2023
Endothelial Cell Response in Kawasaki Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Kim J, Shimizu C, He M, Wang H, Hoffman H, Tremoulet A, Shyy J, Burns J. Endothelial Cell Response in Kawasaki Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24: 12318. PMID: 37569694, PMCID: PMC10418493, DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKawasaki diseaseEndothelial cellsCardiovascular outcomesInflammatory syndromeWeighted gene co-expression network analysisDifferent cardiovascular outcomesMultisystem inflammatory syndromePre-treatment serumEC homeostasisEndothelial-mesenchymal transitionCultured endothelial cellsPro-survival genesClinical manifestationsHealthy controlsImmune responseNFκB pathwayCell responsesEndothelial cell responsesDiseaseGene co-expression network analysisEC responseExpression levelsSyndromeCo-expression network analysisReduced transcripts
2022
An Artificial Intelligence-guided signature reveals the shared host immune response in MIS-C and Kawasaki disease
Ghosh P, Katkar G, Shimizu C, Kim J, Khandelwal S, Tremoulet A, Kanegaye J, Bocchini J, Das S, Burns J, Sahoo D. An Artificial Intelligence-guided signature reveals the shared host immune response in MIS-C and Kawasaki disease. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 2687. PMID: 35577777, PMCID: PMC9110726, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30357-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKawasaki diseaseHost immune responseLaboratory parametersImmune responseSARS-CoV-2 infectionInflammatory syndromeCytokine stormSerum cytokinesClinical featuresCytokine pathwaysCardiac phenotypeSyndromeGene signaturePediatric syndromesViral pandemicHeart tissueCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicProximal pathwayDiseaseSeverityImmunopathogenesisPandemicCytokinesIllness
2021
Kawasaki Disease Patient Stratification and Pathway Analysis Based on Host Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiles
Jackson H, Menikou S, Hamilton S, McArdle A, Shimizu C, Galassini R, Huang H, Kim J, Tremoulet A, Thorne A, Fischer R, de Jonge M, Kuijpers T, Wright V, Burns J, Casals-Pascual C, Herberg J, Levin M, Kaforou M, On Behalf Of The Perform Consortium. Kawasaki Disease Patient Stratification and Pathway Analysis Based on Host Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiles. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2021, 22: 5655. PMID: 34073389, PMCID: PMC8198135, DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKawasaki diseaseViral infectionHost responseKD patientsAcute inflammatory disordersAnti-bacterial responsePathway analysisBacterial patientsInflammatory disordersInflammatory responsePatient stratificationCommon triggerPatientsKD samplesHost transcriptomicsInfectionProteomic profilesOmics profilesDifferent triggersDiagnostic signatureResponseInflammationTriggersLevelsEtiology
2020
Genomics Links Inflammation With Neurocognitive Impairment in Children Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1
Rawat P, Brummel S, Singh K, Kim J, Frazer K, Nichols S, Seage G, Williams P, Van Dyke R, Harismendy O, Trout R, Spector S. Genomics Links Inflammation With Neurocognitive Impairment in Children Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 224: 870-880. PMID: 33373444, PMCID: PMC8408770, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords14-3-3 ProteinsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyGenomicsHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansInfantInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalInflammasomesInflammationIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMembrane ProteinsMicrogliaNeurocognitive DisordersReceptors, CCRConceptsWhole-exome sequencingValidation cohortNeurocognitive impairmentOdds ratioRisk of NCIHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Single nucleotide variantsAdjusted odds ratioIL-1β releaseVirus type 1Microglial releaseIL-1βHuman microgliaDecreased oddsType 1Logistic regressionCognitive scoresCCRL2MicrogliaFurther studiesHIVInflammationCsACohort
2017
Mechanisms to protect the privacy of families when using the transmission disequilibrium test in genome-wide association studies
Wang M, Ji Z, Wang S, Kim J, Yang H, Jiang X, Ohno-Machado L. Mechanisms to protect the privacy of families when using the transmission disequilibrium test in genome-wide association studies. Bioinformatics 2017, 33: 3716-3725. PMID: 29036461, PMCID: PMC5860319, DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btx470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Predictive Model for Extended Postanesthesia Care Unit Length of Stay in Outpatient Surgeries
Gabriel R, Waterman R, Kim J, Ohno-Machado L. A Predictive Model for Extended Postanesthesia Care Unit Length of Stay in Outpatient Surgeries. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2017, 124: 1529-1536. PMID: 28079580, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000001827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresAnesthesiaChildChild, PreschoolCritical CareFemaleForecastingHumansHypertensionInfantInfant, NewbornIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalObesity, MorbidPostoperative CareRisk FactorsROC CurveYoung AdultConceptsPACU lengthPostanesthesia care unit lengthPrimary anesthesia typePostanesthesia care unitHosmer-Lemeshow testLogistic regression modelsAnesthesia typeMorbid obesityCare unitHL testOutpatient surgeryOutpatient procedureSingle institutionHigher oddsNonsignificant P valuesStayPatientsSurgical specialtiesROC curveGood calibrationCharacteristic curveExcellent discriminationAUC valuesP-valueBackward elimination
2013
Differential Expression of miR-145 in Children with Kawasaki Disease
Shimizu C, Kim J, Stepanowsky P, Trinh C, Lau H, Akers J, Chen C, Kanegaye J, Tremoulet A, Ohno-Machado L, Burns J. Differential Expression of miR-145 in Children with Kawasaki Disease. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e58159. PMID: 23483985, PMCID: PMC3590129, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArteriesBase SequenceChildChild, PreschoolCluster AnalysisGene Expression RegulationHumansInfantMicroRNAsModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataMucocutaneous Lymph Node SyndromeReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNASignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsTGF-β pathwayGene expressionMiR-145Small non-coding RNAsKawasaki disease pathogenesisExtracellular vesiclesSmall RNA speciesPost-transcriptional levelDiscovery of microRNAsKawasaki diseaseNon-coding RNAsExpression of genesDisease pathogenesisSmall extracellular vesiclesSmall RNAsRNA speciesTarget genesTop pathwaysVascular smooth muscle cellsPathway analysisDifferentiation of neutrophilsDifferential expressionMicroRNAsArterial wallGeneration of myofibroblasts