2014
Innate Immune Responses in the Neutrophils of Community Dwelling and Nursing Home Elders
Juthani-Mehta M, Guo X, Shaw AC, Towle V, Ning Y, Wang X, Allore HG, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. Innate Immune Responses in the Neutrophils of Community Dwelling and Nursing Home Elders. Journal Of Aging Science 2014, 02 PMID: 25750929, PMCID: PMC4348001, DOI: 10.4172/2329-8847.1000115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNursing home residentsΒ2-integrin expressionToll-like receptorsHome residentsInnate immune responseImmune responseIntegrin CD11bDisabled nursing home residentsIntegrin expressionΒ2 integrin CD11bLevels of chemokinesObservational pilot studyArea nursing homesNursing home eldersLocomotion of neutrophilsTLR4 responseChemokine inductionInfectious disease susceptibilityCommunity dwellingCommunity dwellersNursing homesEfficiency of neutrophilsNeutrophilsUnstimulated neutrophilsFlow cytometry
2004
CXCR2 Blockade Influences Anaplasma phagocytophilum Propagation but Not Histopathology in the Mouse Model of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis
Scorpio DG, Akkoyunlu M, Fikrig E, Dumler JS. CXCR2 Blockade Influences Anaplasma phagocytophilum Propagation but Not Histopathology in the Mouse Model of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis. MSphere 2004, 11: 963-968. PMID: 15358660, PMCID: PMC515272, DOI: 10.1128/cdli.11.5.963-968.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisControl miceGranulocytic anaplasmosisC3H-scid miceInfected cellsTissue loadsObligate intracellular bacteriumNeutrophil recruitmentNeutrophil secretionAntibody blockadeChemokine inductionHepatic pathologyLiver histopathologyInterleukin-8Tissue injuryMouse modelControl animalsDay 14Intracellular bacteriumMiceInfectionAnaplasma phagocytophilumA. phagocytophilumHistopathologyNeutrophils