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Anna Ahlback

MRC Centre for Reproductive Health

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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The murine intestinal pathobiont Helicobacter hepaticus attenuates DSS colitis in a CD4+ T cell-dependent manner

Anna L. L. Heawood, Anna Ahlback, Annika Frede, Xiang Li, David H. McGuinness, John J Cole, Tshandyemwene R. Tshivolo, Holly C. Webster, Kevin Joseph Maloy

This study shows that Helicobacter hepaticus colonization protects against DSS colitis by promoting anti-inflammatory CD4+ T cell responses.

bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2025 · PreprintImmunology

The synovial lining macrophage layer develops in the first weeks of life in a CSF1- and TGFβ- dependent but monocyte-independent process.

Marlène Magalhaes Pinto, Bert Malengier‐Devlies, Guillaume Seuzaret, Anna Ahlback, Solvig Becker, Katelyn Patatsos, Georgios Drakoulis, Julia Karjalainen, Christiane Ruedl, David Voehringer, Calum C. Bain, Elaine Emmerson, Barbora Schonfeldova, Kristina Zec, Irina A. Udalova, , Rebecca Gentek

The paper identifies CSF1 and TGFβ as key signals for synovial lining macrophage development in mice, which occurs postnatally and is monocyte-independent.

bioRxiv · May 21, 2025 · PreprintImmunology