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ArticlePLoS pathogens2025

Human tonsil organoids reveal innate pathways modulating humoral and cellular responses to ChAdOx1.

Maria Fransiska Pudjohartono, Kate Powell, Eleanor Barnes, Paul Klenerman, Nicholas M Provine

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Article in PLoS pathogens, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Maria Fransiska PudjohartonoTranslational Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-6367-5046
Kate PowellPeter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1826-953X
Eleanor BarnesTranslational Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0860-0831
Paul KlenermanTranslational Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-4307-9161
Nicholas M ProvineTranslational Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9694-2216

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic response demonstrated the effectiveness of adenovirus vector vaccines in inducing protective cellular and antibody responses. However, we still lack mechanistic understanding of the factors regulating immunity induced by this platform, especially innate pathways. We utilized a human tonsil organoid model to study the regulation of adaptive responses to ChAdOx1 nCoV-19. Innate activation and cytokine release occurred within 24 hours and T and B cell activation and antigen-specific antibody secretion occurred during the ensuing 14-day culture. Among the immune cell populations, plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) exhibited the highest ChAdOx1 transduction levels. pDC-derived IFN-ɑ was critical for humoral responses, but production of antigen in pDCs was dispensable. Furthermore, IL-6 enhanced humoral responses in both IFN-ɑ-dependent and independent manners, indicating intricate signaling interplay. IFN-ɑ and IL-6 also regulated the function of vaccine-activated CD4+ T cells, including TFH. These data provide key insights into innate pathways regulating ChAdOx1-induced immunity and highlights the promise of this model for vaccine platform mechanistic studies.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesImmunity, CellularImmunity, HumoralImmunity, InnateOrganoidsPalatine TonsilB-LymphocytesChAdOx1 nCoV-19Dendritic CellsHumansInterleukin-6SARS-CoV-2ChAdOx1 nCoV-19COVID-19 VaccinesInterleukin-6

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PMID40845053
PMCPMC12393735

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