2023
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
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
2015
Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia
Barakat LA, Juthani-Mehta M, Allore H, Trentalange M, Tate J, Rimland D, Pisani M, Akgün KM, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Duggal M, Crothers K, Justice AC, Quagliarello VJ. Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 421-430. PMID: 25959543, PMCID: PMC5015437, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVACS IndexCAP outcomesAntiretroviral therapyOlder adultsHigher VACS indexDays of dischargeAging Cohort StudyUninfected participantsCohort studyMean LOSHIV infectionLonger LOSClinical outcomesUnadjusted analysesUninfected groupMultivariable modelEligibility criteriaHIVMale veteransMortality rateART useMortalityOutcomes