2022
Dectin-1 signaling in neutrophils up-regulates PD-L1 and triggers ROS-mediated suppression of CD4+ T cells
Deerhake ME, Cardakli ED, Shinohara ML. Dectin-1 signaling in neutrophils up-regulates PD-L1 and triggers ROS-mediated suppression of CD4+ T cells. Journal Of Leukocyte Biology 2022, 112: 1413-1425. PMID: 36073780, PMCID: PMC9701158, DOI: 10.1002/jlb.3a0322-152rr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB7-H1 AntigenEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalLectins, C-TypeNeutrophilsReactive Oxygen SpeciesTh17 CellsConceptsPD-L1 expressionExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisPD-L1T cellsT cell-suppressive propertiesUp-regulating PD-L1T cell-driven inflammationImmune checkpoint factorsNeutrophil PD-L1Suppression of CD4T cell responsesProinflammatory cytokine productionT cell viabilityHost defense functionsAutoimmune encephalomyelitisDendritic cellsCytokine productionMHC-IINeutrophil responseCD4Disease severityCell responsesNeutrophilsFungal infectionsReactive oxygen species
2021
Single-Cell Transcriptional Heterogeneity of Neutrophils During Acute Pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans Infection
Deerhake ME, Reyes EY, Xu-Vanpala S, Shinohara ML. Single-Cell Transcriptional Heterogeneity of Neutrophils During Acute Pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans Infection. Frontiers In Immunology 2021, 12: 670574. PMID: 33995406, PMCID: PMC8116703, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.670574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans infectionDistinct neutrophil subsetsCryptococcus neoformans infectionRole of neutrophilsLigand-receptor analysisCytokine gene expressionFirst-line defensePulmonary cryptococcosisNeoformans infectionDendritic cellsNeutrophil subsetsNeutrophil heterogeneityNeutrophil functionImmune cellsCell transcriptional heterogeneityAlveolar macrophagesNeutrophilsFungal infectionsCryptococcus neoformansInfectionSingle-cell transcriptional analysisGene expressionGenerate ROSOxidative stress signatureTranscriptional heterogeneity