2014
Innate Immune Responses in the Neutrophils of Community Dwelling and Nursing Home Elders
Juthani-Mehta M, Guo X, Shaw AC, Towle V, Ning Y, Wang X, Allore HG, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. Innate Immune Responses in the Neutrophils of Community Dwelling and Nursing Home Elders. Journal Of Aging Science 2014, 02 PMID: 25750929, PMCID: PMC4348001, DOI: 10.4172/2329-8847.1000115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNursing home residentsΒ2-integrin expressionToll-like receptorsHome residentsInnate immune responseImmune responseIntegrin CD11bDisabled nursing home residentsIntegrin expressionΒ2 integrin CD11bLevels of chemokinesObservational pilot studyArea nursing homesNursing home eldersLocomotion of neutrophilsTLR4 responseChemokine inductionInfectious disease susceptibilityCommunity dwellingCommunity dwellersNursing homesEfficiency of neutrophilsNeutrophilsUnstimulated neutrophilsFlow cytometry
2011
Age‐associated elevation in TLR5 leads to increased inflammatory responses in the elderly
Qian F, Wang X, Zhang L, Chen S, Piecychna M, Allore H, Bockenstedt L, Malawista S, Bucala R, Shaw AC, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. Age‐associated elevation in TLR5 leads to increased inflammatory responses in the elderly. Aging Cell 2011, 11: 104-110. PMID: 22023165, PMCID: PMC3257374, DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2011.00759.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleHumansInflammationInterleukin-8MaleMiddle AgedMonocytesMultivariate AnalysisNF-kappa BP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein TransportRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 5Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsToll-like receptorsIL-8Multivariable mixed-effects modelsOlder individualsElevated IL-8Levels of TLR5Expression of TLR5Production of TNFAge-associated elevationAge-related decreaseDendritic cellsImmune responsivenessElderly donorsInflammatory responseImmune functionNF-κBTLR5Progressive declineMonocytesMixed effects modelsMAPK p38Significant increaseEffects modelAssociated increaseCritical mechanism