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Dectin-1 stimulation promotes a distinct inflammatory signature in the setting of HIV-infection and aging
Kumar A, Wang J, Esterly A, Radcliffe C, Zhou H, Wyk B, Allore H, Tsang S, Barakat L, Mohanty S, Zhao H, Shaw A, Zapata H. Dectin-1 stimulation promotes a distinct inflammatory signature in the setting of HIV-infection and aging. Aging 2023, 15: 7866-7908. PMID: 37606991, PMCID: PMC10497004, DOI: 10.18632/aging.204927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDectin-1 stimulationDendritic cellsHIV-positive older adultsOlder adultsDectin-1 functionDistinct immune signaturesDistinct inflammatory signatureMonocytes of HIVCohort of HIVIFN-α productionPro-inflammatory environmentIFN-γ responsesPro-inflammatory phenotypeInnate immune receptorsDistinct gene signaturesStimulation of monocytesInflammatory signatureImmune signaturesHIV infectionIL-12Macrophage signatureCytokine productionIL-6Cytokine increaseHIV
2022
Long-term quantitative assessment of anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein immunogenicity (QUASI) after COVID-19 vaccination in older people living with HIV (PWH)
Tuan JJ, Zapata H, Barakat L, Andrews L, Behnegar A, Kim YW, Kayani J, Mutic S, Ryall L, Turcotte B, Critch-Gilfillan T, Zhao M, Salahuddin S, Gupta S, Sutton R, Friedland G, Emu B, Ogbuagu O. Long-term quantitative assessment of anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein immunogenicity (QUASI) after COVID-19 vaccination in older people living with HIV (PWH). BMC Infectious Diseases 2022, 22: 744. PMID: 36131232, PMCID: PMC9491266, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07737-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesAnti-spike IgGVisit 3SARS-CoV-2Older PWHVisit 2Immune responseSingle-center longitudinal observational studyVirus-specific T cell responsesVaccine-induced humoral immunityLong-term protective immunityT cell immune responsesOlder peopleMedian age 61RBD IgG levelsPrimary study outcomeCOVID-19 vaccinationImmune response evaluationLongitudinal observational studyCOVID-19 vaccineWilcoxon signed-rank testBNT162b2 boosterBNT162b2 vaccinationCD8 responsesDetectable CD4
2018
Impact of Aging and HIV Infection on the Function of the C-Type Lectin Receptor MINCLE in Monocytes
Zapata HJ, Van Ness PH, Avey S, Siconolfi B, Allore HG, Tsang S, Wilson J, Barakat L, Mohanty S, Shaw AC. Impact of Aging and HIV Infection on the Function of the C-Type Lectin Receptor MINCLE in Monocytes. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2018, 74: 794-801. PMID: 30239628, PMCID: PMC6521921, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-inflammatory environmentHIV infectionInnate immune pattern recognition receptorsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsImmune pattern recognition receptorsC-type lectin receptorsCohort of HIVBlood mononuclear cellsMulticolor flow cytometryC-type lectin receptor MinclePattern recognition receptorsIL-10IL-12Cytokine productionIL-6Mononuclear cellsImmune responseHost responseCord factorFlow cytometryM. tuberculosisLectin receptorsMycobacterium tuberculosisOlder adultsImpact of aging