2023
1025 Tumor-specific CD8+ T cells epigenetically licensed by IL-7R are critical for anti-tumor immunity in melanoma
Micevic G, Daniels A, Flem-Karlsen K, Park K, Talty R, McGeary M, Mirza H, Blackburn H, Sefik E, Cheung J, Hornick N, Aizenbud L, Joshi N, Kluger H, Iwasaki A, Bosenberg M, Flavell R. 1025 Tumor-specific CD8+ T cells epigenetically licensed by IL-7R are critical for anti-tumor immunity in melanoma. 2023, a1133-a1133. DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-sitc2023.1025.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Unadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective mucosal immunity against sarbecoviruses
Mao T, Israelow B, Peña-Hernández MA, Suberi A, Zhou L, Luyten S, Reschke M, Dong H, Homer RJ, Saltzman WM, Iwasaki A. Unadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective mucosal immunity against sarbecoviruses. Science 2022, 378: eabo2523. PMID: 36302057, PMCID: PMC9798903, DOI: 10.1126/science.abo2523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory mucosaSystemic immunityLethal SARS-CoV-2 infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicSARS-CoV-2 infectionProtective mucosal immunityCross-reactive immunityT cell responsesCoronavirus 2 pandemicPrimary vaccinationParenteral vaccinesMucosal immunityVaccine strategiesRespiratory tractImmunoglobulin AMemory BImmune memoryPartial immunityCell responsesPoor immunityImmunitySpike proteinMucosaVaccineOperation Nasal Vaccine—Lightning speed to counter COVID-19
Topol EJ, Iwasaki A. Operation Nasal Vaccine—Lightning speed to counter COVID-19. Science Immunology 2022, 7: eadd9947. PMID: 35862488, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.add9947.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
The Role of Immune Factors in Shaping Fetal Neurodevelopment
Lu-Culligan A, Iwasaki A. The Role of Immune Factors in Shaping Fetal Neurodevelopment. Annual Review Of Cell And Developmental Biology 2020, 36: 1-28. PMID: 32722920, PMCID: PMC9034439, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-021120-033518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal immune activationImmune factorsFetal neurodevelopmentMaternal immunityPoor neurological outcomeMaternal-fetal interfaceNeurological outcomeNormal pregnancyImmune activationImmune pathwaysPostnatal lifeNeurological disordersExperimental modelNeurodevelopmentNormal physiologyPregnancyVivo roleImmunityCritical participantsMaternal pathwayFactorsSequence of eventsPathogenesisUteroFetuses
2017
RAB15 empowers dendritic cells to drive antiviral immunity
Wong P, Iwasaki A. RAB15 empowers dendritic cells to drive antiviral immunity. Science Immunology 2017, 2: eaan6448. PMID: 28783705, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aan6448.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2015
Control of adaptive immunity by the innate immune system
Iwasaki A, Medzhitov R. Control of adaptive immunity by the innate immune system. Nature Immunology 2015, 16: 343-353. PMID: 25789684, PMCID: PMC4507498, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCandida albicans Morphology and Dendritic Cell Subsets Determine T Helper Cell Differentiation
Kashem SW, Igyártó B, Gerami-Nejad M, Kumamoto Y, Mohammed J, Jarrett E, Drummond RA, Zurawski SM, Zurawski G, Berman J, Iwasaki A, Brown GD, Kaplan DH. Candida albicans Morphology and Dendritic Cell Subsets Determine T Helper Cell Differentiation. Immunity 2015, 42: 356-366. PMID: 25680275, PMCID: PMC4343045, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2015.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT helper cell responsesHelper cell responsesCell responsesInterleukin-6Systemic infectionDectin-1 ligationTh1 cell responsesTh cell responsesT helper 17 (Th17) cell differentiationT helper cell differentiationTissue-specific protectionSkin infection modelMurine skin infection modelC. albicansHelper cell differentiationMucocutaneous immunityCutaneous infectionsVaccine strategiesLangerhans cellsSystemic immunityT cellsCell differentiationInfection modelInfectionImmunity
2013
CD301b+ Dermal Dendritic Cells Drive T Helper 2 Cell-Mediated Immunity
Kumamoto Y, Linehan M, Weinstein JS, Laidlaw BJ, Craft JE, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ Dermal Dendritic Cells Drive T Helper 2 Cell-Mediated Immunity. Immunity 2013, 39: 733-743. PMID: 24076051, PMCID: PMC3819035, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDermal dendritic cellsDendritic cellsDermal DCsTh2 cellsT cellsT helper 2 cellsT helper responsesInterleukin-4 productionExpression of CD69Th2 cell developmentDC depletionLymph nodesTh2 immunityHelper responsesSubcutaneous immunizationNippostrongylus brasiliensisKey mediatorTransient depletionCell developmentImmunityOvalbuminDepletion approachCellsParticular subsetCD301b
2012
Phagosome as the Organelle Linking Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Kagan JC, Iwasaki A. Phagosome as the Organelle Linking Innate and Adaptive Immunity. Traffic 2012, 13: 1053-1061. PMID: 22577865, PMCID: PMC3658133, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2012.01377.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcess of phagocytosisPhagosome traffickingAdaptive immunityAntimicrobial defense mechanismsDefinable unitSubcellular levelT cell-mediated immunityAdaptive immune systemDefense mechanismsToll-like receptorsPhagosomesPhagocytosisImmune systemImmunityMicrobesTraffickingAutophagyPathwayReceptorsInnateSkin TRM mediates distributed border patrol
Shin H, Iwasaki A. Skin TRM mediates distributed border patrol. Cell Research 2012, 22: 1325-1327. PMID: 22565287, PMCID: PMC3434347, DOI: 10.1038/cr.2012.75.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Local advantage: skin DCs prime; skin memory T cells protect
Iwasaki A. Local advantage: skin DCs prime; skin memory T cells protect. Nature Immunology 2009, 10: 451-453. PMID: 19381136, PMCID: PMC3662044, DOI: 10.1038/ni0509-451.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Securing Mucosal Borders—Migrant Monocytes to the Rescue
Yap GS, Iwasaki A. Securing Mucosal Borders—Migrant Monocytes to the Rescue. Cell Host & Microbe 2008, 4: 192-194. PMID: 18779043, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2008.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutophagy and antiviral immunity
Lee HK, Iwasaki A. Autophagy and antiviral immunity. Current Opinion In Immunology 2008, 20: 23-29. PMID: 18262399, PMCID: PMC2271118, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2008.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral infectionViral replicationAdaptive antiviral immune responsesEndogenous viral antigensCD4 T cellsMHC class II loading compartmentsAntiviral immune responseCritical effector mechanismAdaptive immune systemViral antigensEffector mechanismsT cellsImmune responseAntiviral immunityImmune systemLoading compartmentCertain virusesInfectionAutophagyRecent studiesCellsAntigenImmunityCellular homeostasis
2007
Toll-like receptors regulation of viral infection and disease
Thompson JM, Iwasaki A. Toll-like receptors regulation of viral infection and disease. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 2007, 60: 786-794. PMID: 18280610, PMCID: PMC2410298, DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2007.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptorsVirus infectionRole of TLRsProtective anti-viral immunityToll-like receptor regulationAdaptive immune responsesAnti-viral immunityMammalian Toll-like receptorsVirus-induced diseaseViral nucleic acidsStudies of miceTLR activationInteraction of virusImmune responseViral infectionTLR systemTLR proteinsReceptor regulationInfectionDiseaseOutcomesCritical roleMiceImmunityReceptorsMucosal Dendritic Cells
Iwasaki A. Mucosal Dendritic Cells. Annual Review Of Immunology 2007, 25: 381-418. PMID: 17378762, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.25.022106.141634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucosal dendritic cellsDendritic cellsMucosal surfacesSpecialized dendritic cellsRobust protective immunityAdaptive immune systemMucus-secreting cellsProtective immunityEnvironmental antigensMucosal barrierCommensal floraImmune systemEpithelial cellsRecognition of microorganismsAntigenAppropriate local responsesCellsVital functionsResponsePathogensAbsence of pathogensExcretionImmunityInnate control of adaptive immunity: Dendritic cells and beyond
Lee HK, Iwasaki A. Innate control of adaptive immunity: Dendritic cells and beyond. Seminars In Immunology 2007, 19: 48-55. PMID: 17276695, DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2006.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic cellsAdaptive immune responsesImmune responseInnate immune recognitionKey cell typesCell typesEffector cellsNaïve lymphocytesAdaptive immunityInnate controlImmune recognitionAnatomical locationImmediate defensePathogen triggersCellsRecent understandingLymphocytesInfectionImmunityResponse
2006
The Use of Bone Marrow-Chimeric Mice in Elucidating Immune Mechanisms
Iwasaki A. The Use of Bone Marrow-Chimeric Mice in Elucidating Immune Mechanisms. Methods In Molecular Medicine 2006, 127: 281-292. PMID: 16988461, DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-168-1:281.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Innate control of adaptive immunity via remodeling of lymph node feed arteriole
Soderberg KA, Payne GW, Sato A, Medzhitov R, Segal SS, Iwasaki A. Innate control of adaptive immunity via remodeling of lymph node feed arteriole. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 16315-16320. PMID: 16260739, PMCID: PMC1283434, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0506190102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph nodesNaïve lymphocytesAdaptive immunityInnate controlFeed arteriolesLocal lymph nodesSecondary lymphoid organsAntigen-specific stimulationInnate immune recognitionAntigen-specific lymphocytesPathogen-derived antigensAdaptive immune systemCognate lymphocytesLymphocyte recruitmentLymphoid organsForeign antigensImmune recognitionImmune systemCognate antigenLymphocytesVascular inputRare antigen-specific lymphocytesAntigenArteriolesImmunityIntestinal epithelial barrier and mucosal immunity
Sato A, Iwasaki A. Intestinal epithelial barrier and mucosal immunity. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2005, 62: 1333. PMID: 15971108, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-005-5037-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic cellsMucosal immunityPeyer's patchesMajor inductive siteMucosal dendritic cellsPP dendritic cellsResident dendritic cellsMucosal immune systemIntestinal epithelial barrierFood antigensInductive sitesGastrointestinal mucosaT cellsImmune inductionImmune responseRecent studiesEpithelial barrierImmune systemCommensal microbesSmall intestineA responsesInfectious pathogensImmunityAntigenInduction