Mucosal Immunology

Papers
(The median citation count of Mucosal Immunology is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Mucosal-associated invariant T cells have therapeutic potential against ocular autoimmunity237
Memorial for Nils Lycke206
CD8 tissue-resident memory T cells bridge the gap between humoral and cell-mediated immunity191
Editorial Board178
Pro-inflammatory NK-like T cells are expanded in the blood and inflamed intestine in Crohn’s disease141
Mitochondrial damage-associated molecular patterns: New perspectives for mitochondria and inflammatory bowel diseases138
TIFA renders intestinal epithelial cells responsive to microbial ADP-heptose and drives colonic inflammation in mice122
Impact of gut fungal and bacterial communities on the outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation97
The bacterial lysate OM-85 engages Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 triggering an immunomodulatory gene signature in human myeloid cells93
RIPK3 and caspase-8 interpret cytokine signals to regulate ILC3 survival in the gut91
Distinct cell death pathways induced by granzymes collectively protect against intestinal Salmonella infection89
Circadian clock component PER2 negatively regulates CD4+ T cell IFN-γ production in ulcerative colitis89
Exposure to bacterial PAMPs before RSV infection exacerbates innate inflammation and disease via IL-1α and TNF-α79
Dysregulated NOX1-NOS2 activity as hallmark of ileitis in mice76
Molecular alterations in human milk in simulated maternal nasal mucosal infection with live attenuated influenza vaccination67
Neuromedin U promotes human type 2 immune responses67
Intestinal-derived ILCs migrating in lymph increase IFNγ production in response to Salmonella Typhimurium infection61
Effects of helminths on the human immune response and the microbiome61
Editorial Board60
α4β7 expression guides B cells to front lines of defense in the gut57
Heterogeneous Tfh cell populations that develop during enteric helminth infection predict the quality of type 2 protective response54
Resistance is futile? Mucosal immune mechanisms in the context of microbial ecology and evolution52
T-helper 22 cells develop as a distinct lineage from Th17 cells during bacterial infection and phenotypic stability is regulated by T-bet51
Orally desensitized mast cells form a regulatory network with Treg cells for the control of food allergy50
Interleukin-10 regulates goblet cell numbers through Notch signaling in the developing zebrafish intestine50
Moving beyond descriptive studies: harnessing metabolomics to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underpinning host-microbiome phenotypes49
Editorial Board47
Response to Lauro and Zorzetti47
Editorial Board44
Extracellular vesicles of Bacteroides uniformis induce M1 macrophage polarization and aggravate gut inflammation during weaning43
Macrophages and glia are the dominant P2X7-expressing cell types in the gut nervous system—No evidence for the role of neuronal P2X7 receptors in colitis41
The IL-25-dependent tuft cell circuit driven by intestinal helminths requires macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)40
Herpes stromal keratitis erodes the establishment of tissue-resident memory T cell pool in HSV-1 infected corneas39
HOIL1 regulates group 2 innate lymphoid cell numbers and type 2 inflammation in the small intestine38
S100A4 exerts robust mucosal adjuvant activity for co-administered antigens in mice37
Mucosal immunity to poliovirus35
Human mucosal tissue-resident memory T cells in health and disease35
The fellowship of regulatory and tissue-resident memory cells35
Impact of smoking on gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in human and mice: Implications for COPD34
Skin immunity: dissecting the complex biology of our body's outer barrier34
Regulation of intestinal immunity by dietary fatty acids33
ATG16L1 protects from interferon-γ-induced cell death in the small intestinal crypt33
Editorial Board31
Airway epithelial cell necroptosis contributes to asthma exacerbation in a mouse model of house dust mite-induced allergic inflammation31
Obesity-induced hyperglycemia impairs oral tolerance induction and aggravates food allergy31
Regulation of tissue-resident memory T cells by the Microbiota31
Gut-homing and intestinal TIGITnegCD38+ memory T cells acquire an IL-12-induced, ex-Th17 pathogenic phenotype in a subgroup of Crohn’s disease patients with a severe disease course30
Acrylamide, an air pollutant, enhances allergen-induced eosinophilic lung inflammation via group 2 innate lymphoid cells29
Comment on “Enterocyte–innate lymphoid cell crosstalk drives early IFNg-mediated control of Cryptosporidium”29
Heat shock factor 1 drives regulatory T-cell induction to limit murine intestinal inflammation29
Nonoptimal bacteria species induce neutrophil-driven inflammation and barrier disruption in the female genital tract29
Respiratory tract Moraxella catarrhalis and Klebsiella pneumoniae can promote pathogenicity of myelin-reactive Th17 cells29
High-fat diet-induced resistance to helminth infection via alternative induction of type 2 immunity29
Tr1 cell-mediated protection against autoimmune disease by intranasal administration of a fusion protein targeting cDC1 cells28
A2Ar-dependent PD-1+ and TIGIT+ Treg cells have distinct homing requirements to suppress autoimmune uveitis in mice28
CD200R1 promotes interleukin-17 production by group 3 innate lymphoid cells by enhancing signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 activation28
Determination of Tr1 cell populations correlating with distinct activation states in acute IAV infection26
B cell-mediated CD4 T-cell costimulation via CD86 exacerbates pro-inflammatory cytokine production during autoimmune intestinal inflammation25
Activation of the SST-SSTR5 signaling pathway enhances corneal wound healing in diabetic mice25
Translocating bacteria in SIV infection are not stochastic and preferentially express cytosine methyltransferases25
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of anti-trafficking therapies and their clinical relevance in inflammatory bowel disease25
Formyl peptide receptor 1 mitigates colon inflammation and maintains mucosal homeostasis through the inhibition of CREB-C/EBPβ-S100a8 signaling24
Tissue-resident natural killer cells derived from conventional natural killer cells are regulated by progesterone in the uterus24
Wnt/β-catenin maintains epithelial IL-33 in the colonic stem and progenitor cell niche and drives its induction in colitis24
Atopic dermatitis and food allergy: More than sensitization23
Dietary influence and immune balance: Regulating CD4+ IEL responses and MHCII in the gut22
Enteric glial cells favor accumulation of anti-inflammatory macrophages during the resolution of muscularis inflammation22
Epithelial GPR35 protects from Citrobacter rodentium infection by preserving goblet cells and mucosal barrier integrity22
Clonotypic analysis of protective influenza M2e-specific lung resident Th17 memory cells reveals extensive functional diversity22
Interleukin-10 production by innate lymphoid cells restricts intestinal inflammation in mice22
Spatially separated epithelium-associated and lamina propria neutrophils present distinct functional identities in the inflamed colon mucosa22
TRPV1+ sensory nerves modulate corneal inflammation after epithelial abrasion via RAMP1 and SSTR5 signaling21
TL1A priming induces a multi-cytokine Th9 cell phenotype that promotes robust allergic inflammation in murine models of asthma21
A Notch/STAT3-driven Blimp-1/c-Maf-dependent molecular switch induces IL-10 expression in human CD4+ T cells and is defective in Crohn´s disease patients21
Interleukin-9 promotes mast cell progenitor proliferation and CCR2-dependent mast cell migration in allergic airway inflammation21
mTOR-driven glycolysis governs induction of innate immune responses by bronchial epithelial cells exposed to the bacterial component flagellin21
Intrapulmonary vaccination with delta-inulin adjuvant stimulates non-polarised chemotactic signalling and diverse cellular interaction21
Interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) determines intestinal epithelial cell development and immunity21
Mucosal immunization with a delta-inulin adjuvanted recombinant spike vaccine elicits lung-resident immune memory and protects mice against SARS-CoV-221
Nur77 as a novel regulator of Paneth cell differentiation and function20
Single-cell transcriptional profiling of murine conjunctival immune cells reveals distinct populations expressing homeostatic and regulatory genes20
Sialylation shapes mucus architecture inhibiting bacterial invasion in the colon20
MAIT cells, guardians of skin and mucosa?20
LIGHT controls distinct homeostatic and inflammatory gene expression profiles in esophageal fibroblasts via differential HVEM and LTβR-mediated mechanisms20
Stress systems exacerbate the inflammatory response after corneal abrasion in sleep-deprived mice via the IL-17 signaling pathway20
Loss of protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 2 reduces IL-4-driven alternative macrophage activation20
Local complement activation and modulation in mucosal immunity19
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 1 causes impaired anti-microbial immunity and inflammation due to dysregulated immunometabolism19
Gut-derived short-chain fatty acids modulate skin barrier integrity by promoting keratinocyte metabolism and differentiation19
Lung microbial-host interface through the lens of multi-omics19
The urothelium: a multi-faceted barrier against a harsh environment19
Entamoeba histolytica exploits the autophagy pathway in macrophages to trigger inflammation in disease pathogenesis18
Sex-associated early-life viral innate immune response is transcriptionally associated with chromatin remodeling of type-I IFN-inducible genes18
Neutrophils in respiratory viral infections18
Role of the humoral immune response during COVID-19: guilty or not guilty?18
CD52-targeted depletion by Alemtuzumab ameliorates allergic airway hyperreactivity and lung inflammation18
Deciphering the therapeutic potential of Myeloid-Specific JAK2 inhibition in acute respiratory distress syndrome17
Diabetes impairs IFNγ-dependent antibacterial defense in the lungs17
Increased ocular plasma cells induce damaging α-synuclein+ microglia in autoimmune uveitis17
Editorial Board17
Cellular and functional heterogeneity of the airway epithelium17
Tear duct M cells exacerbate allergic conjunctivitis by facilitating germinal-center reactions16
Correction: Cellular and functional heterogeneity of the airway epithelium16
Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis of the ocular microbiome affects corneal circadian rhythmic activity in mice16
IL-18 is required for the TH1-adaptation of TREG cells and the selective suppression of TH17 responses in acute and chronic infections16
Krüppel-like factor 2 controls IgA plasma cell compartmentalization and IgA responses16
John Bienenstock Obituary15
Editorial Board15
Editorial Board15
ADP-ribosylating adjuvant reveals plasticity in cDC1 cells that drive mucosal Th17 cell development and protection against influenza virus infection15
Guardians of the epithelium: macrophages protect against toxic fungal derivatives15
Intestinal helminth infection transforms the CD4+ T cell composition of the skin15
Microbial regulation of intestinal motility provides resistance against helminth infection14
Functional inactivation of pulmonary MAIT cells following 5-OP-RU treatment of non-human primates14
B-cell receptor physical properties affect relative IgG1 and IgE responses in mouse egg allergy14
Adenosine restrains ILC2-driven allergic airway inflammation via A2A receptor14
PD-1 signaling in neonates restrains CD8+ T cell function and protects against respiratory viral immunopathology14
Vaccine protection by Cryptococcus neoformans Δsgl1 is mediated by γδ T cells via TLR2 signaling14
Correction to: Comment on “ILC1 drive intestinal epithelial and matrix remodeling”14
“Every cell is an immune cell; contributions of non-hematopoietic cells to anti-helminth immunity”14
Long-distance relationships - regulation of systemic host defense against infections by the gut microbiota14
Alpha-tocopherylquinone-mediated activation of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor regulates the production of inflammation-inducing cytokines and ameliorates intestinal inflammation14
Neutrophil subsets enhance the efficacy of host-directed therapy in pneumococcal pneumonia13
TGF-β production by eosinophils drives the expansion of peripherally induced neuropilin− RORγt+ regulatory T-cells during bacterial and allergen challenge13
Dissecting the metabolic signaling pathways by which microbial molecules drive the differentiation of regulatory B cells13
Enteric glial adenosine 2B receptor signaling mediates persistent epithelial barrier dysfunction following acute DSS colitis13
Editorial Board13
Rhinovirus C causes heterogeneous infection and gene expression in airway epithelial cell subsets13
Staphylococcus aureus specific lung resident memory CD4+ Th1 cells attenuate the severity of influenza virus induced secondary bacterial pneumonia13
The IL-17A-neutrophil axis promotes epithelial cell IL-33 production during nematode lung migration13
Western diet reduces small intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes via FXR-Interferon pathway13
A bacterial vesicle-based pneumococcal vaccine against influenza-mediated secondary Streptococcus pneumoniae pulmonary infection12
ETS translocation variant 5 (ETV5) promotes CD4+ T cell–mediated intestinal inflammation and fibrosis in inflammatory bowel diseases12
Pulmonary immune profiling reveals common inflammatory endotypes of childhood wheeze and suppurative lung disease12
Lung influenza virus-specific memory CD4 T cell location and optimal cytokine production are dependent on interactions with lung antigen-presenting cells12
The kynurenine pathway regulated by intestinal innate lymphoid cells mediates postoperative cognitive dysfunction12
Dysregulated myeloid differentiation in colitis is induced by inflammatory osteoclasts in a TNFα-dependent manner12
Dendritic cell-mediated responses to secreted Cryptosporidium effectors promote parasite-specific CD8+ T cell responses11
Necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants—A defect in the brakes? Evidence from clinical and animal studies11
Microbiota-derived butyrate inhibits cDC development via HDAC inhibition, diminishing their ability to prime T cells11
Local antigen encounter promotes generation of tissue-resident memory T cells in the large intestine11
MicroRNA-142 regulates gut associated lymphoid tissues and group 3 innate lymphoid cells11
Pollutants enhance IgE sensitization in the gut via local alteration of vitamin D-metabolizing enzymes11
Butyrate regulates neutrophil homeostasis and impairs early antimicrobial activity in the lung11
Card9 and MyD88 differentially regulate Th17 immunity to the commensal yeast Malassezia in the murine skin11
Tissue resident memory T cells in the respiratory tract11
A Trefoil factor 3-Lingo2 axis restrains proliferative expansion of type-1 T helper cells during GI nematode infection11
Metabolic regulation by PPARγ is required for IL-33-mediated activation of ILC2s in lung and adipose tissue11
Evolution and function of the epithelial cell-specific ER stress sensor IRE1β11
Chemokine receptor CCR9 suppresses the differentiation of CD4+CD8αα+ intraepithelial T cells in the gut11
Exposure to environmental microbiota may modulate gut microbial ecology and the immune system11
Host/microbiota interactions in health and diseases—Time for mucosal microbiology!11
Bi-directional signaling between the intestinal epithelium and type-3 innate lymphoid cells regulates secretory dynamics and interleukin-2210
Challenges and opportunities targeting mechanisms of epithelial injury and recovery in acute intestinal graft-versus-host disease10
A spotlight on heightened T cell complexity and relevance in mucosal tissues10
Intestinal immune compartmentalization: implications of tissue specific determinants in health and disease10
Mucosal tissue regulatory T cells are integral in balancing immunity and tolerance at portals of antigen entry10
Intestinal immunological events of acute and resolved SARS-CoV-2 infection in non-human primates10
Trained immunity of alveolar macrophages requires metabolic rewiring and type 1 interferon signaling10
Some additional considerations on: “Finding the sweet spot: glycosylation mediated regulation of intestinal inflammation”10
mTOR signaling mediates ILC3-driven immunopathology9
Peyer’s patch phagocytes acquire specific transcriptional programs that influence their maturation and activation profiles9
Expanded ILC2s in human infant intestines promote tissue growth9
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 regulates cell permissivity to astrovirus infection9
Systemically inoculated adjuvants stimulate pDC-dependent IgA response in local site9
Tissue-based IL-10 signalling in helminth infection limits IFNγ expression and promotes the intestinal Th2 response9
A blend of broadly-reactive and pathogen-selected Vγ4 Vδ1 T cell receptors confer broad bacterial reactivity of resident memory γδ T cells9
NOD1 signaling regulates early tissue inflammation during helminth infection8
Opposing roles of resident and infiltrating immune cells in the defense against Legionella longbeachae via IL-18R/IFN-γ/ROS axis in mice8
Distinct airway epithelial immune responses after infection with SARS-CoV-2 compared to H1N18
Sublingual allergen immunotherapy prevents house dust mite inhalant type 2 immunity through dendritic cell-mediated induction of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells8
Type I IFN signaling in the absence of IRGM1 promotes M. tuberculosis replication in immune cells by suppressing T cell responses8
Early life microbiota colonization programs nociceptor sensitivity by regulating NGF production in mast cells8
Epithelial NELF guards intestinal barrier function to ameliorate colitis by maintaining junctional integrity8
Highly multiplexed cytokine analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage and plasma reveals age-related dynamics and correlates of inflammation in children8
Hyaluronic acid is a negative regulator of mucosal fibroblast-mediated enhancement of HIV infection8
Human intestinal stromal cells promote homeostasis in normal mucosa but inflammation in Crohn’s disease in a retinoic acid–deficient manner8
Immune interventions in COVID-19: a matter of time?7
Letter to the Editor on “CD4+ T cells persist for years in the human small intestine and display a TH1 cytokine profile”7
Immunometabolism and microbial metabolites at the gut barrier: Lessons for therapeutic intervention in inflammatory bowel disease7
Antibody secreting cells are critically dependent on integrin α4β7/MAdCAM-1 for intestinal recruitment and control of the microbiota during chronic colitis7
Cigarette smoke exposure attenuates the induction of antigen-specific IgA in the murine upper respiratory tract7
Neonatal LTβR signaling is required for the accumulation of eosinophils in the inflamed adult mesenteric lymph node7
The scaffold-dependent function of RIPK1 in dendritic cells promotes injury-induced colitis7
Candida vaginitis: the importance of mitochondria and type I interferon signalling7
Exploring the oral-gut linkage: Interrelationship between oral and systemic diseases7
Inhibition of miR-99a-5p prevents allergen-driven airway exacerbations without compromising type-2 memory responses in the intestine following helminth infection7
Role of MAIT cells in gastrointestinal tract bacterial infections in humans: More than a gut feeling7
Organismal mucosal immunology: A perspective through the eyes of game theory7
Microbial antigen in human milk: a natural vaccine?7
Duplication of the IL2RA locus causes excessive IL-2 signaling and may predispose to very early onset colitis7
Conventional type I migratory CD103+ dendritic cells are required for corneal allograft survival7
Editorial Board7
Shining the spotlight on urinary tract immunology7
It’s getting hot in here: The interface between obesity, influenza, and thermoneutrality6
The C-type lectin receptor MINCLE interferes with eosinophil function and protective intestinal immunity in Strongyloides ratti-infected mice6
Inducible pluripotent stem cells to study human mast cell trajectories6
A long noncoding RNA antisense to ICAM-1 is involved in allergic asthma associated hyperreactive response of airway epithelial cells6
Airway macrophage glycolysis controls lung homeostasis and responses to aeroallergen6
Salivary IgA and vimentin differentiate in vitro SARS-CoV-2 infection: A study of 290 convalescent COVID-19 patients6
Bite-sized immunology; damage and microbes educating immunity at the gingiva6
Git2 deficiency promotes MDSCs recruitment in intestine via NF-κB-CXCL1/CXCL12 pathway and ameliorates necrotizing enterocolitis6
Effector memory CD4+T cells in mesenteric lymph nodes mediate bone loss in food-allergic enteropathy model mice, creating IL-4 dominance6
Metabolic fitness of IgA+ plasma cells in the gut requires DOCK86
Interaction of microbiota, mucosal malignancies, and immunotherapy—Mechanistic insights6
RelB and C/EBPα critically regulate the development of Peyer’s patch mononuclear phagocytes6
IL-36 cytokines imprint a colitogenic phenotype on CD4+ T helper cells6
Correction to: Enteric neuroimmune interactions coordinate intestinal responses in health and disease5
Corrigendum to “High expression of Sonic hedgehog in allergic airway epithelia contributes to goblet cell metaplasia” [Mucosal Immunol. 11(5) (2018) 1306–1315]5
COVID-19—from mucosal immunology to IBD patients5
Intestinal epithelium in early life5
LAIR-1 limits macrophage activation in acute inflammatory lung injury5
Mast cells disrupt the function of the esophageal epithelial barrier5
Correction to: “Molding” immunity—modulation of mucosal and systemic immunity by the intestinal mycobiome in health and disease5
Plectin ensures intestinal epithelial integrity and protects colon against colitis5
A potent myeloid response is rapidly activated in the lungs of premature Rhesus macaques exposed to intra-uterine inflammation5
The neuropeptide VIP potentiates intestinal innate type 2 and type 3 immunity in response to feeding5
Expansion of MAIT cells in the combined absence of NKT and γδ-T cells5
FoxO1 suppresses IL-10 producing B cell differentiation via negatively regulating Blimp-1 expression and contributes to allergic asthma progression5
Correction to: Mild COVID-19 imprints a long-term inflammatory eicosanoid- and chemokine memory in monocyte-derived macrophages5
Dynamic regulation of innate lymphoid cell development during ontogeny5
Mucosal viral infection induces a regulatory T cell activation phenotype distinct from tissue residency in mouse and human tissues5
Correction to: Plectin ensures intestinal epithelial integrity and protects colon against colitis5
Correction: Adenosine restrains ILC2-driven allergic airway inflammation via A2A receptor5
Controlling functional homeostasis of ileal resident macrophages by vitamin B12 during steady state and Salmonella infection in mice5
TNF hampers intestinal tissue repair in colitis by restricting IL-22 bioavailability4
Ocular microbiota promotes pathological angiogenesis and inflammation in sterile injury-driven corneal neovascularization4
Deficient inflammasome activation permits an exaggerated asthma phenotype in rhinovirus C-infected immature mice4
Combined plasma protein and memory T cell profiling discern IBD-patient-immunotypes related to intestinal disease and treatment outcomes4
Initiation of type 2 immunity at barrier surfaces4
Glial-immune interactions in barrier organs4
Irg1/itaconate metabolic pathway is a crucial determinant of dendritic cells immune-priming function and contributes to resolute allergen-induced airway inflammation4
Gut microbiota regulates intestinal goblet cell response and mucin production by influencing the TLR2-SPDEF axis in an enteric parasitic infection4
Unfolded protein response factor ATF6 augments T helper cell responses and promotes mixed granulocytic airway inflammation4
Maternal obesity associates with altered humoral immunity in blood and colostrum4
Lung-resident memory Th2 cells regulate pulmonary cryptococcosis by inducing type-II granuloma formation4
The rise to power of the microbiome: power and sample size calculation for microbiome studies4
Enteric neuroimmune interactions coordinate intestinal responses in health and disease4
Enterocyte–innate lymphoid cell crosstalk drives early IFN-γ-mediated control of Cryptosporidium4
Lifelong partners: Gut microbiota-immune cell interactions from infancy to old age4
Distinct olfactory mucosal macrophage populations mediate neuronal maintenance and pathogen defense4
IL-33 is associated with alveolar dysfunction in patients with viral lower respiratory tract disease4
Immune modulation mediated by extracellular vesicles of intestinal organoids is disrupted by opioids4
IgA facilitates the persistence of the mucosal pathogen Helicobacter pylori4
T follicular helper cell expansion and hyperimmunoglobulinemia with spontaneous IgE production to dietary antigens in IgA-deficient mice4
Metabolically active neutrophils represent a permissive niche for Mycobacterium tuberculosis4
Single-cell landscape reveals the epithelial cell-centric pro-inflammatory immune microenvironment in dry eye development4
Damage sensing through TLR9 regulates inflammatory and antiviral responses during influenza infection4
Antigen-specific memory Th17 cells promote cross-protection against nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae after mild influenza A virus infection4
Campylobacter infection promotes IFNγ-dependent intestinal pathology via ILC3 to ILC1 conversion4
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