2023
Circulating NK cells establish tissue residency upon acute infection of skin and mediate accelerated effector responses to secondary infection
Torcellan T, Friedrich C, Doucet-Ladevèze R, Ossner T, Solé V, Riedmann S, Ugur M, Imdahl F, Rosshart S, Arnold S, de Agüero M, Gagliani N, Flavell R, Backes S, Kastenmüller W, Gasteiger G. Circulating NK cells establish tissue residency upon acute infection of skin and mediate accelerated effector responses to secondary infection. Immunity 2023, 57: 124-140.e7. PMID: 38157853, PMCID: PMC10783803, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNK cellsTrNK cellsAcute infectionTissue residencySecondary infectionTissue-resident NK cellsConventional NK cellsDistinct developmental requirementsNK cell responsesNatural killer cellsTranscriptional regulator Blimp1Effector cellsKiller cellsCNK cellsPrevious infectionEffector responsesEffector functionsBacterial infectionsCell responsesInfectionRestricted expressionTerms of ontogenyTissueCell formationHuman tissuesCutting Edge: IL-21 and Tissue-Specific Signals Instruct Tbet+CD11c+ B Cell Development following Viral Infection.
Song W, Sanchez G, Mayer D, Blackburn H, Chernova I, Flavell R, Weinstein J, Craft J. Cutting Edge: IL-21 and Tissue-Specific Signals Instruct Tbet+CD11c+ B Cell Development following Viral Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 210: 1861-1865. PMID: 37133336, PMCID: PMC10247523, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-associated B cellsIL-21Acute lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infectionB cellsLymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infectionB cell activationHumoral immunityLymphoid organsVirus infectionMouse modelViral infectionB cell developmentCell activationLymphotoxin αVivo generationTissue-specific signalsInfectionDe novo generationOrgan contributionIFNTissue microenvironmentCell developmentLiverPivotal contributorStage-specific roles
2014
Inflammasomes and intestinal homeostasis: regulating and connecting infection, inflammation and the microbiota
Gagliani N, Palm NW, de Zoete MR, Flavell RA. Inflammasomes and intestinal homeostasis: regulating and connecting infection, inflammation and the microbiota. International Immunology 2014, 26: 495-499. PMID: 24948595, PMCID: PMC4200027, DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxu066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal homeostasisInflammatory responsePathological tissue damageImmediate inflammatory responseConflicting studiesEnteric infectionsIntestinal microbiotaTissue damageInflammasome deficiencyInflammasomeStress-associated signalsInfectionPotential roleMicrobiotaHomeostasisCytosolic protein complexesRecent studies
2013
Inflammasomes and Mucosal Immune Response
Elinav E, Henao-Mejia J, Flavell R. Inflammasomes and Mucosal Immune Response. Else Kröner-Fresenius Symposia 2013, 4: 48-52. DOI: 10.1159/000346510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein complexesImmune responseDamage signalsCritical regulatorMolecular characterizationContext of infectionInnate immune responseCell deathMucosal immune responsesMicrobial infectionsPotent inflammatory cytokineCaspase-1Direct activationInflammatory cytokinesSterile inflammationMetabolic disordersInflammasome resultsDiverse rangeInflammasomeKey componentRegulatorInfectionProteinNLRC4AIM2