2023
Tracking B cell responses to the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 vaccine
de Assis F, Hoehn K, Zhang X, Kardava L, Smith C, Merhebi O, Buckner C, Trihemasava K, Wang W, Seamon C, Chen V, Schaughency P, Cheung F, Martins A, Chiang C, Li Y, Tsang J, Chun T, Kleinstein S, Moir S. Tracking B cell responses to the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 vaccine. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112780. PMID: 37440409, PMCID: PMC10529190, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory B cellsB cell receptorB cellsAtypical memory B cellsInfection-naïve individualsTwo-dose SARSSARS-CoV-2 mRNAB cell responsesAntibody-secreting cellsMonth 6Protective immunityCell responsesCell receptorClonal expansionImmunoglobulin GEarly timepointsLater timepointsPlasmablastsVaccinationCD71TimepointsSurface proteinsCellsMultimodal single-cell analysisMRNAHigh-throughput single-cell profiling of B cell responses following inactivated influenza vaccination in young and older adults
Wang M, Jiang R, Mohanty S, Meng H, Shaw A, Kleinstein S. High-throughput single-cell profiling of B cell responses following inactivated influenza vaccination in young and older adults. Aging 2023, 15: 9250-9274. PMID: 37367734, PMCID: PMC10564424, DOI: 10.18632/aging.204778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsActivated B cellsB cell receptorOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationAge groupsPeripheral blood B cellsYoung adultsInactivated influenza vaccineB cell responsesSubstantial disease burdenBlood B cellsMemory B cellsInfluenza vaccination responsesStrong antibody responseAge-related changesInfluenza vaccineVaccination responseSeasonal influenzaAntibody responseHospital visitsDisease burdenSomatic hypermutation frequenciesVaccinationCell responsesPlatelet response to influenza vaccination reflects effects of aging
Konstorum A, Mohanty S, Zhao Y, Melillo A, Vander Wyk B, Nelson A, Tsang S, Blevins T, Belshe R, Chawla D, Rondina M, Gill T, Montgomery R, Allore H, Kleinstein S, Shaw A. Platelet response to influenza vaccination reflects effects of aging. Aging Cell 2023, 22: e13749. PMID: 36656789, PMCID: PMC9924941, DOI: 10.1111/acel.13749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-dwelling older adultsPlatelet activationOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationAge-associated chronic inflammationInfluence platelet functionRNA expressionPro-inflammatory diseasesAge-associated increasePlatelet activation pathwaysAge-associated differencesActivation pathwayPlatelet transcriptomeGeriatric conditionsChronic inflammationImmune responsePlatelet functionPlatelet responseSNF residentsVaccinationActivation responseYoung individualsProtein levelsAdultsYounger participants
2022
Transcriptional atlas of the human immune response to 13 vaccines reveals a common predictor of vaccine-induced antibody responses
Hagan T, Gerritsen B, Tomalin LE, Fourati S, Mulè MP, Chawla DG, Rychkov D, Henrich E, Miller HER, Diray-Arce J, Dunn P, Lee A, Levy O, Gottardo R, Sarwal M, Tsang J, Suárez-Fariñas M, Sékaly R, Kleinstein S, Pulendran B. Transcriptional atlas of the human immune response to 13 vaccines reveals a common predictor of vaccine-induced antibody responses. Nature Immunology 2022, 23: 1788-1798. PMID: 36316475, PMCID: PMC9869360, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-022-01328-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody responseDay 1Vaccine-induced antibodiesYellow fever vaccineHuman immune responseMechanisms of immunityB cell activationTranscriptional atlasFever vaccineDifferent vaccinesSystems vaccinologyImmune responseMost vaccinesDay 7Cell activationInnate immunityVaccineVaccinationImmunityCommon predictorsMolecular signaturesResponsePlasmablastsInterferonAntibodiesPan-vaccine analysis reveals innate immune endotypes predictive of antibody responses to vaccination
Fourati S, Tomalin LE, Mulè MP, Chawla DG, Gerritsen B, Rychkov D, Henrich E, Miller HER, Hagan T, Diray-Arce J, Dunn P, Levy O, Gottardo R, Sarwal M, Tsang J, Suárez-Fariñas M, Pulendran B, Kleinstein S, Sékaly R. Pan-vaccine analysis reveals innate immune endotypes predictive of antibody responses to vaccination. Nature Immunology 2022, 23: 1777-1787. PMID: 36316476, PMCID: PMC9747610, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-022-01329-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody responsePro-inflammatory response genesToll-like receptor ligandsBlood transcriptional profilesHigher serum antibodyPro-inflammatory responseSerum antibodiesDifferent vaccinesImmune responseImmune stateMetabolism alterationsEndotypesImmune systemVaccinationReceptor ligandsCell proliferationGene expression characteristicsActivation stateDifferential expressionTranscriptional profilesResponse genesExpression characteristicsResponseWide variationAdjuvant
2021
Human B cell lineages associated with germinal centers following influenza vaccination are measurably evolving
Hoehn KB, Turner JS, Miller FI, Jiang R, Pybus OG, Ellebedy A, Kleinstein SH. Human B cell lineages associated with germinal centers following influenza vaccination are measurably evolving. ELife 2021, 10: e70873. PMID: 34787567, PMCID: PMC8741214, DOI: 10.7554/elife.70873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal influenza vaccinationInfluenza vaccinationB-cell lineageGerminal centersB cell evolutionPoor efficacyB cellsSeasonal influenza virus vaccinationSeasonal influenza virus vaccinesVaccine-induced B cell responsesInfluenza virus vaccinationInfluenza virus vaccinePre-existing immunityB cell responsesMemory B cellsCell lineagesGC B cellsSeasonal vaccinationHIV infectionVirus vaccinationVirus vaccineVaccinationVaccine antigensCell responsesSignificant heterogeneity
2017
Multicohort analysis reveals baseline transcriptional predictors of influenza vaccination responses
Avey S, Cheung F, Fermin D, Frelinger J, Gaujoux R, Gottardo R, Khatri P, Kleinstein S, Kotliarov Y, Meng H, Sauteraud R, Shen-Orr S, Tsang J, Vallania F, Anguiano E, Baisch J, Baldwin N, Belshe R, Blevins T, Chaussabel D, Davis M, Fikrig E, Grill D, Hafler D, Henrich E, Joshi S, Kaech S, Kennedy R, Mohanty S, Montgomery R, Oberg A, Obermoser G, Ovsyannikova I, Palucka A, Pascual V, Poland G, Pulendran B, Reinherz E, Shaw A, Siconolfi B, Stuart K, Tsang S, Ueda I, Wilson J, Zapata H. Multicohort analysis reveals baseline transcriptional predictors of influenza vaccination responses. Science Immunology 2017, 2 PMID: 28842433, PMCID: PMC5800877, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aal4656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntibody responseInfluenza vaccination responsesVaccination responseHuman Immunology Project ConsortiumInfluenza vaccinationMulticohort analysisOlder individualsLower vaccine responsesSuccessful vaccination responseAnnual influenza vaccinationYoung individualsSubstantial antibody responseInflammatory gene signatureLarge independent studiesIndividuals 6 monthsGood antibody responsePublic health successImmune profiling studiesVaccination cohortVaccine responsesCell subsetsSmall cohortWorse responseVaccinationHealth success