2017
Reduced dynamic range of antiviral innate immune responses in aging
Molony RD, Malawista A, Montgomery RR. Reduced dynamic range of antiviral innate immune responses in aging. Experimental Gerontology 2017, 107: 130-135. PMID: 28822811, PMCID: PMC5815956, DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2017.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune responseImmune responseAntiviral innate immune responseKey pattern recognition receptorsAltered cytokine responsePattern recognition receptorsAntiviral interferon responseAge-related changesInflammatory mediatorsCytokine responsesChronic inflammationImmune functionNotable impairmentViral infectionInnate immunityRecognition receptorsInterferon responseProgressive declineViral pathogensAverage life spanResponseWorldwide populationParadoxical stateLife spanInflammation
2014
Effect of aging on microRNAs and regulation of pathogen recognition receptors
Olivieri F, Procopio AD, Montgomery RR. Effect of aging on microRNAs and regulation of pathogen recognition receptors. Current Opinion In Immunology 2014, 29: 29-37. PMID: 24769423, PMCID: PMC4119513, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2014.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune recognitionImmune innate responseResolution of inflammationPathogen recognition receptorsTLR signalsUnderstanding of immunosenescenceProinflammatory responseImmune responseNF-κBInnate responseImmune recognitionRecognition receptorsActive investigationImmunosenescenceDownstream effectorsRecent studiesNegative regulatorSimilar regulatory activitiesResponseMiRNAsInflammationMicroRNAsAging-associated miRNAsVaccine