2016
Age-related alterations in immune responses to West Nile virus infection
Montgomery R. Age-related alterations in immune responses to West Nile virus infection. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2016, 187: 26-34. PMID: 27612657, PMCID: PMC5167051, DOI: 10.1111/cei.12863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusToll-like receptorsDendritic cellsSevere diseaseBlood-brain barrier permeabilityImportant public health concernWest Nile virus infectionHuman dendritic cellsNatural killer cellsAnti-viral responseMonocytes/macrophagesPathogen recognition receptorsAge-related alterationsSpecific immune parametersPublic health concernImportant causative agentAge-related impairmentIndividual host factorsAge-related changesKiller cellsViral encephalitisImmune cellsRisk factorsBarrier permeabilityHigh prevalence
2014
Effect of aging on microRNAs and regulation of pathogen recognition receptors
Olivieri F, Procopio AD, Montgomery RR. Effect of aging on microRNAs and regulation of pathogen recognition receptors. Current Opinion In Immunology 2014, 29: 29-37. PMID: 24769423, PMCID: PMC4119513, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2014.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune recognitionImmune innate responseResolution of inflammationPathogen recognition receptorsTLR signalsUnderstanding of immunosenescenceProinflammatory responseImmune responseNF-κBInnate responseImmune recognitionRecognition receptorsActive investigationImmunosenescenceDownstream effectorsRecent studiesNegative regulatorSimilar regulatory activitiesResponseMiRNAsInflammationMicroRNAsAging-associated miRNAsVaccine