Immunology

Papers
(The median citation count of Immunology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
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Editorial: Highlighting early‐career researchers—The future of Immunology384
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New Engineered‐Chimeric Botulinum Neurotoxin Mutant Acts as an Effective Bivalent Vaccine Against Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotype A and E90
Effectiveness of interleukin‐4 administration or zinc supplementation in improving zinc deficiency–associated thymic atrophy and fatty degeneration and in normalizing T cell maturation process85
Maternal Carriage of Prevotella copri Is Associated With Increased Thymus Derived Naïve Regulatory T Cells in Cord Blood81
High common‐γ cytokine receptor levels promote expression of Interleukin‐2/Interleukin‐7 receptor α‐chains with implications on T‐cell differentiation and function77
The immune response to COVID‐19: Does sex matter?74
Update on the current knowledge of lymphatic drainage system and its emerging roles in glioma management67
The hippo kinase MST1 negatively regulates the differentiation of follicular helper T cells64
Conditional knockout of oestrogen receptor alpha in CD11c+ cells impacts female survival and inflammatory cytokine profile in murine lupus61
Interferon‐α promotes MHC I antigen presentation of islet β cells through STAT1‐IRF7 pathway in type 1 diabetes59
A new strategy for immunotherapy of microsatellite‐stable (MSS)‐type advanced colorectal cancer: Multi‐pathway combination therapy with PD‐1/PD‐L1 inhibitors56
Hypoxic tumour‐derived exosomal miR‐1290 exacerbates the suppression of CD8+ T cells by promoting M2 macrophage polarization56
What's in a name? Nomenclature in immunology55
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Dynamics of T follicular helper cells in patients with rheumatic diseases and subsequent antibody responses in a three‐dose immunization regimen of CoronaVac48
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Immunogenicity and safety of SpikoGen®, an adjuvanted recombinant SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein vaccine as a homologous and heterologous booster vaccination: A randomized placebo‐controlled trial41
Identification of different functions of CD8+ T cell subpopulations by a novel monoclonal antibody40
DNA methylation trajectories during innate and adaptive immune responses of human B lymphocytes40
Identification of psoriasis‐associated immune marker G3BP2 through single‐cell RNA sequencing and meta analysis39
Prognostic biomarkers associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors in hepatocellular carcinoma37
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Idiotopes of antibodies against HIV‐1 CD4‐induced epitope shared with those against microorganisms34
Embedding of exogenous B cell epitopes on the surface of UreB structure generates a broadly reactive antibody response against Helicobacter pylori31
Caspase‐6 is a key regulator of cross‐talk signal way in PANoptosis in cancer31
Trispecific antibodies for cancer immunotherapy31
New‐onset autoimmune phenomena post‐COVID‐19 vaccination31
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The alterations of innate immunity and enhanced severity of infections in diabetes mellitus29
Assessment of IgG‐Fc glycosylation from individual RhD‐specific B cell clones reveals regulation at clonal rather than clonotypic level29
Immunomodulatory Mechanisms of ILC2 in Lung Development: Emerging Insights Into Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Pathogenesis29
Dietary human milk oligosaccharides reduce allergic airway inflammation by modulating SCFAs level and ILC2 activity28
Correlation between antibodies against the pathogenic pHERV‐W envelope protein and the inflammatory phase of multiple sclerosis27
Expression of RAG and secondary gene rearrangement of BCR in mature peripheral B lymphocytes in Takayasu arteritis27
Memory CD8+ T cells exhibit tissue imprinting and non‐stable exposure‐dependent reactivation characteristics following blood‐stage Plasmodium berghei ANKA infections26
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T cell maturation is significantly affected by SARS‐CoV‐2 infection26
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Induction of Regulatory T Cells After Virus Infection and Vaccination24
CCR5‐Mediated Reprogramming of Regulatory T Cells and Monocytic‐Myeloid‐Derived Suppressor Cells in Young Dyslipidemic Individuals: A Plausible Therapeutic Approach24
Antibodies to SARS‐CoV‐2 in patients with primary immunodeficiencies treated with nonspecific immunoglobulins24
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Integration of Immune Responses and Transcriptomic Signatures Reveals the Efficacy of Maternal Genetic Vaccination in a Pregnant Model and Its Neonates22
Early life vaccination reprograms the metabolism and function of myeloid cells in neonates22
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A detective story of intermittent fasting effect on immunity22
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Unravelling the Impact of Outer Membrane Protein, OmpA, From S. Typhimurium on Aberrant AID Expression and IgM to IgA Class Switching in H21
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Helios—Illuminating the way for lymphocyte self‐control21
The soluble IL‐2 receptor α/CD25 as a modulator of IL‐2 function20
A Novel Polymersome Nanocarrier Promotes Anti‐Tumour Immunity by Improved Priming of CD8+ T Cells20
Lineage Tracking Dissects the Fate of Neonatal iNKT Cells Later in Life20
Macrophage metabolism in the intestine is compartment specific and regulated by the microbiota20
Towards understanding the role of nanomedicine in targeting TNFR2 in rheumatoid arthritis19
Vascular and immunopathological role of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis19
Activation‐induced marker assays for identification of Trypanosoma cruzi‐specific CD4 or CD8 T cells in chronic Chagas disease patients19
CD226 deficiency exacerbated intestinal immune dysregulation in mice with dinitrochlorobenzene‐induced atopic dermatitis19
Eosinophil plays a crucial role in intestinal mucositis induced by antineoplastic chemotherapy19
Peripheral blood MR1 tetramer‐positive mucosal‐associated invariant T‐cell function is modulated by mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 in patients with active tuberculosis18
Mucosal‐associated invariant T cells in digestive tract: Local guardians or destroyers?18
Dysregulation of B lymphocyte development in the SKG mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis18
6‐Mercaptopurine potently inhibits recruitment of SHP2 by phosphorylated PD‐1 to inhibit PD‐1 signalling and enhance T cell function18
TLR9 activation is required for cytotoxic response elicited by baculovirus capsid display18
Dysregulated neutrophil extracellular traps formation in sepsis18
Pneumolysin suppresses the initial macrophage pro‐inflammatory response to Streptococcus pneumoniae18
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Diagnostic Significance of Metagenomic Next‐Generation Sequencing in Immunocompromised Patients With Suspected Pulmonary Infection17
Crosstalk between B cells and neutrophils in rheumatoid arthritis17
γδT Cells in IBD: Beneficial or Detrimental?17
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An immunogenetic investigation of 30 autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases and their links to psychiatric disorders in a nationwide sample16
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Optimization of Immunotherapy Strategies Based on Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity of Tumour‐Associated Tissue‐Resident Memory T Cells16
Antibody‐dependent cell‐mediated cytotoxicity using T cells with NK‐like phenotype in combination with avelumab, an anti‐PD‐L1 antibody15
Pla2g5 contributes to viral‐like‐induced lung inflammation through macrophage proliferation and LA/Ffar1 lung cell recruitment15
Helper innate lymphoid cells as cell therapy for cancer15
Exploration of the efficacy of anti‐immunoglobulin E monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of allergic asthma15
Paleo‐immunology of human anti‐carbohydrate antibodies preventing primate extinctions15
The Roles of T Cells in the Development of Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatohepatitis14
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Distinguishing activated T regulatory cell and T conventional cells by single‐cell technologies14
IL‐20 is involved in obesity by modulation of adipogenesis and macrophage dysregulation14
Ceftazidime reduces cellular Skp2 to promote type‐I interferon activity14
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TIM3/CEACAM1 pathway involves in myeloid‐derived suppressor cells induced CD8+ T cells exhaustion and bone marrow inflammatory microenvironment in myelodysp13
cAMP responsive element modulator α promotes effector T cells in systemic autoimmune diseases13
Sphingosine‐1‐Phosphate Signalling Inhibition Suppresses Th1‐Like Treg Generation by Reversing Mitochondrial Uncoupling13
Augmenting Macrophages Apoptosis Induced by Carnitine Palmitoyl Transferase 1A Inhibition via Acetyl‐CoA‐Associated Protein Acetylation13
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IL‐1β promotes IL‐17A production of ILC3s to aggravate neutrophilic airway inflammation in mice12
Sequential engagement of adhesion molecules and cytokine receptors impacts both piecemeal and anaphylactic degranulation of human basophils12
Tumour‐associated neutrophils: Potential therapeutic targets in pancreatic cancer immunotherapy12
IL‐10 indirectly modulates functional activity of CD4+CD28null T‐lymphocytes through LFA‐3 and HLA class II inhi12
The clinical relevance of epithelial‐mesenchymal transition and its correlations with tumorigenic immune infiltrates in hepatocellular carcinoma12
Autoantigen‐selected B cells are bystanders in spontaneous T cell‐driven experimental autoimmune hepatitis12
Epigenetics: An opportunity to shape innate and adaptive immune responses12
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Immune control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is dependent on both soluble TNFRp55 and soluble TNFRp7511
Omicron breakthrough infections after triple‐dose inactivated COVID‐19 vaccination: A comprehensive analysis of antibody and T‐cell responses11
CD5L attenuates allergic airway inflammation by expanding CD11chigh alveolar macrophages and inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation via HDAC211
Cooperative induction of CXCL chemokines by inflammatory cytokines and oxidized phospholipids11
Preclinical stage abundance and nuclear antigen reactivity of faecal Immunoglobulin A vary among males and females of lupus‐prone mouse models11
IBD functions as a double‐edged sword for food allergy in BALB/c mice model11
The Neurobeachin‐like 2 protein (NBEAL2) controls the homeostatic level of the ribosomal protein RPS6 in mast cells11
Epstein–Barr Virus‐Induced 3 Attributes to TLR7‐Mediated Splenomegaly11
Polygenic TB control and the sequence of innate/adaptive immune responses to infection: MHCII alleles determine the size of the S100A8/9‐producing neutroph11
Splenocytes with fucosylation deficiency promote T cell proliferation and differentiation through thrombospondin‐1 downregulation11
Intramacrophage lipid accumulation compromises T cell responses and is associated with impaired drug therapy against visceral leishmaniasis11
Simultaneous Blockade of CD209 and CD209L by Monoclonal Antibody Does Not Provide Sufficient Protection Against Multiple Viral Infections In Vivo11
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LncRNA00492 is required for marginal zone B‐cell development10
Myeloid‐derived suppressor cells from tumour‐bearing mice induce the population expansion of CD19hiFcγRIIbhi regulatory B cells via PD‐L110
NRP1 downregulation correlates with enhanced ILC2 responses during IL‐33 challenge10
Acute Plasmodium yoelii17XNL Infection During BCG Vaccination Limits T Cell Responses and Mycobacterial Growth Inhibition10
Lung adenocarcinoma manifesting as subsolid nodule potentially represents tumour in the equilibrium phase of immunoediting10
Role of airway epithelium in viral respiratory infections: Can carbocysteine prevent or mitigate them?10
Ectopic endometriotic stromal cells‐derived lactate induces M2 macrophage polarization via Mettl3/Trib1/ERK/STAT3 signalling pathway in endometriosis10
K33 only mutant ubiquitin augments bone marrow‐derived dendritic cell‐mediated CTL priming via PI3K‐Akt pathway10
mTORC2 contributes to systemic autoimmunity10
Chimerism of avian IgY‐scFv and truncated IgG‐Fc: A novel strategy in cross‐species antibody generation and enhancement10
Alternative pathway dysregulation in tissues drives sustained complement activation and predicts outcome across the disease course in COVID‐199
Staphylococcus aureus biofilm properties and chronic rhinosinusitis severity scores correlate positively with total CD4+ T‐cell frequencies and inversely with its Th1, Th19
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Circadian rhythm regulation in the immune system9
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Retinal microglia: Functions and diseases9
Correction to “Psychological stress to ovalbumin peptide‐specific T‐cell receptor transgenic mice impairs the suppressive ability of type 1 regulatory T cell”9
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Distinct contributions of the innate immune receptors TLR2 and RP105 to formation and architecture of structured lung granulomas in mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculos9
Editorial: Perspectives on the landscape of immunology from Nikhil Joshi9
Vaccines, adjuvants and key factors for mucosal immune response9
CD73 Expression by CD4+ T Cells Marks Early Effector Memory T Cells9
Transcriptomic landscape of skin lesions in cutaneous leishmaniasis reveals a strong CD8+ T cell immunosenescence signature linked to immunopathology9
Adoptive transfer of IL‐4 reprogrammed Tc17 cells elicits anti‐tumour immunity through functional plasticity9
Fc Fragment of IgE Receptor Ig (FCER1G) acts as a key gene involved in cancer immune infiltration and tumour microenvironment8
Mast cells contribute to T‐cell accumulation in the bronchoalveolar space in mice with IL‐33‐induced airway inflammation8
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Regulatory B cells protect against chronic hypoxia‐induced pulmonary hypertension by modulating the Tfh/Tfr immune balance8
Pellino3 ligase negatively regulates influenza B dependent RIG‐I signalling through downregulation of TRAF3‐mediated induction of the transcription factor IRF3 and 8
Engineered polyspecific antibodies: A new frontier in the field of immunotherapeutics8
Induction of a cytokine storm involves suppression of the Osteopontin‐dependent TH1 response8
IL‐6 Signalling to Responding T Cells Is Key to Calcitonin Gene‐Related Peptide‐Exposed Endothelial Cell Enhancement of Th17 Immunity During Langerhans Cell Antigen Presentation8
Mycobacterium potentiates protection from colorectal cancer by gut microbial alterations8
Role of CD14 in human disease8
A robust platform for integrative spatial multi‐omics analysis to map immune responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in lung tissues8
Identification of neoantigens in oesophageal adenocarcinoma8
SNX17 Regulates Antigen Internalisation and Phagosomal Maturation by Dendritic Cells8
Activating receptor KIR2DS2 bound to HLA‐C1 reveals the novel recognition features of activating receptor8
The role of HMGB1 in COVID‐19‐induced cytokine storm and its potential therapeutic targets: A review8
TREM1/DAP12 based novel multiple chain CAR‐T cells targeting DLL3 show robust anti‐tumour efficacy for small cell lung cancer8
Downregulation of type I interferon signalling pathway by urate in primary human PBMCs8
Deciphering the IgG Idiotype Network Through Proteomic Analysis of Potential Targets in SARSCoV‐2‐Induced Immune Responses8
Peritoneal GATA6+ macrophage drives hepatic immunopathogenesis and maintains the Treg cell niche in the liver8
Coexistence of IL12Rβ1 and BTK Mutations in a Family8
βhCG mediates immune suppression through upregulation of CD11b+Gr1+ myeloid derived suppressor cells, CD206+M2 macrophages,8
The Contribution of Complement System in Multiple Sclerosis: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potentials8
CD5L is upregulated upon infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis with no effect on disease progression7
Computer Integrated Dominant Epitopes Evoke Protective Immune Response Against Streptococcus pneumoniae7
Expression of GPR56 reflects a hypoactivated state of circulating B cells and is downregulated in B cell subsets in patients with early‐stage lung adenocarcinoma7
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Break down the barriers of auto‐inflammation: How to deal with a monogenic auto‐inflammatory disease and immuno‐haematological features in 2022?7
How maternal factors shape the immune system of breastfed infants to alleviate food allergy: A systematic and updated review7
NKG2A‐checkpoint inhibition and its blockade critically depends on peptides presented by its ligand HLA‐E7
Neutrophils in secondary lymphoid organs7
NR4A1 mediates NK‐cell dysfunction in hepatocellular carcinoma via the IFN‐γ/p‐STAT1/IRF1 pathway7
BCG‐mediated protection against M. tuberculosis is sustained post‐malaria infection independent of parasite virulence7
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CD39 pathway inhibits Th1 cell function in tuberculosis7
New sights of low dose IL‐2: Restoration of immune homeostasis for viral infection7
Complement: Functions, location and implications7
A Review on Biosensors for Quantification of MCP‐1 as a Potential Biomarker in Diseases7
Interleukin‐35 is a critical regulator of immunity during helminth infections associated with multiple sclerosis7
Immunoparalysis in critically ill children7
Critical roles of the E3 ubiquitin ligase FBW7 in B‐cell response and the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune arthritis7
PD‐1 expression on tumour‐infiltrating cells is a prognostic factor for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma7
Endocannabinoids in immune regulation and immunopathologies7
Impact of sex differences on the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, treatment and prognosis of Sjögren's syndrome7
SAA1 as a Potential Early Diagnostic Biomarker for Sepsis Through Integrated Proteomics and Metabolomics7
Clinical C3 Inhibition With AMY‐101 Reveals Novel Insights Into IL‐8‐Driven Inflammation in COVID‐197
The Role of Innate Immunity in Healthy Aging Through Antimicrobial Peptides7
The functional diversity of tissue‐resident natural killer cells against infection7
Impact of Pre‐Infection COVID‐19 Vaccination on the Incidence and Severity of Long COVID: A Retrospective Case–Control Study7
Blocking T‐cell egress with FTY720 extends DNA vaccine expression but reduces immunogenicity7
Increased CD8dim and Decreased CD8bright T Cells as Immunological Signature for Multibacilary Leprosy Patients7
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Role of novel protein acylation modifications in immunity and its related diseases6
NK‐cell exhaustion, B‐cell exhaustion and T‐cell exhaustion—the differences and similarities6
Icariin Induces Chondrocyte Degeneration via Activation of the NFκB Signalling Pathway and Reduces the Inflammation Factor Expression Induced by Lipopolysaccharide6
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Mycobacterium avium Subsp. paratuberculosis and Human Endogenous Retrovirus in Italian Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Irritable Bowel6
Effector immune cells in chronic lung allograft dysfunction: A systematic review6
The turning point of COVID‐19 severity is associated with a unique circulating neutrophil gene signature6
TRAF5 regulates intestinal mucosal Th1/Th17 cell immune responses via Runx1 in colitis mice6
Involvement of Janus kinase‐dependent Bcl‐xL overexpression in steroid resistance of group 2 innate lymphoid cells in asthma6
Metabolomic and lipidomic signatures associated with activation of human cDC1 (BDCA3+/CD141+) dendritic cells6
PCK2 maintains intestinal homeostasis and prevents colitis by protecting antibody‐secreting cells from oxidative stress6
Application and Perspectives of Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma6
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Eleven‐month longitudinal study of antibodies in SARS‐CoV‐2 exposed and naïve primary health care workers upon COVID‐19 vaccination6
Elucidation of the signalling pathways for enhanced exosome release from Mycobacterium‐infected macrophages and subsequent induction of differentiation6
Abrogation and homeostatic restoration of IgE responses by a universal IgE allergy CTL vaccine—The three signal self/non‐self/self (S/NS/S) theor6
RNA technology and nanocarriers empowering in vivo chimeric antigen receptor therapy6
Identifying SARS‐CoV‐2 ‘memory’ NK cells from COVID‐19 convalescent donors for adoptive cell therapy6
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Inhibition of leukotriene‐B4 signalling‐mediated host response to tuberculosis is a potential mode of adjunctive host‐directed therapy6
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Immunomodulatory functions of TRPM7 and its implications in autoimmune diseases6
Unlocking the role of the B7‐H4 polymorphism in psoriasis: Insights into methotrexate treatment outcomes: A prospective cohort study6
Targeting Immune Cell Metabolism: A Promising Therapeutic Approach for Cardiovascular Disease5
Cellular landscape of tumour microenvironment in prostate cancer5
Our evolving view of neutrophils in defining the pathology of chronic lung disease5
USP12 positively regulates M‐MDSC function to inhibit antitumour immunity through deubiquitinating and stabilizing p655
B Cells as a Host of Persistent Salmonella Typhimurium5
Keap1 moderates the transcription of virus induced genes through G9a‐GLP and NFκB p50 recruitment5
CD57 T cells associated with immunosenescence in adults living with HIV or AIDS5
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Haemocyte‐mediated immunity in insects: Cells, processes and associated components in the fight against pathogens and parasites5
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Dopaminergic inhibition of human neutrophils is exerted through D1‐like receptors and affected by bacterial infection5
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Loss of ALK3 Ameliorates Acute but Aggravates Chronic Lung Inflammation In Vivo5
Flagellins as Vaccine Adjuvants and Cancer Immunotherapy: Recent Advances and Future Prospects5
IL‐2 amplifies quantitative TCR signalling inputs to drive Th1 and Th2 differentiation5
PKCζ activation promotes maturation of cord blood T cells towards a Th1 IFN‐γ propensity5
Pathogenetic role and clinical significance of interleukin‐1β in cancer5
Mycobacterium vaccae alleviates allergic airway inflammation and airway hyper‐responsiveness in asthmatic mice by altering intestinal microbiota5
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The dual role of regulatory T cells in hepatitis B virus infection and related hepatocellular carcinoma5
Upregulated TCF1+ Treg Cells With Stronger Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Through Activation of the Wnt‐β‐Catenin5
Antibiotic‐Induced Dysbiosis of the Gut Microbiota Shifts Host Tryptophan Metabolism and Increases the Susceptibility of Mice to Pulmonary Infection With Pseudomonas aeruginosa5
Circular RNA ACTR2 activates M2 polarization of macrophages through activating Yes‐associated protein signalling and contributes to renal fibrosis5
Unravelling CD4+ T cell diversity and tissue adaptation of Tregs in abdominal aortic aneurysms through single‐cell sequencing5
Monocyte pathology in human tuberculosis is due to plasma milieu changes and aberrant STAT signalling5
Chromatin‐binding deubiquitinase MYSM1 acts in haematopoietic progenitors to control dendritic cell development and to program dendritic cell responses to microbial stimulation5
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Blocking Deoxycytidine Kinase in Activated Lymphocytes Depletes Deoxycytidine Triphosphate Pools and Alters Cell Cycle Kinetics to Yield Less Disease in a Mouse Multiple Sclerosis Model4
Development of novel self‐assembled vaccines based on tumour‐specific antigenic peptide and TLR2 agonist for effective breast cancer immunotherapy via activating CD8+ T cells and enhancing 4
Glycans in melanoma: Drivers of tumour progression but sweet targets to exploit for immunotherapy4
Editorial: Diverse responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 in the human population4
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Dual blockages of a broad and potent neutralizing IgM antibody targeting GH loop of EV‐As4
HLA‐dependent variation in SARS‐CoV‐2 CD8 + T cell cross‐reactivity with human coronaviruses4
Leishmania surface molecule lipophosphoglycan‐TLR2 interaction moderates TPL2‐mediated TLR2 signalling for parasite survival4
Contributions of each of the BAFF receptors to the lymphocyte profiles in C57BL/6 mice4
MicroRNA‐590‐3p inhibits T helper 17 cells and ameliorates inflammation in lupus mice4
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