2023
Influenza vaccination reveals sex dimorphic imprints of prior mild COVID-19
Sparks R, Lau W, Liu C, Han K, Vrindten K, Sun G, Cox M, Andrews S, Bansal N, Failla L, Manischewitz J, Grubbs G, King L, Koroleva G, Leimenstoll S, Snow L, Chen J, Tang J, Mukherjee A, Sellers B, Apps R, McDermott A, Martins A, Bloch E, Golding H, Khurana S, Tsang J. Influenza vaccination reveals sex dimorphic imprints of prior mild COVID-19. Nature 2023, 614: 752-761. PMID: 36599369, PMCID: PMC10481789, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05670-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild COVID-19Control individualsInnate immune genesInfluenza vaccinationCOVID-19Day 28Day 1Viral infectionNon-hospitalized COVID-19Baseline immune statusAcute viral infectionSex-matched control individualsMemory-like CD8IL-15 responsesIL-15 stimulationSex-dimorphic effectsToll-like receptorsFuture immune responseHealthy control individualsImmune genesSystems immunology approachT-cell activation signaturesHealthy male individualsMale individualsMore IFNγ
2010
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 Stimulates Colony-Stimulating Factor 3 (Granulocyte) (CSF3) Output in Placental Trophoblast Cells in a Fetal Sex-Dependent Manner1
Yeganegi M, Leung C, Martins A, Kim S, Reid G, Challis J, Bocking A. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 Stimulates Colony-Stimulating Factor 3 (Granulocyte) (CSF3) Output in Placental Trophoblast Cells in a Fetal Sex-Dependent Manner1. Biology Of Reproduction 2010, 84: 18-25. PMID: 20811016, PMCID: PMC4480822, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.085167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacental trophoblast cellsTrophoblast cellsPreterm birthFetal sex-dependent mannerAnti-inflammatory effectsJanus kinaseSex-dependent mannerColony-stimulating factor 3Mitogen-activated protein kinase 14Western blot analysisPreterm laborPhosphorylation of STAT3Interleukin-10Bacterial vaginosisTherapeutic benefitFemale fetusesProtein kinase 14Placenta culturesAbsence of pretreatmentMAPK14 inhibitorSignal transducerTranscription 3Cell preparationsUnderlying mechanismBlot analysis