2023
Immune sensing of food allergens promotes avoidance behaviour
Florsheim E, Bachtel N, Cullen J, Lima B, Godazgar M, Carvalho F, Chatain C, Zimmer M, Zhang C, Gautier G, Launay P, Wang A, Dietrich M, Medzhitov R. Immune sensing of food allergens promotes avoidance behaviour. Nature 2023, 620: 643-650. PMID: 37437602, PMCID: PMC10432274, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06362-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMast cellsImmune systemBALB/c miceAllergen-specific IgEDifferentiation factor 15Behavioral modificationAllergen avoidanceAllergic sensitizationAllergic inflammationFood allergyTractus solitariusC miceCysteinyl leukotrienesParabrachial nucleusAllergen ingestionE antibodiesCentral amygdalaFactor 15Mouse modelFood allergensBrain areasImmune sensingAvoidance behaviorAversive stimuliGenetic background
2020
Longitudinal analyses reveal immunological misfiring in severe COVID-19
Lucas C, Wong P, Klein J, Castro TBR, Silva J, Sundaram M, Ellingson MK, Mao T, Oh JE, Israelow B, Takahashi T, Tokuyama M, Lu P, Venkataraman A, Park A, Mohanty S, Wang H, Wyllie AL, Vogels CBF, Earnest R, Lapidus S, Ott IM, Moore AJ, Muenker MC, Fournier JB, Campbell M, Odio CD, Casanovas-Massana A, Herbst R, Shaw A, Medzhitov R, Schulz W, Grubaugh N, Dela Cruz C, Farhadian S, Ko A, Omer S, Iwasaki A. Longitudinal analyses reveal immunological misfiring in severe COVID-19. Nature 2020, 584: 463-469. PMID: 32717743, PMCID: PMC7477538, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2588-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19Moderate COVID-19Immune signaturesDisease outcomeCOVID-19Disease trajectoriesInterleukin-5Early immune signaturesInnate cell lineagesType 2 effectorsT cell numbersPoor clinical outcomeWorse disease outcomesImmune response profileCoronavirus disease 2019Distinct disease trajectoriesCytokine levelsImmunological correlatesImmune profileClinical outcomesEarly elevationImmune profilingIL-13Immunoglobulin EDisease 2019