Blockade of the checkpoint receptor TIGIT prevents NK cell exhaustion and elicits potent anti-tumor immunity

…, H Wang, W Wu, Z Wang, Q Wu, H Peng, H Wei… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Checkpoint blockade enhances effector T cell function and has elicited long-term remission
in a subset of patients with a broad spectrum of cancers. TIGIT is a checkpoint receptor …

Subsets of human natural killer cells and their regulatory effects

B Fu, Z Tian, H Wei - Immunology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Human natural killer ( NK ) cells have distinct functions as NK tolerant , NK cytotoxic and NK
regulatory cells and can be divided into different subsets based on the relative expression of …

[HTML][HTML] Developmental and functional control of natural killer cells by cytokines

Y Wu, Z Tian, H Wei - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are effective in combating infections and tumors and as such are
tempting for adoptive transfer therapy. However, they are not homogeneous but can be divided …

Pathogenic T-cells and inflammatory monocytes incite inflammatory storms in severe COVID-19 patients

…, C Zhao, Y Qi, R Sun, Z Tian, X Xu, H Wei - National Science …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Pathogenic human coronavirus infections, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV (SARS-CoV)
and Middle East respiratory syndrome CoV (MERS-CoV), cause high morbidity …

Effective treatment of severe COVID-19 patients with tocilizumab

…, Y Yang, X Li, X Zhang, A Pan, H Wei - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
After analyzing the immune characteristics of patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19), we have identified that pathogenic T cells and inflammatory monocytes with …

Aberrant pathogenic GM-CSF+ T cells and inflammatory CD14+CD16+ monocytes in severe pulmonary syndrome patients of a new coronavirus

…, D Wang, C Zhao, Y Qi, R Sun, Z Tian, X Xu, H Wei - biorxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Pathogenic human coronavirus infections, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV (SARS-CoV)
and Middle East respiratory syndrome CoV (MERS-CoV), cause high morbidity …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell analysis of two severe COVID-19 patients reveals a monocyte-associated and tocilizumab-responding cytokine storm

…, K Li, X Gao, B Fu, L Liu, X Ma, J Weng, H Wei… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Several studies show that the immunosuppressive drugs targeting the interleukin-6 (IL-6)
receptor, including tocilizumab, ameliorate lethal inflammatory responses in COVID-19 patients …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of HLA-G in the maternal-fetal immune microenvironment

X Xu, Y Zhou, H Wei - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
During pregnancy, the maternal uterus and fetus form a special microenvironment at the
maternal-fetal interface to support fetal development. Extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs), …

[PDF][PDF] The roles of innate immune cells in liver injury and regeneration

Z Dong, H Wei, R Sun, Z Tian - Cell Mol Immunol, 2007 - Citeseer
For predominant abundance with liver-specific Kupffer cells, natural killer (NK) cells, and
natural killer T (NKT) cells and their rapid responses to several stimuli, the liver is considered as …

[HTML][HTML] Role of decidual natural killer cells in human pregnancy and related pregnancy complications

X Zhang, H Wei - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pregnancy is a unique type of immunological process. Healthy pregnancy is associated
with a series of inflammatory events: implantation (inflammation), gestation (anti-inflammation), …