2020
Why and How Vaccines Work
Iwasaki A, Omer SB. Why and How Vaccines Work. Cell 2020, 183: 290-295. PMID: 33064982, PMCID: PMC7560117, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe potential danger of suboptimal antibody responses in COVID-19
Iwasaki A, Yang Y. The potential danger of suboptimal antibody responses in COVID-19. Nature Reviews Immunology 2020, 20: 339-341. PMID: 32317716, PMCID: PMC7187142, DOI: 10.1038/s41577-020-0321-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCutting Edge: The Use of Topical Aminoglycosides as an Effective Pull in "Prime and Pull" Vaccine Strategy.
Gopinath S, Lu P, Iwasaki A. Cutting Edge: The Use of Topical Aminoglycosides as an Effective Pull in "Prime and Pull" Vaccine Strategy. The Journal Of Immunology 2020, 204: 1703-1707. PMID: 32122994, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-resident memory T cellsGenital herpes infectionMemory T cellsT cellsHerpes infectionVirus-specific effector T cellsVaginal applicationTopical vaginal applicationCD8 T cellsEffector T cellsProtective immune responseSingle topical applicationTopical aminoglycosidesGenital mucosaChemokine expressionVaccine strategiesImmune responseVaginal mucosaTopical applicationBarrier tissuesMiceRobust activationAminoglycoside antibioticsMucosaInfection
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
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
A vaccine strategy that protects against genital herpes by establishing local memory T cells
Shin H, Iwasaki A. A vaccine strategy that protects against genital herpes by establishing local memory T cells. Nature 2012, 491: 463-467. PMID: 23075848, PMCID: PMC3499630, DOI: 10.1038/nature11522.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Antiviral immune responses in the genital tract: clues for vaccines
Iwasaki A. Antiviral immune responses in the genital tract: clues for vaccines. Nature Reviews Immunology 2010, 10: 699-711. PMID: 20829886, PMCID: PMC3678359, DOI: 10.1038/nri2836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFemaleGenitaliaHumansImmunity, MucosalIntestinal MucosaMaleSexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralViral VaccinesConceptsGenital mucosaT cellsGenital tractHerpes simplex virus type 2Simplex virus type 2Innate immune cellsT cell populationsAntiviral immune responseFemale genital tractPattern recognition receptorsVirus type 2Immune correlatesMemory CD4Memory CD8Viral clearanceHuman papillomavirusImmune cellsMemory lymphocytesSuccessful vaccineHIV-1Immune responseSevere diseaseVaginal epitheliumAdaptive immunityTarget cell typeCD8+ T Cell Responses following Replication-Defective Adenovirus Serotype 5 Immunization Are Dependent on CD11c+ Dendritic Cells but Show Redundancy in Their Requirement of TLR and Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain-Like Receptor Signaling
Lindsay RW, Darrah PA, Quinn KM, Wille-Reece U, Mattei LM, Iwasaki A, Kasturi SP, Pulendran B, Gall JG, Spies AG, Seder RA. CD8+ T Cell Responses following Replication-Defective Adenovirus Serotype 5 Immunization Are Dependent on CD11c+ Dendritic Cells but Show Redundancy in Their Requirement of TLR and Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain-Like Receptor Signaling. The Journal Of Immunology 2010, 185: 1513-1521. PMID: 20610651, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviruses, HumanAnimalsAntigen PresentationCD11c AntigenCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDefective VirusesDendritic CellsImmunity, InnateImmunophenotypingInterferon Type IInterleukin-12Intracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLymph NodesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOligodeoxyribonucleotidesSignal TransductionToll-Like ReceptorsViral VaccinesVirionConceptsT cell responsesCD8 T cell responsesDendritic cellsCell responsesRAd5 immunizationCD8 responsesDC subsetsInnate cytokinesOligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3Domain-like receptor protein 3OT-I CD8 T cellsCD4 T cell responsesCD8 T cell proliferationNucleotide-Binding Oligomerization DomainReplication-defective adenovirus serotype 5Plasmacytoid dendritic cellsReceptor protein 3CD8 T cellsDistinct DC subsetsT cell immunityApoptosis-associated speck-like proteinPre-existing immunityT cell proliferationLike receptor signalingType I IFN