2024
Challenges in IBD Research 2024: Preclinical Human IBD Mechanisms
Ciorba M, Konnikova L, Hirota S, Lucchetta E, Turner J, Slavin A, Johnson K, Condray C, Hong S, Cressall B, Pizarro T, Hurtado-Lorenzo A, Heller C, Moss A, Swantek J, Garrett W. Challenges in IBD Research 2024: Preclinical Human IBD Mechanisms. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2024, 30: s5-s18. PMID: 38778627, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izae081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseasePreclinical human IBD mechanismsInflammatory bowel disease researchHuman inflammatory bowel diseaseCell statesRisk allelesUnmet medical needExtraintestinal manifestationsPrecision medicineInflammatory bowel disease complicationsPreclinical researchBowel diseasePragmatic clinical researchMultidisciplinary inputBarrier functionDisease researchEnvironmental triggersMedical needClinical researchTranslational scientistsMicrobiomeAllelesEpigeneticsGeneticsRemission“Deficiency in ELF4, X-Linked”: a Monogenic Disease Entity Resembling Behçet’s Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Olyha S, O’Connor S, Kribis M, Bucklin M, Uthaya Kumar D, Tyler P, Alam F, Jones K, Sheikha H, Konnikova L, Lakhani S, Montgomery R, Catanzaro J, Du H, DiGiacomo D, Rothermel H, Moran C, Fiedler K, Warner N, Hoppenreijs E, van der Made C, Hoischen A, Olbrich P, Neth O, Rodríguez-Martínez A, Lucena Soto J, van Rossum A, Dalm V, Muise A, Lucas C. “Deficiency in ELF4, X-Linked”: a Monogenic Disease Entity Resembling Behçet’s Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal Of Clinical Immunology 2024, 44: 44. PMID: 38231408, PMCID: PMC10929603, DOI: 10.1007/s10875-023-01610-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDEX patientsClass-switched memory B cellsInborn errors of immunityTreated with anti-inflammatory agentsLow natural killerX-linkedMemory B cellsErrors of immunityCohort of patientsIncreased inflammatory cytokinesLoss-of-function variantsHeterogeneous clinical phenotypesInflammatory bowel diseaseTargeted therapeutic interventionsNatural killerAnti-inflammatory agentsAphthous ulcersTherapeutic responseAutoinflammatory syndromeInflammatory markersClinical manifestationsB cellsBehcet's syndromeGastrointestinal symptomsMechanisms of disease
2023
The maternal gut microbiome in pregnancy: implications for the developing immune system
Koren O, Konnikova L, Brodin P, Mysorekar I, Collado M. The maternal gut microbiome in pregnancy: implications for the developing immune system. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2023, 21: 35-45. PMID: 38097774, DOI: 10.1038/s41575-023-00864-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-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 viewNECSingle cell analysis via mass cytometry of spontaneous intestinal perforation reveals alterations in small intestinal innate and adaptive mucosal immunity
Olaloye O, Eke C, Jolteus A, Konnikova L. Single cell analysis via mass cytometry of spontaneous intestinal perforation reveals alterations in small intestinal innate and adaptive mucosal immunity. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 995558. PMID: 36825028, PMCID: PMC9941693, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.995558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous intestinal perforationMucosal immune dysfunctionSevere gastrointestinal complicationsSmall intestinal mucosaMass cytometry timeGastrointestinal complicationsIntestinal perforationEnteral feedsImmune dysfunctionPremature infantsWeeks' gestationTerminal ileumCytometry timeIntestinal mucosaDisease pathogenesisLocalized perforationFirst weekPatientsSurgeryGestationPerforationPrematurityComplicationsDysfunctionMucosaQuestioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies
Kennedy K, de Goffau M, Perez-Muñoz M, Arrieta M, Bäckhed F, Bork P, Braun T, Bushman F, Dore J, de Vos W, Earl A, Eisen J, Elovitz M, Ganal-Vonarburg S, Gänzle M, Garrett W, Hall L, Hornef M, Huttenhower C, Konnikova L, Lebeer S, Macpherson A, Massey R, McHardy A, Koren O, Lawley T, Ley R, O’Mahony L, O’Toole P, Pamer E, Parkhill J, Raes J, Rattei T, Salonen A, Segal E, Segata N, Shanahan F, Sloboda D, Smith G, Sokol H, Spector T, Surette M, Tannock G, Walker A, Yassour M, Walter J. Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies. Nature 2023, 613: 639-649. PMID: 36697862, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05546-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobial populationsHuman immune developmentMicrobial ecologyReproductive biologyMicrobial communitiesLow biomass environmentsMicrobial signalsMicrobial studiesDNA sequencingMicrobiome studiesDNA extractionMicrobial analysisClinical microbiologyMechanistic conceptsCautionary exampleImmune developmentRecent studiesHuman fetusesFetal tissuesMammalsGnotobiologyEcologyMicrobiologyFetal microbiomeBiology
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 typesRenalase and its receptor, PMCA4b, are expressed in the placenta throughout the human gestation
Wang M, Silva T, Toothaker JM, McCourt BT, Shugrue C, Desir G, Gorelick F, Konnikova L. Renalase and its receptor, PMCA4b, are expressed in the placenta throughout the human gestation. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 4953. PMID: 35322081, PMCID: PMC8943056, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08817-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacental tissuePlacental villiHofbauer cellsPlacental developmentEndogenous productionAnti-inflammatory milieuPotential roleHuman placental tissueFull-term placentaPlacental factorsFetal interfaceDecidual samplesPlacental functionChorionic plateImmunoreactive cellsPlacental samplesHuman gestationRenalaseBulk RNA sequencingHuman placentaPlacentaQuantification of immunohistochemistryProtein levelsTrophoblastTransmission of nutrientsImmune 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
2021
CD16+CD163+ monocytes traffic to sites of inflammation during necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants
Olaloye OO, Liu P, Toothaker JM, McCourt BT, McCourt CC, Xiao J, Prochaska E, Shaffer S, Werner L, Faculty U, Faculty U, Gringauz J, Good M, Goldsmith JD, An X, Wang F, Snapper SB, Shouval D, Chen K, Tseng G, Konnikova L. CD16+CD163+ monocytes traffic to sites of inflammation during necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20200344. PMID: 34269788, PMCID: PMC8289692, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20200344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticBlood VesselsCase-Control StudiesChemotaxisEnterocolitis, NecrotizingGastric MucosaGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntestine, SmallMonocytesNeutropeniaNeutrophilsPhagocytosisReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, IgGSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisConceptsSurgical NECCirculation of infantsDistinct neutrophil phenotypesSevere gastrointestinal complicationsAreas of inflammationSites of inflammationMonocyte trafficGastrointestinal complicationsPremature infantsNeutrophil phenotypeSevere inflammationInflammatory genesPotential biomarkersSingle-cell RNA sequencingOxygen species generationInflammationNovel subtypeBlood vesselsMass cytometryNECEnterocolitisMucosaInfantsMϕsSpecies generationSerum Analyte Profiles Associated With Crohn’s Disease and Disease Location
Boucher G, Paradis A, Chabot-Roy G, Coderre L, Hillhouse E, Bitton A, Rosiers C, Levings M, Schumm L, Lazarev M, Brant S, Duerr R, McGovern D, Silverberg M, Cho J, Lesage S, Rioux J, Bitton A, Boucher G, Charron G, Rosiers C, Forest A, Goyette P, Ivinson S, Joseph L, Kohen R, Lachaine J, Lesage S, Levings M, Rioux J, Thompson-Legault J, Vachon L, Veilleux S, White-Guay B, Bajpai M, Birch S, Bitton A, Borowski K, Botwin G, Boucher G, Brant S, Chen W, Cho J, Cordero R, Côté-Daigneault J, Daly M, Datta L, Duerr R, Filice M, Fleshner P, Gettler K, Giri M, Goyette P, Hao K, Haritunians T, Itan Y, Johnston E, Konnikova L, Landers C, Lazarev M, Li D, McGovern D, Mengesha E, Merad M, Miladinova V, Nayeri S, Proksell S, Raquel M, Rioux J, Rymaszewski K, Sabic K, Sands B, Schumm L, Schwartz M, Silverberg M, Simpson C, Stempak J, Stevens C, Targan S, Xavier R. Serum Analyte Profiles Associated With Crohn’s Disease and Disease Location. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2021, 28: 9-20. PMID: 34106269, PMCID: PMC8730700, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCrohn's diseaseDisease locationCD patientsIL-6 beingColonic Crohn's diseaseInterleukin IL-6IL-12p70Chronic inflammationColorectal diseaseIL-6Inflammatory processHealthy controlsColorectal regionIntestinal microbiotaClinical observationsEpithelial barrierImmune systemPatientsSerum analytesEndothelial systemDiseaseSerum samplesGrowth factorMultiple cell typesDigestive tractMaternal respiratory SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is associated with a robust inflammatory response at the maternal-fetal interface
Lu-Culligan A, Chavan AR, Vijayakumar P, Irshaid L, Courchaine EM, Milano KM, Tang Z, Pope SD, Song E, Vogels CBF, Lu-Culligan WJ, Campbell KH, Casanovas-Massana A, Bermejo S, Toothaker JM, Lee HJ, Liu F, Schulz W, Fournier J, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Team Y, Konnikova L, Neugebauer KM, Ring A, Grubaugh ND, Ko AI, Morotti R, Guller S, Kliman HJ, Iwasaki A, Farhadian SF. Maternal respiratory SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is associated with a robust inflammatory response at the maternal-fetal interface. Med 2021, 2: 591-610.e10. PMID: 33969332, PMCID: PMC8084634, DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2021.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionMaternal-fetal interfaceACE2 expressionNatural killerPregnant womenPlacental cellsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSARS-CoV-2-infected womenTerm placentaSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionPotential immune mechanismsRobust inflammatory responseRobust immune responseCoronavirus disease 2019Detectable viral RNAInterferon-related genesLower ACE2 expressionMajority of placentasPregnancy complicationsPlacental histologyHofbauer cellsEarly pregnancyImmune activationSmall intestinal immunopathology and GI-associated antibody formation in hereditary alpha-tryptasemia
Konnikova L, Robinson TO, Owings AH, Shirley JF, Davis E, Tang Y, Wall S, Li J, Hasan MH, Gharaibeh RZ, Mendoza Alvarez LB, Ryan LK, Doty A, Chovanec JF, O'Connell MP, Grunes DE, Daley WP, Mayer E, Chang L, Liu J, Snapper SB, Milner JD, Glover SC, Lyons JJ. Small intestinal immunopathology and GI-associated antibody formation in hereditary alpha-tryptasemia. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2021, 148: 813-821.e7. PMID: 33865872, PMCID: PMC9017395, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass-switched memory B cellsMemory B cellsB cellsSyndrome cohortCell pyroptosisFunctional GI diseasesQuiescent Crohn's diseaseSmall intestinal immunopathologySubclinical intestinal inflammationFunctional gastrointestinal symptomsMast cell numbersTissue mast cellsExpression of CD203cBasal serum tryptaseElevated basal serum tryptaseIntestinal immunopathologyGastrointestinal symptomsImmunologic findingsIntestinal inflammationCrohn's diseaseHLA-DRSmall bowelGI diseaseIgG reactiveImmunologic characteristics
2020
In utero human intestine harbors unique metabolomic features including bacterial metabolites
Li Y, Toothaker JM, Ben-Simon S, Ozeri L, Schweitzer R, McCourt BT, McCourt CC, Werner L, Snapper SB, Shouval DS, Khatib S, Koren O, Agnihorti S, Tseng G, Konnikova L. In utero human intestine harbors unique metabolomic features including bacterial metabolites. JCI Insight 2020, 5: e138751. PMID: 33001863, PMCID: PMC7710283, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.138751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal immune systemIntestinal barrier integrityMicrobial-associated metabolitesHost-derived metabolitesBacterial DNAIntestinal immunityMaternal microbiomeIntestinal functionImmune regulationGastrointestinal tractIntestinal microbiomeFetal intestineBarrier integrityImmune systemHuman intestinal samplesIntestinal samplesIntestinal profileMicrobial encountersMetabolomic featuresBacterial metabolitesUteroNutrient metabolismMetabolitesRecent studiesMicrobiomeSerum IgG4 Subclass Deficiency Defines a Distinct, Commonly Encountered, Severe Inflammatory Bowel Disease Subtype
Koutroumpakis F, Phillips AE, Yadav D, Machicado JD, Ahsan M, Rivers C, Tan X, Schwartz M, Proksell S, Johnston E, Dueker J, Hashash JG, Barrie A, Harrison J, Dunn MA, Konnikova L, Hartman DJ, Din H, Babichenko D, Tang G, Binion DG. Serum IgG4 Subclass Deficiency Defines a Distinct, Commonly Encountered, Severe Inflammatory Bowel Disease Subtype. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2020, 27: 855-863. PMID: 32879976, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseIgG4 subclass deficiencyIgG4 levelsSubclass deficiencyAntibody deficiencyIgG4 deficiencyDisease severitySevere inflammatory bowel diseaseHigh serum IgG4 levelsInflammatory bowel disease subtypeCD-related surgeryIg replacement therapyLow IgG4 levelsMultiple Poisson regression analysisMore hospital admissionsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisSerum IgG4 levelsCohort of patientsIgG4 serum levelsOutpatient antibiotic prescriptionsAnti-inflammatory moleculesHumoral immune responseInflammatory disease processesPoisson regression analysisElectronic health recordsAn RTEL1 Mutation Links to Infantile-Onset Ulcerative Colitis and Severe Immunodeficiency
Ziv A, Werner L, Konnikova L, Awad A, Jeske T, Hastreiter M, Mitsialis V, Stauber T, Wall S, Kotlarz D, Klein C, Snapper SB, Tzfati Y, Weiss B, Somech R, Shouval DS. An RTEL1 Mutation Links to Infantile-Onset Ulcerative Colitis and Severe Immunodeficiency. Journal Of Clinical Immunology 2020, 40: 1010-1019. PMID: 32710398, DOI: 10.1007/s10875-020-00829-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseasePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsUlcerative colitisInfantile-onset inflammatory bowel diseasePatients' peripheral blood mononuclear cellsInnate immune subsetsPneumocystis jiroveci pneumoniaUnique clinical manifestationsBlood mononuclear cellsNaïve T cellsMass cytometry analysisHoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndromeAshkenazi Jewish patientsWhole-exome sequencingDifferent monogenic disordersImmunologic alterationsJiroveci pneumoniaBowel diseaseImmune subsetsImmunological alterationsImmune landscapeCarriage rateClinical manifestationsMononuclear cellsControl subjectsThe Protective Effects of Calcineurin on Pancreatitis in Mice Depend on the Cellular Source
Wen L, Javed TA, Dobbs AK, Brown R, Niu M, Li L, Khalid A, Barakat M, Xiao X, Yimlamai D, Konnikova L, Yu M, Byersdorfer CA, Husain SZ. The Protective Effects of Calcineurin on Pancreatitis in Mice Depend on the Cellular Source. Gastroenterology 2020, 159: 1036-1050.e8. PMID: 32445858, PMCID: PMC7502475, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.05.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcinar CellsAcute Lung InjuryAnimalsBone Marrow CellsCalcineurinCalcineurin InhibitorsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCells, CulturedCeruletideCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMuscle ProteinsNeutrophilsNFATC Transcription FactorsPancreasPancreatitisPrimary Cell CultureConceptsAdministration of caeruleinLocal pancreatic inflammationBiliopancreatic ductPancreas-specific deletionLung inflammationPancreatic inflammationAcute pancreatitisControl miceNeutrophil chemotaxisProtective effectHematopoietic-specific deletionPancreatic acinar cell necrosisPrevention of pancreatitisLevels of cytokinesAcinar cell necrosisSwiss Webster miceActivated T cellsAdeno-associated virus vectorPrimary pancreatic acinar cellsReactive oxygen species productionNFAT-luciferaseSevere pancreatitisCalcineurin inhibitorsNeutrophil expressionPancreatic acinar cellsSingle-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 cellsRole of Nutrition in Prevention of Neonatal Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation and Its Complications: A Systematic Review
Olaloye O, Swatski M, Konnikova L. Role of Nutrition in Prevention of Neonatal Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation and Its Complications: A Systematic Review. Nutrients 2020, 12: 1347. PMID: 32397283, PMCID: PMC7284579, DOI: 10.3390/nu12051347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEatingEnteral NutritionFeeding MethodsFemaleHumansInfant, Extremely Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornIntestinal PerforationLength of StayMaleNeurodevelopmental DisordersNutritional Physiological PhenomenaParenteral NutritionPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsSpontaneous PerforationTime FactorsConceptsSpontaneous intestinal perforationIncidence of SIPRole of nutritionEnteral nutritionIntestinal perforationFeeding practicesSystematic reviewEarly enteral nutritionFull enteral feedsPost-operative nutritionLow birthweight infantsLength of stayHistorical control studySearch of PubMedDays of lifeMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsRelevant search termsELBW infantsNutrition initiationCohort studyDevastating complicationParenteral nutritionSecondary outcomesEnteral feeds
2019
Maturation of the Human Intestinal Immune System Occurs Early in Fetal Development
Stras SF, Werner L, Toothaker JM, Olaloye OO, Oldham AL, McCourt CC, Lee YN, Rechavi E, Shouval DS, Konnikova L. Maturation of the Human Intestinal Immune System Occurs Early in Fetal Development. Developmental Cell 2019, 51: 357-373.e5. PMID: 31607651, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsB-LymphocytesCell ProliferationClone CellsCytokinesFemaleFetal DevelopmentFetusHumansImmune SystemImmunity, MucosalImmunologic MemoryImmunophenotypingInfant, NewbornIntestinesPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondReceptors, Antigen, B-CellReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesV(D)J RecombinationConceptsInnate lymphoid cellsGestational ageIntestinal immunityDendritic cellsB cellsHuman intestinal immune systemAdaptive immune landscapeIntestinal immune systemNatural killer cellsWeeks gestational ageTransitional B cellsB cell maturityT cell receptorComplex innateImmune atlasEarly life developmentImmune landscapeKiller cellsTCR repertoireLymphoid cellsFetal developmentImmune systemInnate immunityCell receptorMass cytometry