2022
Inflammasome activation in infected macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology
Sefik E, Qu R, Junqueira C, Kaffe E, Mirza H, Zhao J, Brewer JR, Han A, Steach HR, Israelow B, Blackburn HN, Velazquez SE, Chen YG, Halene S, Iwasaki A, Meffre E, Nussenzweig M, Lieberman J, Wilen CB, Kluger Y, Flavell RA. Inflammasome activation in infected macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology. Nature 2022, 606: 585-593. PMID: 35483404, PMCID: PMC9288243, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04802-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammasome activationLung inflammationInflammatory responseInfected macrophagesSARS-CoV-2 infectionHuman macrophagesChronic lung pathologyPersistent lung inflammationSevere COVID-19Immune inflammatory responseInflammatory cytokine productionHumanized mouse modelNLRP3 inflammasome pathwayCOVID-19 pathologyCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Productive viral cycleHyperinflammatory stateChronic stageIL-18Cytokine productionInflammatory cytokinesLung pathologyInflammasome pathwayInterleukin-1
2014
Treg Cells Expressing the Coinhibitory Molecule TIGIT Selectively Inhibit Proinflammatory Th1 and Th17 Cell Responses
Joller N, Lozano E, Burkett PR, Patel B, Xiao S, Zhu C, Xia J, Tan TG, Sefik E, Yajnik V, Sharpe AH, Quintana FJ, Mathis D, Benoist C, Hafler DA, Kuchroo VK. Treg Cells Expressing the Coinhibitory Molecule TIGIT Selectively Inhibit Proinflammatory Th1 and Th17 Cell Responses. Immunity 2014, 40: 569-581. PMID: 24745333, PMCID: PMC4070748, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2014.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCytokinesEosinophilsFibrinogenForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationImmunosuppression TherapyLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicReceptors, ImmunologicRespiratory HypersensitivityTh1-Th2 BalanceT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsTreg cell subsetsTh2 cell responsesTreg cellsCell subsetsCell responsesProinflammatory T helper 1T effector cell proliferationTreg cell-mediated suppressionFibrinogen-like protein 2Allergic airway inflammationT regulatory (Treg) cellsTh2 cytokine productionSuppression of Th1T helper 1Effector cell proliferationTreg signature genesProinflammatory Th1TIGIT expressionAirway inflammationTh17 cellsRegulatory cellsHelper 1Cytokine productionT cellsImmune response