Human γδ TCR repertoires in health and disease

AS Fichtner, S Ravens, I Prinz - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The T cell receptor (TCR) repertoires of γδ T cells are very different to those of αβ T cells.
While the theoretical TCR repertoire diversity of γδ T cells is estimated to exceed the …

Role of γδ T cells in controlling viral infections with a focus on influenza virus: implications for designing novel therapeutic approaches

A Sabbaghi, SM Miri, M Keshavarz, M Mahooti… - Virology journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Influenza virus infection is among the most detrimental threats to the health of
humans and some animals, infecting millions of people annually all around the world and in …

Longitudinal outcomes for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

KM Farooqi, A Chan, RJ Weller, J Mi, P Jiang… - …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND In spring 2020, a novel hyperinflammatory process associated with severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children …

MHC Variants Associated With Symptomatic Versus Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Highly Exposed Individuals

EC Castelli, MV De Castro, MS Naslavsky… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Despite the high number of individuals infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) who develop coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms …

γδ T cell exhaustion: Opportunities for intervention

D Chen, Y Guo, J Jiang, P Wu, T Zhang… - Journal of Leukocyte …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
T lymphocytes are the key protective contributors in chronic infection and tumor, but
experience exhaustion by persistent antigen stimulation. As an unconventional lineage of T …

Animal Models of Cryptococcus neoformans in Identifying Immune Parameters Associated With Primary Infection and Reactivation of Latent Infection

TG Normile, AM Bryan, M Del Poeta - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcus species are environmental fungal pathogens and the causative agents of
cryptococcosis. Infection occurs upon inhalation of infectious particles, which proliferate in …

Supplementation with Bifidobacterium longum Bar33 and Lactobacillus helveticus Bar13 mixture improves immunity in elderly humans (over 75 years) and aged mice

A Finamore, M Roselli, LM Donini, E Brasili, R Rami… - Nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Aging induces several physiologic and immune changes. The usefulness of
probiotics in ameliorating age-related disorders remains largely unexplored. The aim of this …

Human and murine memory γδ T cells: Evidence for acquired immune memory in bacterial and viral infections and autoimmunity

K Comeau, P Paradis, EL Schiffrin - Cellular Immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract γδ T cells are unconventional lymphocytes that could play a role in bridging the
innate and adaptive immune system. Upon initial exposure to an antigen, some activated T …

Host-directed therapy as a novel treatment strategy to overcome tuberculosis: targeting immune modulation

S Ahmed, R Raqib, GH Guðmundsson, P Bergman… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity, particularly in
developing countries, presenting a major threat to the public health. The currently …

A Cell for the Ages: Human γδ T Cells across the Lifespan

BL Clark, PG Thomas - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The complexity of the human immune system is exacerbated by age-related changes to
immune cell functionality. Many of these age-related effects remain undescribed or driven by …