The biology of NKT cells

A Bendelac, PB Savage, L Teyton - Annu. Rev. Immunol., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Recognized more than a decade ago, NKT cells differentiate from mainstream thymic
precursors through instructive signals emanating during TCR engagement by CD1d …

Natural and synthetic carbohydrate-based vaccine adjuvants and their mechanisms of action

C Pifferi, R Fuentes, A Fernández-Tejada - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Modern subunit vaccines based on homogeneous antigens offer more precise targeting and
improved safety compared with traditional whole-pathogen vaccines. However, they are also …

Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

A Cossarizza, HD Chang, A Radbruch… - European journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
These guidelines are a consensus work of a considerable number of members of the
immunology and flow cytometry community. They provide the theory and key practical …

Invariant natural killer T cells: an innate activation scheme linked to diverse effector functions

PJ Brennan, M Brigl, MB Brenner - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells exist in a'poised effector'state, which enables them to
rapidly produce cytokines following activation. Using a nearly monospecific T cell receptor …

Targeting natural killer cells and natural killer T cells in cancer

E Vivier, S Ugolini, D Blaise, C Chabannon… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells and natural killer T (NKT) cells are subsets of lymphocytes that share
some phenotypical and functional similarities. Both cell types can rapidly respond to the …

Sphingolipid and glycosphingolipid metabolic pathways in the era of sphingolipidomics

AH Merrill Jr - Chemical reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
Much has been made about JLW Thudichum's colorful, and one could say clairvoyant,
naming of sphingosine “in commemoration of the many enigmas which it presented to the …

An immunostimulatory glycolipid that blocks SARS-CoV-2, RSV, and influenza infections in vivo

M Tsuji, MS Nair, K Masuda, C Castagna… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Prophylactic vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 have lowered the incidence of severe COVID-19, but
emergence of viral variants that are antigenically distinct from the vaccine strains are of …

Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

A Cossarizza, HD Chang, A Radbruch… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The third edition of Flow Cytometry Guidelines provides the key aspects to consider when
performing flow cytometry experiments and includes comprehensive sections describing …

Recognition of CD1d-restricted antigens by natural killer T cells

J Rossjohn, DG Pellicci, O Patel, L Gapin… - Nature reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Natural killer T (NKT) cells are innate-like T cells that rapidly produce a variety of cytokines
following T cell receptor (TCR) activation and can shape the immune response in many …

Natural killer T cells recognize diacylglycerol antigens from pathogenic bacteria

Y Kinjo, E Tupin, D Wu, M Fujio, R Garcia-Navarro… - Nature …, 2006 - nature.com
Natural killer T (NKT) cells recognize glycosphingolipids presented by CD1d molecules and
have been linked to defense against microbial infections. Previously defined foreign …