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
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 A1
1999
Epitope-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte induction by minigene DNA immunization
Iwasaki A, Dela Cruz C, Young A, Barber B. Epitope-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte induction by minigene DNA immunization. Vaccine 1999, 17: 2081-2088. PMID: 10217610, DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(98)00411-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralAntigen PresentationBiolisticsCytokinesEpitopes, T-LymphocyteFemaleGenes, ViralHistocompatibility Antigens Class IInjections, IntramuscularMiceMice, Inbred StrainsNucleocapsid ProteinsNucleoproteinsOrthomyxoviridaeOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPeptide FragmentsPlasmidsProtein Sorting SignalsRecombinant ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTumor Cells, CulturedVaccines, DNAViral Core ProteinsConceptsCTL responsesCytotoxic T lymphocyte inductionEpitope-specific CTL responsesT lymphocyte responsesT lymphocyte inductionPlasmid DNA vaccineFull-length antigenLymphocyte responsesIL-12Lymphocyte inductionAntibody responseDNA immunizationDNA vaccineGene gun bombardmentPotent antibodiesGM-CSFCytokine combinationsNeedle injectionInfluenza virusSkeletal muscleSkin epidermisNucleoproteinMinimal effectResponseImmunization