Persistent coxsackievirus B infection and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus

MP Nekoua, EK Alidjinou, D Hober - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2022 - nature.com
Enteroviruses are believed to trigger or accelerate islet autoimmunity in genetically
susceptible individuals, thereby resulting in loss of functional insulin-producing β-cells and …

The link between circulating follicular helper T cells and autoimmunity

LSK Walker - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
Follicular helper T (TFH) cells provide help to B cells, supporting the formation of germinal
centres that allow affinity maturation of antibody responses. Although usually located in …

The role of the immune system in the development of endometriosis

M Abramiuk, E Grywalska, P Małkowska, O Sierawska… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects about 10% of women of reproductive age. It
can contribute to pelvic pain, infertility or other conditions such as asthma, cardiovascular …

The immunology of host defence peptides: beyond antimicrobial activity

REW Hancock, EF Haney, EE Gill - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2016 - nature.com
Host defence peptides (HDPs) are short, cationic amphipathic peptides with diverse
sequences that are produced by various cells and tissues in all complex life forms. HDPs …

Interleukin-1β induces mtDNA release to activate innate immune signaling via cGAS-STING

LD Aarreberg, K Esser-Nobis, C Driscoll, A Shuvarikov… - Molecular cell, 2019 - cell.com
Summary Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) is a pleiotropic mediator of inflammation and is produced
in response to a wide range of stimuli. During infection, IL-1β production occurs in parallel …

Functional hallmarks of healthy macrophage responses: their regulatory basis and disease relevance

KM Sheu, A Hoffmann - Annual review of immunology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Macrophages are first responders for the immune system. In this role, they have both effector
functions for neutralizing pathogens and sentinel functions for alerting other immune cells of …

Regulation of type I interferon responses

LB Ivashkiv, LT Donlin - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2014 - nature.com
Type I interferons (IFNs) activate intracellular antimicrobial programmes and influence the
development of innate and adaptive immune responses. Canonical type I IFN signalling …

Single-cell RNA-seq reveals dynamic paracrine control of cellular variation

AK Shalek, R Satija, J Shuga, JJ Trombetta, D Gennert… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
High-throughput single-cell transcriptomics offers an unbiased approach for understanding
the extent, basis and function of gene expression variation between seemingly identical …

Immune signaling by RIG-I-like receptors

YM Loo, M Gale - Immunity, 2011 - cell.com
The RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) RIG-I, MDA5, and LGP2 play a major role in pathogen
sensing of RNA virus infection to initiate and modulate antiviral immunity. The RLRs detect …

Triplication of the interferon receptor locus contributes to hallmarks of Down syndrome in a mouse model

KA Waugh, R Minter, J Baxter, C Chi, MD Galbraith… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Down syndrome (DS), the genetic condition caused by trisomy 21, is characterized by
variable cognitive impairment, immune dysregulation, dysmorphogenesis and increased …