Professor, ISU/UNL Cooperative Veterinary Medicine Education Program
Research description: Our long-term interest is the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the development of human autoimmune diseases. Most healthy humans have a propensity to develop autoimmune diseases, as evidenced by the presence of autoreactive T cells or autoantibodies in their naïve periphery. T cells are educated in the thymus, where high-affinity TCR-bearing cells that interact with self-antigens are deleted by negative selection while T cells with low-affinity TCR to self-antigens are selected positively and exported to the periphery. In spite of the high frequency of self-reactive T cells in the naïve peripheral repertoires, autoimmune responses do not ensue spontaneously. How this tolerance is maintained is a fundamental question. We focus our investigations on the role of reactive oxygen species in the maintenance of T cell tolerance and autoimmunity.
2024
Investigation into CardiacMyhc-α 334–352-Specific TCR Transgenic Mice Reveals a Role for Cytotoxic CD4 T Cells in the Development of Cardiac Autoimmunity, Meghna Sur, Mahima T. Rasquinha, Kiruthiga Mone, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Ninaad Lasrado, Channabasavaiah B. Gurumurthy, Raymond A. Sobel, and Jay Reddy
2022
Cardiac myosin-specific autoimmune T cells contribute to immune-checkpoint-inhibitor-associated myocarditis, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ninaad Lasrado, Jay Reddy, and Daniela Ciháková
Dissecting the cellular landscape and transcriptome network in viral myocarditis by single-cell RNA sequencing, Ninaad Lasrado, Nicholas Borcherding, Rajkumar Arumugam, Timothy K. Starr, and Jay Reddy
A Monovalent Mt10-CVB3 Vaccine Prevents CVB4-Accelerated Type 1 Diabetes in NOD Mice, Mahima T. Rasquinha, Ninaad Lasrado, Meghna Sur, Kiruthiga Mone, Haowen Qiu, Jean-Jack Riethoven, Raymond A. Sobel, and Jay Reddy
Cardiac myosin-specific autoimmune T cells contribute to immune-checkpoint-inhibitor-associated myocarditis, Taejoon Won, Hannah M. Kalinoski, Megan K. Wood, David M. Hughes, Camille M. Jaime, Paul Delgado, Monica V. Talor, Ninaad Lasrado, Jay Reddy, and Daniela Čiháková
2021
Mt10-CVB3 Vaccine Virus Protects against CVB4 Infection by Inducing Cross-Reactive, Antigen-Specific Immune Responses, Ninaad Lasrado, Rajkumar Arumugam, Mahima T. Rasquinha, Meghna Sur, David Steffen, and Jay Reddy
Attenuated strain of CVB3 with a mutation in the CAR‑interacting region protects against both myocarditis and pancreatitis, Ninaad Lasrado, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Rajkumar Arumugam, Allison Shelbourn, Mahima T. Rasquinha, Rakesh H. Basavalingappa, Gustavo Delhon, Shi-Hua Xiang, Asit K. Pattnaik, David Steffen, and Jay Reddy
2020
Evidence for Anti-Viral Effects of Complete Freund’s Adjuvant in the Mouse Model of Enterovirus Infection, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Ninaad Lasrado, David J. Steffen, and Jay Reddy
Identification of Immunogenic Epitopes That Permit the Detection of Antigen-Specific T Cell Responses in Multiple Serotypes of Group B Coxsackievirus Infections, Ninaad Lasrado, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Rajkumar Arumugam, Chandirasegara Massilamany, Sayli Pokal, Yuzhen Zhou, Shi-Hua Xiang, David Steffen, and Jay Reddy
Mechanisms of sex hormones in autoimmunity: focus on EAE, Ninaad Lasrado, Ting Jia, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Rodrigo Franco, Zsolt Illes, and Jay Reddy
Triggers of Inflammatory Heart Disease, Ninaad Lasrado, Bharathi Yalaka, and Jay Reddy
2019
Pancreas of coxsackievirus-infected dams and their challenged pups: A complex issue, Sona Sarmirova, Maria Borsanyiova, Brigita Benkoova, Michaela Pospisilova, Rajkumar Rajasekaran, Katarina Berakova, Pavol Gomolcak, Jay Reddy, and Shubhada Bopegamage
2017
β1-Adrenergic Receptor Contains Multiple IAk and IEk Binding Epitopes That Induce T Cell Responses with Varying Degrees of Autoimmune Myocarditis in A/J Mice, Rakesh H. Basavalingappa, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Bharathi Krishnan, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Rajkumar A. Rajasekaran, Muhammad Z. Afzal, Jean-Jack Riethoven, Jennifer L. Strande, David J. Steffen, and Jay Reddy
2016
A Urinary Metabolic Signature for Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica, Teklab Gebregiworgis, Helle H. Nielsen, Chandirasegara Massilamany, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Jay Reddy, Zsolt Illes, and Robert Powers
Autoimmunity in picornavirus infections, Chandirasegara Massilamany, Andreas Koenig, Jay Reddy, Sally Huber, and Iwona Buskiewicz
Whole genomic sequence analysis of Bacillus infantis: defining the genetic blueprint of strain NRRL B-14911, an emerging cardiopathogenic microbe, Chandirasegara Massilamany, Akram Mohammed, John Dustin Loy, Tanya Purvis, Bharathi Krishnan, Rakesh H. Basavalingappa, Christy M. Kelley, Chittibabu Guda, Raúl G. Barletta, Etsuko N. Moriyama, Timothy P.L. Smith, and Jay Reddy
Whole genomic sequence analysis of Bacillus infantis: defining the genetic blueprint of strain NRRL B-14911, an emerging cardiopathogenic microbe, Chandirasegara Massilamany, Akram Mohammed, John Dustin Loy, Tanya Purvis, Bharathi Krishnan, Rakesh H. Basavalingappa, Christy M. Kelley, Chittibabu Guda, Raúl G. Barletta, Etsuko N. Moriyama, Timothy P.L. Smith, and Jay Reddy
Noninvasive Assessment of Cardiac Abnormalities in Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis by Magnetic Resonance Microscopy Imaging in the Mouse, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Vahid Khalilzad-Sharghi, Arunakumar Gangaplara, David Steffen, Shadi F. Othman, and Jay Reddy
BIOMARKERS USED TO DETECT AND MONITOR NEUROLOGICAL AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, Robert Powers, Jay Reddy, Teklab Gebregiworgis, Chandirasegara Massilamany, Arunakumar Gangaplara, and Zsolt Illes
2015
Association of Autophagy in the Cell Death Mediated by Dihydrotestosterone in Autoreactive T Cells Independent of Antigenic Stimulation, Ting Jia, Annandurai Anandhan, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Rajkumar A. Rajasekaran, Rodrigo Franco, and Jay Reddy
Versatility of using major histocompatibility complex class II dextramers for derivation and characterization of antigen-specific, autoreactive T cell hybridomas, Bharathi Krishnan, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Rakesh H. Basavalingappa, Rajkumar A. Rajasekaran, Charles Kuszynski, Barbara Switzer, Daniel A. Peterson, and Jay Reddy
Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Dextramers: New Tools for the Detection of antigen-Specific, CD4 T Cells in Basic and Clinical Research, Chandirasegara Massilamany, Bharathi Krishnan, and Jay Reddy
Environmental Microbes and Uveitis: Is Microbial Exposure Always Bad?, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, A. Gangaplara, and J. Reddy
Mutations in the 5’ NTR and the Non-Structural Protein 3A of the Coxsackievirus B3 Selectively Attenuate Myocarditogenicity, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Rakesh H. Basavalingappa, Rajkumar A. Rajasekaran, Hiep Vu, Jean-Jack Riethoven, David Steffen, Asit K. Pattnaik, and Jay Reddy
2014
Direct Staining with Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Dextramers Permits Detection of Antigen- Specific, Autoreactive CD4 T Cells In Situ, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Ting Jia, Christian Elowsky, Guobin Kang, Jean-Jack Riethoven, Qingsheng Li, You Zhou, and Jay Reddy
In Situ Detection of Autoreactive CD4 T Cells in Brain and Heart Using Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Dextramers, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Ting Jia, Christian Elowsky, Qingsheng Li, You Zhou, and Jay Reddy
SJL Mice Infected with Acanthamoeba castellanii Develop Central Nervous System Autoimmunity through the Generation of Cross-Reactive T Cells for Myelin Antigens, Jay Reddy, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Francine Marciano-Cabral, Bruno da Rocha-Azevedo, Melissa Jamerson, Arunakumar Gangaplara, David Steffen, Rana Zabad, Zsolt Illes, and Raymond Sobel
2013
Mimicry epitope from Ehrlichia canis for interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein 201–216 prevents autoimmune uveoretinitis by acting as altered peptide ligand, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, David Steffen, and Jay Reddy
Relevance of Molecular Mimicry in the Mediation of Infectious Myocarditis, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Sally A. Huber, Madeleine W. Cunningham, and Jay Reddy
2012
Coxsackievirus B3 Infection Leads to the Generation of Cardiac Myosin Heavy Chain-α-Reactive CD4 T Cells in A/J Mice, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Deborah M. Brown, Gustavo A. Delhon, Asit K. Pattnaik, Nora Chapman, Noel Rose, David J. Steffen, and Jay Reddy
2011
Detection of cardiac myosin heavy chain-α-specific CD4 cells by using MHC class II/IAk tetramers in A/J mice, Chandirasegara Massilamany, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Nora M. Chapman, Noel Rose, and Jay Reddy
Identification of a Second Mimicry Epitope from Acanthamoeba castellanii that Induces CNS Autoimmunity by Generating Cross-reactive T Cells for MBP 89–101 in SJL Mice, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Oluwatoyin A. Asojo, Arunakumar Gangaplara, David J. Steffen, and Jay Reddy
Identification of a Second Mimicry Epitope from Acanthamoeba castellanii that Induces CNS Autoimmunity by Generating Cross-Reactive T Cells for MBP 89–101 in SJL Mice, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Oluwatoyin A. Asojo, Arunakumar Gangaplara, David J. Steffen, and Jay Reddy
TCA Cycle Inactivation in Staphylococcus aureus Alters Nitric Oxide Production in RAW 264.7 Cells, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Donald J. Gardner, James M. Musser, David J. Steffen, Greg A. Somerville, and Jay Reddy
Detection of autoreactive CD4 T cells using major histocompatibility complex class II dextramers, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Bijaya Upadhyaya, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Charles Kuszynski, and Jay Reddy
Gender differences in CNS autoimmunity induced by mimicry epitope for PLP 139–151 in SJL mice, Chandirasegara Massilamany, Sivasubramani Thulasingam, David Steffen, and Jay Reddy
Detection of Autoreactive CD4 T Cells Using Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Dextramers, Chandirasegaran Massilimany, Bijaya Upadhyaya, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Charles Kuszynski, and Jay Reddy
miR-27b*, an Oxidative Stress-Responsive microRNA Modulates Nuclear Factor-kB Pathway in RAW 264.7 Cells, Sivasubramani Thulasingam, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Arunakumar Gangaplara, Hongjiu Dai, Shahlo Yarbaeva, Sakthivel Subramaniam, Jean-Jack Riethoven, James Eudy, Marjorie F. Lou, and Jay Reddy
2010
An Epitope from Acanthamoeba castellanii That Cross-React with Proteolipid Protein 139-151-Reactive T Cells Induces Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in SJL Mice, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, David Steffan, and Jay Reddy
2009
Synergistic Inhibition of Bovine Leukemia Virus Replication In Vitro by Ribavirin and alpha-Interferon [abstract only], Jeffrey Isaacson, Charles Wood, and Jay Reddy
2008
Distinct Functions of Autoreactive Memory and Effector CD4+ T Cells in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Wassim Elyaman, Pia Kivisäkk, Jay Reddy, Tanuja Chitnis, Khadir Raddassi, Jaime Imitola, Elizabeth Bradshaw, Vijay K. Kuchroo, Hideo Yagita, Mohamed H. Sayegh, and Samia J. Khoury
2007
Modulation of CD4 Co-Receptor Limits Spontaneous Autoimmunity When High-Affinity Transgenic TCR Specific for Self-Antigen Is Expressed on a Genetically Resistant Background, Zsolt Illés, Hanspeter Waldner, Jay Reddy, Ana C. Anderson, Raymond A. Sobel, and Vijay K. Kuchroo
Su.32. Myelin-specific Regulatory T Cells Accumulate in the Central Nervous System, but Fail to Suppress Pathogenic Effector T Cells at the Peak of Autoimmune Inflammation [abstract only], Thomas Korn, Mohamed Oukka, Jay Reddy, Estelle Betelli, Amit Awasthi, Raymond Sobel, Kai Wucherpfennig, and Vijay K. Kuchroo
2006
Monoclonal Antibodies to Distinct Regions of Human Myelin Proteolipid Protein Simultaneously Recognize Central Nervous System Myelin and Neurons of Many Vertebrate Species, Edward A. Greenfield, Jay Reddy, Andrew Lees, Charissa A. Dyer, Omanand Koul, Khuong Nguyen, Shannon Bell, Nasim Kassam, Julian Hinojoza, Mary Jane Eaton, Marjorie B. Lees, Vijay K. Kuchroo, and Raymond A. Sobel
OR.76. Myelin Specific Regulatory T-Cells Expand from Naturally Occurring Regulatory T-Cells and Accumulate in the CNS during EAE [abstract only], Thomas Korn, Jay Reddy, Wenda Gao, Terry Strom, Mohamed Oukka, and Vijay K. Kuchroo
OR.107. TIM-1 Plays a Crucial Role in the Expansion of Autopathogneic T-Cells and Regulation of Autoimmunity [abstract only], Sheng Xioa, Nader Najafian, Jay Reddy, Monica Albin, Chen Zhu, Ana Anderson, Zheng Zhang, Cristina Gutierrez, Raymond Sobel, Dale Umetsu, Hideo Yagita, Hisaya Akiba, Mohamed Sayegh, Rosemarie DeKruyff, and Vijay K. Kuchroo
2005
Cutting Edge: CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells Contribute to Gender Differences in Susceptibility to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Jay Reddy, Hanspeter Waldner, Xingmin Zhang, Zsolt Illes, Kai W. Wucherpfennig, Raymond A. Sobel, and Vijay K. Kuchroo
Peptide 15-mers of Defined Sequence that Substitute for Random Amino Acid Copolymers in Amelioration of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Joel N.H. Stern, Zsolt Illés, Jay Reddy, Derin B. Keskin, Masha Fridkis-Hareli, Vijay K. Kuchroo, and Jack L. Strominger
2004
Modified Amino Acid Copolymers Suppress Myelin Basic Protein 85–99-Induced Encephalomyelitis in Humanized Mice through Different Effects on T Cells, Zsolt Illés, Joel N.H. Stern, Jay Reddy, Hanspeter Waldner, Marcin P. Mycko, Celia F. Brosnan, Stephan Ellmerich, Daniel M. Altmann, Laura Santambrogio, Jack L. Strominger, and Vijay K. Kuchroo
Myelin Proteolipid Protein-Specific CD4+ CD25+ Regulatory Cells Mediate Genetic Resistance to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Jay Reddy, Zsolt Illés, Xingmin Zhang, Jeffrey Encinas, Jason Pyrdol, Lindsay Nicholson, Raymond A. Sobel, Kai W. Wucherpfennig, Vijay K. Kuchroo, and James P. Allison
Amelioration of Proteolipid Protein 139–151-Induced Encephalomyelitis in SJL Mice by Modified Amino Acid Copolymers and Their Mechanisms, Joel N.H. Stern, Zsolt Illés, Jay Reddy, Derin B. Keskin, Eric Sheu, Masha Fridkis-Hareli, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Celia F. Brosnan, Laura Santambrogio, Vijay K. Kuchroo, and Jack L. Strominger
1996
Cytokines in Pigs Bred Selectively for High and Low Immune Response [abstract only], Jay Reddy, Bruce N. Wilkie, Bonnie A. Mallard, and Soren Rosendal