2023
Coronaviruses, Lysosomes, and Secondary Bacterial Infections: Coronaviruses Outsmart the Host
Peng X, Dela Cruz C, Sharma L. Coronaviruses, Lysosomes, and Secondary Bacterial Infections: Coronaviruses Outsmart the Host. DNA And Cell Biology 2023, 42: 189-193. PMID: 36763591, DOI: 10.1089/dna.2023.0002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSecondary bacterial infectionCellular homeostatic functionsHomeostatic functionsExtensive cell deathBacterial infectionsLysosomal lumenLysosomal machineryKey organellesLysosomal pathwayUnique adaptationsExit cellsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Cell deathCellular componentsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Syndrome coronavirus 2Pathogen killingCoronavirus disease 2019LysosomesLysosomal enzymesLysosomal environmentCoronavirus 2Host immunityCausative agent
2022
Coronavirus Lung Infection Impairs Host Immunity against Secondary Bacterial Infection by Promoting Lysosomal Dysfunction.
Peng X, Kim J, Gupta G, Agaronyan K, Mankowski MC, Korde A, Takyar SS, Shin HJ, Habet V, Voth S, Audia JP, Chang D, Liu X, Wang L, Cai Y, Tian X, Ishibe S, Kang MJ, Compton S, Wilen CB, Dela Cruz CS, Sharma L. Coronavirus Lung Infection Impairs Host Immunity against Secondary Bacterial Infection by Promoting Lysosomal Dysfunction. The Journal Of Immunology 2022, 209: 1314-1322. PMID: 36165196, PMCID: PMC9523490, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2200198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Bacterial infectionsMouse modelCoronavirus infectionLysosomal dysfunctionMajor health care challengeLung immune cellsLung tissue damageSecondary bacterial infectionImpair host immunityIL-1β releaseHealth care challengesCell deathPyroptotic cell deathBacterial killing abilityIL-1βBacterial clearanceImmune cellsSecondary infectionHost immunityAlveolar macrophagesTissue damageΒ-coronavirusStructural cellsCare challenges
2019
Measurement of Chitinase Activity in Biological Samples.
Amick AK, Liu Q, Gautam S, Chupp G, Dela Cruz CS, Sharma L. Measurement of Chitinase Activity in Biological Samples. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2019 PMID: 31498326, DOI: 10.3791/60159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease severityType 2 inflammatory diseasesPulmonary fibrosisAllergic diseasesInflammatory diseasesHost immunityReliable biomarkersTherapeutic effectivenessGaucher diseaseHost defenseSerum samplesDiseaseChitinase-like proteinsGenetic disordersHuman subjectsPrecise roleImportant biomarkerBiomarkersSeverityImportant roleChitinase levelsAsthmaPatientsFibrosisMice