Memories that last: Dynamics of memory T cells throughout the body

LY Derksen, K Tesselaar… - Immunological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Memory T cells form an essential part of immunological memory, which can last for years or
even a lifetime. Much experimental work has shown that the individual cells that make up the …

Epigenetic quantification of immunosenescent CD8+ TEMRA cells in human blood

A Salumets, L Tserel, AP Rumm, L Türk, K Kingo… - Aging cell, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Age‐related changes in human T‐cell populations are important contributors to
immunosenescence. In particular, terminally differentiated CD8+ effector memory CD45RA+ …

[HTML][HTML] A novel mathematical model that predicts the protection time of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Z Xu, D Wei, H Zhang, J Demongeot - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Infectious diseases such as SARS-CoV-2 pose a considerable threat to public health.
Constructing a reliable mathematical model helps us quantitatively explain the kinetic …

[HTML][HTML] A robust pipeline for high-content, high-throughput immunophenotyping reveals age-and genetics-dependent changes in blood leukocytes

T Liechti, S Van Gassen, M Beddall, R Ballard… - Cell Reports …, 2023 - cell.com
High-dimensional flow cytometry is the gold standard to study the human immune system in
large cohorts. However, large sample sizes increase inter-experimental variation because of …

[HTML][HTML] The Impact of Latent Cytomegalovirus Infection on Spontaneous Abortion History and Pregnancy Outcomes in Romanian Pregnant Women

AG Mocanu, DL Stoian, AMC Daescu, AC Motofelea… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a DNA virus that belongs to the Orthoherpesviridae family, infects
40–100% of people. Primary/non-primary CMV infection during pregnancy could cause fetal …

[HTML][HTML] Markers of terminally differentiated T-cells as predictors of vascular health in renal transplant recipients and healthy adults

S Lee, HJ Chih, J Affandi, S Waters, A Irish, P Price - Clinical Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Meta-analyses confirm a link between persistent human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infections
and cardiovascular disease, but the mechanisms are unclear. We assess whether …

Distinct T cell responsiveness to different COVID-19 vaccines and cross-reactivity to SARS-CoV-2 variants with age and CMV status

J Brummelman, S Suárez-Hernández… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Accumulating evidence indicates the importance of T cell immunity in
vaccination-induced protection against severe COVID-19 disease, especially against SARS …

[HTML][HTML] An agent-based model with antibody dynamics information in COVID-19 epidemic simulation

Z Xu, J Song, W Liu, D Wei - Infectious Disease Modelling, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of the temporal and spatial characteristics of COVID-19 infection is of
paramount importance for effective epidemic prevention and control. In order to accomplish …

An IL-10 homologue encoded by human cytomegalovirus is linked with the viral “footprint” in clinical samples

L Veld, S Waters, A Irish, P Price, S Lee - Cytokine, 2024 - Elsevier
Persistent infections with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) affect the hosts' immune system
and have been linked with chronic inflammation and cardiovascular disease. These effects …

Turnover of murine cytomegalovirus–expanded CD8+ T cells is similar to that of memory phenotype T cells and independent of the magnitude of the response

M Baliu-Piqué, J Drylewicz, X Zheng… - The Journal of …, 2022 - journals.aai.org
The potential of memory T cells to provide protection against reinfection is beyond question.
Yet, it remains debated whether long-term T cell memory is due to long-lived memory cells …