2018
Impact of Aging and HIV Infection on the Function of the C-Type Lectin Receptor MINCLE in Monocytes
Zapata HJ, Van Ness PH, Avey S, Siconolfi B, Allore HG, Tsang S, Wilson J, Barakat L, Mohanty S, Shaw AC. Impact of Aging and HIV Infection on the Function of the C-Type Lectin Receptor MINCLE in Monocytes. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2018, 74: 794-801. PMID: 30239628, PMCID: PMC6521921, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-inflammatory environmentHIV infectionInnate immune pattern recognition receptorsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsImmune pattern recognition receptorsCohort of HIVC-type lectin receptorsBlood mononuclear cellsMulticolor flow cytometryC-type lectin receptor MinclePattern recognition receptorsIL-10IL-12Cytokine productionIL-6Mononuclear cellsImmune responseHost responseCord factorFlow cytometryM. tuberculosisLectin receptorsMycobacterium tuberculosisOlder adultsImpact of aging
2013
Cytokine Response Signatures in Disease Progression and Development of Severe Clinical Outcomes for Leptospirosis
Reis EA, Hagan JE, Ribeiro GS, Teixeira-Carvalho A, Martins-Filho OA, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, Ko AI, Reis MG. Cytokine Response Signatures in Disease Progression and Development of Severe Clinical Outcomes for Leptospirosis. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2013, 7: e2457. PMID: 24069500, PMCID: PMC3777885, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere pulmonary hemorrhage syndromeIL-10IL-6Mild diseaseClinical outcomesIL-8Disease progressionSevere diseaseSerum cytokine responseDays of symptomsHospital-based surveillanceAnti-inflammatory cytokinesIL-6 levelsCase-control study designPulmonary hemorrhage syndromeSevere clinical outcomesMultiplex bead array assayNon-fatal casesLife-threatening outcomesBead array assayImmunopathogenic roleCytokine profileCytokine stormIL-17ANonfatal outcomes