2024
A novel microporous biomaterial vaccine platform for long-lasting antibody mediated immunity against viral infection
Mayer D, Nelson M, Andriyanova D, Filler R, Ökten A, Antao O, Chen J, Scumpia P, Weaver W, Wilen C, Deshayes S, Weinstein J. A novel microporous biomaterial vaccine platform for long-lasting antibody mediated immunity against viral infection. Journal Of Controlled Release 2024, 370: 570-582. PMID: 38734312, DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntigen delivery platformGerminal centersCD4<sup>+</sup> T follicular helper (Tfh) cellsT follicular helper (Tfh) cellsAdaptive immune cell responsesOptimal adaptive immune responsesAnti-receptor binding domain antibodiesInfluenza virus challengeRobust neutralizing antibodiesImmune cell responsesEnhanced neutralizing antibodiesAdaptive immune responsesDelivery platformAntibody mediated immunityLymph nodesVaccine platformNeutralizing antibodiesHumoral immunitySARS-CoV-2 spike proteinSustained release profileTarget antigenImmune responseVirus challengeViral infectionCell responses
2022
Restriction of viral replication, rather than T cell immunopathology, drives lethality in MNV CR6-infected STAT1-deficient mice
Sharon A, Filyk H, Fonseca N, Simister R, Filler R, Yuen W, Hardman B, Robinson H, Seo J, Rocha-Pereira J, Welch I, Neyts J, Wilen C, Crowe S, Osborne L. Restriction of viral replication, rather than T cell immunopathology, drives lethality in MNV CR6-infected STAT1-deficient mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2022, 208: 182.04-182.04. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.208.supp.182.04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntiviral T cell responsesT cell responsesSTAT1-deficient miceCell responsesViral replicationViral infectionViral-induced tissue damageC57BL6/J miceAdaptive immune populationsLimited viral replicationT cell immunopathologyAdaptive immune cellsUncontrolled viral replicationHigh viral loadHost-directed mechanismKey innateLethal immunopathologyInfectious insultsViral loadImmune populationsImmune cellsJ miceTherapeutic administrationIntestinal homeostasisIntestinal mucosaVariant-specific vaccination induces systems immune responses and potent in vivo protection against SARS-CoV-2
Peng L, Renauer PA, Ökten A, Fang Z, Park JJ, Zhou X, Lin Q, Dong MB, Filler R, Xiong Q, Clark P, Lin C, Wilen CB, Chen S. Variant-specific vaccination induces systems immune responses and potent in vivo protection against SARS-CoV-2. Cell Reports Medicine 2022, 3: 100634. PMID: 35561673, PMCID: PMC9040489, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseImmune cell populationsSARS-CoV-2 spikeAssessment of efficacySARS-CoV-2LNP-mRNABreakthrough infectionsCD8 TImmune profilingMRNA vaccinesPotent protectionT lymphocytesNeutralization activityDelta variantAnimal modelsPotent antibodiesRepertoire diversityCell responsesAuthentic virusSystemic increaseVariant lineagesClonal expansionCell populationsCOVID-19VaccinationHigh-affinity, neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can be made without T follicular helper cells
Chen JS, Chow RD, Song E, Mao T, Israelow B, Kamath K, Bozekowski J, Haynes WA, Filler RB, Menasche BL, Wei J, Alfajaro MM, Song W, Peng L, Carter L, Weinstein JS, Gowthaman U, Chen S, Craft J, Shon JC, Iwasaki A, Wilen CB, Eisenbarth SC. High-affinity, neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can be made without T follicular helper cells. Science Immunology 2022, 7: eabl5652. PMID: 34914544, PMCID: PMC8977051, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl5652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Follicular helper cellsB cell responsesHelper cellsAntibody productionCell responsesSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationB-cell receptor sequencingSevere COVID-19Cell receptor sequencingIndependent antibodiesT cell-B cell interactionsViral inflammationAntiviral antibodiesImmunoglobulin class switchingVirus infectionGerminal centersViral infectionClonal repertoireInfectionAntibodiesClass switchingCOVID-19PatientsRestriction of Viral Replication, Rather than T Cell Immunopathology, Drives Lethality in Murine Norovirus CR6-Infected STAT1-Deficient Mice
Sharon AJ, Filyk HA, Fonseca NM, Simister RL, Filler RB, Yuen W, Hardman BK, Robinson HG, Seo JH, Rocha-Pereira J, Welch I, Neyts J, Wilen CB, Crowe SA, Osborne LC. Restriction of Viral Replication, Rather than T Cell Immunopathology, Drives Lethality in Murine Norovirus CR6-Infected STAT1-Deficient Mice. Journal Of Virology 2022, 96: e02065-21. PMID: 35107369, PMCID: PMC8941907, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02065-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiviral T cell responsesT cell responsesSTAT1-deficient miceSystemic viral infectionCell responsesViral replicationViral infectionTissue damageViral-induced tissue damageVirus-induced tissue damageAltered T-cell responsesLimited viral replicationT cell immunopathologyOngoing inflammatory responseAdaptive immune cellsUncontrolled viral replicationBreakdown of toleranceImmune-mediated pathologyHost-directed mechanismViral componentsAntiviral CD4Lethal immunopathologyInfectious insultsImmune activationImmunological tolerance