Targeting TFH cells in human diseases and vaccination: rationale and practice

D Yu, LSK Walker, Z Liu, MA Linterman, Z Li - Nature immunology, 2022 - nature.com
The identification of CD4+ T cells localizing to B cell follicles has revolutionized the
knowledge of how humoral immunity is generated. Follicular helper T (TFH) cells support …

The good, the bad and the ugly — TFH cells in human health and disease

SG Tangye, CS Ma, R Brink, EK Deenick - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Antibody production is an important feature of the vertebrate immune system. Antibodies
neutralize and clear pathogens, thereby protecting against infectious diseases. Such …

[HTML][HTML] T follicular helper cell differentiation, function, and roles in disease

S Crotty - Immunity, 2014 - cell.com
Follicular helper T (Tfh) cells are specialized providers of T cell help to B cells, and are
essential for germinal center formation, affinity maturation, and the development of most high …

[HTML][HTML] Follicular helper T cells: lineage and location

N Fazilleau, L Mark, LJ McHeyzer-Williams… - Immunity, 2009 - cell.com
Follicular helper T (Tfh) cells are the class of effector T helper cells that regulates the step-
wise development of antigen-specific B cell immunity in vivo. Deployment of CXCR5+ Tfh …

The origins, function, and regulation of T follicular helper cells

CS Ma, EK Deenick, M Batten… - Journal of Experimental …, 2012 - rupress.org
The generation of high-affinity antibodies (Abs) plays a critical role in the neutralization and
clearance of pathogens and subsequent host survival after natural infection with a variety of …

T follicular helper cell diversity and plasticity

JL Cannons, KT Lu, PL Schwartzberg - Trends in immunology, 2013 - cell.com
CD4+ T helper (Th) cells play an instrumental role in orchestrating adaptive immune
responses to invading pathogens through their ability to differentiate into specialized effector …

[HTML][HTML] Can follicular helper T cells be targeted to improve vaccine efficacy?

MA Linterman, DL Hill - F1000Research, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The success of most vaccines relies on the generation of antibodies to provide protection
against subsequent infection; this in turn depends on a robust germinal centre (GC) …

T follicular helper cell biology: a decade of discovery and diseases

S Crotty - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Helping B cells and antibody responses is a major function of CD4+ T cells. It has been 10
years since the publication of Bcl6 as the lineage-defining transcription factor for T follicular …

Follicular helper T cell differentiation requires continuous antigen presentation that is independent of unique B cell signaling

EK Deenick, A Chan, CS Ma, D Gatto, PL Schwartzberg… - Immunity, 2010 - cell.com
Effective humoral immunity depends on the support of B cell responses by T follicular helper
(Tfh) cells. Although it has been proposed that Tfh cell differentiation requires TB …

T follicular regulatory cells in the regulation of B cell responses

PT Sage, AH Sharpe - Trends in immunology, 2015 - cell.com
High affinity antibodies result from interactions between B cells and T follicular helper (Tfh)
cells in germinal centers (GCs). Recent studies have identified an effector subset of T …