2022
Serological fingerprints link antiviral activity of therapeutic antibodies to affinity and concentration
Fiedler S, Devenish S, Morgunov A, Ilsley A, Ricci F, Emmenegger M, Kosmoliaptsis V, Theel E, Mills J, Sholukh A, Aguzzi A, Iwasaki A, Lynn A, Knowles T. Serological fingerprints link antiviral activity of therapeutic antibodies to affinity and concentration. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 19791. PMID: 36396691, PMCID: PMC9672333, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22214-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum antibody responseAntiviral activityHigh antiviral activityAntibody responseTherapeutic mAbsReduced antiviral activityVirus neutralization assaysSARS-CoV-2 virusSARS-CoV-2Convalescent individualsNeutralization assaysTherapeutic monoclonal antibodiesSame mAbMonoclonal antibodiesNew therapeuticsTherapeutic antibodiesMAbsAntibodiesRBDSotrovimabWild typeActivitySerumThe immunology and immunopathology of COVID-19
Merad M, Blish CA, Sallusto F, Iwasaki A. The immunology and immunopathology of COVID-19. Science 2022, 375: 1122-1127. PMID: 35271343, DOI: 10.1126/science.abm8108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionFatal COVID-19Coronavirus 2 infectionPost-acute sequelaeCOVID-19 pathophysiologyProlongation of symptomsLong COVID syndromeMajor unmet needCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2COVID syndromeDisease resolutionInflammatory processChronic illnessUnmet needDefinitive findingsImmunology researchCOVID-19 researchImmunopathologySequelaePathophysiologySyndrome
2002
Expression of DC-SIGN by Dendritic Cells of Intestinal and Genital Mucosae in Humans and Rhesus Macaques
Jameson B, Baribaud F, Pöhlmann S, Ghavimi D, Mortari F, Doms RW, Iwasaki A. Expression of DC-SIGN by Dendritic Cells of Intestinal and Genital Mucosae in Humans and Rhesus Macaques. Journal Of Virology 2002, 76: 1866-1875. PMID: 11799181, PMCID: PMC135921, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.4.1866-1875.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDC-SIGN expressionDendritic cellsDC-SIGNHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionRhesus macaquesDC-SIGNR expressionDistinct DC populationsSolitary lymphoid nodulesSubepithelial dendritic cellsSubepithelial dome regionTriple colour analysisPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsVirus transmissionDC-SIGNRIntact vaginal mucosaSpecific ICAM-3DC populationsHIV coreceptorsGenital mucosaLangerhans cellsPeyer's patchesGenital tractTerminal ileumInterfollicular regionsVaginal epithelium