2019
Elevated Activation of Neutrophil Toll-Like Receptors in Patients with Acute Severe Leptospirosis: An Observational Study.
Lindow JC, Tsay AJ, Montgomery RR, Reis EAG, Wunder EA, Araújo G, Nery NRR, Mohanty S, Shaw AC, Lee PJ, Reis MG, Ko AI. Elevated Activation of Neutrophil Toll-Like Receptors in Patients with Acute Severe Leptospirosis: An Observational Study. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 101: 585-589. PMID: 31333152, PMCID: PMC6726964, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere leptospirosisActivation markersDisease severityNeutrophil Toll-like receptorToll-like receptor 2Acute severe leptospirosisHospitalized leptospirosis patientsNeutrophil activation markersEarly immune responseToll-like receptorsSevere disease outcomesHigh initial bacterial loadFebrile infectionsOrgan dysfunctionLeptospirosis patientsPeripheral neutrophilsNeutrophil responseHealthy controlsImmune mechanismsDisease outcomeObservational studyImmune responseSevere diseaseReceptor 2Tissue damage
2018
Identification of genetic variants associated with dengue or West Nile virus disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cahill ME, Conley S, DeWan AT, Montgomery RR. Identification of genetic variants associated with dengue or West Nile virus disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases 2018, 18: 282. PMID: 29929468, PMCID: PMC6014009, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3186-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virus diseaseSevere diseaseVirus diseaseWest Nile virus infectionGenetic factorsGenetic variantsSevere disease outcomesPotential therapeutic interventionsGenetic risk factorsAdditional genetic factorsWest Nile virusMinority of individualsSymptomatic infectionAsymptomatic infectionMechanisms of resistanceRisk factorsImmune mechanismsInitial symptomsDisease outcomeVirus infectionImmune responseDengue diseaseDisease pathogenesisTherapeutic interventionsSystematic review