Fc-mediated antibody effector functions during respiratory syncytial virus infection and disease

EA Van Erp, W Luytjes, G Ferwerda… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe lower respiratory tract infections
and hospitalization in infants under 1 year of age and there is currently no market-approved …

The immunoregulatory roles of antibody glycosylation

MF Jennewein, G Alter - Trends in immunology, 2017 - cell.com
Beyond their role in neutralization, antibodies mediate functions such as phagocytosis,
cytotoxicity, and maintenance of immune homeostasis. Two modifications to the constant …

Natural killer cells in HIV-1 infection and therapy

J Mikulak, F Oriolo, E Zaghi, C Di Vito, D Mavilio - Aids, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are important effectors of innate immunity playing a key role in the
eradication and clearance of viral infections. Over the recent years, several studies have …

NK cells in HIV disease

E Scully, G Alter - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2016 - Springer
Natural killer (NK) cells play a critical role in viral immunity. In the setting of HIV infection,
epidemiologic and functional evidence support a role for NK cells in both protection from …

Influenza-specific antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity: toward a universal influenza vaccine

S Jegaskanda, PC Reading, SJ Kent - The Journal of Immunology, 2014 - journals.aai.org
There is an urgent need for universal influenza vaccines that can control emerging
pandemic influenza virus threats without the need to generate new vaccines for each strain …

Unraveling the dynamic mechanisms of natural killer cells in viral infections: insights and implications

A Letafati, OS Ardekani, M Naderisemiromi, M Norouzi… - Virology Journal, 2024 - Springer
Viruses pose a constant threat to human well-being, necessitating the immune system to
develop robust defenses. Natural killer (NK) cells, which play a crucial role in the immune …

A Novel Toll-Like Receptor 9 Agonist, MGN1703, Enhances HIV-1 Transcription and NK Cell-Mediated Inhibition of HIV-1-Infected Autologous CD4+ T Cells

R Offersen, SK Nissen, TA Rasmussen… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.asm.org
Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists are potent enhancers of innate antiviral immunity and may
also reverse HIV-1 latency. Therefore, TLR agonists have a potential role in the context of a …

HIV-1 Vpu antagonism of tetherin inhibits antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxic responses by natural killer cells

RA Alvarez, RE Hamlin, A Monroe, B Moldt… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.asm.org
The type I interferon-inducible factor tetherin retains virus particles on the surfaces of cells
infected with vpu-deficient human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). While this …

NK cell subsets and dysfunction during viral infection: a new avenue for therapeutics?

JC Bjorgen, JK Dick, R Cromarty, GT Hart… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In the setting of viral challenge, natural killer (NK) cells play an important role as an early
immune responder against infection. During this response, significant changes in the NK cell …

Mind the gap: how interspecies variability in IgG and its receptors may complicate comparisons of human and non-human primate effector function

AR Crowley, ME Ackerman - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The field of HIV research relies heavily on non-human primates, particularly the members of
the macaque genus, as models for the evaluation of candidate vaccines and monoclonal …