Human Immunology News Volume 12.13 | Apr 9 2024

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    2024-04-09 | HIN 12.13


    Human Immunology News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 12.13 – 9 April, 2024
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    Personalized Neoantigen Vaccine and Pembrolizumab in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Phase I/II Trial

    The authors presented results from a single-arm, open-label, Phase I/II study of a DNA plasmid PTCV encoding up to 40 neoantigens coadministered with plasmid-encoded interleukin-12 plus pembrolizumab in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma previously treated with a multityrosine kinase inhibitor.
    [Nature Medicine]

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    Improving Prime Editing with an Endogenous Small RNA-Binding Protein

    To identify cellular determinants of prime editing, investigators developed scalable prime editing reporters and performed genome-scale CRISPR-interference screens.
    [Nature]

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    A Lipid Atlas of Human and Mouse Immune Cells Provides Insights Into Ferroptosis Susceptibility

    Using mass spectrometry-based targeted lipidomics, researchers characterized the lipid landscape of human and mouse immune cells and showed that immune cells had unique lipidomic signatures and that processes such as activation, maturation, and development impact immune cell lipid composition.
    [Nature Cell Biology]

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    Stroma-Infiltrating T Cell Spatiotypes Define Immunotherapy Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients with Melanoma

    The authors characterized the immunogenomic profile and spatial architecture of the tumor microenvironment in adolescent and young adult (AYA) and older adult patients with melanoma, to determine the AYA-specific features associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors treatment outcomes.
    [Nature Communications]

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    The Immunostimulatory Activity of Sea Spray Aerosols: Bacteria and Endotoxins Activate TLR4, TLR2/6, NF-κB, and IRF in Human Cells

    Scientists focused on the effects of marine bacteria and endotoxins in sea spray aerosols on several receptors and transcription factors known to play a key role in the human innate immune system.
    [Science Of The Total Environment]

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    Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing of Virus-Specific Cellular Immune Responses in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

    Researchers created a single-cell RNA-sequencing dataset of HBV immune responses in patients to contribute to a better understanding of the dysregulated immunity.
    [Scientific Data]

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    Comprehensive Plasma Cytokine and Chemokine Profiling in Prurigo Nodularis Reveals Endotypes in Type 2 Inflammation

    Investigators compared biomarker levels between prurigo nodularis (PN) and HCs, among PN patients based on absolute eosinophil count, and across racial groups in PN.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Identification of Qualitative Characteristics of Immunosuppression in Sepsis Based on Immune-Related Genes and Immune Infiltration Features

    Scientists analyzed whole blood data obtained from patients with sepsis and control samples sourced from three datasets. Commonly dysregulated immune-related genes among these three datasets were identified.
    [Heliyon]

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    REVIEWS

    Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathies: Current Landscape

    Scientists synthesize current knowledge on immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy emphasizing its distinct clinical features and challenging management. The evolving understanding of IMNM underscores the need for a comprehensive diagnostic approach that utilizes a growing range of modalities.
    [Current Neurology And Neuroscience Reports]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Announcing 2024 FASEB Excellence in Science Awards

    The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) announced the recipients of its 2024 Excellence in Science Awards. An experimental pathologist and immunologist, Pilar Alcaide of Tufts University School of Medicine is the recipient of the Mid-Career Investigator Award.
    [FASEB]

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    Congratulations to the Immunobiology F31 Awardees!

    Yale School of Medicine annanounced announce that two Immunobiology PhD students, Tomomi Yoshida and Sarah Ohashi were recently awarded the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Awards from the National Institutes of Health.
    [Yale School of Medicine]

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