2022
Multiscale PHATE identifies multimodal signatures of COVID-19
Kuchroo M, Huang J, Wong P, Grenier JC, Shung D, Tong A, Lucas C, Klein J, Burkhardt DB, Gigante S, Godavarthi A, Rieck B, Israelow B, Simonov M, Mao T, Oh JE, Silva J, Takahashi T, Odio CD, Casanovas-Massana A, Fournier J, Farhadian S, Dela Cruz C, Ko A, Hirn M, Wilson F, Hussin J, Wolf G, Iwasaki A, Krishnaswamy S. Multiscale PHATE identifies multimodal signatures of COVID-19. Nature Biotechnology 2022, 40: 681-691. PMID: 35228707, PMCID: PMC10015653, DOI: 10.1038/s41587-021-01186-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA sequencingTransposase-accessible chromatinSingle-cell sequencingRNA sequencingBiological insightsPopulation groupingsSophisticated computational toolsBiological featuresSequencingFlow cytometryComputational toolsChromatinBiomedical communityDifferent data typesCell responsesCellsPhate
2021
Kynurenic acid may underlie sex-specific immune responses to COVID-19
Cai Y, Kim DJ, Takahashi T, Broadhurst DI, Yan H, Ma S, Rattray NJW, Casanovas-Massana A, Israelow B, Klein J, Lucas C, Mao T, Moore AJ, Muenker MC, Oh JE, Silva J, Wong P, team Y, Ko AI, Khan SA, Iwasaki A, Johnson CH. Kynurenic acid may underlie sex-specific immune responses to COVID-19. Science Signaling 2021, 14: eabf8483. PMID: 34230210, PMCID: PMC8432948, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abf8483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKynurenic acidImmune responseClinical outcomesSex-specific immune responsesT cell responsesPoor clinical outcomeCOVID-19 patientsCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19Sex-related differencesMale patientsCytokine abundanceInflammatory cytokinesKynurenine ratioSerum metabolomeDisease 2019Sex-specific linkKynurenine aminotransferaseCell responsesOld malePatientsMalesOutcomesResponseMetabolites