2021
Cutting Edge: Distinct B Cell Repertoires Characterize Patients with Mild and Severe COVID-19
Hoehn KB, Ramanathan P, Unterman A, Sumida TS, Asashima H, Hafler DA, Kaminski N, Dela Cruz CS, Sealfon SC, Bukreyev A, Kleinstein SH. Cutting Edge: Distinct B Cell Repertoires Characterize Patients with Mild and Severe COVID-19. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 206: 2785-2790. PMID: 34049971, PMCID: PMC8627528, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19Mild COVID-19B cell responsesMemory B cellsB cell repertoireB cellsCell repertoireCOVID-19Cell responsesExtrafollicular B cell responsesLong-term immunitySymptomatic COVID-19Onset of symptomsB cell populationsGerminal center reactionProtective immunityPlasma cellsSingle-cell RNA sequencingCenter reactionPatientsCell populationsImmunityRNA sequencingCellsPostvaccination
2020
Single-Cell Transcriptional Archetypes of Airway Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis.
Schupp JC, Khanal S, Gomez JL, Sauler M, Adams TS, Chupp GL, Yan X, Poli S, Zhao Y, Montgomery RR, Rosas IO, Dela Cruz CS, Bruscia EM, Egan ME, Kaminski N, Britto CJ. Single-Cell Transcriptional Archetypes of Airway Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2020, 202: 1419-1429. PMID: 32603604, PMCID: PMC7667912, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202004-0991oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCF lung diseaseHealthy control subjectsImmune dysfunctionLung diseaseCystic fibrosisControl subjectsSputum cellsAbnormal chloride transportLung mononuclear phagocytesInnate immune dysfunctionDivergent clinical coursesImmune cell repertoireMonocyte-derived macrophagesCF monocytesAirway inflammationClinical courseProinflammatory featuresCell survival programInflammatory responseTissue injuryCell repertoireImmune functionTranscriptional profilesAlveolar macrophagesMononuclear phagocytes