title: Cellular Innate Immunity: An Old Game with New Players.
abstract: Innate immunity is a rapidly evolving field with novel cell types and molecular pathways being discovered and paradigms changing continuously. Innate and adaptive immune responses are traditionally viewed as separate from each other, but emerging evidence suggests that they overlap and mutually interact. Recently discovered cell types, particularly innate lymphoid cells and myeloid-derived suppressor cells, are gaining increasing attention. Here, we summarize and highlight current concepts in the field, focusing on innate immune cells as well as the inflammasome and DNA sensing which appear to be critical for the activation and orchestration of innate immunity, and may provide novel therapeutic opportunities for treating autoimmune, autoinflammatory, and infectious diseases.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Freiburg, Freiburg Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gasteiger
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Osualdo
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Emanuela M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Bruscia
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hartl
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity; D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D004247:DNA / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D058847:Inflammasomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D064307:Microbiota; D051192:Receptors, Pattern Recognition / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D058847:Inflammasomes; D051192:Receptors, Pattern Recognition; D004247:DNA