2019
Migrant memory B cells secrete luminal antibody in the vagina
Oh JE, Iijima N, Song E, Lu P, Klein J, Jiang R, Kleinstein SH, Iwasaki A. Migrant memory B cells secrete luminal antibody in the vagina. Nature 2019, 571: 122-126. PMID: 31189952, PMCID: PMC6609483, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1285-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory B cellsFemale reproductive tractB cellsPlasma cellsReproductive tractCD4 tissue-resident memory T cellsTissue-resident memory T cellsLower female reproductive tractHerpes simplex virus 2Genital herpes infectionMemory T cellsExpression of chemokinesSimplex virus 2CXCR3-dependent mannerLocal plasma cellsLuminal antibodyMucosal antibodiesHerpes infectionPrimary infectionMucosal barrierSecondary challengeVariety of pathogensT cellsLamina propriaInducible source
2010
Recruited inflammatory monocytes stimulate antiviral Th1 immunity in infected tissue
Iijima N, Mattei LM, Iwasaki A. Recruited inflammatory monocytes stimulate antiviral Th1 immunity in infected tissue. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 108: 284-289. PMID: 21173243, PMCID: PMC3017177, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1005201108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAntigen-Presenting CellsCell DifferentiationCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunospot AssayFemaleFluorescein-5-isothiocyanateHerpes GenitalisHerpesvirus 2, HumanInterferon-gammaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMonocytesReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaReceptors, CCR2Th1 CellsConceptsMonocyte-derived APCTh1 immunityInflammatory monocytesTh1 cellsCD4 T cell primingHerpes simplex virus 2Effector Th1 cellsMemory Th1 cellsPrimary mucosal infectionSecondary viral challengeT cell primingIFN-γ secretionSimplex virus 2Signs of infectionImportance of monocytesAPC subsetsCell primingDendritic cellsMucosal infectionsViral challengePeripheral tissuesMucosal tissuesAntiviral protectionMonocytesInfection
2008
Epithelial dendritic cells in vagina rapidly renew from bone marrow precursors
Iijima N, Linehan M, Saeland S, Iwasaki A. Epithelial dendritic cells in vagina rapidly renew from bone marrow precursors. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 851.7-851.7. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.851.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLangerhans cellsHerpes simplex virus 2Epithelial dendritic cellsSkin Langerhans cellsPrimary immune responseEpidermal Langerhans cellsSimplex virus 2Mucosal epithelial liningBone marrow precursorsSquamous epithelial layerDendritic cellsProfessional APCsStratified squamous epithelial layerSex hormonesImmune responseOral cavityVaginal mucosaBone marrowEpithelial liningGr-1Marrow precursorsActivation statusSpecialized subsetCytometric analysisCD11b
2003
Toll-like Receptor 9–mediated Recognition of Herpes Simplex Virus-2 by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
Lund J, Sato A, Akira S, Medzhitov R, Iwasaki A. Toll-like Receptor 9–mediated Recognition of Herpes Simplex Virus-2 by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2003, 198: 513-520. PMID: 12900525, PMCID: PMC2194085, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20030162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationBone Marrow CellsCpG IslandsDendritic CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsEndosomesFemaleHerpesvirus 2, HumanHumansInterferon-alphaMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMice, KnockoutMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Receptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 9ConceptsHerpes simplex virus 2Plasmacytoid dendritic cellsIFN-alpha secretionToll-like receptorsSimplex virus 2Dendritic cellsIFN-alphaI interferonToll-like receptor 9Virus 2Adaptor molecule MyD88Type I interferonHSV-2 DNADose-dependent mannerMouse bone marrowMolecule MyD88Receptor 9Knockout miceBone marrowTLR9Potent secretorsSecretionOligonucleotide treatmentVirus recognitionBafilomycin A1Vaginal Submucosal Dendritic Cells, but Not Langerhans Cells, Induce Protective Th1 Responses to Herpes Simplex Virus-2
Zhao X, Deak E, Soderberg K, Linehan M, Spezzano D, Zhu J, Knipe DM, Iwasaki A. Vaginal Submucosal Dendritic Cells, but Not Langerhans Cells, Induce Protective Th1 Responses to Herpes Simplex Virus-2. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2003, 197: 153-162. PMID: 12538655, PMCID: PMC2193810, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20021109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubmucosal dendritic cellsDendritic cellsLymph nodesHSV-2T cellsIFNgamma secretionLangerhans cellsVaginal mucosaHerpes simplex virus type 2 infectionSimplex virus type 2 infectionViral peptidesProtective Th1 immune responseVirus type 2 infectionHerpes simplex virus 2Genital mucosal surfacesHSV-2 infectionProtective Th1 responseTh1 immune responseMHC class II moleculesProtective Th1 immunityAntigen-presenting cellsType 2 infectionSimplex virus 2Class II moleculesDC populations