2024
Exploring new perspectives in immunology
Medzhitov R, Iwasaki A. Exploring new perspectives in immunology. Cell 2024, 187: 2079-2094. PMID: 38670066, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.038.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Age-dependent impairment in antibody responses elicited by a homologous CoronaVac booster dose
Filardi B, Monteiro V, Schwartzmann P, do Prado Martins V, Zucca L, Baiocchi G, Malik A, Silva J, Hahn A, Chen N, Pham K, Pérez-Then E, Miric M, Brache V, Cochon L, Larocca R, Della Rosa Mendez R, Silveira D, Pinto A, Croda J, Yildirim I, Omer S, Ko A, Vermund S, Grubaugh N, Iwasaki A, Lucas C, Initiative Y, Vogels C, Breban M, Koch T, Chaguza C, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Mane S, De Kumar B, Ferguson D, Kerantzas N, Peaper D, Landry M, Schulz W. Age-dependent impairment in antibody responses elicited by a homologous CoronaVac booster dose. Science Translational Medicine 2023, 15: eade6023. PMID: 36791210, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.ade6023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBooster doseAntibody responseNeutralization titersVirus-specific IgG titersOlder adultsAntiviral humoral immunityPlasma antibody responsesHigh-risk populationSARS-CoV-2 spikeYears of ageAge-dependent impairmentHeterologous regimensBooster dosesBooster vaccineCoronaVac vaccineIgG titersProtective immunityHumoral immunityHumoral responseCoronaVacOmicron waveBooster strategyAge groupsEarly controlVaccine
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
2018
An Antiviral Branch of the IL-1 Signaling Pathway Restricts Immune-Evasive Virus Replication
Orzalli MH, Smith A, Jurado KA, Iwasaki A, Garlick JA, Kagan JC. An Antiviral Branch of the IL-1 Signaling Pathway Restricts Immune-Evasive Virus Replication. Molecular Cell 2018, 71: 825-840.e6. PMID: 30100266, PMCID: PMC6411291, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDamage-associated molecular patternsIL-1Host-derived damage-associated molecular patternsViral replicationVirus replicationInfected cellsInterleukin-1 family cytokinesIL-1 Signaling PathwayInflammatory gene expressionIL-1 actsHuman skin explantsProtective immunityIL-1αBarrier defenseInflammatory signalsViral infectionFamily cytokinesSkin explantsGene expressionMolecular patternsSkin fibroblastsSignaling pathwaysAntiviral systemBarrier epitheliaCell types
2016
CD301b+ dendritic cells stimulate tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells to protect against genital HSV-2
Shin H, Kumamoto Y, Gopinath S, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ dendritic cells stimulate tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells to protect against genital HSV-2. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 13346. PMID: 27827367, PMCID: PMC5105190, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 TRM cellsAntigen-presenting cellsGenital HSV-2 infectionTissue-resident memory CD8HSV-2 infectionTRM cellsDendritic cellsMemory CD8Protective immunityT cellsPopulations of APCsGenital HSV-2Protective immune responseFemale genital tractMHC class IHSV-2Genital tractAntigen presentationImmune responseLamina propriaViral infectionConfer protectionBarrier tissuesClass IInfection
2013
Generating protective immunity against genital herpes
Shin H, Iwasaki A. Generating protective immunity against genital herpes. Trends In Immunology 2013, 34: 487-494. PMID: 24012144, PMCID: PMC3819030, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2013.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital herpesHerpes simplex virus infectionSimplex virus infectionSignificant risk factorsClinical vaccine trialsRecurrent symptomsHSV infectionProtective immunityViral sheddingVaccine trialsRisk factorsChronic diseasesVirus infectionHIV-1Clear infectionAntiviral drugsHost responseHerpesVaccine designInfectionMillions of peopleSpread of diseaseDiseaseRecent studiesVaccine
2012
Skin 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 ResearchInflammasome recognition of influenza virus is essential for adaptive immune responses
Ichinohe T, Lee HK, Ogura Y, Flavell R, Iwasaki A. Inflammasome recognition of influenza virus is essential for adaptive immune responses. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2009, 206: 79-87. PMID: 19139171, PMCID: PMC2626661, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20081667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody FormationApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell MovementCytoskeletal ProteinsDendritic CellsImmunity, CellularImmunity, InnateImmunoglobulin IsotypesInterleukin-1betaLungMacrophages, AlveolarMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMultiprotein ComplexesNasal Lavage FluidNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinOrthomyxoviridaeOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsReceptors, Interleukin-1Survival AnalysisConceptsInfluenza virus infectionNOD-like receptorsInfluenza virusVirus infectionAdaptive immunityInflammasome activationRetinoic acid-inducible gene I.CD8 T cell responsesCaspase-1Influenza virus resultsMucosal IgA secretionProtective antiviral immunitySystemic IgG responseCD4 T cellsT cell responsesAdaptive immune responsesType I interferonInnate immune systemRespiratory infectionsIgG responsesProtective immunityTLR signalsIgA secretionReceptor 7T cells
2007
Mucosal 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 pathogensExcretionImmunity
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
2003
The role of dendritic cells in immune responses against vaginal infection by herpes simplex virus type 2
Iwasaki A. The role of dendritic cells in immune responses against vaginal infection by herpes simplex virus type 2. Microbes And Infection 2003, 5: 1221-1230. PMID: 14623018, DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2003.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHerpes simplex virus type 2Simplex virus type 2Virus type 2Dendritic cellsType 2Female genital mucosaSpecialized dendritic cellsEffector immunityGenital ulcersGenital herpesGenital infectionGenital mucosaProtective immunityLeading causeVaginal infectionsImmune responseAdaptive immunityMore womenImmunityRecent evidenceInfectionSpecific subsetCellsUlcersHerpes
2000
Requirements for the Maintenance of Th1 Immunity In Vivo Following DNA Vaccination: A Potential Immunoregulatory Role for CD8+ T Cells
Gurunathan S, Stobie L, Prussin C, Sacks D, Glaichenhaus N, Iwasaki A, Fowell D, Locksley R, Chang J, Wu C, Seder R. Requirements for the Maintenance of Th1 Immunity In Vivo Following DNA Vaccination: A Potential Immunoregulatory Role for CD8+ T Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 165: 915-924. PMID: 10878366, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.2.915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, ProtozoanCD4 Lymphocyte CountCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8 AntigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DivisionCells, CulturedDNA, ProtozoanGenes, T-Cell Receptor betaImmune SeraImmunity, CellularInjections, SubcutaneousInterferon-gammaInterleukin-12Leishmania majorLeishmaniasis, CutaneousLymph NodesLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, TransgenicProtein Kinase CProtozoan ProteinsReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-12Th1 CellsVaccines, DNAConceptsIFN-gamma-producing T cellsDepletion of CD8DNA-vaccinated miceT cellsDNA vaccinationProtective immunityImmunoregulatory roleWk postvaccinationLong-term protective immunityLACK-specific CD4Time of vaccinationPotential immunoregulatory roleNovel immunoregulatory roleTh1 immunityIL-12Th1 cellsInfectious challengeCD8VaccinationInfectionLeishmania majorStriking decreaseMiceImmunityPostvaccination