2021
T3 Integrated transcriptomic analysis of human tuberculosis granulomas and a biomimetic model identifies sphingosine kinase 1 as a potential therapeutic target
Reichmann M, Tezera L, Vallejo A, Vukmirovic M, Xiao R, Jogai S, Wilson S, Marshall, Jones, Leslie A, D’Armiento J, Kaminski N, Polak M, Elkington P. T3 Integrated transcriptomic analysis of human tuberculosis granulomas and a biomimetic model identifies sphingosine kinase 1 as a potential therapeutic target. Thorax 2021, 76: a2-a3. DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2021-btsabstracts.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPotential therapeutic targetTherapeutic targetTB granulomasHost-directed therapeutic targetHuman tuberculosis granulomasImmunopathology of tuberculosisPathological host responsesInflammatory immune responseSphingosine kinase 1 inhibitionInflammatory mediator secretionImmune-related phenomenaDisease-specific mechanismsNew therapeutic approachesHuman TB granulomasDose-dependent mannerKinase 1 inhibitionDunnett's multiple comparison testMultiple comparison testHuman cell culture modelsTB patientsLymph nodesSarcoidosis patientsTB outcomesClinical featuresTuberculosis granulomas
2019
Plasma mitochondrial DNA is associated with extrapulmonary sarcoidosis
Ryu C, Brandsdorfer C, Adams T, Hu B, Kelleher DW, Yaggi M, Manning EP, Walia A, Reeves B, Pan H, Winkler J, Minasyan M, Dela Cruz CS, Kaminski N, Gulati M, Herzog EL. Plasma mitochondrial DNA is associated with extrapulmonary sarcoidosis. European Respiratory Journal 2019, 54: 1801762. PMID: 31273041, PMCID: PMC8088542, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01762-2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrapulmonary diseaseMitochondrial DNAExtracellular mtDNABAL fluidAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyPlasma mitochondrial DNAPlasma of patientsAfrican AmericansExtrapulmonary sarcoidosisSarcoidosis cohortSarcoidosis subjectsScadding stageAfrican American descentClinical featuresClinical findingsGranulomatous diseaseHealthy controlsAntitrypsin deficiencyGenomic researchHigher oddsSarcoidosisAggressive phenotypeMechanistic basisDiseaseTherapeutic insights
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