2018
Identification of genetic variants associated with dengue or West Nile virus disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cahill ME, Conley S, DeWan AT, Montgomery RR. Identification of genetic variants associated with dengue or West Nile virus disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases 2018, 18: 282. PMID: 29929468, PMCID: PMC6014009, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3186-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virus diseaseSevere diseaseVirus diseaseWest Nile virus infectionGenetic factorsGenetic variantsSevere disease outcomesPotential therapeutic interventionsGenetic risk factorsAdditional genetic factorsWest Nile virusMinority of individualsSymptomatic infectionAsymptomatic infectionMechanisms of resistanceRisk factorsImmune mechanismsInitial symptomsDisease outcomeVirus infectionImmune responseDengue diseaseDisease pathogenesisTherapeutic interventionsSystematic review
2017
The natural killer cell response to West Nile virus in young and old individuals with or without a prior history of infection
Yao Y, Strauss-Albee DM, Zhou JQ, Malawista A, Garcia MN, Murray KO, Blish CA, Montgomery RR. The natural killer cell response to West Nile virus in young and old individuals with or without a prior history of infection. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0172625. PMID: 28235099, PMCID: PMC5325267, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, CDAsymptomatic DiseasesFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunity, InnateImmunophenotypingInterferon-gammaKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CountMiddle AgedNatural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 1Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 2Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 3NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily CNK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily KPrimary Cell CultureSeverity of Illness IndexWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsNK cell subsetsNK cellsWest Nile virusWNV infectionCell subsetsCell responsesSpecific NK cell subsetsNatural killer cell responsesInnate NK cellsSevere neuroinvasive diseaseNK cell responsesNK cell receptorsNile virusHuman WNV infectionsImmune pathogenesisNK repertoirePolyfunctional responsesMore IFNSymptomatic infectionChemokine secretionAsymptomatic infectionNeuroinvasive diseasePrior historyCytolytic activityInfection