IDIImmune Disease Institute
Department of Pathology
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Minghe Ma
Senior Research Associate

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               Selected Publications:

 

  • Ma M, Ma Y, Sun DQ. Evaluation of CSF mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 5 and its antibody detection for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (Chinese). Chinese J. tuber. & Respi. Dise. 11, 260-262(1988).

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  • Ma Y, Ma M. Current status of the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis. (Review) (Chinese). Chinese J. Tuber. & Respi. Dise. 12, 49-51.(1988).

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  • Wessels MR, Butko P, Ma M, Warren HB, Lage A, Carroll MC. Studies of group B streptococcal infection in mice deficient in complement C3 or C4 demonstrate an essential role for complement in both innate and acquired immunity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92, 11490-11494 (1995).

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  • Ahearn JM, Fischer MB, Croix D, Goerg S, Ma M, Xia J, Zhou X, Rothstein T and Carroll MC. Disruption of the Cr2 locus results in a reduction in B-1a cells and in an impaired B cell response to T-dependent antigen. Immunity 4; 251-262 (1996).

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  • Croix DA, Ahearn JM, Rosengard A, Han S-H, Ma M, Carroll MC. Antibody response to a T-dependent antigen requires B cell expression of complement receptors. J. Exp. Med.183:1857-1864 (1996).

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  • Weiser MR, Williams JP, Moore FD Jr., Kobzik L, Ma M, Hechtman HB, Carroll MC. Reperfusion injury of ischemic skeletal muscle is mediated by natural antibody and complement. J. Exp. Med.183: 2343-2347 (1996).

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  • Fischer MB, Ma M, Goerg S, Zhou X, Xia J, Finco O, Han S, Kelsoe G, Rothstein TL, Howard J, Kremnmer E, Rosen F, Carroll MC. Regulation of the B cell response to T-dependent antigens by classical pathway complement. J. Immunol. 157: 549-556 (1996).

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  • Sylvestre D, Clynes R, Ma M, Warren H, Carroll MC, Ravetch J.  Immunoglobulin G-mediated Inflammatory Responses Develop Normally in Complement-deficient Mice. J. Exp. Med. 184: 2385-2392 (1996).

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  • Weiser MR, Pechet TTV, Williams JP, Ma M, Frenette PS, Moore FD, Kobzik L, Hines RO, Wagner DD, Carroll MC, Hechtman HB. Experimental murine acid aspiration injury is mediated by neutrophils and the alternative complement pathway. J. Applied Physiology 83: 1090-1095, Oct 1997.

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  • Fischer MB, Prodeus A, Nicholson-Weller A, Ma M, MurrowJ, Reid RR, Warren HB, Lage AL, Moore FD Jr., Rosen FS, Carroll MC. Increased susceptibility to endotoxin shock in complement C3 and C4 deficient mice is corrected by C1 inhibitor replacement. J. Immunol. 159:976-982 (1997).

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  • Fischer MB, Ma M, Hsu NC, Carroll MC. Local synthesis of C3 within the splenic lymphoid compartment can reconstitute the impaired immune response in C3 deficient mice. J. of Immunol. 160; 2619-2625 (1998).

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  • Da Costa XJ, Brockman MA, Alicot E, Ma M, Fischer MB, Zhou X, Knipe DM Carroll MC. Humoral response to herpes simplex virus is complement dependent Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 96(22), 12708-12 (1999).

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  • Xu Y, Ma M, Ippolito G, Schroeder HW Jr, Carroll MC, Volanakis JE.  Complement activation in factor D-deficient mice.  PNAS. 2001 Dec 4; 98(25): 14577-14582.

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  • Einav S, Pozdnyakova O, Ma M, Carroll MC.  Complement C4 is protective for lupus disease independent of C3.  J Immunol. 2002 Feb 1;168(3):1036-41.

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  • Trcka J, Moroi Y, Clynes RA, Goldberg SM, Bergtold A, Perales MA, Ma M, Ferrone CR, Carroll MC, Ravetch JV, Houghton AN. Redendant and alternative roles for activating fc receptors and complement in an antibody-dependent model of autoimmune vitiligo. Immunity 2002. Jun; 16(6):861-868
  • Zhang M, Austen GW Jr., Chiu I, Carroll EM, Hung R, Ma M, Verna N, Xu M, Hechtman HB, Moore FD Jr., Carroll MC. Identification of a specific self-reactive IgM antibody that initiates interstinal ischemia/reperfusion injury. PNAS, 2004 March 16;101(11):3886-91.