T follicular cells: The regulators of germinal center homeostasis

F Ribeiro, E Perucha, L Graca - Immunology Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
The formation of high-affinity antibodies that protect against infection requires the formation
of germinal centres (GCs), where specialized T follicular helper cells (Tfh) provide help to B …

CD47 masks pro-phagocytic ligands in cis on tumor cells to suppress antitumor immunity

Z Tang, MC Zhong, J Qian, CC Galindo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer cells often overexpress CD47, which triggers the inhibitory receptor SIRPα
expressed on macrophages, to elude phagocytosis and antitumor immunity …

Modulating macrophage-mediated programmed cell removal: An attractive strategy for cancer therapy

Z Li, B Han, M Qi, Y Li, Y Duan, Y Yao - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2024 - Elsevier
Macrophage-mediated programmed cell removal (PrCR) is crucial for the identification and
elimination of needless cells that maintain tissue homeostasis. The efficacy of PrCR …

Transcriptional and metabolic programs promote the expansion of follicular helper T cells in lupus-prone mice

M Gong, SC Choi, YP Park, X Zou, AS Elshikha… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
The expansion of follicular helper T (Tfh) cells, which is tightly associated with the
development of lupus, is reversed by the inhibition of either glycolysis or glutaminolysis in …

Suppression of adaptive NK cell expansion by macrophage-mediated phagocytosis inhibited by 2B4-CD48

R Li, CC Galindo, D Davidson, H Guo, MC Zhong… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Infection of mice by mouse cytomegalovirus (MCMV) triggers activation and expansion of
Ly49H+ natural killer (NK) cells, which are virus specific and considered to be" adaptive" or" …

Alterations in germinal center formation and B cell activation during severe Orientia tsutsugamushi infection in mice

C Gonzales, Y Liang, J Fisher, G Card… - PLoS neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Scrub typhus is a poorly studied but life-threatening disease caused by the intracellular
bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi (Ot). Cellular and humoral immunity in Ot-infected patients …

Bivalent SMAC mimetic APG-1387 reduces HIV reservoirs and limits viral rebound in humanized mice

J Jain, TNQ Pham, S Begum, MC Romero-Medina… - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
Latent viral reservoirs (VRs) represent a main barrier to HIV cure. Thus, developing new
approaches that can purge and eliminate VRs paves the path toward achieving an HIV-1 …

T peripheral helper (Tph) cells, a marker of immune activation in cancer and autoimmune disorders

CCC Oliva, M Labrie, H Allard-Chamard - Clinical Immunology, 2024 - Elsevier
T peripheral helper (Tph) cells are a newly discovered subtype of CD4+ T cells that have
emerged as the counterpart of T follicular helper (Tfh) cells in the peripheral tissues. These …

IL-4 downregulates BCL6 to promote memory B cell selection in germinal centers

L Shehata - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Germinal center (GC)-derived memory B cells (MBCs) play a pivotal role in humoral
immunity by differentiating into protective antibody-secreting cells upon re-infection. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] SLAMF7 predicts prognosis and correlates with immune infiltration in serous ovarian carcinoma

Y Deng, L Zhang, C Dai, Y Xu, Q Gan… - Journal of Gynecologic …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Signaling lymphocytic activation molecule family members (SLAMFs) play a
critical role in immune regulation of malignancies. This study aims to investigate the …