2021
Immune dysregulation and autoreactivity correlate with disease severity in SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Ramaswamy A, Brodsky NN, Sumida TS, Comi M, Asashima H, Hoehn KB, Li N, Liu Y, Shah A, Ravindra NG, Bishai J, Khan A, Lau W, Sellers B, Bansal N, Guerrerio P, Unterman A, Habet V, Rice AJ, Catanzaro J, Chandnani H, Lopez M, Kaminski N, Dela Cruz CS, Tsang JS, Wang Z, Yan X, Kleinstein SH, van Dijk D, Pierce RW, Hafler DA, Lucas CL. Immune dysregulation and autoreactivity correlate with disease severity in SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Immunity 2021, 54: 1083-1095.e7. PMID: 33891889, PMCID: PMC8043654, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMIS-C patientsDisease severityInflammatory syndromeTCR repertoireSARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndromeAsymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionAdult COVID-19Post-infectious complicationsMultisystem inflammatory syndromeCytotoxicity genesHealthy pediatricImmune dysregulationMemory TActive infectionMyeloid dysfunctionPatientsSingle-cell RNA sequencingFlow cytometrySerum proteomicsRepertoire analysisElevated expressionSeverityAlarminsCOVID-19
2020
Expression of SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 and coincident host response signature varies by asthma inflammatory phenotype
Camiolo M, Gauthier M, Kaminski N, Ray A, Wenzel SE. Expression of SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 and coincident host response signature varies by asthma inflammatory phenotype. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2020, 146: 315-324.e7. PMID: 32531372, PMCID: PMC7283064, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.05.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AsthmaBetacoronavirusBiomarkersBronchiBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCohort StudiesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19EosinophilsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansInterferon Type IInterferon-gammaMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APneumonia, ViralProtein Interaction MappingReceptors, VirusRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexT-LymphocytesTranscriptomeUnited StatesConceptsCoronavirus disease 2019Severe coronavirus disease 2019Subset of patientsDisease 2019Risk factorsBronchial epitheliumAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionType 2 inflammatory biomarkersAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Receptor ACE2SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Asthma inflammatory phenotypesLarge asthma cohortsLower peripheral bloodT cell-activating factorCoronavirus 2 infectionEnzyme 2 (ACE2) expressionHistory of hypertensionDiagnosis of asthmaBronchoalveolar lavage lymphocytesT cell recruitmentSARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 Is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Detected in Specific Cell Subsets across Tissues
Ziegler C, Allon S, Nyquist S, Mbano I, Miao V, Tzouanas C, Cao Y, Yousif A, Bals J, Hauser B, Feldman J, Muus C, Wadsworth M, Kazer S, Hughes T, Doran B, Gatter G, Vukovic M, Taliaferro F, Mead B, Guo Z, Wang J, Gras D, Plaisant M, Ansari M, Angelidis I, Adler H, Sucre J, Taylor C, Lin B, Waghray A, Mitsialis V, Dwyer D, Buchheit K, Boyce J, Barrett N, Laidlaw T, Carroll S, Colonna L, Tkachev V, Peterson C, Yu A, Zheng H, Gideon H, Winchell C, Lin P, Bingle C, Snapper S, Kropski J, Theis F, Schiller H, Zaragosi L, Barbry P, Leslie A, Kiem H, Flynn J, Fortune S, Berger B, Finberg R, Kean L, Garber M, Schmidt A, Lingwood D, Shalek A, Ordovas-Montanes J, Network H, Banovich N, Barbry P, Brazma A, Desai T, Duong T, Eickelberg O, Falk C, Farzan M, Glass I, Haniffa M, Horvath P, Hung D, Kaminski N, Krasnow M, Kropski J, Kuhnemund M, Lafyatis R, Lee H, Leroy S, Linnarson S, Lundeberg J, Meyer K, Misharin A, Nawijn M, Nikolic M, Ordovas-Montanes J, Pe’er D, Powell J, Quake S, Rajagopal J, Tata P, Rawlins E, Regev A, Reyfman P, Rojas M, Rosen O, Saeb-Parsy K, Samakovlis C, Schiller H, Schultze J, Seibold M, Shalek A, Shepherd D, Spence J, Spira A, Sun X, Teichmann S, Theis F, Tsankov A, van den Berge M, von Papen M, Whitsett J, Xavier R, Xu Y, Zaragosi L, Zhang K. SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 Is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Detected in Specific Cell Subsets across Tissues. Cell 2020, 181: 1016-1035.e19. PMID: 32413319, PMCID: PMC7252096, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlveolar Epithelial CellsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsBetacoronavirusCell LineCells, CulturedChildCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19EnterocytesGoblet CellsHIV InfectionsHumansInfluenza, HumanInterferon Type ILungMacaca mulattaMiceMycobacterium tuberculosisNasal MucosaPandemicsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APneumonia, ViralReceptors, VirusSARS-CoV-2Serine EndopeptidasesSingle-Cell AnalysisTuberculosisUp-RegulationConceptsSARS-CoV-2Interferon-stimulated genesAirway epithelial cellsCell subsetsSingle-cell RNA sequencing datasetsRNA sequencing datasetsSARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2Human interferon-stimulated genesTransmembrane serine protease 2Human airway epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus clade 2SARS-CoV-2 spike proteinType II pneumocytesSerine protease 2Clade 2Putative targetsNon-human primatesSpecific cell subsetsCo-expressing cellsDisease COVID-19ACE2 expressionLung injuryLung type II pneumocytesAbsorptive enterocytes
2019
Sialylation of MUC4β N-glycans by ST6GAL1 orchestrates human airway epithelial cell differentiation associated with Type-2 inflammation
Zhou X, Kinlough CL, Hughey RP, Jin M, Inoue H, Etling E, Modena BD, Kaminski N, Bleecker ER, Meyers DA, Jarjour NN, Trudeau JB, Holguin F, Ray A, Wenzel SE. Sialylation of MUC4β N-glycans by ST6GAL1 orchestrates human airway epithelial cell differentiation associated with Type-2 inflammation. JCI Insight 2019, 4 PMID: 30730306, PMCID: PMC6483602, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.122475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman airway epithelial cellsEpithelial dysfunctionPrimary human airway epithelial cellsAirway epithelial cell differentiationT2-high asthmaType 2 inflammationAirway epithelial cellsGoblet cell differentiationEpithelial cell proliferationAirway specimensT2 biomarkersAsthmatic patientsSputum supernatantsT2 inflammationIL-13Cell differentiationAsthmaEpithelial cell differentiationSpecific mucinsEpithelial cell fateΒ-galactoside αEpithelial glycoproteinEpithelial cellsPotential targetEpithelial differentiation
2018
The aging lung: tissue telomere shortening in health and disease
Everaerts S, Lammertyn EJ, Martens DS, De Sadeleer LJ, Maes K, van Batenburg AA, Goldschmeding R, van Moorsel CHM, Dupont LJ, Wuyts WA, Vos R, Gayan-Ramirez G, Kaminski N, Hogg JC, Janssens W, Verleden GM, Nawrot TS, Verleden SE, McDonough JE, Vanaudenaerde BM. The aging lung: tissue telomere shortening in health and disease. Respiratory Research 2018, 19: 95. PMID: 29751799, PMCID: PMC5948770, DOI: 10.1186/s12931-018-0794-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchiolitis obliterans syndromeRestrictive allograft syndromeRelative telomere lengthRegional disease severityShorter RTLNormal lungDisease severityLung agePrior transplantationLung tissueDiseased lungsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic hypersensitivity pneumonitisObstructive pulmonary diseaseTelomere lengthNormal human lungPeripheral blood leucocytesDiseased lung tissueDistinct lung regionsAverage relative telomere lengthExplant lungsObliterans syndromeUnused donorPulmonary diseaseHypersensitivity pneumonitis
2015
Rationale and Design of the Genomic Research in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Sarcoidosis (GRADS) Study. Sarcoidosis Protocol
Moller DR, Koth LL, Maier LA, Morris A, Drake W, Rossman M, Leader JK, Collman RG, Hamzeh N, Sweiss NJ, Zhang Y, O’Neal S, Senior RM, Becich M, Hochheiser HS, Kaminski N, Wisniewski SR, Gibson KF, Group* F. Rationale and Design of the Genomic Research in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Sarcoidosis (GRADS) Study. Sarcoidosis Protocol. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2015, 12: 1561-1571. PMID: 26193069, PMCID: PMC4627423, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201503-172ot.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyClinical courseLung microbiomeAntitrypsin deficiencyClinical heterogeneityPathobiology of sarcoidosisTremendous clinical heterogeneityObservational cohort studyPulmonary function testsSystemic inflammatory responsePeripheral blood changesDiagnosis of sarcoidosisSelf-administered questionnaireCohort studyBaseline visitBronchoalveolar lavageFunction testsGranulomatous inflammationSystemic diseaseSarcoidosis phenotypesUrine testingClinical bronchoscopyInflammatory responseSarcoidosis StudyPrognostic biomarker
2005
Peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression profiles identify emergent post-traumatic stress disorder among trauma survivors
Segman RH, Shefi N, Goltser-Dubner T, Friedman N, Kaminski N, Shalev AY. Peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression profiles identify emergent post-traumatic stress disorder among trauma survivors. Molecular Psychiatry 2005, 10: 500-513. PMID: 15685253, DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression ProfilingGenetic MarkersHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearLife Change EventsMiddle AgedOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsSeverity of Illness IndexStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalSurvivorsConceptsGene expression signaturesPeripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expressionExpression signaturesTrauma survivorsPeripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression profilesTime pointsDSM-IV diagnostic criteriaKey clinical featuresPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsPost-traumatic stress disorderCell gene expression profilesClinical featuresOutcome predictorsEmergency roomPTSD symptom clustersDevelopment of PTSDPathogenetic implicationsDiagnostic criteriaChronic PTSDDiagnostic utilityEarly symptomsMental disordersNeuropsychiatric disordersSymptom clustersPTSD criteria
2004
Gene expression profiling of in vivo UVB‐irradiated human epidermis
Enk CD, Shahar I, Amariglio N, Rechavi G, Kaminski N, Hochberg M. Gene expression profiling of in vivo UVB‐irradiated human epidermis. Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine 2004, 20: 129-137. PMID: 15144390, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2004.00097.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal gene expression analysisGene expression patternsGene expression analysisGene expression profilingIntact human epidermisOligonucleotide microarray technologyNumerous genesFunctional categoriesExpression analysisExpression profilingExpression patternsGene expressionBiological processesMicroarray profilingDifferential expressionDifferential regulationMicroarray technologyGenesMolecular pathwaysCultured cellsRNA samplesHuman epidermisUV-induced photodamageSemi-quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionIntact tissue
1994
Acute bacterial diarrhoea in the emergency room: therapeutic implications of stool culture results.
Kaminski N, Bogomolski V, Stalnikowicz R. Acute bacterial diarrhoea in the emergency room: therapeutic implications of stool culture results. Emergency Medicine Journal 1994, 11: 168. PMID: 7804582, PMCID: PMC1342424, DOI: 10.1136/emj.11.3.168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmpicillinBacterial InfectionsBacteriological TechniquesChildChild, PreschoolCiprofloxacinDiarrheaDrug Resistance, MicrobialDysentery, BacillaryEmergency Service, HospitalEscherichia coli InfectionsFecesHumansInfantMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedSalmonella InfectionsTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug CombinationConceptsTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleEmergency roomStool culture resultsTreatment of choiceAcute diarrhoeal diseaseAcute bacterial diarrheaEmergence of resistanceEmpiric treatmentAcute diarrheaStool culturesShigella isolatesBacterial diarrheaNew quinolonesSick patientsTherapeutic implicationsDiarrhoeal diseaseCulture resultsDrug resistanceShigella speciesPatientsStudy periodShigella sonneiAntimicrobial resistanceAntimicrobial drugsDiarrhea