2021
Emerging roles of Dectin-1 in noninfectious settings and in the CNS
Deerhake ME, Shinohara ML. Emerging roles of Dectin-1 in noninfectious settings and in the CNS. Trends In Immunology 2021, 42: 891-903. PMID: 34489167, PMCID: PMC8487984, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2021.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-type lectin receptorsImmune responseProinflammatory immune responseCentral nervous systemNew therapeutic approachesInnate immune responseMammalian myeloid cellsNeuroprotective responseSterile inflammationNeurologic disordersTherapeutic approachesNervous systemMyeloid cellsFungal infectionsLectin receptorsRecent studiesCurrent understandingResponseInflammationΒ-glucanInfectionSettingImmunologyReceptorsSingle-Cell Transcriptional Heterogeneity of Neutrophils During Acute Pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans Infection
Deerhake ME, Reyes EY, Xu-Vanpala S, Shinohara ML. Single-Cell Transcriptional Heterogeneity of Neutrophils During Acute Pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans Infection. Frontiers In Immunology 2021, 12: 670574. PMID: 33995406, PMCID: PMC8116703, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.670574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans infectionDistinct neutrophil subsetsCryptococcus neoformans infectionRole of neutrophilsLigand-receptor analysisCytokine gene expressionFirst-line defensePulmonary cryptococcosisNeoformans infectionDendritic cellsNeutrophil subsetsNeutrophil heterogeneityNeutrophil functionImmune cellsCell transcriptional heterogeneityAlveolar macrophagesNeutrophilsFungal infectionsCryptococcus neoformansInfectionSingle-cell transcriptional analysisGene expressionGenerate ROSOxidative stress signatureTranscriptional heterogeneity
2020
Functional heterogeneity of alveolar macrophage population based on expression of CXCL2
Xu-Vanpala S, Deerhake ME, Wheaton JD, Parker ME, Juvvadi PR, MacIver N, Ciofani M, Shinohara ML. Functional heterogeneity of alveolar macrophage population based on expression of CXCL2. Science Immunology 2020, 5 PMID: 32769172, PMCID: PMC7717592, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aba7350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary fungal infectionAlveolar macrophagesFungal infectionsAM subpopulationsPharmacological intervention targetPro-inflammatory moleculesLung-resident macrophagesAnti-inflammatory moleculesExpression of CXCL2Strong inflammatory responseAlveolar macrophage populationComplement component 1qDistinct metabolic profilesC1q expressionInterleukin-10Inflammatory responseSentinel cellsPhagocytic capacityMacrophage populationsCXCL2InfectionMetabolic profileIntervention targetsSubpopulationsAM population