote de novo generation of Foxp3 T reg cells via retinoic acid

    Cheng-Ming Sun;Jason A. Hall;Jason A. Hall;Rebecca B. Blank;Nicolas Bouladoux

  • T H -17 cells in the circle of immunity and autoimmunity

    Estelle Bettelli;Mohamed Oukka;Vijay K Kuchroo

  • Induction and effector functions of T H 17 cells

    Estelle Bettelli;Thomas Korn;Mohamed Oukka;Vijay K. Kuchroo

  • Control of T reg and T H 17 cell differentiation by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

    Francisco J. Quintana;Alexandre S. Basso;Antonio H. Iglesias;Thomas Korn

  • IL-4 inhibits TGF-β-induced Foxp3+ T cells and, together with TGF-β, generates IL-9+ IL-10+ Foxp3− effector T cells

    Valerie Dardalhon;Amit Awasthi;Hyoung-Joon Kwon;George Galileos

  • Adenoma-linked barrier defects and microbial products drive IL-23/IL-17-mediated tumour growth.

    Sergei I. Grivennikov;Kepeng Wang;Daniel Mucida;C. Andrew Stewart

  • IL-21 and TGF-beta are required for differentiation of human T(H)17 cells.

    Li Yang;David E. Anderson;Clare Baecher-Allan;William D. Hastings

  • Myelin-specific regulatory T cells accumulate in the CNS but fail to control autoimmune inflammation

    Thomas Korn;Jayagopala Reddy;Wenda Gao;Estelle Bettelli

  • A dominant function for interleukin 27 in generating interleukin 10–producing anti-inflammatory T cells

    Amit Awasthi;Yijun Carrier;Jean P S Peron;Estelle Bettelli

  • Expanded Double Negative T Cells in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Produce IL-17 and Infiltrate the Kidneys

    José C. Crispín;Mohammed Oukka;George Bayliss;Robert A. Cohen

  • Foxp3 interacts with nuclear factor of activated T cells and NF-κB to repress cytokine gene expression and effector functions of T helper cells

    Estelle Bettelli;Maryam Dastrange;Mohamed Oukka

  • IL-9 induces differentiation of TH17 cells and enhances function of FoxP3+ natural regulatory T cells

    Wassim Elyaman;Elizabeth M. Bradshaw;Catherine Uyttenhove;Valérie Dardalhon

  • Retinoic acid increases Foxp3+ regulatory T cells and inhibits development of Th17 cells by enhancing TGF-β-driven Smad3 signaling and inhibiting IL-6 and IL-23 receptor expression

    Sheng Xiao;Hulin Jin;Thomas Korn;Sue M. Liu

  • IL- 6 controls Th17 immunity in vivo by inhibiting the conversion of conventional T cells into Foxp3⁺ regulatory T cells

    Thomas Korn;Meike Mitsdoerffer;Andrew L. Croxford;Amit Awasthi

  • Th17 cells: effector T cells with inflammatory properties.

    Thomas Korn;Mohamed Oukka;Vijay Kuchroo;Estelle Bettelli

  • Iron release from macrophages after erythrophagocytosis is up-regulated by ferroportin 1 overexpression and down-regulated by hepcidin

    Mitchell D. Knutson;Mohamed Oukka;Lindsey M. Koss;Fikret Aydemir

Frequent Co-Authors

Vijay K. Kuchroo
Vijay K. Kuchroo Harvard University
Thomas Korn
Thomas Korn Technical University of Munich
Wenda Gao
Wenda Gao Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Raymond A. Sobel
Raymond A. Sobel Stanford University
David J. Rawlings
David J. Rawlings Seattle Children's Hospital
Laurie H. Glimcher
Laurie H. Glimcher Harvard University
Howard L. Weiner
Howard L. Weiner Harvard University
Terry B. Strom
Terry B. Strom Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Francisco J. Quintana
Francisco J. Quintana Harvard Medical School
I-Cheng Ho
I-Cheng Ho Brigham and Women's Hospital

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