2023
SARS-CoV-2-encoded small RNAs are able to repress the host expression of SERINC5 to facilitate viral replication
Meseguer S, Rubio M, Lainez B, Pérez-Benavente B, Pérez-Moraga R, Romera-Giner S, García-García F, Martinez-Macias O, Cremades A, Iborra F, Candelas-Rivera O, Almazan F, Esplugues E. SARS-CoV-2-encoded small RNAs are able to repress the host expression of SERINC5 to facilitate viral replication. Frontiers In Microbiology 2023, 14: 1066493. PMID: 36876111, PMCID: PMC9978209, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1066493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchViral infectionSARS-CoV-2 viral infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19 patientsMitochondrial antiviral signaling proteinInnate immunity factorsInnate immune responseVero E6 cellsSARS-CoV-2Viral proteinsImmune responseE6 cellsTherapeutic potentialViral replicationInfectionVero E6Immunity factorsSmall viral RNAsCertain virusesProtein 5SERINC5 expressionViral RNAHost expressionDifferent virusesVirus
2017
TH17 cells express ST2 and are controlled by the alarmin IL-33 in the small intestine
Pascual-Reguant A, Bayat Sarmadi J, Baumann C, Noster R, Cirera-Salinas D, Curato C, Pelczar P, Huber S, Zielinski CE, Löhning M, Hauser AE, Esplugues E. TH17 cells express ST2 and are controlled by the alarmin IL-33 in the small intestine. Mucosal Immunology 2017, 10: 1431-1442. PMID: 28198366, DOI: 10.1038/mi.2017.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-inflammatory TH17 cellsIntestinal epithelial cellsTh17 cellsSmall intestineIL-33IL-33/ST2 axisPro-inflammatory T cellsAlarmin IL-33Alarmin interleukin-33IL-33 receptorPro-inflammatory cytokinesAbsence of ST2Beneficial host responseIL-10Interleukin-33Autoimmune diseasesTissue inflammationInflammatory responseImmunosuppressive propertiesT cellsImmune responseInflamed tissuesHost responseImmune systemRegulatory phenotype
2015
Progressive differentiation of follicular B helper T cells regulates the germinal center response (IRC11P.430)
Herman E, Weinstein J, Lainez B, Licona-Limón P, Esplugues E, Flavell R, Craft J. Progressive differentiation of follicular B helper T cells regulates the germinal center response (IRC11P.430). The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 194: 197.12-197.12. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.194.supp.197.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFollicular B helper T cellsHelper T cellsTfh cellsGerminal centersT cellsIL-21IL-4Thymus-dependent humoral immune responsesIL-21 mRNAB cell folliclesTfh cell differentiationCD4 T cellsHumoral immune responseSecondary lymphoid organsEffective antibody responseGerminal center responseAntibody-secreting cellsActivated B cellsTranscription factor Bcl6B cell maturationAntibody responseLymphoid organsImmune responseB cellsCenter responseTh17 cells transdifferentiate into regulatory T cells during resolution of inflammation
Gagliani N, Vesely M, Iseppon A, Brockmann L, Xu H, Palm NW, de Zoete MR, Licona-Limón P, Paiva RS, Ching T, Weaver C, Zi X, Pan X, Fan R, Garmire LX, Cotton MJ, Drier Y, Bernstein B, Geginat J, Stockinger B, Esplugues E, Huber S, Flavell RA. Th17 cells transdifferentiate into regulatory T cells during resolution of inflammation. Nature 2015, 523: 221-225. PMID: 25924064, PMCID: PMC4498984, DOI: 10.1038/nature14452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory T cellsResolution of inflammationInflammatory diseasesT cellsTh17 cellsImmune responseT helper cell typeTherapeutic opportunitiesAnti-inflammatory fateT helper cellsAnti-inflammatory phenotypeHuman inflammatory diseasesBeneficial host responseAryl hydrocarbon receptorIL-17ARegulatory cellsHelper cellsSignature cytokinesMouse modelTranscriptional profilesHost responseInflammationCytokinesHydrocarbon receptorDisease
2012
Bcl6 expression specifies the T follicular helper cell program in vivo
Liu X, Yan X, Zhong B, Nurieva RI, Wang A, Wang X, Martin-Orozco N, Wang Y, Chang SH, Esplugues E, Flavell RA, Tian Q, Dong C. Bcl6 expression specifies the T follicular helper cell program in vivo. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2012, 209: 1841-1852. PMID: 22987803, PMCID: PMC3457730, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20120219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody FormationCell DifferentiationCluster AnalysisDNA-Binding ProteinsGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGene OrderGene TargetingGenes, ReporterGerminal CenterImmunologic MemoryMiceMice, TransgenicProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Receptors, CXCR5T-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerTranscription, GeneticConceptsEffector T cell lineagesFollicular helper cellsT cell differentiationT-cell lineageGerminal center reactionTfh cellsHelper cellsImmune responseReporter miceCenter reactionBCL6 expressionFide markerBona fide markersEarly phaseVivoBCL6Pivotal roleCell lineagesCell differentiationCellsCell programCXCR5TfhTranscription factorsReporter system
2010
CD69 limits early inflammatory diseases associated with immune response to Listeria monocytogenes infection
Vega‐Ramos J, Alari‐Pahissa E, del Valle J, Carrasco‐Marín E, Esplugues E, Borràs M, Martínez‐A C, Lauzurica P. CD69 limits early inflammatory diseases associated with immune response to Listeria monocytogenes infection. Immunology And Cell Biology 2010, 88: 707-715. PMID: 20440294, DOI: 10.1038/icb.2010.62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteApoptosisDendritic CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsImmunity, InnateInflammationInterferon Type IInterferon-gammaLectins, C-TypeListeriosisLiverMacrophages, PeritonealMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutSpleenT-LymphocytesTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsListeria monocytogenes infectionMonocytogenes infectionT cellsLM-specific T cellsEarly inflammatory diseaseInfection-induced immunopathologyPotent inflammatory responseBone marrow-derived macrophagesMarrow-derived macrophagesWild-type controlsDendritic cellsTh1 cytokinesImmune pathologyLM infectionInflammatory diseasesInflammatory responseImmune responseLymphocyte apoptosisHost protectionSpleen damageDay 1CD69Mouse infectionCell activationIFN enhancement
2006
CD69 targeting differentially affects the course of collagen-induced arthritis
Sancho D, Gómez M, del Hoyo G, Lamana A, Esplugues E, Lauzurica P, Martinez-A C, Sánchez-Madrid F. CD69 targeting differentially affects the course of collagen-induced arthritis. Journal Of Leukocyte Biology 2006, 80: 1233-1241. PMID: 16921025, DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1205749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteArthritis, ExperimentalCell ProliferationCollagen Type IIImmunoglobulin GInflammationInterferon-gammaLectins, C-TypeLymphocyte DepletionMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred DBAMice, KnockoutT-LymphocytesConceptsCollagen-induced arthritisCII-specific T cellsLymphocyte proliferative responsesChronic inflammatory diseaseActivation of leukocytesWild-type animalsInflammation correlatesAdoptive transferDBA/1 miceProinflammatory cytokinesInflammatory diseasesInflammatory fociCD69 expressionCD69 mAbT cellsImmune responseIFN-gammaInflammatory sitesProliferative responseCD69Type II collagenArthritisDecreased productionDiseaseMice
2005
Induction of tumor NK-cell immunity by anti-CD69 antibody therapy
Esplugues E, Vega-Ramos J, Cartoixà D, Vazquez BN, Salaet I, Engel P, Lauzurica P. Induction of tumor NK-cell immunity by anti-CD69 antibody therapy. Blood 2005, 105: 4399-4406. PMID: 15692061, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-10-3854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntitumor responseNK cell cytolytic activityMonoclonal antibodiesCD69 monoclonal antibodiesNK cell immunityNK cytotoxic activityInterferon-gamma productionTGF-beta productionActivation marker CD69Production of cytokinesInnate immune systemReceptor-independent mannerNK cellsAntibody therapyLung metastasesCD69 expressionTherapeutic administrationCD69 mAbImmune responseCytolytic activityGamma productionImmune systemTumor growthTumor primingCD69
2003
CD69 downregulates autoimmune reactivity through active transforming growth factor-β production in collagen-induced arthritis
Sancho D, Gómez M, Viedma F, Esplugues E, Gordón-Alonso M, García-López MA, de la Fuente H, Martínez-A C, Lauzurica P, Sánchez-Madrid F. CD69 downregulates autoimmune reactivity through active transforming growth factor-β production in collagen-induced arthritis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2003, 112: 872-882. PMID: 12975472, PMCID: PMC193672, DOI: 10.1172/jci19112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollagen-induced arthritisCD69-/- miceAutoimmune reactivitySeverity of CIAProinflammatory cytokine mRNA levelsB cell immune responsesProinflammatory cytokines IL-1betaCD69-deficient miceRole of CD69Cell immune responsesCytokine mRNA levelsCytokines IL-1betaActivation of leukocytesTGF-beta1 productionNegative cell linesSplenocyte subsetsProinflammatory mediatorsBeta antibodyIL-1betaInflammatory fociLocal injectionSynovial leukocytesImmune responseCIA severityInflammatory sites