2020
Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes
Takahashi T, Ellingson MK, Wong P, Israelow B, Lucas C, Klein J, Silva J, Mao T, Oh JE, Tokuyama M, Lu P, Venkataraman A, Park A, Liu F, Meir A, Sun J, Wang EY, Casanovas-Massana A, Wyllie AL, Vogels CBF, Earnest R, Lapidus S, Ott IM, Moore AJ, Shaw A, Fournier J, Odio C, Farhadian S, Dela Cruz C, Grubaugh N, Schulz W, Ring A, Ko A, Omer S, Iwasaki A. Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes. Nature 2020, 588: 315-320. PMID: 32846427, PMCID: PMC7725931, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2700-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune cytokinesFemale patientsMale patientsImmune cytokinesDisease outcomeImmune responseCOVID-19COVID-19 disease outcomesPoor T cell responsesSARS-CoV-2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirusSex-based approachModerate COVID-19Sex differencesRobust T cell activationT cell responsesWorse disease progressionWorse disease outcomesHigher plasma levelsNon-classical monocytesCoronavirus disease 2019T cell activationImmunomodulatory medicationsPlasma cytokines
2013
Tissue‐resident memory T cells
Shin H, Iwasaki A. Tissue‐resident memory T cells. Immunological Reviews 2013, 255: 165-181. PMID: 23947354, PMCID: PMC3748618, DOI: 10.1111/imr.12087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory T cellsHuman immunodeficiency virusHerpes simplex virusGenital tractT cellsPeripheral tissuesImmune systemTissue-resident memory T cellsMemory T cell migrationTissue-resident memory cellsT cell-based vaccinesMemory T cell populationsMemory T cell subsetsAntibody-based vaccinesT cell recruitmentT cell subsetsNew vaccination strategiesT cell populationsSecondary lymphoid organsNon-lymphoid tissuesPortal of entryT cell migrationAdaptive immune systemTRM cellsEffector memory
1999
Freshly Isolated Peyer's Patch, but Not Spleen, Dendritic Cells Produce Interleukin 10 and Induce the Differentiation of T Helper Type 2 Cells
Iwasaki A, Kelsall B. Freshly Isolated Peyer's Patch, but Not Spleen, Dendritic Cells Produce Interleukin 10 and Induce the Differentiation of T Helper Type 2 Cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1999, 190: 229-240. PMID: 10432286, PMCID: PMC2195574, DOI: 10.1084/jem.190.2.229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPP dendritic cellsDendritic cellsNaive T cellsPeyer's patchesT cellsIL-10DC populationsImmune responseT cell receptor transgenic miceAllogeneic T cell proliferationT helper type 2 cellsT helper cell responsesMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II moleculesIsolated Peyer's patchesSurface phenotypic analysisVivo dendritic cellsHelper cell responsesIL-10 secretionPrime T cellsDistinct immune responsesReceptor transgenic miceAntigen-presenting cellsIFN-gamma productionProduction of interleukinT cell proliferationI. Mucosal dendritic cells: their specialized role in initiating T cell responses*
Iwasaki A, Kelsall B. I. Mucosal dendritic cells: their specialized role in initiating T cell responses*. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 276: g1074-g1078. PMID: 10329996, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1999.276.5.g1074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesMucosal dendritic cellsDendritic cellsCell responsesCompetent antigen-presenting cellsPrimary T cell responsesTissue-resident dendritic cellsResident dendritic cellsAntigen-presenting cellsDC populationsLymphoid tissueRecent studiesCellsFunctional studiesResponseMucosaIsolation procedureSpecialized role