Platelets as key factors in inflammation: focus on CD40L/CD40

F Cognasse, AC Duchez, E Audoux… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Platelets are anucleate cytoplasmic fragments derived from the fragmentation of medullary
megakaryocytes. Activated platelets adhere to the damaged endothelium by means of …

Tumor necrosis factor receptor‐associated factor 6 (TRAF 6) regulation of development, function, and homeostasis of the immune system

MC Walsh, JE Lee, Y Choi - Immunological reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)‐associated factor 6 (TRAF 6) is an adapter protein
that mediates a wide array of protein–protein interactions via its TRAF domain and a RING …

Synergistic immunotherapy of glioblastoma by dual targeting of IL-6 and CD40

F Yang, Z He, H Duan, D Zhang, J Li, H Yang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Immunologically-cold tumors including glioblastoma (GBM) are refractory to checkpoint
blockade therapy, largely due to extensive infiltration of immunosuppressive macrophages …

EBV persistence—introducing the virus

DA Thorley-Lawson - Epstein Barr Virus Volume 1: One Herpes Virus …, 2015 - Springer
Persistent infection by EBV is explained by the germinal center model (GCM) which provides
a satisfying and currently the only explanation for EBVs disparate biology. Since the GCM …

Human blood CXCR5+ CD4+ T cells are counterparts of T follicular cells and contain specific subsets that differentially support antibody secretion

R Morita, N Schmitt, SE Bentebibel, R Ranganathan… - Immunity, 2011 - cell.com
Although a fraction of human blood memory CD4+ T cells expresses chemokine (CXC motif)
receptor 5 (CXCR5), their relationship to T follicular helper (Tfh) cells is not well established …

Pathophysiology of T follicular helper cells in humans and mice

H Ueno, J Banchereau, CG Vinuesa - Nature immunology, 2015 - nature.com
Follicular helper T cells (TFH cells) compose a heterogeneous subset of CD4+ T cells that
induce the differentiation of B cells into plasma cells and memory cells. They are found …

Immune regulatory function of B cells

C Mauri, A Bosma - Annual review of immunology, 2012 - annualreviews.org
B cells are regarded for their capacity to produce antibody. However, recent advances in B
cell biology have capitalized on old findings and demonstrated that B cells also release a …

Phenotype and functions of memory Tfh cells in human blood

N Schmitt, SE Bentebibel, H Ueno - Trends in immunology, 2014 - cell.com
Our understanding of the origin and functions of human blood CXCR5+ CD4+ T cells found
in human blood has changed dramatically in the past years. These cells are currently …

Type 1 conventional dendritic cells are systemically dysregulated early in pancreatic carcinogenesis

JH Lin, AP Huffman, MM Wattenberg… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
Type 1 conventional dendritic cells (cDC1s) are typically thought to be dysregulated
secondarily to invasive cancer. Here, we report that cDC1 dysfunction instead develops in …

Molecular mechanism and function of CD40/CD40L engagement in the immune system

R Elgueta, MJ Benson, VC De Vries… - Immunological …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
During the generation of a successful adaptive immune response, multiple molecular
signals are required. A primary signal is the binding of cognate antigen to an antigen …