2023
Cancer Relevance of Circulating Antibodies Against LINE-1 Antigens in Humans
Vylegzhanina A, Bespalov I, Novototskaya-Vlasova K, Hall B, Gleiberman A, Yu H, Leontieva O, Leonova K, Kurnasov O, Osterman A, Dy G, Komissarov A, Vasilieva E, Gehlhausen J, Iwasaki A, Ambrosone C, Tsuji T, Matsuzaki J, Odunsi K, Andrianova E, Gudkov A. Cancer Relevance of Circulating Antibodies Against LINE-1 Antigens in Humans. Cancer Research Communications 2023, 3: 2256-2267. PMID: 37870410, PMCID: PMC10631453, DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-23-0289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL1 antigenCancer typesDisease stage 1Discovery of autoantibodiesHigh IgG titersTumor-associated antigensDetermination of immunoreactivityTumor immunoreactivityCirculating AntibodiesIgG titersAntibody responseImmune responseLiver cancerReactive IgGHealthy individualsCurable cancer typesImmune systemAntigenNormal tissuesPatientsCancerEarly detectionElevated levelsCarcinogenic processAutoantibodies
2021
Impact of Chronic HIV Infection on SARS-CoV-2 Infection, COVID-19 Disease and Vaccines
Yang Y, Iwasaki A. Impact of Chronic HIV Infection on SARS-CoV-2 Infection, COVID-19 Disease and Vaccines. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2021, 19: 5-16. PMID: 34843064, PMCID: PMC8628277, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-021-00590-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infectionSARS-CoV-2 acute infectionImmune systemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Severe SARS-CoV-2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Chronic HIV infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2Effectiveness of vaccinesHost immune systemCOVID-19 diseaseRecent FindingsPeopleAntiretroviral therapyImmunological changesAcute infectionHIV infectionDisease complicationsPersistent inflammationCoronavirus 2Functional impairmentVirus infectionImmune responseA stem-loop RNA RIG-I agonist protects against acute and chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice
Mao T, Israelow B, Lucas C, Vogels CBF, Gomez-Calvo ML, Fedorova O, Breban MI, Menasche BL, Dong H, Linehan M, Alpert T, Anderson F, Earnest R, Fauver J, Kalinich C, Munyenyembe K, Ott I, Petrone M, Rothman J, Watkins A, Wilen C, Landry M, Grubaugh N, Pyle A, Iwasaki A. A stem-loop RNA RIG-I agonist protects against acute and chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 219: e20211818. PMID: 34757384, PMCID: PMC8590200, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20211818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionChronic SARS-CoV-2 infectionVariants of concernLethal SARS-CoV-2 infectionPost-infection therapyLower respiratory tractPost-exposure treatmentType I interferonSARS-CoV-2Effective medical countermeasuresAdaptive immune systemBroad-spectrum antiviralsContext of infectionSingle doseRespiratory tractViral controlImmunodeficient miceSevere diseaseMouse modelI interferonViral infectionImmune systemInnate immunityDisease preventionConsiderable efficacy
2018
Interferons and Proinflammatory Cytokines in Pregnancy and Fetal Development
Yockey LJ, Iwasaki A. Interferons and Proinflammatory Cytokines in Pregnancy and Fetal Development. Immunity 2018, 49: 397-412. PMID: 30231982, PMCID: PMC6152841, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal developmentHealthy pregnancyImmune responseFetal immune responseRole of interferonPregnancy complicationsProinflammatory cytokinesSuccessful pregnancyCertain infectionsPregnant mothersImmune cellsInflammatory conditionsSevere diseasePregnancyFetal diseaseImmune systemCytokinesCongenital disorderPossible targetsInterferonFetusesInfectionDiseaseMothersComplicationsA minimal RNA ligand for potent RIG-I activation in living mice
Linehan MM, Dickey TH, Molinari ES, Fitzgerald ME, Potapova O, Iwasaki A, Pyle AM. A minimal RNA ligand for potent RIG-I activation in living mice. Science Advances 2018, 4: e1701854. PMID: 29492454, PMCID: PMC5821489, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem-loop RNAInterferon-stimulated genesImmune systemPotent synthetic activatorVertebrate immune systemType I interferonInnate immune systemRIG-I receptorRIG-I activationExpression networksRemodeling factorsPotent RIGRNA sequencingSpecific genesRNA ligandsI interferonAntiviral defenseInterferon responseRNA sensorsPolycytidylic acidSynthetic activatorsMiceInterferonGenesRNA
2017
Immune Regulation of Antibody Access to Neuronal Tissues
Iwasaki A. Immune Regulation of Antibody Access to Neuronal Tissues. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2017, 23: 227-245. PMID: 28185790, PMCID: PMC5626569, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2017.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrierBlood-nerve barrierAdaptive immune systemImmune systemAntibody accessInnate immune controlUse of vaccinesImmune controlNeurotropic virusesCancer immunotherapyImmune regulationImmune surveillanceT cellsTAM receptorsNeurodegenerative conditionsAlzheimer's diseaseNeuronal tissueNeural tissueDiseaseTissueNovel insightsSuch novel insightsImmunotherapyCD4Cells
2016
O-linked sugars sound the alarm
Gopinath S, Kumamoto Y, Iwasaki A. O-linked sugars sound the alarm. Nature Immunology 2016, 17: 119-120. PMID: 26784258, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3364.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Control of adaptive immunity by the innate immune system
Iwasaki A, Medzhitov R. Control of adaptive immunity by the innate immune system. Nature Immunology 2015, 16: 343-353. PMID: 25789684, PMCID: PMC4507498, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3123.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
A Promiscuous Lipid-Binding Protein Diversifies the Subcellular Sites of Toll-like Receptor Signal Transduction
Bonham KS, Orzalli MH, Hayashi K, Wolf AI, Glanemann C, Weninger W, Iwasaki A, Knipe DM, Kagan JC. A Promiscuous Lipid-Binding Protein Diversifies the Subcellular Sites of Toll-like Receptor Signal Transduction. Cell 2014, 156: 705-716. PMID: 24529375, PMCID: PMC3951743, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptorsToll-like receptor signal transductionSignal transductionDifferent organellesProinflammatory cytokine expressionSubcellular sitesInnate immune signal transductionInnate immune systemPhosphoinositide-binding domainsImmune signal transductionLipid binding proteinMultiple subcellular locationsReceptor signal transductionCytokine expressionLipid targetsImmune systemInnate immunityHost defenseProtein complexesSubcellular locationPlasma membraneAdaptor TIRAPTIRAPNatural activatorFamily members
2013
Innate immunity
Iwasaki A, Peiris M. Innate immunity. 2013, 267-282. DOI: 10.1002/9781118636817.ch17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToll-like receptorsNOD-like receptorsImmune responseVirus infectionInfluenza virusHundreds of IFNProtective host responseInfluenza virus infectionAdaptive immune responsesInnate immune responseType I IFNInfluenza virus replicationInnate immune systemDendritic cellsNK cellsInfluenza infectionIL-1βInnate sensorsAdaptive immunityLike receptorsDetrimental pathologyI IFNAlveolar macrophagesHost responseImmune systemTissue‐resident memory T cells
Shin H, Iwasaki A. Tissue‐resident memory T cells. Immunological Reviews 2013, 255: 165-181. PMID: 23947354, PMCID: PMC3748618, DOI: 10.1111/imr.12087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory T cellsHuman immunodeficiency virusHerpes simplex virusGenital tractT cellsPeripheral tissuesImmune systemTissue-resident memory T cellsMemory T cell migrationTissue-resident memory cellsT cell-based vaccinesMemory T cell populationsMemory T cell subsetsAntibody-based vaccinesT cell recruitmentT cell subsetsNew vaccination strategiesT cell populationsSecondary lymphoid organsNon-lymphoid tissuesPortal of entryT cell migrationAdaptive immune systemTRM cellsEffector memory
2012
A Virological View of Innate Immune Recognition
Iwasaki A. A Virological View of Innate Immune Recognition. Annual Review Of Microbiology 2012, 66: 177-196. PMID: 22994491, PMCID: PMC3549330, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-092611-150203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhagosome as the Organelle Linking Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Kagan JC, Iwasaki A. Phagosome as the Organelle Linking Innate and Adaptive Immunity. Traffic 2012, 13: 1053-1061. PMID: 22577865, PMCID: PMC3658133, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2012.01377.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcess of phagocytosisPhagosome traffickingAdaptive immunityAntimicrobial defense mechanismsDefinable unitSubcellular levelT cell-mediated immunityAdaptive immune systemDefense mechanismsToll-like receptorsPhagosomesPhagocytosisImmune systemImmunityMicrobesTraffickingAutophagyPathwayReceptorsInnateUnique features of antiviral immune system of the vaginal mucosa
Kumamoto Y, Iwasaki A. Unique features of antiviral immune system of the vaginal mucosa. Current Opinion In Immunology 2012, 24: 411-416. PMID: 22673876, PMCID: PMC3423557, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2012.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal mucosaVirus-specific CD4Development of vaccinesAntiviral immune systemHuman papillomavirusGenital tractT cellsImmune responseAdaptive immunityHuman vaccinesMucosal organsImmune systemVaccineAntiviral defenseMucosaVaginaVirusRecent studiesWide spectrumVast majorityCurrent understandingCD8CD4PapillomavirusImmunobiology
2011
Control of antiviral immunity by pattern recognition and the microbiome
Pang IK, Iwasaki A. Control of antiviral immunity by pattern recognition and the microbiome. Immunological Reviews 2011, 245: 209-226. PMID: 22168422, PMCID: PMC3659816, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2011.01073.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive immunityInnate pattern recognition receptorsChronic viral infectionsAdaptive immune responsesExtra-intestinal infectionsHost immune systemPattern recognition receptorsTransduce signalsImmune activationAutoimmune diseasesProbiotic therapyMammalian hostsImmune responseAntiviral immunityViral infectionMucosal surfacesViral recognitionImmune systemInvasive microbesProper developmentMicrobial sensingResident microbiotaInnate defenseSuch diseasesHost susceptibilityAutophagy in the control and pathogenesis of viral infection
Yordy B, Iwasaki A. Autophagy in the control and pathogenesis of viral infection. Current Opinion In Virology 2011, 1: 196-203. PMID: 21927636, PMCID: PMC3171969, DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2011.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic defense mechanismEukaryotic cell metabolismIntracellular pathogensVertebrate immune systemTime of starvationConstitutive autophagyCellular proteinsKey unanswered questionsCell metabolismAncient abilityAutophagyDefense mechanismsCell processesAntiviral immune responseRecent findingsPathogensCentral roleViral pathogensImmune systemOrganellesViral infectionMachineryUnanswered questionsImmune responseProteinCD4+ T cells support cytotoxic T lymphocyte priming by controlling lymph node input
Kumamoto Y, Mattei LM, Sellers S, Payne GW, Iwasaki A. CD4+ T cells support cytotoxic T lymphocyte priming by controlling lymph node input. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 8749-8754. PMID: 21555577, PMCID: PMC3102372, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1100567108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsDendritic cellsCytotoxic T-lymphocyte primingT lymphocyte responsesAntigen-specific CTLsT lymphocyte primingSecondary lymphoid organsT cell helpCD40-dependent mannerNaïve B cellsCognate CTLsAcute infectionLymph nodesLymphocyte primingLymphocyte responsesLymphocyte recruitmentCTL expansionLymphoid organsImmune responseNaïve precursorsB cellsImmune systemReactive LNsIntracellular pathogensInfection
2010
Inflammasomes as mediators of immunity against influenza virus
Pang IK, Iwasaki A. Inflammasomes as mediators of immunity against influenza virus. Trends In Immunology 2010, 32: 34-41. PMID: 21147034, PMCID: PMC3017631, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2010.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 7Influenza virusMediators of immunityInfluenza virus infectionHuman respiratory infectionsRetinoic acid-inducible gene IAcid-inducible gene IInducible gene IInnate immune systemAdaptive immune defenseEndosomal recognitionInnate detectionRespiratory infectionsReceptor 7Virus infectionCytosolic recognitionInflammasome activationLike receptorsImmune systemImmune defenseMajor causeGene IVirusSuch activationMultiple mechanismsRegulation of Adaptive Immunity by the Innate Immune System
Iwasaki A, Medzhitov R. Regulation of Adaptive Immunity by the Innate Immune System. Science 2010, 327: 291-295. PMID: 20075244, PMCID: PMC3645875, DOI: 10.1126/science.1183021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune recognitionB lymphocyte-mediated immune responsesImmune responsePattern recognition receptorsImmune recognitionAntigen-specific adaptive immune responsesLymphocyte-mediated immune responsesMicrobial pathogensInnate immune systemAdaptive immune responsesRecognition receptorsHost defenseField of immunologyAdaptive immunityImmune systemFundamental questionsReceptorsRegulationPathwayPathogensInvasionDefenseInjuryInfectionDiscovery
2009
Autophagy and Innate Recognition Systems
Tal MC, Iwasaki A. Autophagy and Innate Recognition Systems. Current Topics In Microbiology And Immunology 2009, 335: 107-121. PMID: 19802562, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00302-8_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutophagic machineryInnate immune systemDouble-membrane structureViral replication complexProcess of autophagyImportant physiological processesInduction of autophagyInnate recognition systemsCellular homeostasisReplication complexPattern recognition receptorsAutophagy pathwayLysosomal degradationPhysiological processesCytosolic constituentsEfficient phagocytosisInnate pattern recognition receptorsRNA virusesAutophagyCytosolic sensorsKey moleculesExtracellular pathogensRecognition receptorsImmune systemViral sensors