The data from this study shows that early-life antibiotic use may affect the progression of subsequent disease conditions by changing host microbiota and immunologic development. For this study, they used a murine model of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis and evaluated the effect on disease outcomes of early-life pulsed antibiotic treatment (PAT). The dataset includes 16S sequencing data....

Anemia is a common complication in many infectious diseases, including protozoan parasitic infections. Trypanosomes are eukaryotic parasites and most relevant human trypanosome pathogens are Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi. Autoimmunity during Trypanosoma brucei infection is indicated to have a role during anemia, but anemia caused by trypanosome infection is poorly understood. In mouse models...

CD8+ T cell accumulation in tumors is essential for effective immunotherapy. However, the mechanisms of lymphocyte transit are still unclear. This study examined lymphatic vessel-mediated effector CD8+ T cell exit limits the accumulation of a broad repertoire of functional CD8+ T cells that improve tumor control in combination with immune checkpoint blockade. They showed that tumor-associated lymphatic...

Previous study indicated that the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) in the progression and regression of atherosclerosis. Therefore, this study examined if Diaphanous 1 (DIAPH1) binds to the RAGE cytoplasmic domain and contributes to progression of atherosclerosis. They intercrossed atherosclerosis prone Ldlr−/− mice with mice devoid of Diaph1 and fed them Western diet for 16 weeks....

SHP2 plays critical roles in normal cell signaling and SHP2 inhibitors alone and in various combinations are being tested in multiple tumors with overactivation of the RAS/ERK pathway. This study showed that inhibiting the SHP2/RAS/ERK pathway triggers upregulation of CXCR2 ligands. In this study, C57BL/6J mice were used as the orthotopic allograft lung cancer model. They injected KP cells into the...

Early-life antibiotic exposures during postnatal development have lasting effects on microbiota composition. Previous studies in humans and mice have found altered microbial composition to be associated with enhanced disease susceptibility and modified immune status. They investigated impact of timing of antibiotic exposure by treating 5 to 9 days C57BL/6J mice with two of the most commonly prescribed...

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that helps build strong teeth and prevent cavities. However, excessive fluoride intake causes dental fluorosis, which are enamel defects that can increase the risk of tooth decay. This study examined the effects of fluoride exposure in enamel cells to assess its impact on calcium signaling. For their investigation, they isolated primary EO cells from Sprague...

This study developed a series of synthetic binding proteins called monobodies that are selective to KRAS(G12D). KRAS(G12D) is a common mutation associated with deadly cancers, such as pancreatic and colorectal cancers. Although recent discoveries have revealed that KRAS(G12D) is no longer undruggable, there are still few direct inhibitors selective to KRAS(G12D). The dataset contains structural coordinates...

T follicular helper (TFH) cells are CD4+ T helper cells that are important for immune responses to infection and vaccination. This study examined the translational regulation required for CD4+ T helper cells to differentiate to TFH cells and its contribution to TFH cell participation in pathogenesis in autoimmune disease in animal models. The experiments for non-autoimmune studies were performed with...

Resident memory T cells (TRM) provide localized protection due to their position in barrier tissues. However, interstitial signals necessary for their formation and persistence are not properly understood. This study demonstrated that antigen-dependent induction of the chemokine receptor, CXCR6, is a conserved requirement for TRM formation in peripheral tissue after viral infection. They used cutaneous...