The Polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptor Translocates Pneumococci across Human Nasopharyngeal Epithelial Cells

Jing‐Ren Zhang, Keith E. Mostov, Michael E. Lamm, +4

Cell

Clinical ImmunologyAllergyImmunologyImmunodominanceImmunopathology +1

Identification of novel lymphoid tissues in murine intestinal mucosa where clusters of c-kit+ IL-7R+ Thy1+ lympho-hemopoietic progenitors develop.

Yutaka Kanamori, Kayoko Ishimaru, Masanobu Nanno, +4

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Protection Against Influenza Virus Infection in Polymeric Ig Receptor Knockout Mice Immunized Intranasally with Adjuvant-Combined Vaccines

Yasuko Asahi, Tomoki Yoshikawa, Izumi Watanabe, +13

The Journal of Immunology

ImmunologySecretory IgaFlu VaccinationImmunotherapyDimeric Iga +15

Bacterial Teichoic Acids Reverse Predominant IL-12 Production Induced by Certain <i>Lactobacillus</i> Strains into Predominant IL-10 Production via TLR2-Dependent ERK Activation in Macrophages

Rumi Kaji, Junko Kiyoshima‐Shibata, Masato Nagaoka, +2

The Journal of Immunology

Microbial PathogensInnate Immune SystemImmune RegulationImmunologyInnate Immunity +19

Generation of Polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptor-Deficient Mouse with Marked Reduction of Secretory IgA

Shin-ichiro Shimada, Mariko Kawaguchi-Miyashita, Akira Kushiro, +8

The Journal of Immunology

ImmunologyImmune RegulationImmunodominanceAntigen ProcessingSecretory Iga +16

High-affinity monoclonal IgA regulates gut microbiota and prevents colitis in mice

Shinsaku Okai, Fumihito Usui, Shuhei Yokota, +18

Nature Microbiology

InflammationDysbiosisMucosal ImmunologyHost-microbe InteractionsImmunology +10

Induction of Interleukin-12 by Lactobacillus Strains Having a Rigid Cell Wall Resistant to Intracellular Digestion

K. Shida, Junko Kiyoshima‐Shibata, Masato Nagaoka, +2

Journal of Dairy Science

Daily intake of fermented milk with Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota reduces the incidence and duration of upper respiratory tract infections in healthy middle-aged office workers

Kan Shida, Tadashi Sato, Ryoko Iizuka, +6

Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft

Cytolytic activity of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes in germ-free mice is strain dependent and determined by T cells expressing gamma delta T-cell antigen receptors.

M. Kawaguchi, Masanobu Nanno, Yoshinori Umesaki, +7

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

T-regulatory CellImmune RegulationImmunologyGerm-free MiceImmunologic Mechanism +14

Peptidoglycan from lactobacilli inhibits interleukin‐12 production by macrophages induced by <i>Lactobacillus casei</i> through Toll‐like receptor 2‐dependent and independent mechanisms

Kan Shida, Junko Kiyoshima‐Shibata, Rumi Kaji, +2

Immunology

Lactobacilli InhibitsMicrobial PathogensInnate Immune SystemImmunologyInnate Immunity +19