2014
Reduced bioenergetics and toll-like receptor 1 function in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes in aging
Qian F, Guo X, Wang X, Yuan X, Chen S, Malawista SE, Bockenstedt LK, Allore HG, Montgomery RR. Reduced bioenergetics and toll-like receptor 1 function in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes in aging. Aging 2014, 6: 131-139. PMID: 24595889, PMCID: PMC3969281, DOI: 10.18632/aging.100642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingEnergy MetabolismFemaleHumansMaleNeutrophilsToll-Like Receptor 1Young AdultConceptsToll-like receptor 1Polymorphonuclear leukocytesOlder adultsChemokine IL-8Loss of CD62LAge-dependent deficienciesPotential therapeutic opportunitiesHuman polymorphonuclear leukocytesTLR1 expressionIL-8PMN functionPMN activationMultiple pathwaysImmune functionYoung donorsP38 MAP kinaseReceptor 1Bacterial infectionsTherapeutic opportunitiesProgressive declineGlucose uptakeReduced expressionAdultsStimulationLeukocytes
2011
Age‐associated elevation in TLR5 leads to increased inflammatory responses in the elderly
Qian F, Wang X, Zhang L, Chen S, Piecychna M, Allore H, Bockenstedt L, Malawista S, Bucala R, Shaw AC, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. Age‐associated elevation in TLR5 leads to increased inflammatory responses in the elderly. Aging Cell 2011, 11: 104-110. PMID: 22023165, PMCID: PMC3257374, DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2011.00759.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleHumansInflammationInterleukin-8MaleMiddle AgedMonocytesMultivariate AnalysisNF-kappa BP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein TransportRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 5Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsToll-like receptorsIL-8Multivariable mixed-effects modelsOlder individualsElevated IL-8Levels of TLR5Expression of TLR5Production of TNFAge-associated elevationAge-related decreaseDendritic cellsImmune responsivenessElderly donorsInflammatory responseImmune functionNF-κBTLR5Progressive declineMonocytesMixed effects modelsMAPK p38Significant increaseEffects modelAssociated increaseCritical mechanism