2016
CD301b+ dendritic cells suppress T follicular helper cells and antibody responses to protein antigens
Kumamoto Y, Hirai T, Wong PW, Kaplan DH, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ dendritic cells suppress T follicular helper cells and antibody responses to protein antigens. ELife 2016, 5: e17979. PMID: 27657168, PMCID: PMC5033605, DOI: 10.7554/elife.17979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic cellsAntibody responsePD-L1Protein antigensBlocking PD-1Follicular helper cellsPD-1 ligandsStrong antibody responseWild-type miceGerminal center B cellsTfh cellsPD-1Cell primingIgG responsesHelper cellsPD-L2Autoantibody generationSuccessful vaccineCD301bB cellsTransient depletionAntigenMiceAntibodiesNovel regulatory mechanismCD301b+ Mononuclear Phagocytes Maintain Positive Energy Balance through Secretion of Resistin-like Molecule Alpha
Kumamoto Y, Camporez JP, Jurczak MJ, Shanabrough M, Horvath T, Shulman GI, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ Mononuclear Phagocytes Maintain Positive Energy Balance through Secretion of Resistin-like Molecule Alpha. Immunity 2016, 45: 583-596. PMID: 27566941, PMCID: PMC5033704, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMononuclear phagocytesResistin-like molecule αResistin-like molecule alphaSignificant weight lossPositive energy balanceInsulin sensitivityGlucose metabolismAdipose tissueBody weightMultiple organsMultifunctional cytokineBody homeostasisMarked reductionHeterogeneous groupWeight lossPhagocytesMolecule αHomeostasisEnergy balanceRELMαCD301bNormoglycemiaCytokinesMacrophagesCD301b+ Macrophages Are Essential for Effective Skin Wound Healing
Shook B, Xiao E, Kumamoto Y, Iwasaki A, Horsley V. CD301b+ Macrophages Are Essential for Effective Skin Wound Healing. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2016, 136: 1885-1891. PMID: 27287183, PMCID: PMC5727894, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.05.107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin wound healingBarrier functionEssential inflammatory cellsAnti-inflammatory macrophagesWound healingSkin barrier functionSubpopulation of macrophagesEarly regenerative stageMultiple myeloid lineagesInflammatory cellsSyngeneic miceWound healing defectsMyeloid cellsCutaneous repairReparative processesSelective depletionPhenotype switchMacrophagesMyeloid lineageMiceMultiple cell typesHealingCD301bHealing defectsSkin repair
2013
CD301b+ Dermal Dendritic Cells Drive T Helper 2 Cell-Mediated Immunity
Kumamoto Y, Linehan M, Weinstein JS, Laidlaw BJ, Craft JE, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ Dermal Dendritic Cells Drive T Helper 2 Cell-Mediated Immunity. Immunity 2013, 39: 733-743. PMID: 24076051, PMCID: PMC3819035, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDermal dendritic cellsDendritic cellsDermal DCsTh2 cellsT cellsT helper 2 cellsT helper responsesInterleukin-4 productionExpression of CD69Th2 cell developmentDC depletionLymph nodesTh2 immunityHelper responsesSubcutaneous immunizationNippostrongylus brasiliensisKey mediatorTransient depletionCell developmentImmunityOvalbuminDepletion approachCellsParticular subsetCD301b