2020
Mechanisms of Epithelial Immunity Evasion by Respiratory Bacterial Pathogens
Sharma L, Feng J, Britto CJ, Dela Cruz CS. Mechanisms of Epithelial Immunity Evasion by Respiratory Bacterial Pathogens. Frontiers In Immunology 2020, 11: 91. PMID: 32117248, PMCID: PMC7027138, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00091.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacteriaBacterial InfectionsCytokinesEpithelial CellsHumansImmune EvasionLungMacrophagesNeutrophilsPhagocytosisRespiratory MucosaRespiratory Tract InfectionsConceptsBacterial lung infectionsImmune cellsBacterial clearanceRespiratory bacterial pathogensEpithelial cellsLung infectionSecretion of cytokinesEpithelial host defenseMuco-ciliary clearanceHuge economic burdenRespiratory epithelial cellsLung epithelial surfaceMajor healthcare challengeEpithelial immune mechanismsBacterial pathogensAntimicrobial peptide productionImmune mechanismsImmune protectionMucus productionEconomic burdenPathogen clearanceEpithelial immunityHost defenseClinical researchEpithelial resistance
2016
Respiratory Viral Infections in Chronic Lung Diseases
Britto CJ, Brady V, Lee S, Dela Cruz CS. Respiratory Viral Infections in Chronic Lung Diseases. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2016, 38: 87-96. PMID: 28159164, PMCID: PMC5679206, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2016.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAsthmaChronic DiseaseCystic FibrosisHumansLungLung DiseasesLung Diseases, InterstitialPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRespiratory Tract InfectionsVirus DiseasesConceptsChronic lung diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseInterstitial lung diseaseLung diseaseLung infectionViral infectionCystic fibrosisRespiratory viral infectionsObstructive pulmonary diseaseDifferent lung diseasesDisease exacerbationPulmonary diseaseDisease pathogenesisInfectionDiseaseAsthmaExacerbationPatientsFibrosisPathogenesisProgression
2013
Short Palate, Lung, and Nasal Epithelial Clone–1 Is a Tightly Regulated Airway Sensor in Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Britto CJ, Liu Q, Curran DR, Patham B, Dela Cruz CS, Cohn L. Short Palate, Lung, and Nasal Epithelial Clone–1 Is a Tightly Regulated Airway Sensor in Innate and Adaptive Immunity. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2013, 48: 717-724. PMID: 23470624, PMCID: PMC3727874, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0072oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsCell Line, TumorGene Expression RegulationGlycoproteinsHumansImmunity, InnateImmunohistochemistryInflammationInfluenza A virusInterferon-gammaLipopolysaccharidesLungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphoproteinsPneumonia, BacterialPseudomonas aeruginosaRespiratory MucosaRespiratory Tract InfectionsStreptococcus pneumoniaeConceptsNasal epithelial clone 1Lower respiratory tractRespiratory tractAirway inflammationShort palateTh2-induced airway inflammationHost defenseAllergic airway inflammationCommon respiratory pathogensAirway epithelial cellsModel of pneumoniaAirway surface liquidPathogen-associated molecular patternsGreatest environmental exposureClone 1Mucociliary clearanceRespiratory pathogensAirway sensorsRespiratory epitheliumAdaptive immunitySPLUNC1IFN-γ actBasal conditionsMRNA expressionMolecular patterns