Lymph node fibroblastic reticular cells steer immune responses

L Li, J Wu, R Abdi, CM Jewell, JS Bromberg - Trends in immunology, 2021 - cell.com
Lymph nodes (LNs), where immune responses are initiated, are organized into distinctive
compartments by fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs). FRCs imprint immune responses by …

Development and immunological function of lymph node stromal cells

NB Pikor, HW Cheng, L Onder… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.aai.org
Stromal cells have for a long time been viewed as structural cells that support distinct
compartments within lymphoid tissues and little more. Instead, an active cross-talk between …

Metformin prevents age-associated ovarian fibrosis by modulating the immune landscape in female mice

DA Landry, E Yakubovich, DP Cook, S Fasih… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Ovarian fibrosis is a pathological condition associated with aging and is responsible for a
variety of ovarian dysfunctions. Given the known contributions of tissue fibrosis to …

Single‐cell landscape and clinical outcomes of infiltrating B cells in colorectal cancer

J Xia, Z Xie, G Niu, Z Lu, Z Wang, Y Xing, J Ren… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
B cells constitute a major component of infiltrating immune cells in colorectal cancer (CRC).
However, the characteristics of B cells and their clinical significance remain unclear. In this …

Mature tertiary lymphoid structures are key niches of tumour-specific immune responses in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas

GS Kinker, GAF Vitiello, AB Diniz, MP Cabral-Piccin… - Gut, 2023 - gut.bmj.com
Objective To better understand the immune microenvironment of pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinomas (PDACs), here we explored the relevance of T and B cell …

Skeletal muscle provides the immunological micro-milieu for specific plasma cells in anti-synthetase syndrome-associated myositis

C Preuße, B Paesler, C Nelke, D Cengiz… - Acta …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASyS)-associated myositis is a major subgroup of the
idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) and is characterized by disease chronicity with …

Single-cell sequencing reveals Hippo signaling as a driver of fibrosis in hidradenitis suppurativa

KR van Straalen, F Ma, PS Tsou… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by
abscesses, nodules, dissecting/draining tunnels, and extensive fibrosis. Here, we integrate …

The healing myocardium mobilizes a distinct B-cell subset through a CXCL13-CXCR5-dependent mechanism

M Heinrichs, DED Ashour, J Siegel… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Recent studies have revealed that B cells and antibodies can influence inflammation
and remodelling following a myocardial infarction (MI) and culminating in heart failure—but …

Protective fibroblastic niches in secondary lymphoid organs

A De Martin, Y Stanossek, NB Pikor… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - rupress.org
Fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) are specialized fibroblasts of secondary lymphoid organs
that provide the structural foundation of the tissue. Moreover, FRCs guide immune cells to …

The neglected brothers come of age: B cells and cancer

S Shalapour, M Karin - Seminars in immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
The opposing roles of innate and adaptive immune cells in suppressing or supporting
cancer initiation, progression, metastasis and response to therapy has been long debated …