abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) with their potent antigen presenting ability are long considered as critical factor in antitumor immunity. Despite high potential in promoting antitumor responses, tumor-associated DCs are largely defective in their functional activity and can contribute to immune suppression in cancer. In recent...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Veglia F,Gabrilovich DI

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cell exhaustion represents a continuous spectrum of cellular dysfunction induced during chronic viral infection, facilitating viral persistence and associating with poor clinical outcome. Modulation of T cell exhaustion can restore function in exhausted CD8 T cells, promoting viral clearance. Exhaustion has also bee...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： McKinney EF,Smith KG

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Islets of Langerhans of all species harbor a small number of resident macrophages. These macrophages are found since birth, do not exchange with blood monocytes, and are maintained by a low level of replication. Under steady state conditions, the islet macrophages are in an activated state. Islet macrophages have an i...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Carrero JA,Ferris ST,Unanue ER

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While certain bacteria and respiratory viruses promote local inflammation and disease onset, a more diverse colonization of the different species in the (gut) microbiome may be linked to more regulatory responses and protection against asthma and allergies. These processes are also influenced in part by food intake, b...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Smits HH,van der Vlugt LE,von Mutius E,Hiemstra PS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rise in IgE-mediated food allergy in recent times is the likely result of gene-environment interactions mediated via epigenetic pathways. As epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, are at the interface between the environment and the genome, they may be ideal biomarkers of modifiable disease pathways....

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Martino DJ,Saffery R,Allen KJ,Prescott SL

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatic mutations in the genome represent one of the major drivers of malignancy. However, non-synonymous mutations are also a source of mutated peptides that are presented by HLA molecules to induce protective CD4 and CD8 T cell responses. Consistent with this notion, the mutation burden of a tumor is correlated with...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Schumacher TN,Hacohen N

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The challenge for any vaccine design is to elicit protective humoral and/or cytotoxic immunity against life threatening pathogens while remaining innocuous. Neonatal vaccinology faces additional challenges linked to intrinsic peculiarities of the innate and adaptive neonatal immune system. These include anti-inflammat...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Mohr E,Siegrist CA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in mass spectrometry technology have facilitated detailed examination of MHC-II immunopeptidomes, for example the repertoires of peptides bound to MHC-II molecules expressed in antigen presenting cells. These studies have deepened our view of MHC-II presentation. Other studies have broadened our view o...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Stern LJ,Santambrogio L

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccines have been developed and deployed against several important bacterial pathogens of humans, including Neisseria meningitidis, Bordetella pertussis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. These vaccines are generally considered a successful public health measure and are effective at controlling...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Barnett TC,Lim JY,Soderholm AT,Rivera-Hernandez T,West NP,Walker MJ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of human papillomavirus as the etiological factor for cervical cancer provides an opportunity to treat these malignancies by vaccination. Although therapeutic vaccination against viral oncogenes regularly induces a specific T cell response, clinical effectivity remains low. Three factors are particu...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： van der Sluis TC,van der Burg SH,Arens R,Melief CJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ensemble of antibodies found in serum and secretions represents the key adaptive component of B-cell mediated humoral immunity. The antibody repertoire is shaped by the historical record of exposure to exogenous factors such as pathogens and vaccines, as well as by endogenous host-intrinsic factors such as genetic...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Wine Y,Horton AP,Ippolito GC,Georgiou G

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adoptive transfer of T cells engineered to express artificial chimeric antigen receptors CARs) that target a tumor cell surface molecule has emerged as an exciting new approach for cancer immunotherapy. Clinical trials in patients with advanced B cell malignancies treated with CD19-specific CAR-modified T cells (C...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Jensen MC,Riddell SR

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T (Treg) cells suppress effector T (Teff) cells and prevent immune-mediated rejection of cancer. Much less appreciated are mechanisms by which Teff cells antagonize Treg cells. Herein, we consider how complex reciprocal interactions between Teff and Treg cells shape their population dynamics within tumors. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Roychoudhuri R,Eil RL,Restifo NP

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of antiviral immunity in vertebrates and invertebrates relies on members of the RIG-I-like receptor and Dicer families, respectively. Although these proteins have different size and domain composition, members of both families share a conserved DECH-box helicase domain. This helicase, also known as a duplex ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Paro S,Imler JL,Meignin C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within a few years of the discovery of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and their role in innate immunity, viral and bacterial proteins were recognized to antagonize TLR signal transduction. Since then, as TLR signaling networks were unraveled, microbial systems have been discovered that target nearly every component within...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Rosadini CV,Kagan JC

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In higher vertebrates, recognition of the non-self signature of invading viruses by genome-encoded pattern recognition receptors initiates antiviral innate immunity. Retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors (RLRs) detect viral RNA as a non-self pattern in the cytoplasm and activate downstream signaling. D...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Yoneyama M,Onomoto K,Jogi M,Akaboshi T,Fujita T

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Engagement of the TCR/CD3 complex triggers a cascade of events that result in T lymphocyte activation and promote positive and negative selection of thymocytes, T lymphocyte migration and effector functions, development and activation of regulatory T cells. Gene mutations that abrogate early TCR signaling are associat...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Notarangelo LD

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious diseases are the result of the exposure of susceptible hosts to pathogenic microbes. Genetic factors are important determinants of host susceptibility and efforts are being made to establish the molecular identity of such genetic susceptibility variants by genome-wide association studies. Results obtained t...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Abel L,Alcaïs A,Schurr E

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute inflammatory responses are essential for pathogen control and tissue repair but can also cause severe collateral damage. Tight regulation of the response is required to minimize host injury, but in the face of chronic infections and age-associated immune dysregulation, inflammatory processes may exert multiple d...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Pawelec G,Goldeck D,Derhovanessian E

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commensal bacterial communities residing within the intestinal lumen of mammals have evolved to flourish in this microenvironment. To preserve this niche, commensal bacteria act with the host to prevent colonization by invasive pathogens that induce inflammation and disrupt the intestinal niche commensal bacteria occu...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Abt MC,Pamer EG

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccination against intracellular pathogens requires generation of a pool of memory T cells able to respond upon infection and mediate either killing of the infected cell or induce killing mechanisms in the infected cell. T cell-inducing vaccines must aim to target the antigen to antigen-presenting cells (APCs) so tha...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Griffiths KL,Khader SA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many years IL-33 has been widely studied in the context of T helper type 2 (Th2)-driven inflammatory disorders. Interestingly, IL-33 has now emerged as a cytokine with a plethora of pleiotropic properties. Depending on the immune cells targeted by IL-33, it is reported to not only promote Th2 immunity, but also to...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Villarreal DO,Weiner DB

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated T cells undergo metabolic reprogramming which promotes glycolytic flux and lactate production as well as elevated production of lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and other carbohydrates (i.e. induction of biomass) even in the presence of oxygen. Activated T cells show induced expression of, among other things,...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Maciolek JA,Pasternak JA,Wilson HL

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dicer is a multifunctional protein that is essential across species for the generation of microRNAs, a function that is highly conserved across the plant and animal kingdoms. Intriguingly, Dicer exhibits antiviral functions in lower organisms including Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans. Antiviral acti...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： MacKay CR,Wang JP,Kurt-Jones EA

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody deficiencies are the most prevalent forms of primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs). Several disease-causing mutations have been identified to date, but still, the genetic background of most patients remains elusive. During the last 2 years, next generation sequencing has revealed the genetic basis for a number of...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Liadaki K,Sun J,Hammarström L,Pan-Hammarström Q

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diverse αβ T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire exhibits versatility in its ability to generate antigen (Ag) receptors capable of interacting with polymorphic Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules and monomorphic MHC-I like molecules, including the CD1 and MR1 families. Collectively, these evolutionarily re...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Eckle SB,Turner SJ,Rossjohn J,McCluskey J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many of the pathogens that cause human infectious diseases do not infect rodents or other mammalian species. Small animal models that allow studies of the pathogenesis of these agents and evaluation of drug efficacy are critical for identifying ways to prevent and treat human infectious diseases. Immunodeficient mice ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Brehm MA,Jouvet N,Greiner DL,Shultz LD

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune system function declines with age. Here we review and compare age-associated changes in murine and human B cell pools and humoral immune responses. We summarize changes in B cell generation and homeostasis, as well as notable changes at the subcellular level; then discuss how these changes help to explain alter...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Scholz JL,Diaz A,Riley RL,Cancro MP,Frasca D

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunity to intracellular pathogens and cancer relies on the generation of robust CD8(+) T cell effector responses as well as the establishment of immunological memory. During a primary immune response CD8(+) T cells experience diverse extracellular environmental cues and cell-cell interactions that trigger downstream...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Thaventhiran JE,Fearon DT,Gattinoni L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The strong genetic association of ERAP1 (endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1) with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), which is restricted to HLA-B27 positive cases, has profound pathogenetic implications. ERAP1 is involved in trimming peptides to optimal length for binding to HLA class 1 molecules, thereby not only affec...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Keidel S,Chen L,Pointon J,Wordsworth P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nuclear factor κ enhancer binding protein (NF-κB) family of transcription factors regulates the expression of a large array of genes involved in diverse cellular processes including inflammation, immunity and cell survival. Activation of NF-κB requires ubiquitination, a highly conserved and versatile modification ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Chen J,Chen ZJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer cells are lymphocytes of the innate immune system that can kill an array of tumor and infected cells and secrete cytokines that participate in the shaping of the adaptive immune response. While it was believed that NK cell effector responses are acquired during maturation and then fixed, it appears that...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Narni-Mancinelli E,Ugolini S,Vivier E

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptides presented by MHC class I molecules are typically produced through antigen degradation by the proteasome followed by trimming by exopeptidases. According to recent results, these include both aminopeptidases and carboxypeptidases in the cytosol and the endoplasmic reticulum. While cytosolic peptidases have a n...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Weimershaus M,Evnouchidou I,Saveanu L,van Endert P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The syndrome termed 'Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms' (DRESS) is an unpredictable, life-threatening condition associated with adverse reactions to therapy. Although the etiology of DRESS is poorly understood, genetic susceptibility markers have been identified within the HLA complex and there are...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Camous X,Calbo S,Picard D,Musette P

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two years ago, T helper cells, including Th1, Th2 and Th17 cells, were considered to be the most significant sources of cytokine during the orchestration of immune responses in the lung. Following the discovery of innate lymphoid cells, we now know that these previously unappreciated cytokine-secreting cells, includin...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Scanlon ST,McKenzie AN

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, lupus) is characterized by a global loss of self-tolerance with activation of autoreactive T and B cells leading to production of pathogenic autoantibodies and tissue injury. Innate immune mechanisms are necessary for the aberrant adaptive immune responses in SLE. Recent advances in ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Choi J,Kim ST,Craft J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapy has become an attractive alternative therapeutic strategy to allogeneic transplant for primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) owing to known genetic defects. Clinical trials using gammaretroviral vectors have demonstrated the proof of principle of gene therapy for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) and chronic gra...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Aiuti A,Bacchetta R,Seger R,Villa A,Cavazzana-Calvo M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The commensal bacteria normally resident in the gastrointestinal tract represent an enormous pool of foreign antigen within the body. Although mechanical barriers limit entry of bacteria into the host, recent data suggest that T cells routinely interact with commensal bacteria using both antigen-specific and non-speci...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Nutsch KM,Hsieh CS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal mucosa is continuously exposed to harmless exogenous antigens derived from food proteins and microbiota. Continuous surveillance by suppressive regulatory T cells prevents inflammatory responses to these antigens thereby maintaining intestinal homeostasis. The nature of the antigenic pressure varies at ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Veenbergen S,Samsom JN

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rational selection of individual adjuvants can often be made on the basis of innate molecular interactions of the foreign molecules with pattern recognition receptors such as Toll-like receptors. For example, monophosphoryl lipid A, a family of endotoxic TLR4 agonist molecules from bacteria, has recently been formulat...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Alving CR,Peachman KK,Rao M,Reed SG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00