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
2016
Coordinated expression of tyro3, axl, and mer receptors in macrophage ontogeny
Malawista A, Wang X, Trentalange M, Allore HG, Montgomery RR. Coordinated expression of tyro3, axl, and mer receptors in macrophage ontogeny. Macrophage 2016, 3: e1261. PMID: 27695708, PMCID: PMC5040214, DOI: 10.14800/macrophage.1261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTAM receptorsTherapeutic interventionsTAM receptor expressionPro-inflammatory cytokinesToll-like receptorsPotential therapeutic interventionsSignificant differencesMacrophage ontogenyUpregulation of expressionTriple-mutant miceLymphoproliferative disordersHomologous receptor tyrosine kinasesTAM expressionReceptor expressionM receptorMutant miceHuman macrophagesMonocytesReceptor tyrosine kinasesMacrophagesAxlProtein levelsReceptorsTyro3Human subjectsRole of Immune Aging in Susceptibility to West Nile Virus
Yao Y, Montgomery RR. Role of Immune Aging in Susceptibility to West Nile Virus. Methods In Molecular Biology 2016, 1435: 235-247. PMID: 27188562, PMCID: PMC4941816, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3670-0_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusImmune dysregulationWNV infectionSevere neuroinvasive diseaseInnate immune cellsΓδ T cellsNile virusProminent risk factorAge-dependent dysregulationAge-related alterationsDendritic cellsNK cellsImmune agingNeuroinvasive diseaseImmune cellsRisk factorsT cellsImmune responseSpecific treatmentTherapeutic interventionsOlder peopleInfectionMass cytometryHost susceptibilityDysregulation
2012
Quantitative imaging of lineage-specific Toll-like receptor-mediated signaling in monocytes and dendritic cells from small samples of human blood.
Qian F, Montgomery RR. Quantitative imaging of lineage-specific Toll-like receptor-mediated signaling in monocytes and dendritic cells from small samples of human blood. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2012 PMID: 22525943, PMCID: PMC3466655, DOI: 10.3791/3741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptorsDendritic cellsImmune responseToll-like receptor-mediated signalingCell-mediated immune responsesCertain Toll-like receptorsAntigen-presenting cellsPeripheral blood monocytesHealthy human donorsNF-κB pathwayInnate immune systemReceptor-mediated signalingQuantitative flow cytometryTLR levelsWest Nile virusPatient susceptibilityUnderstanding of immunosenescenceImmune responsivenessElderly donorsLarge cohortOlder donorsAdaptive immunityBlood monocytesNF-κBTherapeutic interventions