Shaping variation in the human immune system

A Liston, EJ Carr, MA Linterman - Trends in immunology, 2016 - cell.com
Immune responses demonstrate a high level of intra-species variation, compensating for the
specialization capacity of pathogens. The recent advent of in-depth immune phenotyping …

[PDF][PDF] Human cytomegalovirus infection and the immune response to exercise.

RJ Simpson, AB Bigley, G Spielmann… - Exercise immunology …, 2016 - eir-isei.de
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous β-herpes virus that has co-evolved with its
host since the very beginning of human life. The vast majority of adults worldwide carry the …

Epigenomic profiling of human CD4+ T cells supports a linear differentiation model and highlights molecular regulators of memory development

P Durek, K Nordström, G Gasparoni, A Salhab… - Immunity, 2016 - cell.com
The impact of epigenetics on the differentiation of memory T (Tmem) cells is poorly defined.
We generated deep epigenomes comprising genome-wide profiles of DNA methylation …

Genetic Influence on the Peripheral Blood CD4+ T-cell Differentiation Status in CMV Infection

D Goldeck, LA Larsen, L Christiansen… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
A latent infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV), a ubiquitous beta herpesvirus, is associated
with an accumulation of late-differentiated memory T-cells, often accompanied by a …

Biomarkers related to immunosenescence: relationships with therapy and survival in lung cancer patients

D Saavedra, B García, P Lorenzo-Luaces… - Cancer Immunology …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose There are well-known alterations occurring within the immune system with aging.
Collectively, these changes are known as immunosenescence. The incidence of …

Differential effects of Cytomegalovirus carriage on the immune phenotype of middle-aged males and females

M Van Der Heiden, MC Van Zelm, SJW Bartol… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The elderly population is more susceptible to infections as a result of an altered immune
response, commonly referred to as immunosenescence. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-infection …

PTSD is associated with an increase in aged T cell phenotypes in adults living in Detroit

AE Aiello, JB Dowd, B Jayabalasingham… - …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Psychosocial stress is thought to play a key role in the acceleration of
immunological aging. This study investigated the relationship between lifetime and past …

α-NAC–specific autoreactive CD8+ T cells in atopic dermatitis are of an effector memory type and secrete IL-4 and IFN-γ

LM Roesner, A Heratizadeh, S Wieschowski… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.aai.org
Autoreactivity may play a critical role in the chronification of atopic dermatitis (AD). Several
studies showed that AD patients produce IgE Abs specific for autoantigens, and we …

Peripheral immune signatures in Alzheimer disease

D Goldeck, JM Witkowski, T Fülop… - Current Alzheimer …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
According to the current paradigm, the main cause of AD is the accumulation of neurotoxic
amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide aggregates resulting from the cleavage of the amyloid precursor …

Cytomegalovirus-and Epstein-Barr Virus–induced T-cell expansions in young children do not impair naive t-cell populations or vaccination responses: The Generation …

D Van Den Heuvel, MAE Jansen, WA Dik… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) induce effector
memory T-cell expansions, which are variable and potentially depend on the age at primary …