2022
RNA Sequencing Reveals Beneficial Effects of Atorvastatin on Endothelial Cells in Acute Kawasaki Disease
Shimizu C, Kim J, He M, Tremoulet A, Hoffman H, Shyy J, Burns J. RNA Sequencing Reveals Beneficial Effects of Atorvastatin on Endothelial Cells in Acute Kawasaki Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e025408. PMID: 35861833, PMCID: PMC9707837, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.025408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKawasaki diseaseGenome-wide transcriptional changesIntravenous immunoglobulinAcute Kawasaki diseaseHuman umbilical vein ECsInflammatory cell infiltrationEndothelial cell dysfunctionTumor necrosis factorTranscriptional changesRNA sequencingKD treatmentAcute phaseMyointimal proliferationCoronary arteryCell infiltrationCultured ECsNecrosis factorCell dysfunctionKD seraInterleukin-1Recruitment pathwayResponse of ECBackground damageSerumPatients
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