2014
Reduced bioenergetics and toll-like receptor 1 function in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes in aging
Qian F, Guo X, Wang X, Yuan X, Chen S, Malawista SE, Bockenstedt LK, Allore HG, Montgomery RR. Reduced bioenergetics and toll-like receptor 1 function in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes in aging. Aging 2014, 6: 131-139. PMID: 24595889, PMCID: PMC3969281, DOI: 10.18632/aging.100642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 1Polymorphonuclear leukocytesOlder adultsChemokine IL-8Loss of CD62LAge-dependent deficienciesPotential therapeutic opportunitiesHuman polymorphonuclear leukocytesTLR1 expressionIL-8PMN functionPMN activationMultiple pathwaysImmune functionYoung donorsP38 MAP kinaseReceptor 1Bacterial infectionsTherapeutic opportunitiesProgressive declineGlucose uptakeReduced expressionAdultsStimulationLeukocytes
2009
Inhibition of Neutrophil Function by Two Tick Salivary Proteins
Guo X, Booth CJ, Paley MA, Wang X, DePonte K, Fikrig E, Narasimhan S, Montgomery RR. Inhibition of Neutrophil Function by Two Tick Salivary Proteins. Infection And Immunity 2009, 77: 2320-2329. PMID: 19332533, PMCID: PMC2687334, DOI: 10.1128/iai.01507-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymorphonuclear leukocytesPMN functionNumber of PMNPMN integrinsPMN adherenceNeutrophil functionSpirochete burdenTick salivary proteinsTick salivaLyme diseaseTick attachmentSalivary glandsBorrelia burgdorferiTick feedingCausative agentReduced levelsInhibitory proteinSalivaBlood mealAntihemostatic activityInfectionInhibitionSalivary proteinsHematophagous arthropodsTick Ixodes scapularis