2021
Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain
Song E, Zhang C, Israelow B, Lu-Culligan A, Prado AV, Skriabine S, Lu P, Weizman OE, Liu F, Dai Y, Szigeti-Buck K, Yasumoto Y, Wang G, Castaldi C, Heltke J, Ng E, Wheeler J, Alfajaro MM, Levavasseur E, Fontes B, Ravindra NG, Van Dijk D, Mane S, Gunel M, Ring A, Kazmi SAJ, Zhang K, Wilen CB, Horvath TL, Plu I, Haik S, Thomas JL, Louvi A, Farhadian SF, Huttner A, Seilhean D, Renier N, Bilguvar K, Iwasaki A. Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20202135. PMID: 33433624, PMCID: PMC7808299, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20202135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsAntibodies, BlockingCerebral CortexCOVID-19Disease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMaleMiceMiddle AgedNeuronsOrganoidsSARS-CoV-2ConceptsSARS-CoV-2Central nervous systemSARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasionImmune cell infiltratesCOVID-19 patientsType I interferon responseMultiple organ systemsCOVID-19I interferon responseHuman brain organoidsNeuroinvasive capacityCNS infectionsCell infiltrateNeuronal infectionPathological featuresCortical neuronsRespiratory diseaseDirect infectionCerebrospinal fluidNervous systemMouse brainInterferon responseOrgan systemsHuman ACE2Infection
2020
IL-18BP is a secreted immune checkpoint and barrier to IL-18 immunotherapy
Zhou T, Damsky W, Weizman OE, McGeary MK, Hartmann KP, Rosen CE, Fischer S, Jackson R, Flavell RA, Wang J, Sanmamed MF, Bosenberg MW, Ring AM. IL-18BP is a secreted immune checkpoint and barrier to IL-18 immunotherapy. Nature 2020, 583: 609-614. PMID: 32581358, PMCID: PMC7381364, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2422-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alphaHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansImmunotherapyIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-18Kaplan-Meier EstimateKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiceNeoplasmsReceptors, Interleukin-18Stem CellsTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsIL-18IL-18BPT cellsAnti-PD-1 resistant tumorsWild-type IL-18Potent anti-tumor effectsMajor histocompatibility complex class IIL-18 pathwayIL-18 therapyInterleukin-18 pathwayMajor therapeutic barrierStem-like TCF1Anti-tumor immunityTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesNatural killer cellsRecombinant IL-18Histocompatibility complex class IAnti-tumor effectsComplex class IAnti-tumor activityMouse tumor modelsModern immunotherapyPrecursor CD8Effector CD8Exhausted CD8