2023
Platelet response to influenza vaccination reflects effects of aging
Konstorum A, Mohanty S, Zhao Y, Melillo A, Vander Wyk B, Nelson A, Tsang S, Blevins T, Belshe R, Chawla D, Rondina M, Gill T, Montgomery R, Allore H, Kleinstein S, Shaw A. Platelet response to influenza vaccination reflects effects of aging. Aging Cell 2023, 22: e13749. PMID: 36656789, PMCID: PMC9924941, DOI: 10.1111/acel.13749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-dwelling older adultsPlatelet activationOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationAge-associated chronic inflammationInfluence platelet functionRNA expressionPro-inflammatory diseasesAge-associated increasePlatelet activation pathwaysAge-associated differencesActivation pathwayPlatelet transcriptomeGeriatric conditionsChronic inflammationImmune responsePlatelet functionPlatelet responseSNF residentsVaccinationActivation responseYoung individualsProtein levelsAdultsYounger participants
2022
Modeling pandemic to endemic patterns of SARS-CoV-2 transmission using parameters estimated from animal model data
Mullin S, Vander Wyk B, Asher JL, Compton SR, Allore HG, Zeiss CJ. Modeling pandemic to endemic patterns of SARS-CoV-2 transmission using parameters estimated from animal model data. PNAS Nexus 2022, 1: pgac096. PMID: 35799833, PMCID: PMC9254158, DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 transmissionNatural infectionDuration of immunitySARS-CoV-2 pandemicAnimal model dataEndemic stateHeterologous vaccinationMedian timeCoronaviral diseaseDeterministic compartmental modelNatural immunityLow prevalenceCoronaviral infectionVaccinationViral transmissionInfectionTransmissible variantsImmunityEndemic patternReinfection dataNatural exposureReinfectionEndemic stabilityVariable durationAnimals