2023
Polymer nanoparticles deliver mRNA to the lung for mucosal vaccination
Suberi A, Grun M, Mao T, Israelow B, Reschke M, Grundler J, Akhtar L, Lee T, Shin K, Piotrowski-Daspit A, Homer R, Iwasaki A, Suh H, Saltzman W. Polymer nanoparticles deliver mRNA to the lung for mucosal vaccination. Science Translational Medicine 2023, 15: eabq0603. PMID: 37585505, PMCID: PMC11137749, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abq0603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Lethal viral challengeAntigen-presenting cellsSyndrome coronavirus 2Humoral adaptive immunityLung-targeting deliveryIntranasal vaccinationMucosal vaccinationPulmonary diseaseMucosal vaccinesSusceptible miceCoronavirus 2Viral challengeAdaptive immunityLungTranslational potentialMessenger RNA (mRNA) therapeuticsVaccinationMRNADeliveryTherapeuticsRNA therapeuticsTherapeutic delivery
2014
Innate immunity to influenza virus infection
Iwasaki A, Pillai PS. Innate immunity to influenza virus infection. Nature Reviews Immunology 2014, 14: 315-328. PMID: 24762827, PMCID: PMC4104278, DOI: 10.1038/nri3665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza virus infectionToll-like receptor 7T cell responsesVirus infectionInterferon-stimulated genesIL-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeViral challengeB cellsCell responsesHigh-dose viral challengeInfluenza virusAntiviral B cellsMultiple pattern recognition receptorsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsAdaptive immune responsesInfected cellsRetinoic acid-inducible gene IAirway epithelial cellsAcid-inducible gene IPattern recognition receptorsInfluenza virus-infected cellsVirus-infected cellsAntiviral defense genesDendritic cells
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