2024
Single-cell atlas of the small intestine throughout the human lifespan demonstrates unique features of fetal immune cells
Gu W, Eke C, Santiago E, Olaloye O, Konnikova L. Single-cell atlas of the small intestine throughout the human lifespan demonstrates unique features of fetal immune cells. Mucosal Immunology 2024, 17: 599-617. PMID: 38555026, PMCID: PMC11384551, DOI: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2024.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune cellsDevelopment of mucosal immunityComplex immune landscapeFetal immune cellsSevere intestinal complicationsComplications of prematurityMemory T cellsAdaptive immune cellsMucosal immune cellsSmall intestineT cell statesMemory T cell statesStem-like propertiesNecrotizing enterocolitisNeonatal samplesMyeloid populationsImmune landscapeFetal samplesT cellsExpression of activationPostnatal samplesMucosal diseaseMucosal immunitySingle-cell RNA sequencingSingle-cell atlas
2018
High-dimensional immune phenotyping and transcriptional analyses reveal robust recovery of viable human immune and epithelial cells from frozen gastrointestinal tissue
Konnikova L, Boschetti G, Rahman A, Mitsialis V, Lord J, Richmond C, Tomov VT, Gordon W, Jelinsky S, Canavan J, Liss A, Wall S, Field M, Zhou F, Goldsmith JD, Bewtra M, Breault DT, Merad M, Snapper SB. High-dimensional immune phenotyping and transcriptional analyses reveal robust recovery of viable human immune and epithelial cells from frozen gastrointestinal tissue. Mucosal Immunology 2018, 11: 1684-1693. PMID: 30111863, PMCID: PMC6512331, DOI: 10.1038/s41385-018-0047-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune cellsGastrointestinal tissuesMucosal immune compartmentPeripheral immune cellsMucosal immune cellsEpithelial cellsImmune compartmentImmune phenotypingTreatment responsivenessMucosal tissuesTranslational studiesDisease pathogenesisSimple storage techniquesPreservation of viabilityPathogenesisTissueBiomarker discoveryCellsDisease