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 IInfectionCD301b+ Mononuclear Phagocytes Maintain Positive Energy Balance through Secretion of Resistin-like Molecule Alpha
Kumamoto Y, Camporez JP, Jurczak MJ, Shanabrough M, Horvath T, Shulman GI, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ Mononuclear Phagocytes Maintain Positive Energy Balance through Secretion of Resistin-like Molecule Alpha. Immunity 2016, 45: 583-596. PMID: 27566941, PMCID: PMC5033704, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMononuclear phagocytesResistin-like molecule αResistin-like molecule alphaSignificant weight lossPositive energy balanceInsulin sensitivityGlucose metabolismAdipose tissueBody weightMultiple organsMultifunctional cytokineBody homeostasisMarked reductionHeterogeneous groupWeight lossPhagocytesMolecule αHomeostasisEnergy balanceRELMαCD301bNormoglycemiaCytokinesMacrophagesCD301b+ Macrophages Are Essential for Effective Skin Wound Healing
Shook B, Xiao E, Kumamoto Y, Iwasaki A, Horsley V. CD301b+ Macrophages Are Essential for Effective Skin Wound Healing. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2016, 136: 1885-1891. PMID: 27287183, PMCID: PMC5727894, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.05.107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin wound healingBarrier functionEssential inflammatory cellsAnti-inflammatory macrophagesWound healingSkin barrier functionSubpopulation of macrophagesEarly regenerative stageMultiple myeloid lineagesInflammatory cellsSyngeneic miceWound healing defectsMyeloid cellsCutaneous repairReparative processesSelective depletionPhenotype switchMacrophagesMyeloid lineageMiceMultiple cell typesHealingCD301bHealing defectsSkin repair
2015
Candida 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
2014
Alternative Capture of Noncoding RNAs or Protein-Coding Genes by Herpesviruses to Alter Host T Cell Function
Guo YE, Riley KJ, Iwasaki A, Steitz JA. Alternative Capture of Noncoding RNAs or Protein-Coding Genes by Herpesviruses to Alter Host T Cell Function. Molecular Cell 2014, 54: 67-79. PMID: 24725595, PMCID: PMC4039351, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteBase SequenceCallithrixEnzyme ActivationGene Expression RegulationGPI-Linked ProteinsGRB2 Adaptor ProteinHEK293 CellsHerpesvirus 2, SaimiriineHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunoprecipitationInterferon-gammaJurkat CellsLectins, C-TypeLymphocyte ActivationMicroRNAsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRNA StabilityRNA, UntranslatedRNA, ViralSemaphorinsSequence Analysis, RNASignal TransductionTime FactorsT-LymphocytesTransfectionConceptsMitogen-activated protein kinaseMiR-27Protein coding genesHerpesvirus saimiriHigh-throughput sequencingTCR-induced activationCell functionHSUR 1Γ-herpesvirusesNoncoding RNAsProtein kinaseEctopic expressionOncogenic γ-herpesvirusesTarget genesInduction of CD69MicroRNA-27Key modulatorRNACommon targetAlHV-1GenesCell receptorDiverse strategiesHost T-cell functionCells
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
2007
Vaginal epithelial dendritic cells renew from bone marrow precursors
Iijima N, Linehan MM, Saeland S, Iwasaki A. Vaginal epithelial dendritic cells renew from bone marrow precursors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 19061-19066. PMID: 18006657, PMCID: PMC2141908, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0707179104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAnimals, CongenicAntigens, CDAntigens, SurfaceBone Marrow CellsCell LineageDiestrusEpidermal CellsEpithelial CellsFemaleHerpes GenitalisLectins, C-TypeLymph NodesMannose-Binding LectinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMucous MembraneMultipotent Stem CellsOrgan SpecificityRadiation ChimeraVaginaConceptsEpithelial dendritic cellsDendritic cellsLangerhans cellsKey professional antigen-presenting cellsProfessional antigen-presenting cellsSkin Langerhans cellsAntigen-presenting cellsPrimary immune responseEpidermal Langerhans cellsMucosal epithelial liningBone marrow precursorsSquamous epithelial layerStratified squamous epithelial layerHSV-2Sex hormonesImmune responseOral cavityVaginal mucosaEpithelial liningMarrow precursorsActivation statusSpecialized subsetCytometric analysisEpithelial layerCells
2002
Expression of DC-SIGN by Dendritic Cells of Intestinal and Genital Mucosae in Humans and Rhesus Macaques
Jameson B, Baribaud F, Pöhlmann S, Ghavimi D, Mortari F, Doms RW, Iwasaki A. Expression of DC-SIGN by Dendritic Cells of Intestinal and Genital Mucosae in Humans and Rhesus Macaques. Journal Of Virology 2002, 76: 1866-1875. PMID: 11799181, PMCID: PMC135921, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.4.1866-1875.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDC-SIGN expressionDendritic cellsDC-SIGNHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionRhesus macaquesDC-SIGNR expressionDistinct DC populationsSolitary lymphoid nodulesSubepithelial dendritic cellsSubepithelial dome regionTriple colour analysisPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsVirus transmissionDC-SIGNRIntact vaginal mucosaSpecific ICAM-3DC populationsHIV coreceptorsGenital mucosaLangerhans cellsPeyer's patchesGenital tractTerminal ileumInterfollicular regionsVaginal epithelium
2001
Unique Functions of CD11b+, CD8α+, and Double-Negative Peyer’s Patch Dendritic Cells
Iwasaki A, Kelsall B. Unique Functions of CD11b+, CD8α+, and Double-Negative Peyer’s Patch Dendritic Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 166: 4884-4890. PMID: 11290765, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.8.4884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDB7-1 AntigenB7-2 AntigenCD8 AntigensCell LineageCell SeparationDendritic CellsEpithelial CellsEpitopes, T-LymphocyteFemaleHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIImmunophenotypingInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-12Interleukin-4Lectins, C-TypeLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte SubsetsMacrophage-1 AntigenMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMinor Histocompatibility AntigensMyeloid CellsPeyer's PatchesReceptors, Cell SurfaceSpleenT-LymphocytesUp-RegulationConceptsMyeloid dendritic cellsDendritic cellsCD40 ligand trimerDC subsetsIL-12p70IL-10T cellsPeyer's patch dendritic cellsIFN-gamma productionSoluble CD40 ligand trimerMucosal lymphoid tissuesNaive T cellsFollicle-associated epitheliumMurine Peyer's patchesNonmucosal sitesDC subpopulationsSubepithelial domeIL-4Lymphoid tissuePeyer's patchesMicrobial stimuliInterfollicular regionsIFN-gammaSurface phenotypeMucosal tissues