2021
Intranasal priming induces local lung-resident B cell populations that secrete protective mucosal antiviral IgA
Oh JE, Song E, Moriyama M, Wong P, Zhang S, Jiang R, Strohmeier S, Kleinstein SH, Krammer F, Iwasaki A. Intranasal priming induces local lung-resident B cell populations that secrete protective mucosal antiviral IgA. Science Immunology 2021, 6: eabj5129. PMID: 34890255, PMCID: PMC8762609, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abj5129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus infectionIgA secretionB cellsMucosal surfacesIgA-secreting B cellsIgA-expressing cellsRole of IgARespiratory virus infectionsIgA-secreting cellsLower respiratory tractInfluenza virus infectionEffective immune protectionHeterologous virus infectionMemory B cellsSecretory immunoglobulin AProtein-based vaccinesB cell populationsPredominant Ig isotypeSite of entryIntranasal primingBronchoalveolar spaceProtective immunityVaccine strategiesRespiratory mucosaImmune protection
2016
Exploiting Mucosal Immunity for Antiviral Vaccines
Iwasaki A. Exploiting Mucosal Immunity for Antiviral Vaccines. Annual Review Of Immunology 2016, 34: 575-608. PMID: 27168245, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-032414-112315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucosal immunityHuman immunodeficiency virusEffective immune protectionHost immune responseHerpes simplex virusImmunodeficiency virusMucosal vaccinesImmune protectionSuccessful vaccineImmune responseSimplex virusAntiviral vaccinesMucosal surfacesVaccine developmentVaccine designInfluenza virusFirst lineVaccineViral pathogensImmunityViral diseasesVirusDangerous pathogensPathogensDisease
2006
Cutting Edge: Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Provide Innate Immune Protection against Mucosal Viral Infection In Situ
Lund JM, Linehan MM, Iijima N, Iwasaki A. Cutting Edge: Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Provide Innate Immune Protection against Mucosal Viral Infection In Situ. The Journal Of Immunology 2006, 177: 7510-7514. PMID: 17114418, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.11.7510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucosal viral infectionsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsPlasmacytoid DCsDendritic cellsViral infectionGenital HSV-2 infectionHSV-2 infectionLocal viral replicationAntiviral effector cellsInnate immune protectionTLR9-dependent mannerType I IFNsType I IFNPeripheral mucosaPowerful APCsTh1 immunityEffector cellsImmune protectionNaive lymphocytesAdaptive immunityI IFNsI IFNVaginal mucosaViral replicationInnate defense