Context-specific determinants of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer

C Falcomatà, S Bärthel, G Schneider, R Rad… - Cancer Discovery, 2023 - AACR
Immunotherapies have shown benefits across a range of human cancers, but not pancreatic
ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Recent evidence suggests that the immunosuppressive …

[HTML][HTML] Polycystic ovary syndrome: an evolutionary adaptation to lifestyle and the environment

J Parker, C O'brien, J Hawrelak, FL Gersh - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is increasingly recognized as a complex metabolic
disorder that manifests in genetically susceptible women following a range of negative …

Molecular de-extinction of ancient antimicrobial peptides enabled by machine learning

JRMA Maasch, MDT Torres, MCR Melo… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
Molecular de-extinction could offer avenues for drug discovery by reintroducing bioactive
molecules that are no longer encoded by extant organisms. To prospect for antimicrobial …

Baseline innate and T cell populations are correlates of protection against symptomatic influenza virus infection independent of serology

RC Mettelman, A Souquette, LA Van de Velde… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Evidence suggests that innate and adaptive cellular responses mediate resistance to the
influenza virus and confer protection after vaccination. However, few studies have resolved …

[PDF][PDF] Immunoglobulin germline gene polymorphisms influence the function of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies

P Pushparaj, A Nicoletto, DJ Sheward, H Das… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
The human immunoglobulin heavy-chain (IGH) locus is exceptionally polymorphic, with high
levels of allelic and structural variation. Thus, germline IGH genotypes are personal, which …

[HTML][HTML] The evolutionary and functional significance of germline immunoglobulin gene variation

M Pennell, OL Rodriguez, CT Watson, V Greiff - Trends in immunology, 2023 - cell.com
The recombination between immunoglobulin (IG) gene segments determines an individual's
naïve antibody repertoire and, consequently,(auto) antigen recognition. Emerging evidence …

Common genetic factors among autoimmune diseases

A Harroud, DA Hafler - Science, 2023 - science.org
Autoimmune diseases display a high degree of comorbidity within individuals and families,
suggesting shared risk factors. Over the past 15 years, genome-wide association studies …

Immunological factors linked to geographical variation in vaccine responses

MMAR van Dorst, JJ Pyuza, G Nkurunungi… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Vaccination is one of medicine's greatest achievements; however, its full potential is
hampered by considerable variation in efficacy across populations and geographical …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue-specific immunity in helminth infections

F Vacca, G Le Gros - Mucosal immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
A characteristic feature of host responses to helminth infections is the development of
profound systemic and tissue-localised Type 2 immune responses that play critical roles in …

[HTML][HTML] Autoantibodies to interferons in infectious diseases

E Quiros-Roldan, A Sottini, SG Signorini, F Serana… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Anti-cytokine autoantibodies and, in particular, anti-type I interferons are increasingly
described in association with immunodeficient, autoimmune, and immune-dysregulated …