2009
Fusion Loop Peptide of the West Nile Virus Envelope Protein Is Essential for Pathogenesis and Is Recognized by a Therapeutic Cross-Reactive Human Monoclonal Antibody
Sultana H, Foellmer HG, Neelakanta G, Oliphant T, Engle M, Ledizet M, Krishnan MN, Bonafé N, Anthony KG, Marasco WA, Kaplan P, Montgomery RR, Diamond MS, Koski RA, Fikrig E. Fusion Loop Peptide of the West Nile Virus Envelope Protein Is Essential for Pathogenesis and Is Recognized by a Therapeutic Cross-Reactive Human Monoclonal Antibody. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 183: 650-660. PMID: 19535627, PMCID: PMC3690769, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0900093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virus envelope proteinWest Nile virusVirus envelope proteinDengue virusCross-reactive human monoclonal antibodiesBlood-brain barrier permeabilityEnvelope proteinWest Nile virus infectionNeutralization escape variantsNile virusWest Nile encephalitisNeutralization escape mutantsHuman monoclonal antibodyFatal neurological diseaseParental West Nile virusFusion loopEscape variantsInflammatory responseBarrier permeabilityLethal encephalitisMAb11Virus infectionHuman mAbsEscape mutantsNeurological diseases
2008
Dysregulation of TLR3 Impairs the Innate Immune Response to West Nile Virus in the Elderly
Kong KF, Delroux K, Wang X, Qian F, Arjona A, Malawista SE, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. Dysregulation of TLR3 Impairs the Innate Immune Response to West Nile Virus in the Elderly. Journal Of Virology 2008, 82: 7613-7623. PMID: 18508883, PMCID: PMC2493309, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00618-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCell Adhesion MoleculesCell LineCells, CulturedCytokinesFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateLectins, C-TypeMacrophagesMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaProtein BindingReceptors, Cell SurfaceSTAT1 Transcription FactorToll-Like Receptor 3Viral Envelope ProteinsWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsInnate immune responseToll-like receptor 3Intercellular adhesion molecule 3West Nile virusImmune responseYoung donorsC-type lectin dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3Dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3Nile virusBlood-brain barrierWNV envelope proteinSevere neurological diseaseResponsiveness of macrophagesPrimary human macrophagesCytokine levelsOlder donorsWNV infectionNeurological diseasesReceptor 3Human macrophagesOlder individualsElevated levelsMacrophagesMolecule 3Significant differences