2012
The Circadian Clock Controls Toll-like Receptor 9-Mediated Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Silver AC, Arjona A, Walker WE, Fikrig E. The Circadian Clock Controls Toll-like Receptor 9-Mediated Innate and Adaptive Immunity. Immunity 2012, 36: 251-261. PMID: 22342842, PMCID: PMC3315694, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2011.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 9Receptor 9Adaptive immune responsesInnate immune systemCircadian molecular clockSepsis inductionTLR9 expressionTLR9 ligandsImmune responseVaccination modelAdaptive immunityMouse modelImmune systemDisease severityHomeostatic processesCircadian rhythmBiologic processesDirect molecular linkMolecular linkRhythmSepsisImmunotherapyImmunoprophylaxisExpressionInnate
2011
Circadian rhythms influence disease severity in a mouse model of sepsis (110.9)
Walker W, Bozzi A, Fikrig E. Circadian rhythms influence disease severity in a mouse model of sepsis (110.9). The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 186: 110.9-110.9. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.186.supp.110.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory responseMouse modelCircadian rhythmSerum proinflammatory cytokinesPuncture (CLP) mouse modelRisk of mortalitySeptic patientsSepsis inductionCecal ligationSepsis phenotypesEarly mortalityProinflammatory cytokinesSevere hypothermiaDisease scoreCLP modelDisease severitySepsisCreatine kinaseMortalityPatientsMiceRhythmSeverityTime 19Mammalian physiology