2023
Acute cytomegalovirus proctitis and epididymitis acquired via sexual transmission in an immunocompetent patient: a case report
Oyeyemi D, Chan E, Montano M, Belzer A, Ogbuagu O, Zapata H, Tuan J. Acute cytomegalovirus proctitis and epididymitis acquired via sexual transmission in an immunocompetent patient: a case report. Journal Of Medical Case Reports 2023, 17: 489. PMID: 37946248, PMCID: PMC10636986, DOI: 10.1186/s13256-023-04216-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytomegalovirus proctitisCase reportAcute primary cytomegalovirus infectionPrimary cytomegalovirus infectionHealthy Caucasian individualsImmunocompetent personsTesticular painCytomegalovirus infectionImmunocompetent patientsRare causeImmunocompetent hostsSexual transmissionDiagnostic workupRectal pathologyConclusionsThis reportProctitisEpididymitisCaucasian individualsReportPainPatientsBackgroundWeSerologyWorkupInfection
2020
Seasonal Variability and Shared Molecular Signatures of Inactivated Influenza Vaccination in Young and Older Adults
Avey S, Mohanty S, Chawla DG, Meng H, Bandaranayake T, Ueda I, Zapata HJ, Park K, Blevins TP, Tsang S, Belshe RB, Kaech SM, Shaw AC, Kleinstein SH. Seasonal Variability and Shared Molecular Signatures of Inactivated Influenza Vaccination in Young and Older Adults. The Journal Of Immunology 2020, 204: 1661-1673. PMID: 32060136, PMCID: PMC7755271, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAgingAntibodies, ViralCohort StudiesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHemagglutination Inhibition TestsHumansImmunogenicity, VaccineInfluenza A virusInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanMaleNK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily BOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisSeasonsTranscriptomeVaccinationVaccines, InactivatedYoung AdultConceptsVaccine-induced Ab responsesOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationDays postvaccinationInfluenza vaccineAb responsesMore effective influenza vaccinesImportant public health toolInactivated influenza vaccinationSeasonal influenza vaccineVaccine-induced immunityEffective influenza vaccinesMolecular signaturesEffects of immunosenescencePublic health toolImmune signaturesVaccination seasonVaccine responsesVaccine compositionSubset of individualsAge groupsHealth toolsSingle age groupAdultsPostvaccination
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