2011
Age‐associated elevation in TLR5 leads to increased inflammatory responses in the elderly
Qian F, Wang X, Zhang L, Chen S, Piecychna M, Allore H, Bockenstedt L, Malawista S, Bucala R, Shaw AC, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. Age‐associated elevation in TLR5 leads to increased inflammatory responses in the elderly. Aging Cell 2011, 11: 104-110. PMID: 22023165, PMCID: PMC3257374, DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2011.00759.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleHumansInflammationInterleukin-8MaleMiddle AgedMonocytesMultivariate AnalysisNF-kappa BP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein TransportRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 5Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsToll-like receptorsIL-8Multivariable mixed-effects modelsOlder individualsElevated IL-8Levels of TLR5Expression of TLR5Production of TNFAge-associated elevationAge-related decreaseDendritic cellsImmune responsivenessElderly donorsInflammatory responseImmune functionNF-κBTLR5Progressive declineMonocytesMixed effects modelsMAPK p38Significant increaseEffects modelAssociated increaseCritical mechanism
2007
A West Nile Virus Recombinant Protein Vaccine That Coactivates Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Huleatt J, Foellmer H, Hewitt D, Tang J, Desai P, Price A, Jacobs A, Takahashi V, Huang Y, Nakaar V, Alexopoulou L, Fikrig E, Powell T, McDonald W. A West Nile Virus Recombinant Protein Vaccine That Coactivates Innate and Adaptive Immunity. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2007, 195: 1607-1617. PMID: 17471430, DOI: 10.1086/517613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseAntibody responseImmunoglobulin G antibody responseC3H/HeN miceWest Nile virus vaccineAdaptive immune signalsTLR5-deficient miceAntigen-specific responsesG antibody responseProtective immune responseAdaptive immune responsesToll-like receptorsWNV envelope proteinLethal WNV challengeRecombinant protein vaccineInterleukin-8 productionNeutralized viral infectivityEnzyme-linked immunosorbentEffective WNV vaccinesWNV vaccineHeN miceVirus challengeProtein vaccineVirus vaccineWNV challenge