2022
The immunology and immunopathology of COVID-19
Merad M, Blish CA, Sallusto F, Iwasaki A. The immunology and immunopathology of COVID-19. Science 2022, 375: 1122-1127. PMID: 35271343, DOI: 10.1126/science.abm8108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionFatal COVID-19Coronavirus 2 infectionPost-acute sequelaeCOVID-19 pathophysiologyProlongation of symptomsLong COVID syndromeMajor unmet needCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2COVID syndromeDisease resolutionInflammatory processChronic illnessUnmet needDefinitive findingsImmunology researchCOVID-19 researchImmunopathologySequelaePathophysiologySyndrome
2021
B cells join T cell clusters in the host response to recurrent herpes simplex virus 2 infection
Gehlhausen JR, Iwasaki A. B cells join T cell clusters in the host response to recurrent herpes simplex virus 2 infection. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131: e148300. PMID: 33938452, PMCID: PMC8087191, DOI: 10.1172/jci148300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-secreting cellsB cellsRecurrent lesionsHerpes simplex virus 2 infectionHSV-2-specific antibodiesRecurrent genital herpes lesionsSimplex virus 2 infectionGenital herpes lesionsHSV-2 lesionsVirus 2 infectionT cell clustersSkin biopsy specimensB cell subsetsB cell populationsNaive B cellsStage of infectionLesion reactivationDisease resolutionImmune infiltratesAntibody levelsHerpes lesionsCell subsetsBiopsy specimensHost responseLesions