[HTML][HTML] Activation of CD4 T cells during prime immunization determines the success of a therapeutic hepatitis B vaccine in HBV-carrier mouse models

J Su, L Brunner, EA Oz, J Sacherl, G Frank… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims We recently developed a heterologous therapeutic vaccination scheme
(TherVacB) comprising a particulate protein prime followed by a modified vaccinia-virus …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor factors stimulate lysosomal degradation of tumor antigens and undermine their cross-presentation in lung cancer

Z Lu, J Chen, P Yu, MJ Atherton, J Gui… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Activities of dendritic cells (DCs) that present tumor antigens are often suppressed in tumors.
Here we report that this suppression is induced by tumor microenvironment-derived factors …

The evolving biology of cross-presentation

RA Ohara, KM Murphy - Seminars in immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Cross-priming was first recognized in the context of in vivo cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL)
responses generated against minor histocompatibility antigens induced by immunization …

Meningeal lymphatic drainage promotes T cell responses against Toxoplasma gondii but is dispensable for parasite control in the brain

MA Kovacs, MN Cowan, IW Babcock, LA Sibley, K Still… - elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
The discovery of meningeal lymphatic vessels that drain the CNS has prompted new
insights into how immune responses develop in the brain. In this study, we examined how T …

Notch signaling at the crossroads of innate and adaptive immunity

A Vanderbeck, I Maillard - Journal of Leucocyte Biology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Notch signaling is an evolutionarily conserved cell-to-cell signaling pathway that regulates
cellular differentiation and function across multiple tissue types and developmental stages …

Immune regulation of cardiac fibrosis post myocardial infarction

Y Zaidi, EG Aguilar, M Troncoso, DV Ilatovskaya… - Cellular signalling, 2021 - Elsevier
Pathological changes resulting from myocardial infarction (MI) include extracellular matrix
alterations of the left ventricle, which can lead to cardiac stiffness and impair systolic and …

[HTML][HTML] The persistence of interleukin-6 is regulated by a blood buffer system derived from dendritic cells

AS Yousif, L Ronsard, P Shah, T Omatsu… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Summary The interleukin-6 (IL-6) membrane receptor and its circulating soluble form, sIL-
6R, can be targeted by antibody therapy to reduce deleterious immune signaling caused by …

[HTML][HTML] Current progress in particle-based systems for transdermal vaccine delivery

J Pielenhofer, J Sohl, M Windbergs… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Transcutaneous immunization (TCI) via needle-free and non-invasive drug delivery systems
is a promising approach for overcoming the current limitations of conventional parenteral …

Distinct oxysterol requirements for positioning naïve and activated dendritic cells in the spleen

E Lu, EV Dang, JG McDonald, JG Cyster - Science Immunology, 2017 - science.org
Correct positioning of dendritic cells (DCs) is critical for efficient pathogen encounter and
antigen presentation. Epstein-Barr virus–induced gene 2 (EBI2) has been identified as a …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental signals rather than layered ontogeny imprint the function of type 2 conventional dendritic cells in young and adult mice

NE Papaioannou, N Salei, S Rambichler, K Ravi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Conventional dendritic cells (cDC) are key activators of naive T cells, and can be targeted in
adults to induce adaptive immunity, but in early life are considered under-developed or …