2022
Basic principles of neuroimmunology
Yoshida TM, Wang A, Hafler DA. Basic principles of neuroimmunology. Seminars In Immunopathology 2022, 44: 685-695. PMID: 35732977, DOI: 10.1007/s00281-022-00951-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuro-immune interactionsCentral nervous systemImmune privilegeCerebrospinal fluidCNS-resident immune cellsImmune-derived cytokinesResident T cellsImmune cell infiltrationImmune-privileged organMeningeal lymphatic systemIntroduction of antigenImmune compartmentNeuroinflammatory diseasesNeurological functionCNS homeostasisCell infiltrationHarmful inflammationImmune cellsPeripheral organsT cellsImmune responseLeukocyte traffickingNervous systemImmune systemLymphatic system
2020
Transcriptomic and clonal characterization of T cells in the human central nervous system
Pappalardo JL, Zhang L, Pecsok MK, Perlman K, Zografou C, Raddassi K, Abulaban A, Krishnaswamy S, Antel J, van Dijk D, Hafler DA. Transcriptomic and clonal characterization of T cells in the human central nervous system. Science Immunology 2020, 5 PMID: 32948672, PMCID: PMC8567322, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abb8786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemCSF of patientsT cellsCerebrospinal fluidMultiple sclerosisImmune surveillanceNervous systemCSF T cellsHuman central nervous systemHealthy human donorsT cell activationImmune dysfunctionNeuroinflammatory diseasesCytotoxic capacityHealthy donorsHealthy individualsCell activationHuman donorsTissue adaptationPatientsClonal characterizationExpression of genesCellsSurveillanceFurther characterization
2018
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals microglia-like cells in cerebrospinal fluid during virologically suppressed HIV
Farhadian SF, Mehta SS, Zografou C, Robertson K, Price RW, Pappalardo J, Chiarella J, Hafler DA, Spudich SS. Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals microglia-like cells in cerebrospinal fluid during virologically suppressed HIV. JCI Insight 2018, 3: e121718. PMID: 30232286, PMCID: PMC6237230, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.121718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluidHIV infectionImmune activationAntiretroviral therapyNeuronal injuryCentral nervous system immune activationLong-term suppressive antiretroviral therapySingle-cell RNA sequencingCNS immune activationDisease-associated microgliaSuppressive antiretroviral therapyImmune cell subsetsMicroglia-like cellsGene expression signaturesNeuronal damageNeuroinflammatory diseasesRNA sequencingCell subsetsCNS cellsNeurological conditionsRare subsetNeurocognitive impairmentMyeloid cellsCellular subsetsInfection