2020
Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes
Takahashi T, Ellingson MK, Wong P, Israelow B, Lucas C, Klein J, Silva J, Mao T, Oh JE, Tokuyama M, Lu P, Venkataraman A, Park A, Liu F, Meir A, Sun J, Wang EY, Casanovas-Massana A, Wyllie AL, Vogels CBF, Earnest R, Lapidus S, Ott IM, Moore AJ, Shaw A, Fournier J, Odio C, Farhadian S, Dela Cruz C, Grubaugh N, Schulz W, Ring A, Ko A, Omer S, Iwasaki A. Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes. Nature 2020, 588: 315-320. PMID: 32846427, PMCID: PMC7725931, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2700-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune cytokinesFemale patientsMale patientsImmune cytokinesDisease outcomeImmune responseCOVID-19COVID-19 disease outcomesPoor T cell responsesSARS-CoV-2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirusSex-based approachModerate COVID-19Sex differencesRobust T cell activationT cell responsesWorse disease progressionWorse disease outcomesHigher plasma levelsNon-classical monocytesCoronavirus disease 2019T cell activationImmunomodulatory medicationsPlasma cytokines
2016
Development of the Nasopharyngeal Microbiota in Infants with Cystic Fibrosis
Prevaes SM, de Winter-de Groot KM, Janssens HM, de Steenhuijsen Piters WA, Tramper-Stranders GA, Wyllie AL, Hasrat R, Tiddens HA, van Westreenen M, van der Ent CK, Sanders EA, Bogaert D. Development of the Nasopharyngeal Microbiota in Infants with Cystic Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2016, 193: 504-515. PMID: 26492486, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201509-1759oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBurkholderiaBurkholderia InfectionsCarrier StateCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesCorynebacteriumCorynebacterium InfectionsCystic FibrosisDNA, BacterialEnterobacteriaceaeEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsFemaleHaemophilus InfectionsHaemophilus influenzaeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMicrobiotaMoraxellaMoraxellaceae InfectionsNasopharynxProspective StudiesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Ribosomal, 16SStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus mitisConceptsHealthy control subjectsControl subjectsMonths of lifeMonths of ageCystic fibrosisAntibiotic useMicrobiota profilesAge-matched healthy control subjectsEarly structural lung diseaseNasopharyngeal microbiota profilesNasopharynx of infantsProspective cohort studyStructural lung diseaseTime of diagnosisMoraxella sppPotential respiratory pathogensRespiratory symptomsAntibiotic therapyCohort studyPulmonary infectionLung diseaseNasopharyngeal microbiotaRespiratory pathogensHaemophilus influenzaeNasopharynx samples