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- ImmunologybioRxivPreprintDOI 10.1101/2025.10.11.681783
- ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Liver sinusoid constraints make random search of CD8 T cells for Plasmodium parasites efficient
Viktor S. Zenkov, Ian Andrew Cockburn, Raymond Lin…·Vitaly V. Ganusov
The paper shows that random search by CD8 T cells for Plasmodium parasites is efficient in liver sinusoids, challenging the need for attraction-based search.
- ImmunologyMucosal ImmunologyPeer-reviewed
Neutrophil-chemoattractant CXCL5 induces lung barrier permeability in acute lung injury
Sarah Berger, Cengiz Goekeri, Peter Pennitz…·Geraldine Nouailles
This study identifies CXCL5 as a factor that increases alveolar-epithelial barrier permeability in acute lung injury, independent of neutrophil recruitment.
- ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Characterization of immunosenescent alveolar macrophages in rhesus macaques
Jefferson Gabriel Carvalho Nagle, Raneesh Ramarapu, Laurent Zablocki-Thomas…·Marcelo J. Kuroda
This study examines age-related changes in alveolar macrophages of rhesus macaques, finding increased inflammation and identifying MIF as a potential biomarker for age-associated lung disease.
- ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Met-Vision stratifies single cell metabolism revealing coexisting energetic states in tissue macrophages redistributed by inflammation
Adriana Lecourieux, Margot Bardou, Zacarias Garcia, Philippe Bousso
The paper introduces Met-Vision, an imaging-based pipeline that identifies four distinct metabolic states in tissue macrophages, showing metabolic diversity during inflammation.
- ImmunologyFish & Shellfish ImmunologyPeer-reviewed
Virus-inclusive single-nucleus RNA sequencing reveals two distinct endothelial response patterns in infectious salmon anaemia.
Adriana Magalhães Santos Andresen, Richard S. Taylor, James J. Furniss…·Johanna Hol Fosse
This study uses single-nucleus RNA sequencing to identify two distinct endothelial response patterns to ISAV infection in Atlantic salmon.
- ImmunologyScience AdvancesPeer-reviewed
Uncovering the regulatory landscape of early human B-cell lymphopoiesis and its implications in the pathogenesis of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Núria Planell, Xabier Martinez‐de‐Morentin, Daniel Mouzo…·David Gómez-Cabrero
This study characterizes the gene regulatory network of early human B-cell development and identifies regulatory elements linked to B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Bhlhe40 Governs T Cell Effector Differentiation with Distinct Requirements in CD4 and CD8 T Cells for Anti-PD-1 and Anti-CTLA-4 Efficacy
Akata Saha, Tomoyuki Minowa, Alexander S. Shavkunov…·Matthew M. Gubin
This study identifies Bhlhe40 as a key regulator of T cell effector differentiation, showing distinct roles in CD4 and CD8 T cells for anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA-4 therapies.
DOI 10.1101/2025.10.10.681497 - ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Bacterial exposure shapes the trajectory of immune ageing
Erik Feldman, Michal Hrúzik, Holden Terry Maecker…·Shai S. Shen-Orr
This study identifies bacterial exposure as a key driver of immune ageing and shows residual bacterial DNA in immune cells predicts immune age changes.
DOI 10.1101/2025.10.10.681722 - ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Macrophage efferocytosis is controlled by epigenetic modifications mediated by RBPJ
Samreen Sadaf, Xinyi Zhang, Liqun Lei…·Partha Dutta
This study identifies RBPJ-mediated epigenetic regulation of efferocytosis in macrophages, showing that suppression of H3K9me3 enhances apoptotic cell clearance and suppresses inflammation.
- ImmunologyScience ImmunologyPeer-reviewed
Defining a highly conserved B cell epitope in the receptor binding motif of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein
Sameer Kumar Malladi, Deepika Jaiswal, Baoling Ying…·Ali H. Ellebedy
Booster SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine recruits and broadens GC B cell responses targeting a highly conserved site on receptor binding domain of spike glycoprotein.
15 citationstop 1% - ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Activated fatty acid synthesis pathway in macrophages propagates pathogenic fibroblast expansion after myocardial infarction
Samreen Sadaf, Sathish Babu Vasamsetti, Imran Jamal…·Partha Dutta
This study shows that macrophage fatty acid synthesis promotes fibroblast expansion and fibrosis after myocardial infarction.
- ImmunologyRegenerative TherapyPeer-reviewed
Dose-Response Immunomodulatory Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Culture-Conditioned Media in Acute Graft-versus-Host-Disease
Mohini Mendiratta, Meenakshi Mendiratta, Sujata Mohanty…·Ranjit Kumar Sahoo
This study optimizes the dose and timing of MSC-derived culture-conditioned media (CCM) to enhance its immunomodulatory effects on CD3+ T-cells in acute graft-versus-host disease.
1 citation - ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
BCG Vaccination at Birth Shapes the TCR Usage and Functional Profile of MR1T Cells at 9 Weeks of Age
Dylan C. Kain, GW McElfresh, Gwendolyn M. Swarbrick…·Deborah A. Lewinsohn
This study examines how BCG vaccination at birth affects MR1T cell TCR usage and function in infants, finding increased type I interferon response and a TCR cluster enriched in vaccinated infants.
- ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Autophagy disruption primes CAR-T cell metabolism for sustained rejection of ovarian tumors
Gillian A. Carleton, Sébastien Levesque, Lauren G. Zacharias…·Julian J. Lum
This study shows that disrupting autophagy in CAR-T cells enhances their metabolic activity and improves their ability to reject ovarian tumors in vivo.
1 citation - ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
The spatial landscape of infectious mononucleosis tonsils
Ciara I. Leahy, Matthew Pugh, Aoife S. Hennessy…·Éanna Fennell
This study creates the first multiomic single-cell spatial atlas of palatine tonsils in infectious mononucleosis, revealing EBV's epithelial tropism and immunosuppressive microenvironment.
3 citations - ImmunologyImmunoHorizonsPeer-reviewed
Shared and distinct responses of human and murine alveolar macrophages and monocyte-derived macrophages to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Kimberly A. Dill‐McFarland, Glenna J. Peterson, Pamelia N. Lim…·Monica Campo
This study compares human and murine macrophage responses to Mtb infection, identifying shared and distinct immune pathways and cytokine expression patterns between alveolar and monocyte-derived macrophages.
- ImmunologyJournal of InflammationPeer-reviewed
Effect of heme oxygenase-1 on the expression of interferon-stimulated genes
Patryk Chudy, Katarzyna Bednarczyk, Eryk Chatian…·Witold Norbert Nowak
This study investigates how heme oxygenase-1 (HO1) affects interferon-stimulated gene (ISG) expression in response to various stressors, finding that TNF is a key inducer and HO1 influences nuclear retention of inflammatory transcription factors.
4 citations - ImmunologyAging CellPeer-reviewed
Age-associated inflammatory monocytes are increased in menopausal females and reversed by Hormone Replacement Therapy
Roel P. H. De Maeyer, Justyna Sikora, Olivia V. Bracken…·Emma S. Chambers
This study shows that older females have more inflammatory monocytes, which is reversed by Hormone Replacement Therapy.
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