2020
How Inflammation Blunts Innate Immunity in Aging
Goldberg EL, Shaw AC, Montgomery RR. How Inflammation Blunts Innate Immunity in Aging. Interdisciplinary Topics In Gerontology And Geriatrics 2020, 43: 1-17. PMID: 32294641, PMCID: PMC8063508, DOI: 10.1159/000504480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseInnate immunityPoor vaccine responsesInnate immune cellsFunctional immune responsesResolution of inflammationInnate immune responseBioactive lipid mediatorsSeverity of infectionImpaired tissue repairInnate immune systemInflammation influencesInflammatory changesLymph nodesVaccine responsesChronic inflammationImmune cellsImmune protectionImmune responsivenessAntigen presentationLipid mediatorsCytokine dynamicsTissue surveillanceImmune systemMolecular dysregulation
2013
Age-dependent dysregulation of innate immunity
Shaw AC, Goldstein DR, Montgomery RR. Age-dependent dysregulation of innate immunity. Nature Reviews Immunology 2013, 13: 875-887. PMID: 24157572, PMCID: PMC4096436, DOI: 10.1038/nri3547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic syndromeIntracellular killingInnate immunityToll-like receptor functionNeutrophil extracellular trap formationBasal cytokine productionInnate immune dysregulationDendritic cell populationsMonocyte-derived DCsChronic viral infectionsMyeloid cells-1Pro-inflammatory milieuChronic inflammatory conditionsInnate immune activationVirus-infected macrophagesExtracellular trap formationAge-dependent dysregulationInnate immune systemPattern recognition receptorsAge-associated alterationsMacrophage colony-stimulating factorGranulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factorColony-stimulating factorTLR expressionImmune dysregulation
2012
Innate Immune Function by Toll-like Receptors: Distinct Responses in Newborns and the Elderly
Kollmann TR, Levy O, Montgomery RR, Goriely S. Innate Immune Function by Toll-like Receptors: Distinct Responses in Newborns and the Elderly. Immunity 2012, 37: 771-783. PMID: 23159225, PMCID: PMC3538030, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2012.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune functionEnd of lifeImmune functionReceptor-mediated immune responsesInnate cytokine responsesToll-like receptorsMonths of lifeInnate immune systemHost-environment interactionsClinical patternCytokine responsesExcessive inflammationImmune developmentParticular infectionImmune responseImmune systemRisk periodOlder adultsSimilar patternDevelopmental patternsResponseInflammationNewbornsInfantsInfectionQuantitative imaging of lineage-specific Toll-like receptor-mediated signaling in monocytes and dendritic cells from small samples of human blood.
Qian F, Montgomery RR. Quantitative imaging of lineage-specific Toll-like receptor-mediated signaling in monocytes and dendritic cells from small samples of human blood. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2012 PMID: 22525943, PMCID: PMC3466655, DOI: 10.3791/3741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptorsDendritic cellsImmune responseToll-like receptor-mediated signalingCell-mediated immune responsesCertain Toll-like receptorsAntigen-presenting cellsPeripheral blood monocytesHealthy human donorsNF-κB pathwayInnate immune systemReceptor-mediated signalingQuantitative flow cytometryTLR levelsWest Nile virusPatient susceptibilityUnderstanding of immunosenescenceImmune responsivenessElderly donorsLarge cohortOlder donorsAdaptive immunityBlood monocytesNF-κBTherapeutic interventions
2011
Innate immune control of West Nile virus infection
Arjona A, Wang P, Montgomery RR, Fikrig E. Innate immune control of West Nile virus infection. Cellular Microbiology 2011, 13: 1648-1658. PMID: 21790942, PMCID: PMC3196381, DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2011.01649.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusWNV infectionAntiviral innate immune mechanismsLong-term neurologic sequelaeWest Nile virus infectionRe-emerging zoonotic pathogenInnate immune controlInnate immune mechanismsLife-threatening meningoencephalitisInnate immune systemNeurologic sequelaeImmune controlInflammatory mediatorsImmune mechanismsMammalian hostsVirus infectionCurrent evidenceViral infectionAntiviral effectorsImmune systemFlaviviridae familyAntiviral mechanismInfectionNile virusJAK-STAT
2010
Dysregulation of human Toll-like receptor function in aging
Shaw AC, Panda A, Joshi SR, Qian F, Allore HG, Montgomery RR. Dysregulation of human Toll-like receptor function in aging. Ageing Research Reviews 2010, 10: 346-353. PMID: 21074638, PMCID: PMC3633557, DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2010.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptorsTLR functionImmune systemToll-like receptor functionPattern recognition receptor familyAge-associated dysregulationInnate immune systemGeriatric patientsTLR activationAnimal modelsContext of agingReceptor functionHuman cohortsInfectious diseasesReceptor familyInappropriate persistenceDysregulationRecent studiesOverarching themesAdaptive responseMorbidityImmunosenescencePatientsCohortInnate
2009
Human innate immunosenescence: causes and consequences for immunity in old age
Panda A, Arjona A, Sapey E, Bai F, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR, Lord JM, Shaw AC. Human innate immunosenescence: causes and consequences for immunity in old age. Trends In Immunology 2009, 30: 325-333. PMID: 19541535, PMCID: PMC4067971, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2009.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune system initiatesNatural killer T cellsOlder ageAntiviral cytokine productionKiller T cellsInnate immune responseInnate immune systemDendritic cellsNatural killerCytokine productionHuman immunosenescenceT cellsImmune responseAdaptive immunityImmune systemInnate immunityImmunityAgeCellsDiverse cellsImmunosenescenceVaccinationNeutrophilsMonocytesInfection
2002
Human phagocytic cells in the early innate immune response to Borrelia burgdorferi
Montgomery RR, Lusitani D, de Boisfleury Chevance A, Malawista SE. Human phagocytic cells in the early innate immune response to Borrelia burgdorferi. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2002, 185: 1773-1779. PMID: 12085324, DOI: 10.1086/340826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymorphonuclear leukocytesImmune responseEarly innate immune responseKilling of spirochetesSpecific antibodiesBorrelia burgdorferiSecondary immune responseInnate immune responseInnate immune systemHuman phagocytic cellsSpirochete clearanceMononuclear cellsImmune systemLyme diseasePhagocytic cellsNatural infectionMature macrophagesSpirochetesIntracellular colocalizationAntibodiesBurgdorferiFirst cellsLimited uptakeCellsMonocytes