Nature Immunology, Published online: 21 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41590-025-02229-0 Giardia intestinalis is a protozoan parasite that can cause severe enteric disease. The immune response to this organism provides unexpected benefits to limit gut inflammation. Read More
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Nature Immunology, Published online: 21 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41590-025-02227-2 Tran et al. discuss the role of the gut microbiome and gut microbiome-derived metabolites in T cell biology. Summary Tran et al.’s Nature Immunology Read More
Oncolytic virus-mediated p53 activation boosts the antitumor immunity of a
Oncolytic virus-mediated p53 activation boosts the antitumor immunity of a p53-transduced dendritic cell vaccine Summary This research explores combining oncolytic viruses and p53-enhanced dendritic cell (DC) vaccines to improve cancer immunotherapy. Specifically, DCs Read More
Noncanonical and mortality-defining toxicities of CAR T cell therapy –
Noncanonical and mortality-defining toxicities of CAR T cell therapy Summary CAR T-cell therapy, while revolutionary, can trigger severe toxicities beyond the well-known cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS). These less Read More
Mitochondrial respiration is necessary for CD8<sup>+</sup> T cell proliferation and
Nature Immunology, Published online: 16 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41590-025-02202-x Mitochondrial electron transport chain activity provides ATP, generates superoxide, regulates apoptosis and provides the biosynthetic building blocks for growing cells. Here Steinert et al. genetically Read More
DNA hypomethylation traits define human regulatory T cells in cutaneous
Nature Immunology, Published online: 16 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41590-025-02210-x Feuerer and colleagues use multiomic analyses to identify DNA methylation, chromatin accessibility and gene expression programs that govern the tissue adaptation of human skin Treg Read More
Migrating immune cells globally coordinate protrusive forces – New Study
Nature Immunology, Published online: 15 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41590-025-02211-w Sixt and colleagues show that, in environments where even the largest pores preclude free passage, leukocytes position their nucleus behind the centrosome and assemble a Read More
IL-4 impairs the formation of skin-resident memory CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells
Nature Immunology, Published online: 14 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41590-025-02207-6 Bromley and colleagues show that IL-4 decreases the responsiveness of CD8+ T cells to TGFβ, resulting in impaired formation of CD8+ TRM cells. Summary Bromley Read More
A liver-centric help circuit revives CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells via IL-27
Nature Immunology, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41590-025-02204-9 Effector CD4⁺ T cells restore antiviral CD8⁺ T cell function in the liver by licensing Kupffer cells via CD40–CD40L interactions. This triggers IL-27 Read More
Intracerebroventricular bivalent CAR T cells targeting EGFR and IL-13Rα2 in
Intracerebroventricular bivalent CAR T cells targeting EGFR and IL-13Rα2 in recurrent glioblastoma: a phase 1 trial Summary This phase 1 clinical trial investigated the safety and efficacy of intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of bivalent CAR T cells Read More