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
Dendritic cells and B cells maximize mucosal Th1 memory response to herpes simplex virus
Iijima N, Linehan MM, Zamora M, Butkus D, Dunn R, Kehry MR, Laufer TM, Iwasaki A. Dendritic cells and B cells maximize mucosal Th1 memory response to herpes simplex virus. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2008, 205: 3041-3052. PMID: 19047439, PMCID: PMC2605233, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20082039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory Th1 cellsDendritic cellsTh1 cellsB cellsIFN-gammaHerpes simplex virus 2 infectionAntiviral protectionSimplex virus 2 infectionMemory CD4 T cellsFurther viral replicationTh1 memory responseHSV-2 infectionCD4 T cellsLocal dendritic cellsVirus 2 infectionAntigen-presenting cellsCytotoxic T lymphocytesMHC class IISite of infectionHerpes simplex virusTh1 responseImmunized miceRecall responsesViral antigensMHC class
2006
A crucial role for plasmacytoid dendritic cells in antiviral protection by CpG ODN–based vaginal microbicide
Shen H, Iwasaki A. A crucial role for plasmacytoid dendritic cells in antiviral protection by CpG ODN–based vaginal microbicide. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2006, 116: 2237-2243. PMID: 16878177, PMCID: PMC1518794, DOI: 10.1172/jci28681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCpG ODNPlasmacytoid DCsHerpes simplex virus type 2Simplex virus type 2Lethal vaginal challengeVaginal stromal cellsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsGenital herpes infectionIFN-alphabeta receptorAssociated inflammatory responseVirus type 2Vaginal challengeDendritic cellsHerpes infectionTLR agonistsMicrobicide efficacyTopical microbicidesVaginal microbicidesInflammatory responseI IFNAntiviral protectionType 2Antiviral genesStromal compartmentVaginal application