The Journal of Immunology

J Immunol. 2025 Jan 1;214(1):12-22. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkae014. ABSTRACT The CD2-depleting drug alefacept (LFA3-Ig) preserved beta cell function in new-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients. The most promising biomarkers of response were late expansion of exhausted CD8 T cells and rare baseline inflammatory islet-reactive CD4 T cells, neither of which can be used to measure responses … Read more

J Immunol. 2025 Jan 1;214(1):141-152. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkae009. ABSTRACT Macrophages are important mediators of immune responses with critical roles in the recognition and clearance of pathogens, as well as in the resolution of inflammation and wound healing. The neuronal guidance cue SLIT2 has been widely studied for its effects on immune cell functions, most notably directional … Read more

J Immunol. 2025 Jan 1;214(1):153-166. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkae011. ABSTRACT Obesity is associated with comorbidities including type 2 diabetes, chronic nonhealing wounds, and psoriasis. Normally, skin homeostasis and repair is regulated through the production of cytokines and growth factors derived from skin-resident cells including epidermal γδ T cells. However, epidermal γδ T cells exhibit reduced proliferation and … Read more

J Immunol. 2025 Jan 1;214(1):167-179. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkae017. ABSTRACT The von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene VHL is a classic tumor suppressor that has been identified in family members with clear cell renal cell carcinomas, central nervous system and retinal hemangioblastomas, phaeochromocytomas, and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. The well-defined function of VHL is to mediate proteasomal degradation … Read more

J Immunol. 2025 Jan 1;214(1):85-103. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkae010. ABSTRACT Macrophages are critical to maintaining and restoring tissue homeostasis during inflammation. The lipid metabolic state of macrophages influences their function and polarization, which is crucial to the resolution of inflammation. The contribution of lipid synthesis to proinflammatory macrophage responses is well understood. However, how lipid synthesis regulates … Read more

J Immunol. 2025 Jan 1;214(1):130-140. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkae008. ABSTRACT While several African swine fever virus (ASFV)-encoded proteins potently interfere with the cGAS-STING (cyclic GMP-AMP synthetase-stimulator of interferon genes) pathway at different levels to suppress interferon (IFN) type I production in infected macrophages, systemic IFN-α is induced during the early stages of AFSV infection in pigs. The … Read more

J Immunol. 2025 Jan 1;214(1):115-129. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkae006. ABSTRACT As one of the earliest identified susceptible animals for the SARS-CoV-2, cats are also the vulnerable hosts for feline coronaviruses, ie feline enteric coronavirus (FECV). Here, to understand the cross-presentation of coronavirus-derived peptides by cat major histocompatibility complex molecule feline leucocyte antigen (FLA) class I, unpredictable natural … Read more

J Immunol. 2025 Jan 1;214(1):72-84. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkae005. ABSTRACT Decoy receptor 3 (DcR3), a soluble receptor in the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, regulates the functions of monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, and T cells. Previous studies have demonstrated that DcR3 suppresses B cell proliferation in vitro and ameliorates autoimmune diseases in animal models; however, whether and … Read more

J Immunol. 2025 Jan 1;214(1):55-71. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkae002. ABSTRACT Poliovirus receptor (PVR) ligands have gained attention as immunotherapy targets, yet their regulation remains unclear. Here, we examine the impact of PVR exposure on primary human CD8+ T cells. We used flow cytometry and Western blot analysis to quantify expression of PVR and its ligands in naïve … Read more

J Immunol. 2025 Jan 1;214(1):180-191. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkae022. Epub 2025 Jan 28. ABSTRACT Interleukin (IL)-18 is an immunoregulatory cytokine that acts as a potent inducer of T helper 1 and cytotoxic responses. IL-18 activity is regulated by its decoy receptor IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP) which forms a high affinity complex with IL-18 to block binding of … Read more