2020
Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes
Takahashi T, Ellingson MK, Wong P, Israelow B, Lucas C, Klein J, Silva J, Mao T, Oh JE, Tokuyama M, Lu P, Venkataraman A, Park A, Liu F, Meir A, Sun J, Wang EY, Casanovas-Massana A, Wyllie AL, Vogels CBF, Earnest R, Lapidus S, Ott IM, Moore AJ, Shaw A, Fournier J, Odio C, Farhadian S, Dela Cruz C, Grubaugh N, Schulz W, Ring A, Ko A, Omer S, Iwasaki A. Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes. Nature 2020, 588: 315-320. PMID: 32846427, PMCID: PMC7725931, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2700-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune cytokinesFemale patientsMale patientsImmune cytokinesDisease outcomeImmune responseCOVID-19COVID-19 disease outcomesPoor T cell responsesSARS-CoV-2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirusSex-based approachModerate COVID-19Sex differencesRobust T cell activationT cell responsesWorse disease progressionWorse disease outcomesHigher plasma levelsNon-classical monocytesCoronavirus disease 2019T cell activationImmunomodulatory medicationsPlasma cytokinesLongitudinal analyses reveal immunological misfiring in severe COVID-19
Lucas C, Wong P, Klein J, Castro TBR, Silva J, Sundaram M, Ellingson MK, Mao T, Oh JE, Israelow B, Takahashi T, Tokuyama M, Lu P, Venkataraman A, Park A, Mohanty S, Wang H, Wyllie AL, Vogels CBF, Earnest R, Lapidus S, Ott IM, Moore AJ, Muenker MC, Fournier JB, Campbell M, Odio CD, Casanovas-Massana A, Herbst R, Shaw A, Medzhitov R, Schulz W, Grubaugh N, Dela Cruz C, Farhadian S, Ko A, Omer S, Iwasaki A. Longitudinal analyses reveal immunological misfiring in severe COVID-19. Nature 2020, 584: 463-469. PMID: 32717743, PMCID: PMC7477538, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2588-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19Moderate COVID-19Immune signaturesDisease outcomeCOVID-19Disease trajectoriesInterleukin-5Early immune signaturesInnate cell lineagesType 2 effectorsT cell numbersPoor clinical outcomeWorse disease outcomesImmune response profileCoronavirus disease 2019Distinct disease trajectoriesCytokine levelsImmunological correlatesImmune profileClinical outcomesEarly elevationImmune profilingIL-13Immunoglobulin EDisease 2019
2018
Impact of Aging and HIV Infection on the Function of the C-Type Lectin Receptor MINCLE in Monocytes
Zapata HJ, Van Ness PH, Avey S, Siconolfi B, Allore HG, Tsang S, Wilson J, Barakat L, Mohanty S, Shaw AC. Impact of Aging and HIV Infection on the Function of the C-Type Lectin Receptor MINCLE in Monocytes. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2018, 74: 794-801. PMID: 30239628, PMCID: PMC6521921, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-inflammatory environmentHIV infectionInnate immune pattern recognition receptorsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsImmune pattern recognition receptorsC-type lectin receptorsCohort of HIVBlood mononuclear cellsMulticolor flow cytometryC-type lectin receptor MinclePattern recognition receptorsIL-10IL-12Cytokine productionIL-6Mononuclear cellsImmune responseHost responseCord factorFlow cytometryM. tuberculosisLectin receptorsMycobacterium tuberculosisOlder adultsImpact of aging
2015
Paradoxical changes in innate immunity in aging: recent progress and new directions
Montgomery RR, Shaw AC. Paradoxical changes in innate immunity in aging: recent progress and new directions. Journal Of Leukocyte Biology 2015, 98: 937-943. PMID: 26188078, PMCID: PMC4661037, DOI: 10.1189/jlb.5mr0315-104r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsB-LymphocytesCytokinesHumansImmunity, InnateSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesConceptsImmune responseInnate immune changesInnate immune responseCytokine levelsInappropriate elevationImmune changesNaïve cell populationT cellsAdaptive immunityViral infectionParadoxical increaseInnate immunityMultiple cell typesParadoxical changesCell populationsActivation stateImmunityCell typesSevere consequencesResponseTissue contextImmunosenescenceVaccinationPopulationInfection
2014
Prolonged Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in Monocytes Modulated by Interleukin 10 After Influenza Vaccination in Older Adults
Mohanty S, Joshi SR, Ueda I, Wilson J, Blevins TP, Siconolfi B, Meng H, Devine L, Raddassi K, Tsang S, Belshe RB, Hafler DA, Kaech SM, Kleinstein SH, Trentalange M, Allore HG, Shaw AC. Prolonged Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in Monocytes Modulated by Interleukin 10 After Influenza Vaccination in Older Adults. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2014, 211: 1174-1184. PMID: 25367297, PMCID: PMC4366602, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedCytokinesDual Specificity Phosphatase 1FemaleGene Expression RegulationGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansImmunity, InnateInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanInterleukin-10Interleukin-6Lipopolysaccharide ReceptorsMaleMonocytesPhosphorylationReceptors, IgGSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVaccinationYoung AdultConceptsOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationInflammatory monocytesInterleukin-10Cytokine productionOlder subjectsAnti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10Influenza vaccine antibody responseTumor necrosis factor αImpaired vaccine responsesVaccine antibody responseIL-10 productionCytokine interleukin-10Proinflammatory cytokine productionNecrosis factor αAge-associated elevationPhosphorylated signal transducerVaccine responsesAntibody responseInterleukin-6Immune responseMonocyte populationsDay 28Intracellular stainingVaccination
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
2010
Age-Associated Decrease in TLR Function in Primary Human Dendritic Cells Predicts Influenza Vaccine Response
Panda A, Qian F, Mohanty S, van Duin D, Newman FK, Zhang L, Chen S, Towle V, Belshe RB, Fikrig E, Allore HG, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC. Age-Associated Decrease in TLR Function in Primary Human Dendritic Cells Predicts Influenza Vaccine Response. The Journal Of Immunology 2010, 184: 2518-2527. PMID: 20100933, PMCID: PMC3867271, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, ViralCytokinesDendritic CellsFemaleFlow CytometryHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza VaccinesInterleukin-12 Subunit p40Interleukin-6Linear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionToll-Like ReceptorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaYoung AdultConceptsPrimary human dendritic cellsDendritic cellsHuman dendritic cellsMyeloid DCsPlasmacytoid DCsCytokine productionTLR functionTNF-alphaIntracellular cytokine productionPoor Ab responsesInfluenza vaccine responsesMyeloid dendritic cellsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsYoung individualsIntracellular cytokine stainingIL-12 productionIFN-alpha productionTLR ligand stimulationTLR gene expressionInnate immune responseAge-Associated DecreaseTLR8 engagementInfluenza immunizationAge-associated effectsCytokine staining