Unconventional T cells in brain homeostasis, injury and neurodegeneration

M Lv, Z Zhang, Y Cui - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The interaction between peripheral immune cells and the brain is an important component of
the neuroimmune axis. Unconventional T cells, which include natural killer T (NKT) cells …

Lipid hijacking: a unifying theme in vector-borne diseases

AJ O'Neal, LR Butler, A Rolandelli, SD Gilk, JHF Pedra - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Vector-borne illnesses comprise a significant portion of human maladies, representing 17%
of global infections. Transmission of vector-borne pathogens to mammals primarily occurs …

Cytokine networks as targets for preventing and controlling Chagas heart disease

CC Koh, EGA Neves, TG de Souza-Silva, AC Carvalho… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease, a neglected disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is
endemic in 21 Latin American countries, affecting 6–8 million people. Increasing numbers of …

Resident human dermal γδT-cells operate as stress-sentinels: lessons from the hair follicle

Y Uchida, J Gherardini, K Pappelbaum, J Chéret… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Murine γδT-cells have stress-surveillance functions and are implicated in autoimmunity. Yet,
whether human γδT-cells are also stress sentinels and directly promote autoimmune …

T-cell subpopulations exhibit distinct recruitment potential, immunoregulatory profile and functional characteristics in Chagas versus idiopathic dilated …

EGA Neves, CC Koh, TG Souza-Silva… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) is one of the deadliest cardiomyopathies known
and the most severe manifestation of Chagas disease, which is caused by infection with the …

Activation of Human CD11b+ B1 B-Cells by Trypanosoma cruzi-Derived Proteins Is Associated With Protective Immune Response in Human Chagas Disease

LSA Passos, LMD Magalhães, RP Soares… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
B-cells mediate humoral adaptive immune response via the production of antibodies and
cytokines, and by inducing T-cell activation. These functions can be attributed to distinct B …

Chagas disease: comments on the 2018 PAHO Guidelines for diagnosis and management

FF Norman, R López-Vélez - Journal of travel medicine, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is a protozoan
infectious disease endemic throughout most of the Americas, caused by the trypanosome …

Distinct CD4CD8 (Double-Negative) Memory T-Cell Subpopulations Are Associated With Indeterminate and Cardiac Clinical Forms of Chagas Disease

LSA Passos, CC Koh, LMD Magalhães… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
CD4− CD8−(double-negative, DN) T cells are critical orchestrators of the cytokine network
associated with the pathogenic inflammatory response in one of the deadliest …

Systemic cytokines, chemokines and growth factors reveal specific and shared immunological characteristics in infectious cardiomyopathies

EGA Neves, CC Koh, JLP da Silva, LSA Passos… - Cytokine, 2021 - Elsevier
Heart disease is a major cause of death worldwide. Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC)
caused by infection with Trypanosoma cruzi leading to high mortality in adults, and …

Blocking activation of CD4− CD8− T cells modulates their cytotoxic potential and decreases the expression of inflammatory and chemotactic receptors

EGA Neves, CC Koh, PPD Lucinda, TG Souza-Silva… - Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract CD4− CD8−(double negative–DN) T cells represent a small fraction of circulating T
lymphocytes but are a major source of pro-inflammatory cytokines in patients with infectious …