Whence and wherefore IgE?
Immunol Rev. 2024 Jul 23. doi: 10.1111/imr.13373. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Despite the near ubiquitous presence of Ig-based antibodies in vertebrates, IgE is unique
The purinergic G protein-coupled receptor 6 inhibits effector T cell activation in allergic pulmonary inflammation
J Immunol. 2011 Aug 1;187(3):1486-95. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003669. Epub 2011 Jul 1. ABSTRACT We show that the P2Y(6) receptor, a purinergic G protein-coupled receptor with a
Structural and functional characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.2 spike protein
Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2023 Jul 10. doi: 10.1038/s41594-023-01023-6. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The Omicron subvariant BA.2 has become the dominant circulating strain of
Humoral and cellular immune responses in persons with rheumatoid arthritis after a third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2023 Feb 10;59:152177. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152177. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) that treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may reduce
Free propagation phase-contrast breast CT provides higher image quality than cone-beam breast-CT at low radiation doses: a feasibility study on human mastectomies
Sci Rep. 2019 Sep 24;9(1):13762. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50075-6. ABSTRACT In this study we demonstrate the first direct comparison between synchrotron x-ray propagation-based CT (PB-CT) and cone-beam
Game of clones: How measles remodels the B cell landscape
Sci Immunol. 2019 Nov 1;4(41):eaaz4195. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aaz4195. ABSTRACT B cell receptor sequencing sheds light on how measles cripples the immune system long after recovery from