Epstein Barr virus: development of vaccines and immune cell therapy for EBV-associated diseases

X Cui, CM Snapper - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the first human tumor virus discovered and is strongly implicated
in the etiology of multiple lymphoid and epithelial cancers. Each year EBV associated …

Humanized mice for immune system investigation: progress, promise and challenges

LD Shultz, MA Brehm, JV Garcia-Martinez… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Significant advances in our understanding of the in vivo functions of human cells and tissues
and the human immune system have resulted from the development of'humanized'mouse …

The SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant exhibits enhanced infectivity and immune resistance

I Kimura, Y Kosugi, J Wu, J Zahradnik, D Yamasoba… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Summary SARS-CoV-2 Lambda, a variant of interest, has spread in some South American
countries; however, its virological features and evolutionary traits remain unclear. In this …

Current advances in humanized mouse models

R Ito, T Takahashi, I Katano, M Ito - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2012 - nature.com
Humanized mouse models that have received human cells or tissue transplants are
extremely useful in basic and applied human disease research. Highly immunodeficient …

Pulmonary involvement in patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

A Seguin, L Galicier, D Boutboul, V Lemiale, E Azoulay - Chest, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Acquired hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening event
that usually occurs as a complication of immunodeficiency. Lung involvement in HLH has …

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH): a heterogeneous spectrum of cytokine-driven immune disorders

E Brisse, CH Wouters, P Matthys - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) comprises a group of life-threatening immune
disorders classified into primary or secondary HLH. The former is caused by mutations in …

Host specificity of bacterial pathogens

A Bäumler, FC Fang - Cold Spring …, 2013 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Most pathogens are able to infect multiple hosts but some are highly adapted to a single-
host species. A detailed understanding of the basis of host specificity can provide important …

Cell-to-cell infection by HIV contributes over half of virus infection

S Iwami, JS Takeuchi, S Nakaoka, F Mammano… - Elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Cell-to-cell viral infection, in which viruses spread through contact of infected cell with
surrounding uninfected cells, has been considered as a critical mode of virus infection …

Establishment of a human allergy model using human IL-3/GM-CSF–Transgenic NOG mice

R Ito, T Takahashi, I Katano, K Kawai… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.aai.org
The development of animal models that mimic human allergic responses is crucial to study
the pathophysiology of disease and to generate new therapeutic methodologies …

Humanized mice as unique tools for human-specific studies

KSM Yong, Z Her, Q Chen - Archivum immunologiae et therapiae …, 2018 - Springer
With an increasing human population, medical research is pushed to progress into an era of
precision therapy. Humanized mice are at the very heart of this new forefront where it is …