Mucosal immune responses to infection and vaccination in the respiratory tract

RC Mettelman, EK Allen, PG Thomas - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
The lungs are constantly exposed to inhaled debris, allergens, pollutants, commensal or
pathogenic microorganisms, and respiratory viruses. As a result, innate and adaptive …

Immunity to SARS‐CoV‐2 induced by infection or vaccination

X Castro Dopico, S Ols, K Loré… - Journal of internal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Adaptive immune responses play critical roles in viral clearance and protection against re‐
infection, and SARS‐CoV‐2 is no exception. What is exceptional is the rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive investigations revealed consistent pathophysiological alterations after vaccination with COVID-19 vaccines

J Liu, J Wang, J Xu, H Xia, Y Wang, C Zhang, W Chen… - Cell Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Large-scale COVID-19 vaccinations are currently underway in many countries in response
to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we report, besides generation of neutralizing antibodies …

Tumor-associated macrophages trigger MAIT cell dysfunction at the HCC invasive margin

B Ruf, M Bruhns, S Babaei, N Kedei, L Ma, M Revsine… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells represent an abundant innate-like T cell
subtype in the human liver. MAIT cells are assigned crucial roles in regulating immunity and …

Defective activation and regulation of type I interferon immunity is associated with increasing COVID-19 severity

N Smith, C Possémé, V Bondet, J Sugrue… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Host immunity to infection with SARS-CoV-2 is highly variable, dictating diverse clinical
outcomes ranging from asymptomatic to severe disease and death. We previously reported …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct immunological signatures discriminate severe COVID-19 from non-SARS-CoV-2-driven critical pneumonia

S Kreutmair, S Unger, NG Núñez, F Ingelfinger… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Immune profiling of COVID-19 patients has identified numerous alterations in both innate
and adaptive immunity. However, whether those changes are specific to SARS-CoV-2 or …

MAIT cell inhibition promotes liver fibrosis regression via macrophage phenotype reprogramming

M Mabire, P Hegde, A Hammoutene, J Wan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent data have shown that liver fibrosis can regress even at later stages of cirrhosis and
shifting the immune response from pro-inflammatory towards a resolutive profile is …

[HTML][HTML] Dealing with a mucosal viral pandemic: lessons from COVID-19 vaccines

V Mouro, A Fischer - Mucosal immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
The development and deployment of vaccines against COVID-19 demonstrated major
successes in providing immunity and preventing severe disease and death. Yet SARS-CoV …

[HTML][HTML] MAIT cells, guardians of skin and mucosa?

I Nel, L Bertrand, A Toubal, A Lehuen - Mucosal immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Mucosal Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells are evolutionary conserved innate-like
T cells able to recognize bacterial and fungal ligands derived from vitamin B biosynthesis …

Repeated mRNA vaccination sequentially boosts SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells in persons with previous COVID-19

ES Ford, K Mayer-Blackwell, L Jing, KJ Laing… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) hybrid immunity is more
protective than vaccination or previous infection alone. To investigate the kinetics of spike …