2020
Cutting Edge: The Use of Topical Aminoglycosides as an Effective Pull in "Prime and Pull" Vaccine Strategy.
Gopinath S, Lu P, Iwasaki A. Cutting Edge: The Use of Topical Aminoglycosides as an Effective Pull in "Prime and Pull" Vaccine Strategy. The Journal Of Immunology 2020, 204: 1703-1707. PMID: 32122994, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-resident memory T cellsGenital herpes infectionMemory T cellsT cellsHerpes infectionVirus-specific effector T cellsVaginal applicationTopical vaginal applicationCD8 T cellsEffector T cellsProtective immune responseSingle topical applicationTopical aminoglycosidesGenital mucosaChemokine expressionVaccine strategiesImmune responseVaginal mucosaTopical applicationBarrier tissuesMiceRobust activationAminoglycoside antibioticsMucosaInfection
2018
Topical application of aminoglycoside antibiotics enhances host resistance to viral infections in a microbiota-independent manner
Gopinath S, Kim MV, Rakib T, Wong PW, van Zandt M, Barry NA, Kaisho T, Goodman AL, Iwasaki A. Topical application of aminoglycoside antibiotics enhances host resistance to viral infections in a microbiota-independent manner. Nature Microbiology 2018, 3: 611-621. PMID: 29632368, PMCID: PMC5918160, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-018-0138-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, TopicalAminoglycosidesAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGerm-Free LifeHumansInfluenza A virusMiceMicrobiotaOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisSimplexvirusToll-Like Receptor 3Transcription FactorsVirus DiseasesVirus ReplicationZika VirusConceptsToll-like receptor 3Aminoglycoside treatmentInterferon-stimulated genesViral infectionReceptor 3ISG inductionAminoglycoside antibioticsMicrobiota-independent mannerGerm-free miceAdapter-inducing interferonInterferon regulatory factor 3Herpes simplex virusTopical mucosal applicationRegulatory factor 3Dendritic cellsAntibiotic useAntiviral effectAminoglycoside applicationHost resistanceSimplex virusAntiviral resistanceVaginal mucosaMarked upregulationMucosal applicationTopical application
2012
A vaccine strategy that protects against genital herpes by establishing local memory T cells
Shin H, Iwasaki A. A vaccine strategy that protects against genital herpes by establishing local memory T cells. Nature 2012, 491: 463-467. PMID: 23075848, PMCID: PMC3499630, DOI: 10.1038/nature11522.Peer-Reviewed Original Research