2021
Dynamic innate immune response determines susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and early replication kinetics
Cheemarla NR, Watkins TA, Mihaylova VT, Wang B, Zhao D, Wang G, Landry ML, Foxman EF. Dynamic innate immune response determines susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and early replication kinetics. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20210583. PMID: 34128960, PMCID: PMC8210587, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20210583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Case-Control StudiesChemokine CXCL10COVID-19Disease SusceptibilityFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferonsMaleMiddle AgedNasopharynxPicornaviridae InfectionsSARS-CoV-2Viral LoadVirus ReplicationConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 exposureSARS-CoV-2Interferon-stimulated genesUpper respiratory tractRespiratory tractEarly SARS-CoV-2 infectionDynamic innate immune responseViral replicationSARS-CoV-2 replicationPatient nasopharyngeal samplesInnate immune responseLow infectious doseViral loadNasopharyngeal samplesImmune responseInfectious doseISG responseAntiviral responseInfection progressionViral transmissionLevel correlatesInfectionISG inductionInitial replication
2014
Heat Shock Alters the Expression of Schizophrenia and Autism Candidate Genes in an Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Model of the Human Telencephalon
Lin M, Zhao D, Hrabovsky A, Pedrosa E, Zheng D, Lachman HM. Heat Shock Alters the Expression of Schizophrenia and Autism Candidate Genes in an Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Model of the Human Telencephalon. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e94968. PMID: 24736721, PMCID: PMC3988108, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variantsCandidate genesHS-inducible genesMaternal immune activationPluripotent stem cell modelsCellular stress pathwaysInduced Pluripotent Stem Cell ModelDisease-causing genetic variantsHeritable neuropsychiatric disorderStem cell modelAutism candidate genesPluripotent stem cellsCommon environmental stressorsCellular stressorsGenes decreasesRNA-seqASD candidatesASD genesHeat shockCopy lossHuman brain developmentEnvironmental stressorsHeat shock altersGenesStress pathways