2024
Single-cell atlas of the small intestine throughout the human lifespan demonstrates unique features of fetal immune cells
Gu W, Eke C, Gonzalez Santiago E, Olaloye O, Konnikova L. Single-cell atlas of the small intestine throughout the human lifespan demonstrates unique features of fetal immune cells. Mucosal Immunology 2024 PMID: 38555026, DOI: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2024.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune cellsDevelopment of mucosal immunityComplex immune landscapeFetal immune cellsSevere intestinal complicationsComplications of prematurityMemory T cellsAdaptive immune cellsMucosal immune cellsSmall intestineT cell statesMemory T cell statesStem-like propertiesNecrotizing enterocolitisNeonatal samplesMyeloid populationsImmune landscapeFetal samplesT cellsExpression of activationPostnatal samplesMucosal diseaseMucosal immunitySingle-cell RNA sequencingSingle-cell atlas
2023
Single-cell atlas of the human neonatal small intestine affected by necrotizing enterocolitis
Egozi A, Olaloye O, Werner L, Silva T, McCourt B, Pierce R, An X, Wang F, Chen K, Pober J, Shouval D, Itzkovitz S, Konnikova L. Single-cell atlas of the human neonatal small intestine affected by necrotizing enterocolitis. PLOS Biology 2023, 21: e3002124. PMID: 37205711, PMCID: PMC10234541, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA sequencingSingle-cell atlasEpithelial cellsCell identityRNA sequencingBulk transcriptomicsCellular dysregulationAberrant interactionsNeonatal small intestinePotential targetCellular changesBiomarker discoveryGastrointestinal complicationsPremature infantsProinflammatory macrophagesProinflammatory genesClonal expansionT cellsEndothelial cellsImmune interactionsIntestinal tissueCellsSmall intestineComprehensive viewNEC
2022
RIPK1 mutations causing infantile-onset IBD with inflammatory and fistulizing features
Sultan M, Adawi M, Kol N, McCourt B, Adawi I, Baram L, Tal N, Werner L, Lev A, Snapper S, Barel O, Konnikova L, Somech R, Shouval D. RIPK1 mutations causing infantile-onset IBD with inflammatory and fistulizing features. Frontiers In Immunology 2022, 13: 1041315. PMID: 36466854, PMCID: PMC9716469, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1041315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfantile-onset inflammatory bowel diseaseReceptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1Serine/threonine-protein kinase 1Peripheral blood mononuclear cellsRole of RIPK1Immune cellsMultiple cell typesRIPK1 deficiencyKinase domainCrohn's diseasePatient 1Patient 2Perianal fistulasT cellsGenetic analysisProtein modelingKinase 1B cellsGenetic studiesAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationPatients' peripheral blood mononuclear cellsImportant regulatorHematopoietic stem cell transplantationPathogenic genetic variantsCell typesInsights into the Role of Commensal-Specific T Cells in Intestinal Inflammation
Gehlhaar A, Inala A, Llivichuzhca-Loja D, Silva TN, Adegboye CY, O’Connell A, Konnikova L. Insights into the Role of Commensal-Specific T Cells in Intestinal Inflammation. Journal Of Inflammation Research 2022, 15: 1873-1887. PMID: 35342295, PMCID: PMC8943607, DOI: 10.2147/jir.s288288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cellsIntestinal inflammationIntestinal inflammatory responseDamaging autoimmune responsesTrillions of microorganismsImmunological balanceAutoimmune responseImmune homeostasisInflammatory responseImmune systemMucosal interfaceBarrier sitesHuman intestineInflammationIntestinePrevious evidenceCellsCD8CD4ThymusResponseImmune landscape of human placental villi using single-cell analysis
Toothaker JM, Olaloye O, McCourt BT, McCourt CC, Silva TN, Case RM, Liu P, Yimlamai D, Tseng G, Konnikova L. Immune landscape of human placental villi using single-cell analysis. Development 2022, 149 PMID: 35050308, PMCID: PMC8935213, DOI: 10.1242/dev.200013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticB7-H1 AntigenB-LymphocytesChorionic VilliFemaleFetusFlow CytometryHLA-DR AntigensHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLeukocyte Common AntigensLymphocyte ActivationMacrophagesMemory T CellsPlacentaPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ChemokineSingle-Cell AnalysisT-LymphocytesConceptsT cellsHuman placental villiPlacental villiImmune systemFetal immune systemMaternal immune systemFetal immune cellsAdult T-cellT cell receptor stimulationCell receptor stimulationHealthy pregnancyImmune landscapeMemory phenotypeImmune cellsFetal organsEnhanced proliferative capacityReceptor stimulationMultiple subtypesPV tissueComplex immune systemImaging modalitiesMass cytometryProliferative capacityMaternal mechanismsRecent reports
2020
Immune Cells in the Placental Villi Contribute to Intra-amniotic Inflammation
Toothaker JM, Presicce P, Cappelletti M, Stras SF, McCourt CC, Chougnet CA, Kallapur SG, Konnikova L. Immune Cells in the Placental Villi Contribute to Intra-amniotic Inflammation. Frontiers In Immunology 2020, 11: 866. PMID: 32528468, PMCID: PMC7256198, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal-maternal interfaceIntra-amniotic inflammationImmune cellsVillous placentaT cellsPlacental villiNatural killerTumor necrosis factor alphaAbundance of neutrophilsIA LPS exposureCD8 T cellsMemory T cellsAntigen-presenting cellsRhesus macaque modelNecrosis factor alphaDistinct immunological profilePotential therapeutic targetTNFα blockadeLPS exposureSignificant morbidityMacaque modelProinflammatory cytokinesImmunological profileFactor alphaImmunological responseSingle-Cell Analyses of Colon and Blood Reveal Distinct Immune Cell Signatures of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease
Mitsialis V, Wall S, Liu P, Ordovas-Montanes J, Parmet T, Vukovic M, Spencer D, Field M, McCourt C, Toothaker J, Bousvaros A, Center B, Ballal S, Bonilla S, Fawaz R, Fishman L, Flores A, Fox V, Grover A, Higuchi L, Huh S, Kahn S, Lee C, Mobassaleh M, Ouahed J, Pleskow R, Regan B, Rufo P, Sabharwal S, Silverstein J, Verhave M, Wolf A, Zimmerman L, Zitomersky N, Center B, Allegretti J, De Silva P, Friedman S, Hamilton M, Korzenik J, Makrauer F, Norton B, Winter R, Shalek A, Kean L, Horwitz B, Goldsmith J, Tseng G, Snapper S, Konnikova L. Single-Cell Analyses of Colon and Blood Reveal Distinct Immune Cell Signatures of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease. Gastroenterology 2020, 159: 591-608.e10. PMID: 32428507, PMCID: PMC8166295, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseasePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsActive Crohn's diseaseBlood mononuclear cellsColonic mucosa samplesActive ulcerative colitisPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsInnate lymphoid cellsUlcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseDendritic cellsImmune cell populationsRegulatory cellsMononuclear cellsT cellsMucosa samplesBlood samplesLymphoid cellsGroup 1 innate lymphoid cellsType 3 innate lymphoid cellsEffector memory T cellsCell populationsInactive ulcerative colitisInactive Crohn's diseaseMemory T cells
2019
High-dimensional immune atlas of second trimester human intestinal immunity
Konnikova L, Stras S, Werner L, Toothaker J, Oldham A, Shouval D. High-dimensional immune atlas of second trimester human intestinal immunity. The Journal Of Immunology 2019, 202: 67.12-67.12. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.202.supp.67.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cellsImmune atlasIntestinal immunityB cellsImmune systemTissue-resident memory T cellsLarge intestineResident memory T cellsMucosal immune developmentNeonatal immune systemEffector memory subsetsInnate lymphoid cellsMemory T cellsNatural killer cellsTransitional B cellsT cell receptorFull-term samplesMost newbornsWeeks' gestationAdvanced gestationKiller cellsMucosal immunityNeonatal deathMemory subsetsImmune cells
2018
DOP010 Activating PIK3CD mutations cause severe intestinal lymphonodular hyperplasia and an IBD-like phenotype
Farachi S, Werner L, Konnikova L, Rea F, Vardi I, Romeo E, Barel O, De Angelis P, Dall’Oglio L, Rechavi G, Snapper S, Somech R, Weiss B, Cancrini C, Shouval D. DOP010 Activating PIK3CD mutations cause severe intestinal lymphonodular hyperplasia and an IBD-like phenotype. Journal Of Crohn's And Colitis 2018, 12: s36-s37. DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjx180.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIBD-like phenotypeCD8 T cellsWhole-exome sequencingLymphonodular hyperplasiaPIK3CD mutationsT cellsIntestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphomaDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaExome sequencingLarge B-cell lymphomaIntestinal immune cellsEarly-onset IBDRecurrent sinopulmonary infectionsT-cell lymphopeniaB-cell lymphomaPI3K inhibitorsFirst yearNovel PI3K inhibitorsDifferent monogenic disordersGastrointestinal manifestationsMemory CD4Chronic diarrheaImmunological alterationsIntestinal inflammationIgM levels
2016
Interleukin 1β Mediates Intestinal Inflammation in Mice and Patients With Interleukin 10 Receptor Deficiency
Shouval DS, Biswas A, Kang YH, Griffith AE, Konnikova L, Mascanfroni ID, Redhu NS, Frei SM, Field M, Doty AL, Goldsmith JD, Bhan AK, Loizides A, Weiss B, Yerushalmi B, Yanagi T, Lui X, Quintana FJ, Muise AM, Klein C, Horwitz BH, Glover SC, Bousvaros A, Snapper SB. Interleukin 1β Mediates Intestinal Inflammation in Mice and Patients With Interleukin 10 Receptor Deficiency. Gastroenterology 2016, 151: 1100-1104. PMID: 27693323, PMCID: PMC5124405, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.08.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAdultAnimalsAntirheumatic AgentsCaspase 8CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedChild, PreschoolColitisGene Expression RegulationHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunity, InnateInflammasomesInflammatory Bowel DiseasesInterferon-gammaInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinInterleukin-10Interleukin-10 Receptor alpha SubunitInterleukin-17Interleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutMutationNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinProtein BiosynthesisReceptors, Interleukin-10Signal TransductionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseProduction of IL1βBowel diseaseIntestinal inflammationT cellsAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationInterleukin-10 Receptor DeficiencyHematopoietic stem cell transplantationStem cell transplantationInnate immune cellsActivation of CD4IL1 receptor antagonistTumor necrosis factorInterleukin-10 receptorProduction of IL1Stimulation of macrophagesImmune productionSpontaneous colitisReceptor deficiencyCell transplantationHistologic responseImmune cellsInterleukin-1βDeficient miceNecrosis factor
2015
Individual intestinal symbionts induce a distinct population of RORγ+ regulatory T cells
Sefik E, Geva-Zatorsky N, Oh S, Konnikova L, Zemmour D, McGuire AM, Burzyn D, Ortiz-Lopez A, Lobera M, Yang J, Ghosh S, Earl A, Snapper SB, Jupp R, Kasper D, Mathis D, Benoist C. Individual intestinal symbionts induce a distinct population of RORγ+ regulatory T cells. Science 2015, 349: 993-997. PMID: 26272906, PMCID: PMC4700932, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa9420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacteriaBacteroidetesColitis, UlcerativeColonForkhead Transcription FactorsHomeostasisHumansImmunity, MucosalIntestinal MucosaMice, Inbred C57BLMicrobiotaNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3SymbiosisTh17 CellsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTranscription, GeneticTranscriptomeConceptsRegulatory T cellsImmuno-inflammatory responseT helper 17 (Th17) cell differentiationTranscription factor Foxp3Important effector moleculeRegulatory cellsHuman gut microbiotaFactor Foxp3T cellsRelated cell typesGut microbiotaMouse colonRORγSymbiotic membersIntestinal symbiontsFoxp3Tissue homeostasisEffector moleculesCell differentiationCell typesDistinct populationsCellsDifferent outcomesInflammation