2023
Early cellular and molecular signatures correlate with severity of West Nile virus infection
Lee H, Zhao Y, Fleming I, Mehta S, Wang X, Vander Wyk B, Ronca S, Kang H, Chou C, Fatou B, Smolen K, Levy O, Clish C, Xavier R, Steen H, Hafler D, Love J, Shalek A, Guan L, Murray K, Kleinstein S, Montgomery R. Early cellular and molecular signatures correlate with severity of West Nile virus infection. IScience 2023, 26: 108387. PMID: 38047068, PMCID: PMC10692672, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWest Nile virusEffective anti-viral responseInnate immune cell typesWest Nile virus infectionPro-inflammatory markersAcute time pointsImmune cell typesAnti-viral responseMolecular signaturesHost cellular activitiesAcute infectionAsymptomatic donorsPeripheral bloodSevere infectionsVirus infectionImmune responseSevere casesCell activityIll individualsSerum proteomicsInfectionInfection severityHigh expressionTime pointsNile virus
2016
Age-related alterations in immune responses to West Nile virus infection
Montgomery R. Age-related alterations in immune responses to West Nile virus infection. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2016, 187: 26-34. PMID: 27612657, PMCID: PMC5167051, DOI: 10.1111/cei.12863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusToll-like receptorsDendritic cellsSevere diseaseBlood-brain barrier permeabilityImportant public health concernWest Nile virus infectionHuman dendritic cellsNatural killer cellsAnti-viral responseMonocytes/macrophagesPathogen recognition receptorsAge-related alterationsSpecific immune parametersPublic health concernImportant causative agentAge-related impairmentIndividual host factorsAge-related changesKiller cellsViral encephalitisImmune cellsRisk factorsBarrier permeabilityHigh prevalence