Pathogenesis of pneumonia and acute lung injury

ME Long, RK Mallampalli, JC Horowitz - Clinical Science, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Pneumonia and its sequelae, acute lung injury, present unique challenges for pulmonary
and critical care healthcare professionals, and these challenges have recently garnered …

Mucosal immune responses to infection and vaccination in the respiratory tract

RC Mettelman, EK Allen, PG Thomas - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
The lungs are constantly exposed to inhaled debris, allergens, pollutants, commensal or
pathogenic microorganisms, and respiratory viruses. As a result, innate and adaptive …

[HTML][HTML] Secondary influenza challenge triggers resident memory B cell migration and rapid relocation to boost antibody secretion at infected sites

AJ MacLean, N Richmond, L Koneva, M Attar… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Resident memory B (BRM) cells develop and persist in the lungs of influenza-infected mice
and humans; however, their contribution to recall responses has not been defined. Here, we …

Tissue-resident B cells orchestrate macrophage polarisation and function

O Suchanek, JR Ferdinand, ZK Tuong… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
B cells play a central role in humoral immunity but also have antibody-independent
functions. Studies to date have focused on B cells in blood and secondary lymphoid organs …

Lung-resident memory B cells established after pulmonary influenza infection display distinct transcriptional and phenotypic profiles

HX Tan, JA Juno, R Esterbauer, HG Kelly… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Recent studies have established that memory B cells, largely thought to be circulatory in the
blood, can take up long-term residency in inflamed tissues, analogous to widely described …

Resident memory B cells in barrier tissues

CM Lee, JE Oh - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Epithelial barriers, which include the gastrointestinal, respiratory, and genitourinary mucosa,
compose the body's front line of defense. Since barrier tissues are persistently exposed to …

Decreased memory B cell frequencies in COVID‐19 delta variant vaccine breakthrough infection

MZ Tay, A Rouers, SW Fong, YS Goh… - EMBO molecular …, 2022 - embopress.org
Abstract The SARS‐CoV‐2 Delta (B. 1.617. 2) variant is capable of infecting vaccinated
persons. An open question remains as to whether deficiencies in specific vaccine‐elicited …

The multifaceted roles of B cells in the thymus: from immune tolerance to autoimmunity

J Castañeda, Y Hidalgo, D Sauma… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The thymus is home to a significant number of resident B cells which possess several
unique characteristics regarding their origin, phenotype and function. Evidence shows that …

[HTML][HTML] A single-cell lung atlas of complement genes identifies the mesothelium and epithelium as prominent sources of extrahepatic complement proteins

N Chaudhary, A Jayaraman, C Reinhardt… - Mucosal …, 2022 - Elsevier
To understand functional duality of the complement system in host defense and lung injury,
a more comprehensive view of its localized production in the lung, and the impact of age on …

An intranasal lentiviral booster reinforces the waning mRNA vaccine-induced SARS-CoV-2 immunity that it targets to lung mucosa

B Vesin, J Lopez, A Noirat, P Authié, I Fert… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues and new severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern emerge, the adaptive …