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
2014
Human monocytes have increased IFN-γ-mediated IL-15 production with age alongside altered IFN-γ receptor signaling
Lee N, Shin MS, Kang KS, Yoo SA, Mohanty S, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, Kang I. Human monocytes have increased IFN-γ-mediated IL-15 production with age alongside altered IFN-γ receptor signaling. Clinical Immunology 2014, 152: 101-110. PMID: 24657713, PMCID: PMC4018768, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2014.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Age-dependent dysregulation of innate immunity
Shaw AC, Goldstein DR, Montgomery RR. Age-dependent dysregulation of innate immunity. Nature Reviews Immunology 2013, 13: 875-887. PMID: 24157572, PMCID: PMC4096436, DOI: 10.1038/nri3547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic syndromeIntracellular killingInnate immunityToll-like receptor functionNeutrophil extracellular trap formationBasal cytokine productionInnate immune dysregulationDendritic cell populationsMonocyte-derived DCsChronic viral infectionsMyeloid cells-1Pro-inflammatory milieuChronic inflammatory conditionsInnate immune activationVirus-infected macrophagesExtracellular trap formationAge-dependent dysregulationInnate immune systemPattern recognition receptorsAge-associated alterationsMacrophage colony-stimulating factorGranulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factorColony-stimulating factorTLR expressionImmune dysregulation
2012
Innate Immune Function by Toll-like Receptors: Distinct Responses in Newborns and the Elderly
Kollmann TR, Levy O, Montgomery RR, Goriely S. Innate Immune Function by Toll-like Receptors: Distinct Responses in Newborns and the Elderly. Immunity 2012, 37: 771-783. PMID: 23159225, PMCID: PMC3538030, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2012.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedCytokinesDisease SusceptibilityHumansImmunity, InnateInfant, NewbornToll-Like ReceptorsConceptsInnate immune functionEnd of lifeImmune functionReceptor-mediated immune responsesInnate cytokine responsesToll-like receptorsMonths of lifeInnate immune systemHost-environment interactionsClinical patternCytokine responsesExcessive inflammationImmune developmentParticular infectionImmune responseImmune systemRisk periodOlder adultsSimilar patternDevelopmental patternsResponseInflammationNewbornsInfantsInfection
2010
Age-Associated Decrease in TLR Function in Primary Human Dendritic Cells Predicts Influenza Vaccine Response
Panda A, Qian F, Mohanty S, van Duin D, Newman FK, Zhang L, Chen S, Towle V, Belshe RB, Fikrig E, Allore HG, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC. Age-Associated Decrease in TLR Function in Primary Human Dendritic Cells Predicts Influenza Vaccine Response. The Journal Of Immunology 2010, 184: 2518-2527. PMID: 20100933, PMCID: PMC3867271, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, ViralCytokinesDendritic CellsFemaleFlow CytometryHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza VaccinesInterleukin-12 Subunit p40Interleukin-6Linear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionToll-Like ReceptorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaYoung AdultConceptsPrimary human dendritic cellsDendritic cellsHuman dendritic cellsMyeloid DCsPlasmacytoid DCsCytokine productionTLR functionTNF-alphaIntracellular cytokine productionPoor Ab responsesInfluenza vaccine responsesMyeloid dendritic cellsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsYoung individualsIntracellular cytokine stainingIL-12 productionIFN-alpha productionTLR ligand stimulationTLR gene expressionInnate immune responseAge-Associated DecreaseTLR8 engagementInfluenza immunizationAge-associated effectsCytokine staining
2008
Dysregulation of TLR3 Impairs the Innate Immune Response to West Nile Virus in the Elderly
Kong KF, Delroux K, Wang X, Qian F, Arjona A, Malawista SE, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. Dysregulation of TLR3 Impairs the Innate Immune Response to West Nile Virus in the Elderly. Journal Of Virology 2008, 82: 7613-7623. PMID: 18508883, PMCID: PMC2493309, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00618-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCell Adhesion MoleculesCell LineCells, CulturedCytokinesFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateLectins, C-TypeMacrophagesMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaProtein BindingReceptors, Cell SurfaceSTAT1 Transcription FactorToll-Like Receptor 3Viral Envelope ProteinsWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsInnate immune responseToll-like receptor 3Intercellular adhesion molecule 3West Nile virusImmune responseYoung donorsC-type lectin dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3Dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3Nile virusBlood-brain barrierWNV envelope proteinSevere neurological diseaseResponsiveness of macrophagesPrimary human macrophagesCytokine levelsOlder donorsWNV infectionNeurological diseasesReceptor 3Human macrophagesOlder individualsElevated levelsMacrophagesMolecule 3Significant differences