Does the epithelial barrier hypothesis explain the increase in allergy, autoimmunity and other chronic conditions?

CA Akdis - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
There has been a steep increase in allergic and autoimmune diseases, reaching epidemic
proportions and now affecting more than one billion people worldwide. These diseases are …

Exosome-based immunotherapy: a promising approach for cancer treatment

Z Xu, S Zeng, Z Gong, Y Yan - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
In the era of the rapid development of cancer immunotherapy, there is a high level of interest
in the application of cell-released small vesicles that stimulate the immune system. As cell …

[HTML][HTML] Aging unconventionally: γδ T cells, iNKT cells, and MAIT cells in aging

A Kurioka, P Klenerman - Seminars in Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Unconventional T cells include γδ T cells, invariant Natural Killer T cells (iNKT) cells and
Mucosal Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells, which are distinguished from conventional T …

The intestinal immune system and gut barrier function in obesity and ageing

SJ Shemtov, R Emani, O Bielska… - The FEBS …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity and ageing predispose to numerous, yet overlapping chronic diseases. For
example, metabolic abnormalities, including insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes …

Targeted application of functional foods as immune fitness boosters in the defense against viral infection

D Finnegan, R Tocmo, C Loscher - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent times, the emergence of viral infections, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the
monkeypox virus, and, most recently, the Langya virus, has highlighted the devastating …

BRCA1-associated protein is a potential prognostic biomarker and is correlated with immune infiltration in liver hepatocellular carcinoma: a pan-cancer analysis

Q Ju, X Li, H Zhang, Y Zhao - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background BRCA1-associated protein (BRAP) is a critical gene that regulates inflammation-
related signaling pathway and affects patients' prognosis in esophageal squamous cell …

The impact of aging on intestinal mucosal immune function and clinical applications

H Zheng, C Zhang, Q Wang, S Feng, Y Fang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Immune cells and immune molecules in the intestinal mucosa participate in innate and
adaptive immunity to maintain local and systematic homeostasis. With aging, intestinal …

Monocyte-driven inflamm-aging reduces intestinal barrier function in females

C Quin, JA Breznik, AE Kennedy, EN DeJong… - Immunity & …, 2024 - Springer
Background The intestinal barrier encompasses physical and immunological components
that act to compartmentalize luminal contents, such as bacteria and endotoxins, from the …

Hyperglycemia accelerates inflammaging in the gingival epithelium through inflammasomes activation

P Zhang, B Lu, R Zhu, D Yang, W Liu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective Diabetes accelerates inflammaging in various tissue
with an increase in senescent cell burden and senescence‐associated secretory phenotype …

Urinary neopterin of wild chimpanzees indicates that cell-mediated immune activity varies by age, sex, and female reproductive status

JD Negrey, V Behringer, KE Langergraber… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The study of free-living animal populations is necessary to understand life history trade-offs
associated with immune investment. To investigate the role of life history strategies in …