Immunology

CD131 contributes to ulcerative colitis pathogenesis by promoting macrophage infiltration

1. Zhiyuan Wu
2. Lindi Liu
3. Chenchen He
4. Lin Xiao
5. Duo Yun
6. Junliang Chen
7. Zhihao Liu
8. Wenjun Li
9. Qingjie Lv
10. Xiaodong Tan

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  eLife Assessment

  Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic gut inflammatory condition affecting the colon in humans. This study uses human samples as well as a mouse model of colitis induced by a chemical, DSS, to investigate the role of an immune marker, CD131, in UC pathogenesis. The study, as presented, is incomplete, as experimental details are lacking, the statistical analyses are deficient, and there is not yet direct evidence for a CD131-mediated mechanism of gut inflammation.

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Distinct T-cell receptor (TCR) gene segment usage and MHC-restriction between foetal and adult thymus

1. Jasmine Rowell
2. Ching-In Lau
3. Susan Ross
4. Diana C Yanez
5. Oscar A Peña
6. Benny Chain
7. Tessa Crompton

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  eLife Assessment

  This important manuscript provides an extensive and convincing analysis of the foetal and adult TCR repertoire in the mouse thymus. A potential implication of the work is that the earliest appearing T cells during ontogeny may have properties that are fundamentally distinct from those appearing later in life. The study will be of interest to immunologists concerned with T cell development and TCR repertoires.

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The protective roles of eugenol on type 1 diabetes mellitus through NRF2-mediated oxidative stress pathway

1. Yalan Jiang
2. Pingping He
3. Ke Sheng
4. Yongmiao Peng
5. Huilan Wu
6. Songwei Qian
7. Weiping Ji
8. Xiaoling Guo
9. Xiaoou Shan

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  eLife Assessment

  This useful study partially succeeds in providing solid evidence in support of the therapeutic potential of the plant-derived compound eugenol for ameliorating symptoms associated with STZ-induced oxidative stress, identifying Nuclear factor E2-related factor (Nrf2) as a mediator of the effects induced by eugenol. Although the study provides interesting data, there remain concerns associated with the STZ model and the rather superficial mechanistic assessment.

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Inhibition on neutrophil extracellular traps by oligomeric procyanidins alleviate chemotherapy-induced chronic kidney injury via gut-kidney axis

1. Yaqi Luan
2. Weiwei He
3. Kunmao Jiang
4. Shenghui Qiu
5. Lan Jin
6. Xinrui Mao
7. Ying Huang
8. Wentao Liu
9. Jingyuan Cao
10. Lai Jin
11. Rong Wang

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  eLife Assessment

  This important study provides evidence for the role of neutrophil extracellular traps in chronic kidney damage (CKD) induced by chemotherapy and suggests a therapeutic approach to mitigate the kidney pathology caused by the NETs. The study utilizes a sound murine in vivo model of CKD with low-dose administration cisplatin and a genetic model for impairment of NET formation by deletion of the enzyme Pad4. In its current form, the study was seen as incomplete as there is not yet formal demonstration of NET production by neutrophils in the model of CKD used. Additionally, the accuracy and clarity of data presentation could be improved.

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Monoclonal antibodies derived from B cells in subjects with cystic fibrosis reduce Pseudomonas aeruginosa burden in mice

1. Malika Hale
2. Kennidy K Takehara
3. Christopher D Thouvenel
4. Dina A Moustafa
5. Andrea Repele
6. Mary F Fontana
7. Jason Netland
8. Sharon McNamara
9. Ronald L Gibson
10. Joanna B Goldberg
11. David J Rawlings
12. Marion Pepper

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  eLife Assessment

  Treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infections is challenging because of intrinsic and acquired antibiotic resistance to most antibiotic drug classes. Therefore, by using donor B cells in subjects with cystic fibrosis who undergo intermittent or chronic airway PA infections, the authors aimed to isolate B-cell receptors against PA virulence factors and examined their biological activities. The data are solid and the protective antibodies identified in this study could be useful for protection against PA.

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Cytokine-induced reprogramming of human macrophages toward Alzheimer’s disease-relevant molecular and cellular phenotypes in vitro

1. Anna Podlesny-Drabiniok
2. Carmen Romero-Molina
3. Tulsi Patel
4. Wen Yi See
5. Yiyuan Liu
6. Edoardo Marcora
7. Alison M. Goate

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Secreted phospholipase PLA2G12A-driven lysophospholipid signaling via lipolytic modification of extracellular vesicles facilitates pathogenic Th17 differentiation

1. Chika Mochizuki
2. Yoshitaka Taketomi
3. Atsushi Irie
4. Kuniyuki Kano
5. Yuki Nagasaki
6. Yoshimi Miki
7. Takashi Ono
8. Yasumasa Nishito
9. Takahiro Nakajima
10. Yuri Tomabechi
11. Kazuharu Hanada
12. Mikako Shirouzu
13. Takashi Watanabe
14. Kosuke Hata
15. Yoshihiro Izumi
16. Takeshi Bamba
17. Jerold Chun
18. Kai Kudo
19. Ai Kotani
20. Yusuke Endo
21. Junken Aoki
22. Makoto Murakami

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Evaluation of tick salivary and midgut extracellular vesicles as anti-tick vaccines in White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

1. Julia Gonzalez
2. Cristina Harvey
3. Cárita de Souza Ribeiro-Silva
4. Brenda Leal-Galvan
5. Kelly A. Persinger
6. Pia U. Olafson
7. Tammi L. Johnson
8. Adela Oliva Chavez

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Terminal tracheal cells of Drosophila are immune privileged to maintain their Foxo-dependent structural plasticity

1. Judith Bossen
2. Reshmi Raveendran
3. Jingjing He
4. Thomas Roeder

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  eLife Assessment

  This is a valuable report of tracheal terminal cells (TTCs) in Drosophila being immune privileged. The authors demonstrated that TTCs lack the expression of membrane-associated peptidoglycan recognition receptor PGRP-LC, which protects these cells from activating immune pathway or JNK-mediated cell death to maintain TTC homeostasis. While genetic experiments using RNAi and overexpression are mostly convincing, the data on the expression of PGRP-LCx and cell death phenotypes following immune activation are currently incomplete. The work will be of interest to researchers in innate immunity across various model systems.

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Therapeutic DNA Vaccine Targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Persisters Shortens Curative Tuberculosis Treatment

1. Styliani Karanika
2. Tianyin Wang
3. Addis Yilma
4. Jennie Ruelas Castillo
5. James T. Gordy
6. Hannah Bailey
7. Darla Quijada
8. Kaitlyn Fessler
9. Rokeya Tasneen
10. Elisa M. Rouse Salcido
11. Harley T. Harris
12. Rowan E. Bates
13. Heemee Ton
14. Jacob Meza
15. Yangchen Li
16. Alannah D. Taylor
17. Jean J. Zheng
18. Jiaqi Zhang
19. J David Peske
20. Theodoros Karantanos
21. Amanda R. Maxwell
22. Eric Nuermberger
23. Richard B. Markham
24. Petros C. Karakousis

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