2022
Insights into the Role of Commensal-Specific T Cells in Intestinal Inflammation
Gehlhaar A, Inala A, Llivichuzhca-Loja D, Silva TN, Adegboye CY, O’Connell A, Konnikova L. Insights into the Role of Commensal-Specific T Cells in Intestinal Inflammation. Journal Of Inflammation Research 2022, 15: 1873-1887. PMID: 35342295, PMCID: PMC8943607, DOI: 10.2147/jir.s288288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cellsIntestinal inflammationIntestinal inflammatory responseDamaging autoimmune responsesTrillions of microorganismsImmunological balanceAutoimmune responseImmune homeostasisInflammatory responseImmune systemMucosal interfaceBarrier sitesHuman intestineInflammationIntestinePrevious evidenceCellsCD8CD4ThymusResponseImmune landscape of human placental villi using single-cell analysis
Toothaker JM, Olaloye O, McCourt BT, McCourt CC, Silva TN, Case RM, Liu P, Yimlamai D, Tseng G, Konnikova L. Immune landscape of human placental villi using single-cell analysis. Development 2022, 149 PMID: 35050308, PMCID: PMC8935213, DOI: 10.1242/dev.200013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticB7-H1 AntigenB-LymphocytesChorionic VilliFemaleFetusFlow CytometryHLA-DR AntigensHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLeukocyte Common AntigensLymphocyte ActivationMacrophagesMemory T CellsPlacentaPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ChemokineSingle-Cell AnalysisT-LymphocytesConceptsT cellsHuman placental villiPlacental villiImmune systemFetal immune systemMaternal immune systemFetal immune cellsAdult T-cellT cell receptor stimulationCell receptor stimulationHealthy pregnancyImmune landscapeMemory phenotypeImmune cellsFetal organsEnhanced proliferative capacityReceptor stimulationMultiple subtypesPV tissueComplex immune systemImaging modalitiesMass cytometryProliferative capacityMaternal mechanismsRecent reports
2021
Serum Analyte Profiles Associated With Crohn’s Disease and Disease Location
Boucher G, Paradis A, Chabot-Roy G, Coderre L, Hillhouse E, Bitton A, Rosiers C, Levings M, Schumm L, Lazarev M, Brant S, Duerr R, McGovern D, Silverberg M, Cho J, Lesage S, Rioux J, Bitton A, Boucher G, Charron G, Rosiers C, Forest A, Goyette P, Ivinson S, Joseph L, Kohen R, Lachaine J, Lesage S, Levings M, Rioux J, Thompson-Legault J, Vachon L, Veilleux S, White-Guay B, Bajpai M, Birch S, Bitton A, Borowski K, Botwin G, Boucher G, Brant S, Chen W, Cho J, Cordero R, Côté-Daigneault J, Daly M, Datta L, Duerr R, Filice M, Fleshner P, Gettler K, Giri M, Goyette P, Hao K, Haritunians T, Itan Y, Johnston E, Konnikova L, Landers C, Lazarev M, Li D, McGovern D, Mengesha E, Merad M, Miladinova V, Nayeri S, Proksell S, Raquel M, Rioux J, Rymaszewski K, Sabic K, Sands B, Schumm L, Schwartz M, Silverberg M, Simpson C, Stempak J, Stevens C, Targan S, Xavier R. Serum Analyte Profiles Associated With Crohn’s Disease and Disease Location. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2021, 28: 9-20. PMID: 34106269, PMCID: PMC8730700, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCrohn's diseaseDisease locationCD patientsIL-6 beingColonic Crohn's diseaseInterleukin IL-6IL-12p70Chronic inflammationColorectal diseaseIL-6Inflammatory processHealthy controlsColorectal regionIntestinal microbiotaClinical observationsEpithelial barrierImmune systemPatientsSerum analytesEndothelial systemDiseaseSerum samplesGrowth factorMultiple cell typesDigestive tract
2020
In utero human intestine harbors unique metabolomic features including bacterial metabolites
Li Y, Toothaker JM, Ben-Simon S, Ozeri L, Schweitzer R, McCourt BT, McCourt CC, Werner L, Snapper SB, Shouval DS, Khatib S, Koren O, Agnihorti S, Tseng G, Konnikova L. In utero human intestine harbors unique metabolomic features including bacterial metabolites. JCI Insight 2020, 5: e138751. PMID: 33001863, PMCID: PMC7710283, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.138751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal immune systemIntestinal barrier integrityMicrobial-associated metabolitesHost-derived metabolitesBacterial DNAIntestinal immunityMaternal microbiomeIntestinal functionImmune regulationGastrointestinal tractIntestinal microbiomeFetal intestineBarrier integrityImmune systemHuman intestinal samplesIntestinal samplesIntestinal profileMicrobial encountersMetabolomic featuresBacterial metabolitesUteroNutrient metabolismMetabolitesRecent studiesMicrobiome
2019
Maturation of the Human Intestinal Immune System Occurs Early in Fetal Development
Stras SF, Werner L, Toothaker JM, Olaloye OO, Oldham AL, McCourt CC, Lee YN, Rechavi E, Shouval DS, Konnikova L. Maturation of the Human Intestinal Immune System Occurs Early in Fetal Development. Developmental Cell 2019, 51: 357-373.e5. PMID: 31607651, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsB-LymphocytesCell ProliferationClone CellsCytokinesFemaleFetal DevelopmentFetusHumansImmune SystemImmunity, MucosalImmunologic MemoryImmunophenotypingInfant, NewbornIntestinesPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondReceptors, Antigen, B-CellReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesV(D)J RecombinationConceptsInnate lymphoid cellsGestational ageIntestinal immunityDendritic cellsB cellsHuman intestinal immune systemAdaptive immune landscapeIntestinal immune systemNatural killer cellsWeeks gestational ageTransitional B cellsB cell maturityT cell receptorComplex innateImmune atlasEarly life developmentImmune landscapeKiller cellsTCR repertoireLymphoid cellsFetal developmentImmune systemInnate immunityCell receptorMass cytometryHigh-dimensional immune atlas of second trimester human intestinal immunity
Konnikova L, Stras S, Werner L, Toothaker J, Oldham A, Shouval D. High-dimensional immune atlas of second trimester human intestinal immunity. The Journal Of Immunology 2019, 202: 67.12-67.12. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.202.supp.67.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cellsImmune atlasIntestinal immunityB cellsImmune systemTissue-resident memory T cellsLarge intestineResident memory T cellsMucosal immune developmentNeonatal immune systemEffector memory subsetsInnate lymphoid cellsMemory T cellsNatural killer cellsTransitional B cellsT cell receptorFull-term samplesMost newbornsWeeks' gestationAdvanced gestationKiller cellsMucosal immunityNeonatal deathMemory subsetsImmune cells