Interleukin-7 receptor expression: intelligent design

R Mazzucchelli, SK Durum - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2007 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is produced by stromal cells in lymphoid tissues and is required
for the development of T cells and for their persistence in the periphery. Unlike many other …

Ageing and life-long maintenance of T-cell subsets in the face of latent persistent infections

J Nikolich-Žugich - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2008 - nature.com
A diverse and well-balanced repertoire of T cells is thought to be crucial for the efficacious
defence against infection with new or re-emerging pathogens throughout life. In the last third …

Lymphopenia as a prognostic factor for overall survival in advanced carcinomas, sarcomas, and lymphomas

I Ray-Coquard, C Cropet, M Van Glabbeke, C Sebban… - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
Lymphopenia is frequent in advanced cancers and predicts the toxicity of chemotherapy. Its
effect on relapse and survival is uncertain. Its prognostic value for survival was analyzed in …

Administration of rhIL-7 in humans increases in vivo TCR repertoire diversity by preferential expansion of naive T cell subsets

C Sportès, FT Hakim, SA Memon, H Zhang… - The Journal of …, 2008 - rupress.org
Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is a homeostatic cytokine for resting T cells with increasing serum and
tissue levels during T cell depletion. In preclinical studies, IL-7 therapy exerts marked …

The chromatin accessibility signature of human immune aging stems from CD8+ T cells

D Ucar, EJ Márquez, CH Chung, R Marches… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - rupress.org
Aging is linked to deficiencies in immune responses and increased systemic inflammation.
To unravel the regulatory programs behind these changes, we applied systems immunology …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant hyperactivation of cytotoxic T-cell as a potential determinant of COVID-19 severity

CK Kang, GC Han, M Kim, G Kim, HM Shin… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives We hypothesized that immune response may contribute to progression of
coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) at the second week of illness. Therefore, we compared …

Longitudinal analysis of human memory T-cell response according to the severity of illness up to 8 months after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

CK Kang, M Kim, S Lee, G Kim, PG Choe… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Understanding the memory T-cell response to severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is crucial for assessing the longevity of protective …

Aging-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction mediated by ceramide signaling inhibits antitumor T cell response

S Vaena, P Chakraborty, HG Lee, AH Janneh… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
We lack a mechanistic understanding of aging-mediated changes in mitochondrial
bioenergetics and lipid metabolism that affect T cell function. The bioactive sphingolipid …

Inhibition of Akt signaling promotes the generation of superior tumor-reactive T cells for adoptive immunotherapy

AB van der Waart, NMP van de Weem… - Blood, The Journal …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
Effective T-cell therapy against cancer is dependent on the formation of long-lived, stem cell–
like T cells with the ability to self-renew and differentiate into potent effector cells. Here, we …

HSC aging and senescent immune remodeling

MD Denkinger, H Leins, R Schirmbeck, MC Florian… - Trends in …, 2015 - cell.com
Aging-associated changes in the function of the immune system are referred to as senescent
immune remodeling (SIR). Here we review the current understanding on the cellular and …