2016
Host Resistance and Immune Aging
Bandaranayake T, Shaw AC. Host Resistance and Immune Aging. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2016, 32: 415-432. PMID: 27394014, PMCID: PMC6986475, DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2016.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune systemImpaired innate immune responseToll-like receptor functionEarly pro-inflammatory responseNeutrophil extracellular trap formationT cell compartmentB cell subsetsPro-inflammatory responseExtracellular trap formationInnate immune responseInnate immune systemAdaptive immune systemHuman immune systemBasal inflammationCytomegalovirus infectionImmune agingCell subsetsImmunologic challengeImmune responseT-lineageReceptor functionOlder adultsFunction altersCell compartmentAge
2015
Paradoxical changes in innate immunity in aging: recent progress and new directions
Montgomery RR, Shaw AC. Paradoxical changes in innate immunity in aging: recent progress and new directions. Journal Of Leukocyte Biology 2015, 98: 937-943. PMID: 26188078, PMCID: PMC4661037, DOI: 10.1189/jlb.5mr0315-104r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseInnate immune changesInnate immune responseCytokine levelsInappropriate elevationImmune changesNaïve cell populationT cellsAdaptive immunityViral infectionParadoxical increaseInnate immunityMultiple cell typesParadoxical changesCell populationsActivation stateImmunityCell typesSevere consequencesResponseTissue contextImmunosenescenceVaccinationPopulationInfection
2014
Aging of the human innate immune system in HIV infection
Zapata HJ, Shaw AC. Aging of the human innate immune system in HIV infection. Current Opinion In Immunology 2014, 29: 127-136. PMID: 24997358, PMCID: PMC4145838, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2014.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionHIV-negative adultsChronic inflammatory statePro-inflammatory environmentInnate immune recognitionInnate immune responseInnate immune systemHuman innate immune systemMicrobial translocationImmune agingInflammatory stateImmune responseEndogenous ligandImmune recognitionImmune systemInfectionMultiple factorsEarly stagesHIV
2010
Age-Associated Decrease in TLR Function in Primary Human Dendritic Cells Predicts Influenza Vaccine Response
Panda A, Qian F, Mohanty S, van Duin D, Newman FK, Zhang L, Chen S, Towle V, Belshe RB, Fikrig E, Allore HG, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC. Age-Associated Decrease in TLR Function in Primary Human Dendritic Cells Predicts Influenza Vaccine Response. The Journal Of Immunology 2010, 184: 2518-2527. PMID: 20100933, PMCID: PMC3867271, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, ViralCytokinesDendritic CellsFemaleFlow CytometryHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza VaccinesInterleukin-12 Subunit p40Interleukin-6Linear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionToll-Like ReceptorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaYoung AdultConceptsPrimary human dendritic cellsDendritic cellsHuman dendritic cellsMyeloid DCsPlasmacytoid DCsCytokine productionTLR functionTNF-alphaIntracellular cytokine productionPoor Ab responsesInfluenza vaccine responsesMyeloid dendritic cellsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsYoung individualsIntracellular cytokine stainingIL-12 productionIFN-alpha productionTLR ligand stimulationTLR gene expressionInnate immune responseAge-Associated DecreaseTLR8 engagementInfluenza immunizationAge-associated effectsCytokine staining