abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is currently one of the leading causes of global mortality. Medical non-compliance due to the length of the treatment and antibiotic side effects has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) that are difficult to treat. A current therapeutic stra...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Hernandez J,Ashley D,Cao R,Abrahem R,Nguyen T,To K,Yegiazaryan A,Akinwale David A,Kumar Tiwari R,Venketaraman V

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal microbiome maintains a close relationship with the host immunity. This connection fosters a health state by direct and indirect mechanisms. Direct influences occur mainly through the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), gastrointestinal hormones and precursors of bioactive molecules. Indirect ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Elias-Oliveira J,Leite JA,Pereira ÍS,Guimarães JB,Manso GMDC,Silva JS,Tostes RC,Carlos D

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines are major players regulating immune responses toward inflammatory and tolerogenic results. In organ and bone marrow transplantation, new reagents are needed to inhibit tissue destructive mechanisms and eventually induce immune tolerance without overall immunosuppression. IL-34 is a cytokine with no significa...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Bézie S,Freuchet A,Sérazin C,Salama A,Vimond N,Anegon I,Guillonneau C

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A domain that is often neglected in the assessment of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) functionality is the extracellular spacer module. However, several studies have elucidated that membrane proximal epitopes are best targeted through CARs comprising long spacers, while short spacer CARs exhibit highest activity on di...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Schäfer D,Henze J,Pfeifer R,Schleicher A,Brauner J,Mockel-Tenbrinck N,Barth C,Gudert D,Al Rawashdeh W,Johnston ICD,Hardt O

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence has revealed that the initiation and progression of breast cancer are greatly affected by the immune environment. Neutrophils are the most abundant leucocytes in circulation and act as the spearhead in inflammation, including in breast cancer. Circulating neutrophils are closely related to the prog...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Zhang W,Shen Y,Huang H,Pan S,Jiang J,Chen W,Zhang T,Zhang C,Ni C

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The relationship between SARS-CoV-2-carrying time and specific antibody production has not yet been reported in re-admitted COVID-19 patients. We reported a case of mild COVID-19 with long virus-carrying time, weak production of virus-specific IgG and IgM antibodies, and recurrence of positive SARS-CoV-2 R...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Guo X,Zeng L,Huang Z,He Y,Zhang Z,Zhong Z

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is linked with inflammation in kidney transplantation (ktx). The chemokine CXCL13, also known as B lymphocyte chemoattractant, mediates recruitment of B cells within follicles of lymphoid tissues and has recently been identified as a biomarker for acute kidney allograft rejection. The...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kreimann K,Jang MS,Rong S,Greite R,von Vietinghoff S,Schmitt R,Bräsen JH,Schiffer L,Gerstenberg J,Vijayan V,Dittrich-Breiholz O,Wang L,Karsten CM,Gwinner W,Haller H,Immenschuh S,Gueler F

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Leprosy is a chronic bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Cytokines are known to play vital role as a peacekeeper during inflammatory and other immunocompromised conditions such as leprosy. This study has tried to bridge the gap of information on cytokine gene polymorphisms and its potential role in the p...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Tarique M,Naz H,Saini C,Suhail M,Shankar H,Khanna N,Sharma A

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A hallmark of cystic fibrosis (CF) chronic respiratory disease is an extensive neutrophil infiltrate in the mucosa filling the bronchial lumen, starting early in life for CF infants. The genetic defect of the CF Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR) ion channel promotes dehydration of the airway surface liquid, a...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Cabrini G,Rimessi A,Borgatti M,Lampronti I,Finotti A,Pinton P,Gambari R

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the few patients with homozygous CD70 deficiency described to date suffered from EBV-related malignancies in early childhood. We present a woman with CD70 deficiency diagnosed in adulthood. She presented in childhood with recurrent airway infections due to encapsulated bacteria, herpes zoster and a fulminant E...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Krüger R,Martin E,Dmytrus J,Feiterna-Sperling C,Meisel C,Unterwalder N,Kölsch U,Wahn V,Hofmann J,Korn P,Latour S,Boztug K,von Bernuth H

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The lung is a primary organ for gas exchange in mammals that represents the largest epithelial surface in direct contact with the external environment. It also serves as a crucial immune organ, which harbors both innate and adaptive immune cells to induce a potent immune response. Due to its direct contact with the ou...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kumar V

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of autoimmunity involves complex interactions between genetics and environmental triggers. The gut microbiota is an important environmental constituent that can heavily influence both local and systemic immune reactivity through distinct mechanisms. It is therefore a relevant environmental trigger or a...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Brown J,Robusto B,Morel L

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Diarrhoea is the commonest gastrointestinal symptom in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and clinical presentation of chronic and recurrent diarrhoea in the Royal-Free-Hospital (RFH) London CVID cohort, including symptoms,...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： van Schewick CM,Nöltner C,Abel S,Burns SO,Workman S,Symes A,Guzman D,Proietti M,Bulashevska A,Moreira F,Soetedjo V,Lowe DM,Grimbacher B

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucosa-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are unconventional, innate-like T lymphocytes that recognize vitamin B metabolites of microbial origin among other antigens displayed by the monomorphic molecule MHC class I-related protein 1 (MR1). Abundant in human tissues, reactive to local inflammatory cues, and endowed w...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Yao T,Shooshtari P,Haeryfar SMM

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is the most common antibody-mediated encephalitis. There are several studies on B cell repertoire of anti-NMDAR encephalitis in Caucasians. Here, the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples of 12 Chinese patients with first-episode anti-NMDAR encephalitis were collecte...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Feng J,Fan S,Sun Y,Zhang Z,Ren H,Li W,Cui L,Peng B,Ren X,Zhang W,Guan H,Wang J

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoke (CS) is the major cause of chronic lung injuries, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In patients with severe COPD, tertiary lymphoid follicles containing B lymphocytes and B cell-activating factor (BAFF) overexpression are associated with disease severity. In addition, BAFF promotes ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Nascimento M,Huot-Marchand S,Gombault A,Panek C,Bourinet M,Fanny M,Savigny F,Schneider P,Le Bert M,Ryffel B,Riteau N,Quesniaux VFJ,Couillin I

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remains the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children worldwide. Development of a vaccine has been hindered by the risk of developing enhanced respiratory disease (ERD) upon natural exposure to the virus. Generation of higher quality neutralizing antibodies w...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Eichinger KM,Kosanovich JL,Gidwani SV,Zomback A,Lipp MA,Perkins TN,Oury TD,Petrovsky N,Marshall CP,Yondola MA,Empey KM

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a notorious bacterial pathogen that often causes soft tissue and bloodstream infections and invariably garners resistance mechanisms against new antibiotics. Modulation of the host immune response by metabolites is a powerful tool against bacterial infections, but has not yet been used against...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Pang R,Zhou H,Huang Y,Su Y,Chen X

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01609.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Xu C,Lu Y,Zheng X,Feng X,Yang X,Timm J,Wu J,Wang B,Lu M,Yang D,Liu J

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Kawasaki disease (KD) was first described by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967. The etiology of KD has been studied comprehensively but remains largely unknown. The disease seems to result from the interplay of genetic and environmental susceptibility factors with infectious triggers, followed by a subsequent abnormal imm...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kaneko K,Akagawa S,Akagawa Y,Kimata T,Tsuji S

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been recommended as the first-line therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients harboring EGFR mutations. However, acquired resistance to EGFR-TKIs is inevitable. Although immune checkpoint blockades (ICBs) targeting the programm...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Wu D,Liu Y,Li X,Liu Y,Yang Q,Liu Y,Wu J,Tian C,Zeng Y,Zhao Z,Xiao Y,Gu F,Zhang K,Hu Y,Liu L

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer cells (NK) represent a population of lymphocytes involved in innate immune response. In addition to their role in anti-viral and anti-tumor defense, they also regulate several aspects of the allo-immune response in kidney transplant recipients. Growing evidence suggests a key role of NK cells in the pat...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Pontrelli P,Rascio F,Castellano G,Grandaliano G,Gesualdo L,Stallone G

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute graft-vs.-host disease (aGvHD) is one of the most frequent causes of transplant-related mortality (TRM) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT). Its treatment is complex and costly. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the impact of country-specific socioeconomic factors on ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Frankiewicz A,Peczynski C,Giebel S,Harrington A,Socié G,Niederwieser D,Scheid C,Bornhäuser M,Kröger N,Elmaagacli A,Afanasyev B,Dreger P,Rössig C,Blaise D,Kratz C,Yakoub-Agha I,Kremens B,Niemeyer CM,Wulf G,Blau I,P

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil-transmitted helminths represent a major global health burden with infections and infection-related comorbidities causing significant reductions in the quality of life for individuals living in endemic areas. Repeated infections and chronic colonization by these large extracellular worms in mammals led to the evol...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Miller MM,Reinhardt RL

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral tolerance is essential for silencing weakly autoreactive B cells that have escaped central tolerance, but it is unclear why these potentially pathogenic B cells are retained rather than being eliminated entirely. Release from peripheral tolerance restraint can occur under certain circumstances (i.e., strong...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Agazio A,Cimons J,Shotts KM,Guo K,Santiago ML,Pelanda R,Torres RM

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding affinity maturation of antibodies that can target many variants of HIV-1 is important for vaccine development. While the antigen-binding site of antibodies is known to mutate throughout the co-evolution of antibodies and viruses in infected individuals, the roles of the mutations in the antibody framewor...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Zhou JO,Zaidi HA,Ton T,Fera D

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Complement plays an essential role in the opsonophagocytic clearance of apoptotic/necrotic cells. Dysregulation of this process may lead to inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Factor H (FH), a major soluble complement inhibitor, binds to dead cells and inhibits excessive complement activation on their surface, preve...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kárpáti É,Papp A,Schneider AE,Hajnal D,Cserhalmi M,Csincsi ÁI,Uzonyi B,Józsi M

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical experience gathered throughout the years has raised awareness of primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDD). T cell receptor excision circles (TREC) and kappa-deleting recombination excision circles (KREC) assays for thymic and bone marrow outputs measurement have been widely implemented in newborn screenin...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kwok JSY,Cheung SKF,Ho JCY,Tang IWH,Chu PWK,Leung EYS,Lee PPW,Cheuk DKL,Lee V,Ip P,Lau YL

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida is a dominant fungal pathogen in immunocompromised hosts, leading to opportunistic infections. Complement with its multifaceted functions is involved in the immune defense against this yeast, and recently several novel aspects have emerged in this old battle. It is clear that Candida can adopt both roles as a ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Harpf V,Rambach G,Würzner R,Lass-Flörl C,Speth C

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A balance between co-inhibitory and co-stimulatory signals in the tumor microenvironment (TME) is critical to suppress tumor development and progression, primarily via maintaining effective immunosurveillance. Aberrant expression of immune checkpoints (ICs), including programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), cytotoxic ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Saleh R,Toor SM,Sasidharan Nair V,Elkord E

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Iron deficiency may impair adaptive immunity and is common among African infants at time of vaccination. Whether iron deficiency impairs vaccine response and whether iron supplementation improves humoral vaccine response is uncertain. Methods: We performed two studies in southern coastal Kenya. In a birth ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Stoffel NU,Uyoga MA,Mutuku FM,Frost JN,Mwasi E,Paganini D,van der Klis FRM,Malhotra IJ,LaBeaud AD,Ricci C,Karanja S,Drakesmith H,King CH,Zimmermann MB

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent pandemic caused by a single-stranded RNA virus, COVID-19, initially discovered in China, is now spreading globally. This poses a serious threat that needs to be addressed immediately. Genome analysis of SARS-CoV-2 has revealed its close relation to SARS-coronavirus along with few changes in its spike protein....

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Naz A,Shahid F,Butt TT,Awan FM,Ali A,Malik A

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide, breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer death among women. For many patients the most effective treatment is a resection surgery that removes the tumor. Within this subset, patients sometimes receive chemotherapy treatment (CT) prior to surgery aiming to reduce tumor size in order to preserve heal...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Valdés-Ferrada J,Muñoz-Durango N,Pérez-Sepulveda A,Muñiz S,Coronado-Arrázola I,Acevedo F,Soto JA,Bueno SM,Sánchez C,Kalergis AM

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement system is a key component of innate immunity which readily responds to invading microorganisms. Activation of the complement system typically occurs via three main pathways and can induce various antimicrobial effects, including: neutralization of pathogens, regulation of inflammatory responses, promoti...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Mellors J,Tipton T,Longet S,Carroll M

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy comprises a unique immunological condition, to allow fetal development and to protect the host from pathogenic infections. Viral infections during pregnancy can disrupt immunological tolerance and may generate deleterious effects on the fetus. Despite these possible links between pregnancy and infection-indu...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Alberca RW,Pereira NZ,Oliveira LMDS,Gozzi-Silva SC,Sato MN

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular adenosine monophosphate (AMP) is indispensable for cellular metabolic processes, and it is interconverted to ADP and/or ATP or activates AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). However, the specific biological function of extracellular AMP has not been identified. We evaluated the effect of extracellular AM...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Hua Y,Liu D,Zhang D,Wang X,Wei Q,Qin W

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI), a common event after renal transplantation, causes acute kidney injury (AKI), increases the risk of delayed graft function (DGF), primes the donor kidney for rejection, and contributes to the long-term risk of graft loss. In the last decade, epidemiological studies have linked ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Tammaro A,Kers J,Scantlebery AML,Florquin S

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Butyric acid (BA) is a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) with anti-inflammatory properties, which promotes intestinal barrier function. Medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA), including caproic acid (CA), promote TH1 and TH17 differentiation, thus supporting inflammation. Aim: Since most SCFAs are absorbed in the cec...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Saresella M,Marventano I,Barone M,La Rosa F,Piancone F,Mendozzi L,d'Arma A,Rossi V,Pugnetti L,Roda G,Casagni E,Cas MD,Paroni R,Brigidi P,Turroni S,Clerici M

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Intestinal Behcet's disease (iBD) is an autoimmune disorder diagnosed by typical intestinal ulcers and systemic Behcet's disease (BD) manifestations. Haploinsufficiency of A20 (HA20) is a recently described autoinflammatory disease with a phenotype resembling BD, caused by heterozygous loss-of-function muta...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Chen Y,Huang H,He Y,Chen M,Seidler U,Tian D,Xiao F

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is characterized by the host's dysregulated immune response to an infection followed by a potentially fatal organ dysfunction. Although there have been some advances in the treatment of sepsis, mainly focused on broad-spectrum antibiotics, mortality rates remain high, urging for the search of new therapies. Oxi...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Navegantes-Lima KC,Monteiro VVS,de França Gaspar SL,de Brito Oliveira AL,de Oliveira JP,Reis JF,de Souza Gomes R,Rodrigues CA,Stutz H,Sovrani V,Peres A,Romão PRT,Monteiro MC

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00