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Louis L. Renner

Institute for Research in Biomedicine

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Alain PulferiD· 2 shared Arianna CapucettiiD· 2 shared Chiara PizzichettiiD· 2 shared Irene LatinoiD· 2 shared Kamil Chahine· 2 shared Santiago GonzáleziD· 2 shared Tommaso VirgilioiD· 2 shared Andrea RaimondiiD· 1 shared

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Tattoo ink induces inflammation in the draining lymph node and impairs the immune response against a COVID-19 vaccine

Arianna Capucetti, Juliana Falivene, Chiara Pizzichetti, Irene Latino, Luca Mazzucchelli, Vivien Schacht, Urs Hauri, Andrea Raimondi, Tommaso Virgilio, Alain Pulfer, Simone Mosole, Llorenç Grau‐Roma, Wolfgang Bäumler, Martin Palus, Louis L. Renner, , Santiago González

This study shows tattoo ink causes long-term inflammation in lymph nodes and reduces vaccine efficacy against COVID-19.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Nov 25, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology

Dual Role of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Humoral and CD8⁺ T Cell Memory Post COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination

Chiara Pizzichetti, Irene Latino, Tommaso Virgilio, Arianna Capucetti, Kamil Chahine, Luciano Cascione, Simone G. Moro, Melanie Brügger, Nedim Kozarac, Alain Pulfer, Louis L. Renner, Roshan S. Thakur, Charaf Benarafa, Daniel F. Legler, Santiago González

This study shows that plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are critical for both humoral and CD8⁺ T cell memory responses after Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccination.

bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2025 · PreprintImmunology