2013
Cytokine Response Signatures in Disease Progression and Development of Severe Clinical Outcomes for Leptospirosis
Reis EA, Hagan JE, Ribeiro GS, Teixeira-Carvalho A, Martins-Filho OA, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, Ko AI, Reis MG. Cytokine Response Signatures in Disease Progression and Development of Severe Clinical Outcomes for Leptospirosis. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2013, 7: e2457. PMID: 24069500, PMCID: PMC3777885, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere pulmonary hemorrhage syndromeIL-10IL-6Mild diseaseClinical outcomesIL-8Disease progressionSevere diseaseSerum cytokine responseDays of symptomsHospital-based surveillanceAnti-inflammatory cytokinesIL-6 levelsCase-control study designPulmonary hemorrhage syndromeSevere clinical outcomesMultiplex bead array assayNon-fatal casesLife-threatening outcomesBead array assayImmunopathogenic roleCytokine profileCytokine stormIL-17ANonfatal outcomes
2011
Age‐associated elevation in TLR5 leads to increased inflammatory responses in the elderly
Qian F, Wang X, Zhang L, Chen S, Piecychna M, Allore H, Bockenstedt L, Malawista S, Bucala R, Shaw AC, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. Age‐associated elevation in TLR5 leads to increased inflammatory responses in the elderly. Aging Cell 2011, 11: 104-110. PMID: 22023165, PMCID: PMC3257374, DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2011.00759.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleHumansInflammationInterleukin-8MaleMiddle AgedMonocytesMultivariate AnalysisNF-kappa BP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein TransportRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 5Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsToll-like receptorsIL-8Multivariable mixed-effects modelsOlder individualsElevated IL-8Levels of TLR5Expression of TLR5Production of TNFAge-associated elevationAge-related decreaseDendritic cellsImmune responsivenessElderly donorsInflammatory responseImmune functionNF-κBTLR5Progressive declineMonocytesMixed effects modelsMAPK p38Significant increaseEffects modelAssociated increaseCritical mechanism