2021
COVID-19 vaccines: Keeping pace with SARS-CoV-2 variants
Cevik M, Grubaugh ND, Iwasaki A, Openshaw P. COVID-19 vaccines: Keeping pace with SARS-CoV-2 variants. Cell 2021, 184: 5077-5081. PMID: 34534444, PMCID: PMC8445744, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptive immune determinants of viral clearance and protection in mouse models of SARS-CoV-2
Israelow B, Mao T, Klein J, Song E, Menasche B, Omer SB, Iwasaki A. Adaptive immune determinants of viral clearance and protection in mouse models of SARS-CoV-2. Science Immunology 2021, 6: eabl4509. PMID: 34623900, PMCID: PMC9047536, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl4509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Viral clearanceImmune determinantsMouse modelSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Cellular adaptive immunitySyndrome coronavirus 2Vivo protective capacityVariants of concernMRNA vaccinationHomologous infectionCellular immunityConvalescent miceCoronavirus 2Antibody responsePrimary infectionEffective vaccineAdaptive immunityConfer protectionInfectionNatural infectionProtective capacityClearance
2013
CD301b+ Dermal Dendritic Cells Drive T Helper 2 Cell-Mediated Immunity
Kumamoto Y, Linehan M, Weinstein JS, Laidlaw BJ, Craft JE, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ Dermal Dendritic Cells Drive T Helper 2 Cell-Mediated Immunity. Immunity 2013, 39: 733-743. PMID: 24076051, PMCID: PMC3819035, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDermal dendritic cellsDendritic cellsDermal DCsTh2 cellsT cellsT helper 2 cellsT helper responsesInterleukin-4 productionExpression of CD69Th2 cell developmentDC depletionLymph nodesTh2 immunityHelper responsesSubcutaneous immunizationNippostrongylus brasiliensisKey mediatorTransient depletionCell developmentImmunityOvalbuminDepletion approachCellsParticular subsetCD301b
2009
Inflammasome recognition of influenza virus is essential for adaptive immune responses
Ichinohe T, Lee HK, Ogura Y, Flavell R, Iwasaki A. Inflammasome recognition of influenza virus is essential for adaptive immune responses. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2009, 206: 79-87. PMID: 19139171, PMCID: PMC2626661, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20081667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody FormationApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell MovementCytoskeletal ProteinsDendritic CellsImmunity, CellularImmunity, InnateImmunoglobulin IsotypesInterleukin-1betaLungMacrophages, AlveolarMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMultiprotein ComplexesNasal Lavage FluidNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinOrthomyxoviridaeOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsReceptors, Interleukin-1Survival AnalysisConceptsInfluenza virus infectionNOD-like receptorsInfluenza virusVirus infectionAdaptive immunityInflammasome activationRetinoic acid-inducible gene I.CD8 T cell responsesCaspase-1Influenza virus resultsMucosal IgA secretionProtective antiviral immunitySystemic IgG responseCD4 T cellsT cell responsesAdaptive immune responsesType I interferonInnate immune systemRespiratory infectionsIgG responsesProtective immunityTLR signalsIgA secretionReceptor 7T cells
2000
Requirements for the Maintenance of Th1 Immunity In Vivo Following DNA Vaccination: A Potential Immunoregulatory Role for CD8+ T Cells
Gurunathan S, Stobie L, Prussin C, Sacks D, Glaichenhaus N, Iwasaki A, Fowell D, Locksley R, Chang J, Wu C, Seder R. Requirements for the Maintenance of Th1 Immunity In Vivo Following DNA Vaccination: A Potential Immunoregulatory Role for CD8+ T Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 165: 915-924. PMID: 10878366, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.2.915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, ProtozoanCD4 Lymphocyte CountCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8 AntigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DivisionCells, CulturedDNA, ProtozoanGenes, T-Cell Receptor betaImmune SeraImmunity, CellularInjections, SubcutaneousInterferon-gammaInterleukin-12Leishmania majorLeishmaniasis, CutaneousLymph NodesLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, TransgenicProtein Kinase CProtozoan ProteinsReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-12Th1 CellsVaccines, DNAConceptsIFN-gamma-producing T cellsDepletion of CD8DNA-vaccinated miceT cellsDNA vaccinationProtective immunityImmunoregulatory roleWk postvaccinationLong-term protective immunityLACK-specific CD4Time of vaccinationPotential immunoregulatory roleNovel immunoregulatory roleTh1 immunityIL-12Th1 cellsInfectious challengeCD8VaccinationInfectionLeishmania majorStriking decreaseMiceImmunityPostvaccination