Immunological fortification at our barrier organs: Protecting us as we age

Abstract

OTHER ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THIS REVIEW SERIESImmune responses in the human female reproductive tract. Immunology 2020, 160: 106-155. Skin barrier immunity and ageing. Immunology 2020, 160: 116-125. Origin and ontogeny of lung macrophages: from mice to humans. Immunology 2020, 160: 126-138. Regulation of barrier immunity and homeostasis by integrin-mediated transforming growth factor b activation. Immunology 2020, 160: 139-148. The developing immune network in human prenatal skin. Immunology 2020, 160: 149-156. The liver as an immunological barrier redefined by single-cell analysis. Immunology 2020, 160: 157-170. Respiratory microbiome and epithelial interactions shape immunity in the lungs. Immunology 2020, 160: 171-182.

A retrospective view of 2020: A unique year for Immunology

“…First, Vuk Cerovic and Calum Bain provided their well‐received ‘Interactions of the Microbiota with the Mucosal Immune System’ series 7 . James Harker and Laura Pallett 8 then guided us through seven outstanding reviews exploring ‘Barrier Immunity’. Eyal Amiel and Georgia Perona‐Wright 9 contributed to a rapidly expanding field with the first part of their series ‘Immunometabolism of Infection’.…”