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Camilla Engblom
B Cell Expansion Hinders the Stroma-Epithelium Regenerative Crosstalk During Mucosal Healing
Little is known about the pro-resolution role of immune cells recruited to damaged tissue. Using an experimental model of intestinal epithelial damage and repair, we identified B cells as the dominant cell type in the healing colon. Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNAseq) revealed the expansion of an IFN-induced B cell subset during experimental mucosal healing which was associated with colitis severity. In line with this, B cell depletion during mucosal healing resulted in accelerated recovery upon injury, which was associated with enhanced expression of tissue remodeling genes. scRNA-seq from the epithelial and stromal compartment confirmed that lack of B cells during mucosal healing alters…
The intestinal microbiota modulates the anticancer immune effects of cyclophosphamide
The Microbiota Makes for Good Therapy The gut microbiota has been implicated in the development of some cancers, such as colorectal cancer, but—given the important role our intestinal habitants play in metabolism—they may also modulate the efficacy of certain cancer therapeutics. Iida et al. (p. 967 ) evaluated the impact of the microbiota on the efficacy of an immunotherapy [CpG (the cytosine, guanosine, phosphodiester link) oligonucleotides] and oxaliplatin, a platinum compound used as a chemotherapeutic. Both therapies were reduced in efficacy in tumor-bearing mice that lacked microbiota, with the microbiota important for activating the innate immune response against the tumors. Viaud et…
Cancer cell–autonomous contribution of type I interferon signaling to the efficacy of chemotherapy
International audience; The immune system is routinely confronted with cell death resulting from the physiological turnover of renewable tissues, as well as from pathological insults of several types. We hypothesize the existence of a mechanism that allows the immune system to discriminate between physiological and pathological instances of cell death, but the factors that determine whether cellular demise is perceived as a neutral, tolerogenic or immunogenic event remain unclear 1. Infectious insults are accompanied by so-called microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs), i.e., viral or bacterial products that activate immune cells through a panel of pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs)…