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In-depth analysis of the antibody response of individuals exposed to primary dengue virus infection

Alwis, Ruklanthi de ; Beltramello, Martina ; Messer, William B. ; Sukupolvi-Petty, Soila ; Wahala, Wahala M. P. B. ; Kraus, Annette ; Olivarez, Nicholas P. ; Pham, Quang ; Brian, James ; Tsai, Wen-Yang ; Wang, Wei-Kung ; Halstead, Scott ; Kliks, Srisakul ; Diamond, Michael S. ; Baric, Ralph ; Lanzavecchia, Antonio ; Sallusto, Federica ; Silva, Aravinda M. de

In: Plos neglected tropical diseases, 2011, vol. 5, no. 6, p. e1188

Humans who experience a primary dengue virus (DENV) infection develop antibodies that preferentially neutralize the homologous serotype responsible for infection. Affected individuals also generate cross-reactive antibodies against heterologous DENV serotypes, which are non-neutralizing. Dengue cross-reactive, non-neutralizing antibodies can enhance infection of Fc receptor bearing cells and,...

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Development of broad‐spectrum human monoclonal antibodies for rabies post‐exposure prophylaxis

De Benedictis, Paola ; Minola, Andrea ; Rota Nodari, Elena ; Aiello, Roberta ; Zecchin, Barbara ; Salomoni, Angela ; Foglierini, Mathilde ; Agatic, Gloria ; Vanzetta, Fabrizia ; Lavenir, Rachel ; Lepelletier, Anthony ; Bentley, Emma ; Weiss, Robin ; Cattoli, Giovanni ; Capua, Ilaria ; Sallusto, Federica ; Wright, Edward ; Lanzavecchia, Antonio ; Bourhy, Hervé ; Corti, Davide

In: EMBO molecular medicine, 2016, vol. 8, no. 4, p. 407-421

Currently available rabies post‐exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for use in humans includes equine or human rabies immunoglobulins (RIG). The replacement of RIG with an equally or more potent and safer product is strongly encouraged due to the high costs and limited availability of existing RIG. In this study, we identified two broadly neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies that represent a...

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Epicutaneous allergen application preferentially boosts specific T cell responses in sensitized patients

Campana, Raffaela ; Moritz, Katharina ; Neubauer, Angela ; Huber, Hans ; Henning, Rainer ; Brodie, Tess M. ; Kaider, Alexandra ; Sallusto, Federica ; Wöhrl, Stefan ; Valenta, Rudolf

In: Scientific reports, 2017, vol. 7, p. 11657

The effects of epicutaneous allergen administration on systemic immune responses in allergic and non-allergic individuals has not been investigated with defined allergen molecules. We studied the effects of epicutaneous administration of rBet v 1 and rBet v 1 fragments on systemic immune responses in allergic and non-allergic subjects. We conducted a clinical trial in which rBet v 1 and two...

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Proteome-wide analysis of HIV-specific naive and memory CD4+ T cells in unexposed blood donors

Campion, Suzanne L. ; Brodie, Tess M. ; Fischer, William ; Korber, Bette T. ; Rossetti, Astrea ; Goonetilleke, Nilu ; McMichael, Andrew J. ; Sallusto, Federica

In: Journal of experimental medicine, 2014, vol. 211, no. 7, p. 1273-1280

The preexisting HIV-1–specific T cell repertoire must influence both the immunodominance of T cells after infection and immunogenicity of vaccines. We directly compared two methods for measuring the preexisting CD4+ T cell repertoire in healthy HIV-1–negative volunteers, the HLA-peptide tetramer enrichment and T cell library technique, and show high concordance (r = 0.989). Using the...

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Macrophage death following influenza vaccination initiates the inflammatory response that promotes dendritic cell function in the draining lymph node

Chatziandreou, Nikolaos ; Farsakoglu, Yagmur ; Palomino-Segura, Miguel ; D’Antuono, Rocco ; Pizzagalli, Diego Ulisse ; Sallusto, Federica ; Lukacs-Kornek, Veronika ; Uguccioni, Mariagrazia ; Corti, Davide ; Turley, Shannon J. ; Lanzavecchia, Antonio ; Carroll, Michael C. ; Gonzalez, Santiago F.

In: Cell reports, 2017, vol. 18, no. 10, p. 2427-2440

The mechanism by which inflammation influences the adaptive response to vaccines is not fully understood. Here, we examine the role of lymph node macrophages (LNMs) in the induction of the cytokine storm triggered by inactivated influenza virus vaccine. Following vaccination, LNMs undergo inflammasome-independent necrosis-like death that is reliant on MyD88 and Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7)...

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Heterosubtypic neutralizing antibodies are produced by individuals immunized with a seasonal influenza vaccine

Corti, Davide ; Suguitan Jr., Amorsolo ; Pinna, Debora ; Silacci, Chiara ; Fernandez-Rodriguez, Blanca M. ; Vanzetta, Fabrizia ; Santos, Celia ; Luke, Catherine J. ; Torres-Velez, Fernando J. ; Temperton, Nigel J. ; Weiss, Robin A. ; Sallusto, Federica ; Subbarao, Kanta ; Lanzavecchia, Antonio

In: The Journal of clinical investigation, 2010, vol. 120, no. 5, p. 1663-1673

The target of neutralizing antibodies that protect against influenza virus infection is the viral protein HA. Genetic and antigenic variation in HA has been used to classify influenza viruses into subtypes (H1–H16). The neutralizing antibody response to influenza virus is thought to be specific for a few antigenically related isolates within a given subtype. However, while heterosubtypic...

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Analysis of memory B cell responses and isolation of novel monoclonal antibodies with neutralizing breadth from HIV-1-infected individuals

Corti, Davide ; Langedijk, Johannes P. M. ; Hinz, Andreas ; Seaman, Michael S. ; Vanzetta, Fabrizia ; Fernandez-Rodriguez, Blanca M. ; Silacci, Chiara ; Pinna, Debora ; Jarrossay, David ; Balla-Jhagjhoorsingh, Sunita ; Willems, Betty ; Zekveld, Maria J. ; Dreja ; O’Sullivan, Eithne ; Pade, Corinna ; Orkin, Chloe ; Jeffs, Simon A. ; Montefiori, David C. ; David, Davis ; Weissenhorn, Winfried ; McKnight, Aine ; Heeney, Jonathan L. ; Sallusto, Federica ; Sattentau, Quentin J. ; Weiss, robin A. ; Lanzavecchia, Antonio

In: Plos one, 2010, vol. 5, no. 1, p. e8805

Background The isolation of human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that neutralize a broad spectrum of primary HIV-1 isolates and the characterization of the human neutralizing antibody B cell response to HIV-1 infection are important goals that are central to the design of an effective antibody-based vaccine. Methods and Findings We immortalized IgG+ memory B cells from individuals infected with...

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T regulatory cells are markers of disease activity in multiple sclerosis patients

Dalla Libera, Dacia ; Di Mitri, Diletta ; Bergami, Alessandra ; Centonze, Diego ; Gasperini, Claudio ; Grasso, Maria Grazia ; Galgani, Simona ; Martinelli, Vittorio ; Comi, Giancarlo ; Avolio, Carlo ; Martino, Gianvito ; Borsellino, Giovanna ; Sallusto, Federica ; Battistini,Luca ; Furlan, Roberto

In: Plos one, 2011, vol. 6, no. 6, p. e21386

FoxP3+ Treg cells are believed to play a role in the occurrence of autoimmunity and in the determination of clinical recurrences. Contradictory reports are, however, available describing frequency and function of Treg cells during autoimmune diseases. We examined, by both polychromatic flow cytometry, and real-time RT-PCR, several Treg markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from...

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Pemphigus autoantibodies generated through somatic mutations target the desmoglein-3 cis-interface

Di Zenzo, Giovanni ; Di Lullo, Giulia ; Corti, Davide ; Calabresi, Valentina ; Sinistro, Anna ; Vanzetta, Fabrizia ; Didona, Biagio ; Cianchini, Giuseppe ; Hertl, Michael ; Eming, Rudiger ; Amagai, Masayuki ; Ohyama, Bungo ; Hashimoto, Takashi ; Sloostra, Jerry ; Sallusto, Federica ; Zambruno, Giovanna ; Lanzavecchia, Antonio

In: The journal of clinical investigation, 2012, vol. 122, no. 10, p. 3781-3790

Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune blistering disease of skin and mucous membranes caused by autoantibodies to the desmoglein (DSG) family proteins DSG3 and DSG1, leading to loss of keratinocyte cell adhesion. To learn more about pathogenic PV autoantibodies, we isolated 15 IgG antibodies specific for DSG3 from 2 PV patients. Three antibodies disrupted keratinocyte monolayers in vitro,...

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The oral commensal Streptococcus mitis shows a mixed memory Th cell signature that is similar to and cross-reactive with Streptococcus pneumoniae

Engen, Stian André ; Rukke, Håkon Valen ; Becattini, Simone ; Jarrossay, David ; Blix, Inger Johanne ; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina ; Sallusto, Federica ; Schenck, Karl

In: Plos one, 2017, vol. 9, no. 8, p. e104306

Background: Carriage of and infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae is known to predominantly induce T helper 17 (Th17) responses in humans, but the types of Th cells showing reactivity towards commensal streptococci with low pathogenic potential, such as the oral commensals S. mitis and S. salivarius, remain uncharacterized. Methods: Memory CD4+ T helper (Th) cell subsets were isolated from...