2013
An altered relationship of influenza vaccine-specific IgG responses with T cell immunity occurs with aging in humans
Kang KS, Lee N, Shin MS, Kim SD, Yu Y, Mohanty S, Belshe RB, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, Kang I. An altered relationship of influenza vaccine-specific IgG responses with T cell immunity occurs with aging in humans. Clinical Immunology 2013, 147: 79-88. PMID: 23578549, PMCID: PMC3634098, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2013.02.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell immunityMemory T cellsIgG responsesHI antibody titersT cellsAntibody titersEffector memoryCell immunityHemagglutinin inhibition antibody titersDistinct T cell subsetsCytokine-producing capacityInactivated influenza vaccineCentral memory cellsT cell subsetsSpecific IgG responseSerum IgG responsesPotent survivalIL-17Influenza vaccineSignificant morbidityCell subsetsElderly peopleProliferative capacityTitersAltered relationship
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