2024
SARS-CoV-2-related bat viruses evade human intrinsic immunity but lack efficient transmission capacity
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Martin-Lopez E, Brennan B, Mao T, Spence N, Meller S, Han K, Yahiaoui N, Wang C, Iwasaki A, Greer C. Inflammatory Response and Defects on Myelin Integrity in the Olfactory System of K18hACE2 Mice Infected with SARS-CoV-2. ENeuro 2024, 11: eneuro.0106-24.2024. PMID: 38834299, PMCID: PMC11185043, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0106-24.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlfactory bulbOlfactory epitheliumPiriform cortexOlfactory tractOlfactory systemSARS-CoV-2Projection neuronsMyelination defectsOlfactory sensory neuronsLateral olfactory tractLoss of olfactionRespiratory epithelial cellsLamina propria macrophagesSARS-CoV-2 infectionInfected SCDays of infectionIntegrity of myelinOlfactory dysfunctionInfected microgliaSensitive to infectionOlfactory deficitsSensory neuronsSustentacular cellsNasal cavityNeuronal conduction
2023
Distinguishing features of long COVID identified through immune profiling
Klein J, Wood J, Jaycox J, Dhodapkar R, Lu P, Gehlhausen J, Tabachnikova A, Greene K, Tabacof L, Malik A, Silva Monteiro V, Silva J, Kamath K, Zhang M, Dhal A, Ott I, Valle G, Peña-Hernández M, Mao T, Bhattacharjee B, Takahashi T, Lucas C, Song E, McCarthy D, Breyman E, Tosto-Mancuso J, Dai Y, Perotti E, Akduman K, Tzeng T, Xu L, Geraghty A, Monje M, Yildirim I, Shon J, Medzhitov R, Lutchmansingh D, Possick J, Kaminski N, Omer S, Krumholz H, Guan L, Dela Cruz C, van Dijk D, Ring A, Putrino D, Iwasaki A. Distinguishing features of long COVID identified through immune profiling. Nature 2023, 623: 139-148. PMID: 37748514, PMCID: PMC10620090, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06651-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong COVIDSARS-CoV-2Infection syndromeExaggerated humoral responseSoluble immune mediatorsEpstein-Barr virusPost-exertional malaiseCross-sectional studyHigher antibody responseImmune mediatorsImmune phenotypingImmune profilingHumoral responseAntibody responseLymphocyte populationsCOVID statusUnbiased machineCortisol levelsLC statusRelevant biomarkersViral pathogensSyndromeCOVIDFuture studiesBiological featuresSARS-CoV-2 reservoir in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)
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Moriyama M, Lucas C, Monteiro V, Initiative Y, Iwasaki A, Chen N, Breban M, Hahn A, Pham K, Koch T, Chaguza C, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Mane S, De Kumar B, Ferguson D, Kerantzas N, Peaper D, Landry M, Schulz W, Vogels C, Grubaugh N. Enhanced inhibition of MHC-I expression by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2221652120. PMID: 37036977, PMCID: PMC10120007, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221652120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMHC-I expressionBreakthrough infectionsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variantsMajor histocompatibility complex class I expressionCell-mediated immunityInfluenza virus infectionSARS-CoV-2 VOCsMHC-I upregulationClass I expressionSARS-CoV-2T cell recognitionVirus infectionMHC II expressionSpike proteinEnhanced inhibitionInfectionCell recognitionCommon mutationsReinfectionE proteinAntibodiesViral genesSubvariantsExpression
2022
Plasmodium infection is associated with cross-reactive antibodies to carbohydrate epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein
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Choutka J, Jansari V, Hornig M, Iwasaki A. Unexplained post-acute infection syndromes. Nature Medicine 2022, 28: 911-923. PMID: 35585196, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-01810-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-acute sequelaeMyalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndromeSARS-CoV-2 infectionCertain acute infectionsMinority of patientsChronic fatigue syndromeSubstantial healthcare burdenSimilar symptom profilesSARS-CoV-2Common etiopathogenesisAcute infectionInfection syndromeClinical featuresFatigue syndromeChronic disabilityHealthcare burdenChronic illnessSymptom profilesInfectious agentsInfectionPotential involvementSequelaeSyndromeField of medicinePatientsInflammasome 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-1The 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 researchImmunopathologySequelaePathophysiologySyndromeLack of association between pandemic chilblains and SARS-CoV-2 infection
Gehlhausen JR, Little AJ, Ko CJ, Emmenegger M, Lucas C, Wong P, Klein J, Lu P, Mao T, Jaycox J, Wang E, Ugwu N, Muenker C, Mekael D, Klein R, Patrignelli R, Antaya R, McNiff J, Damsky W, Kamath K, Shon J, Ring A, Yildirim I, Omer S, Ko A, Aguzzi A, Iwasaki A, Obaid A, Lu-Culligan A, Nelson A, Brito A, Nunez A, Martin A, Watkins A, Geng B, Kalinich C, Harden C, Todeasa C, Jensen C, Kim D, McDonald D, Shepard D, Courchaine E, White E, Song E, Silva E, Kudo E, DeIuliis G, Rahming H, Park H, Matos I, Nouws J, Valdez J, Fauver J, Lim J, Rose K, Anastasio K, Brower K, Glick L, Sharma L, Sewanan L, Knaggs L, Minasyan M, Batsu M, Petrone M, Kuang M, Nakahata M, Campbell M, Linehan M, Askenase M, Simonov M, Smolgovsky M, Sonnert N, Naushad N, Vijayakumar P, Martinello R, Datta R, Handoko R, Bermejo S, Prophet S, Bickerton S, Velazquez S, Alpert T, Rice T, Khoury-Hanold W, Peng X, Yang Y, Cao Y, Strong Y. Lack of association between pandemic chilblains and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2122090119. PMID: 35217624, PMCID: PMC8892496, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122090119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionPrior SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2PC biopsiesAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicT-cell receptor sequencingCell receptor sequencingT cell responsesCoronavirus 2 pandemicEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayLack of associationCOVID toesSkin eruptionAntibody responseImmunohistochemistry studiesBackground seroprevalenceTissue microarrayViral infectionStimulation assaysCell responsesInfectionChilblainsImmunosorbent assayAbortive infectionTargeting stem-loop 1 of the SARS-CoV-2 5′ UTR to suppress viral translation and Nsp1 evasion
Vora SM, Fontana P, Mao T, Leger V, Zhang Y, Fu TM, Lieberman J, Gehrke L, Shi M, Wang L, Iwasaki A, Wu H. Targeting stem-loop 1 of the SARS-CoV-2 5′ UTR to suppress viral translation and Nsp1 evasion. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2117198119. PMID: 35149555, PMCID: PMC8892331, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2117198119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 nonstructural protein 1Host protein synthesisSARS-CoV-2 5Nonstructural protein 1Viral translationNucleic acid antisenseAntiviral immunityProtein synthesisTherapeutic targetTransgenic miceViral protein synthesisViral replicationDrug resistanceHuman ACE2Infected cellsProtein 1COVID-19Virulence mechanismsNanomolar concentrationsHost translationPathogenic virusesEntry channelSuppressionTranslational suppressionHigh-affinity, neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can be made without T follicular helper cells
Chen JS, Chow RD, Song E, Mao T, Israelow B, Kamath K, Bozekowski J, Haynes WA, Filler RB, Menasche BL, Wei J, Alfajaro MM, Song W, Peng L, Carter L, Weinstein JS, Gowthaman U, Chen S, Craft J, Shon JC, Iwasaki A, Wilen CB, Eisenbarth SC. High-affinity, neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can be made without T follicular helper cells. Science Immunology 2022, 7: eabl5652. PMID: 34914544, PMCID: PMC8977051, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl5652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Follicular helper cellsB cell responsesHelper cellsAntibody productionCell responsesSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationB-cell receptor sequencingSevere COVID-19Cell receptor sequencingIndependent antibodiesT cell-B cell interactionsViral inflammationAntiviral antibodiesImmunoglobulin class switchingVirus infectionGerminal centersViral infectionClonal repertoireInfectionAntibodiesClass switchingCOVID-19Patients
2021
Impact of Chronic HIV Infection on SARS-CoV-2 Infection, COVID-19 Disease and Vaccines
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Haynes WA, Kamath K, Bozekowski J, Baum-Jones E, Campbell M, Casanovas-Massana A, Daugherty PS, Dela Cruz CS, Dhal A, Farhadian SF, Fitzgibbons L, Fournier J, Jhatro M, Jordan G, Klein J, Lucas C, Kessler D, Luchsinger LL, Martinez B, Catherine Muenker M, Pischel L, Reifert J, Sawyer JR, Waitz R, Wunder EA, Zhang M, Iwasaki A, Ko A, Shon J. High-resolution epitope mapping and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in large cohorts of subjects with COVID-19. Communications Biology 2021, 4: 1317. PMID: 34811480, PMCID: PMC8608966, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02835-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 antibodiesRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 epitopesSyndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 strainsHigh-resolution epitope mappingCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 mutantsCoronavirus 2Antibody responseEffective vaccineImmune responseNeutralization activitySevere diseaseLarge cohortEpitope regionsAntibody epitopesEpitope mappingRelated coronavirusesTherapyVaccineViral proteomeA stem-loop RNA RIG-I agonist protects against acute and chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice
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Israelow B, Mao T, Klein J, Song E, Menasche B, Omer SB, Iwasaki A. Adaptive immune determinants of viral clearance and protection in mouse models of SARS-CoV-2. Science Immunology 2021, 6: eabl4509. PMID: 34623900, PMCID: PMC9047536, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl4509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Viral clearanceImmune determinantsMouse modelSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Cellular adaptive immunitySyndrome coronavirus 2Vivo protective capacityVariants of concernMRNA vaccinationHomologous infectionCellular immunityConvalescent miceCoronavirus 2Antibody responsePrimary infectionEffective vaccineAdaptive immunityConfer protectionInfectionNatural infectionProtective capacityClearance