2018
Critical role of CD4+ T cells and IFNγ signaling in antibody-mediated resistance to Zika virus infection
Lucas CGO, Kitoko JZ, Ferreira FM, Suzart VG, Papa MP, Coelho SVA, Cavazzoni CB, Paula-Neto HA, Olsen PC, Iwasaki A, Pereira RM, Pimentel-Coelho PM, Vale AM, de Arruda LB, Bozza MT. Critical role of CD4+ T cells and IFNγ signaling in antibody-mediated resistance to Zika virus infection. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 3136. PMID: 30087337, PMCID: PMC6081430, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05519-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsZika virusMurine adoptive transfer modelParticipation of CD4Adoptive transfer modelT cell responsesImportance of CD4Protective adaptive immunityRapid disease onsetZika virus infectionFuture vaccine designAntibody-mediated resistanceCytotoxic CD8Viral loadZIKV infectionAntibody responsePrimary infectionRecipient miceDisease onsetVirus infectionProtective effectAdaptive immunityIFNγ signalingCD4B lymphocytes
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
2013
Efficient influenza A virus replication in the respiratory tract requires signals from TLR7 and RIG-I
Pang IK, Pillai PS, Iwasaki A. Efficient influenza A virus replication in the respiratory tract requires signals from TLR7 and RIG-I. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 13910-13915. PMID: 23918369, PMCID: PMC3752242, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1303275110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCytokinesDEAD Box Protein 58DEAD-box RNA HelicasesFlow CytometryHistological TechniquesImmunity, InnateImmunohistochemistryInfluenza A virusMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 7Viral LoadVirus ReplicationConceptsToll-like receptor 7Innate immune responseRespiratory tractInfected wild-type miceHost innate immune responseAirways of miceViral target cellsWild-type miceAcid-inducible gene 1RIG-I pathwayPattern recognition receptorsHost innate defenseViral replication efficiencyInflammatory mediatorsBronchoalveolar lavageViral loadProinflammatory programProinflammatory responseReceptor 7IAV infectionInflammatory responseVirus infectionLow doseViral replicationVirus replication