Emerging concepts in the science of vaccine adjuvants

B Pulendran, P S. Arunachalam… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
Adjuvants are vaccine components that enhance the magnitude, breadth and durability of
the immune response. Following its introduction in the 1920s, alum remained the only …

[HTML][HTML] Vaccination in the elderly: the challenge of immune changes with aging

A Ciabattini, C Nardini, F Santoro, P Garagnani… - Seminars in …, 2018 - Elsevier
The unprecedented increase of life expectancy challenges society to protect the elderly from
morbidity and mortality making vaccination a crucial mean to safeguard this population …

[HTML][HTML] Systems vaccinology of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in humans

PS Arunachalam, MKD Scott, T Hagan, C Li, Y Feng… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The emergency use authorization of two mRNA vaccines in less than a year from the
emergence of SARS-CoV-2 represents a landmark in vaccinology,. Yet, how mRNA …

BNT162b2 vaccination induces durable SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells with a stem cell memory phenotype

G Guerrera, M Picozza, S D'Orso, R Placido… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is
effective in preventing hospitalization from severe COVID-19. However, multiple reports of …

Systemic IL-15, IFN-γ, and IP-10/CXCL10 signature associated with effective immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine recipients

C Bergamaschi, E Terpos, M Rosati, M Angel, J Bear… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Early responses to vaccination are important for shaping both humoral and cellular
protective immunity. Dissecting innate vaccine signatures may predict immunogenicity to …

The single-cell epigenomic and transcriptional landscape of immunity to influenza vaccination

F Wimmers, M Donato, A Kuo, T Ashuach, S Gupta… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Emerging evidence indicates a fundamental role for the epigenome in immunity. Here, we
mapped the epigenomic and transcriptional landscape of immunity to influenza vaccination …

Stereotypic immune system development in newborn children

A Olin, E Henckel, Y Chen, T Lakshmikanth, C Pou… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Epidemiological data suggest that early life exposures are key determinants of immune-
mediated disease later in life. Young children are also particularly susceptible to infections …

Sex-based differences in immune function and responses to vaccination

SL Klein, I Marriott, EN Fish - … of the Royal Society of Tropical …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Females typically develop higher antibody responses and experience more adverse
reactions following vaccination than males. These differences are observed in response to …

Cancer immunotherapy via dendritic cells

K Palucka, J Banchereau - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2012 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapy attempts to harness the power and specificity of the immune system
to treat tumours. The molecular identification of human cancer-specific antigens has allowed …

[HTML][HTML] The immunology of SARS-CoV-2 infections and vaccines

L Grigoryan, B Pulendran - Seminars in immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, emerged in late 2019, and was
declared a global pandemic on March 11th 2020. With over 50 million cases and 1.2 million …