2018
111 Role of platelets in the differentiation of monocytes into dendritic cell-like antigen presenting cells
Han P, Hanlon D, Filler R, Robinson E, Zhang K, Fan R, Iwasaki A, Fahmy T, Edelson R. 111 Role of platelets in the differentiation of monocytes into dendritic cell-like antigen presenting cells. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2018, 138: s19. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.115.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Aging impairs both primary and secondary RIG-I signaling for interferon induction in human monocytes
Molony RD, Nguyen JT, Kong Y, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, Iwasaki A. Aging impairs both primary and secondary RIG-I signaling for interferon induction in human monocytes. Science Signaling 2017, 10 PMID: 29233916, PMCID: PMC6429941, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aan2392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType I IFNsI IFNsI interferonOlder adultsIFN inductionRetinoic acid-inducible gene IAcid-inducible gene IHealthy human donorsType I interferonRespiratory influenzaProinflammatory cytokinesVirus infectionType I IFN genesAdult monocytesAntiviral resistanceTranscription factor IRF8IFN responseHuman donorsMonocytesIncreased proteasomal degradationHuman monocytesYoung adultsIRF8 expressionIAV RNAInfected cellsZika virus targets blood monocytes
Jurado KA, Iwasaki A. Zika virus targets blood monocytes. Nature Microbiology 2017, 2: 1460-1461. PMID: 29070824, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-017-0049-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Mx1 reveals innate pathways to antiviral resistance and lethal influenza disease
Pillai PS, Molony RD, Martinod K, Dong H, Pang IK, Tal MC, Solis AG, Bielecki P, Mohanty S, Trentalange M, Homer RJ, Flavell RA, Wagner DD, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, Staeheli P, Iwasaki A. Mx1 reveals innate pathways to antiviral resistance and lethal influenza disease. Science 2016, 352: 463-466. PMID: 27102485, PMCID: PMC5465864, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf3926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsBacterial InfectionsCaspase 1CaspasesCaspases, InitiatorFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateInfluenza A virusInfluenza, HumanInterferon-betaMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMonocytesMyxovirus Resistance ProteinsNeutrophilsOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsToll-Like Receptor 7Viral LoadYoung AdultConceptsBacterial burdenAntiviral resistanceNeutrophil-dependent tissue damageMyD88-dependent signalingAntiviral interferon productionCaspase-1/11IAV diseaseViral loadInfluenza diseaseOlder humansTissue damageInterferon productionInflammasome responseOlder adultsTLR7Vivo consequencesDiseaseMiceIAVBurdenMx geneHumansMonocytesMortalityInfluenza
2010
Recruited inflammatory monocytes stimulate antiviral Th1 immunity in infected tissue
Iijima N, Mattei LM, Iwasaki A. Recruited inflammatory monocytes stimulate antiviral Th1 immunity in infected tissue. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 108: 284-289. PMID: 21173243, PMCID: PMC3017177, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1005201108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAntigen-Presenting CellsCell DifferentiationCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunospot AssayFemaleFluorescein-5-isothiocyanateHerpes GenitalisHerpesvirus 2, HumanInterferon-gammaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMonocytesReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaReceptors, CCR2Th1 CellsConceptsMonocyte-derived APCTh1 immunityInflammatory monocytesTh1 cellsCD4 T cell primingHerpes simplex virus 2Effector Th1 cellsMemory Th1 cellsPrimary mucosal infectionSecondary viral challengeT cell primingIFN-γ secretionSimplex virus 2Signs of infectionImportance of monocytesAPC subsetsCell primingDendritic cellsMucosal infectionsViral challengePeripheral tissuesMucosal tissuesAntiviral protectionMonocytesInfection
2008
Securing Mucosal Borders—Migrant Monocytes to the Rescue
Yap GS, Iwasaki A. Securing Mucosal Borders—Migrant Monocytes to the Rescue. Cell Host & Microbe 2008, 4: 192-194. PMID: 18779043, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2008.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research