2024
Lytic bacteriophages induce the secretion of antiviral and proinflammatory cytokines from human respiratory epithelial cells
Zamora P, Reidy T, Armbruster C, Sun M, Van Tyne D, Turner P, Koff J, Bomberger J. Lytic bacteriophages induce the secretion of antiviral and proinflammatory cytokines from human respiratory epithelial cells. PLOS Biology 2024, 22: e3002566. PMID: 38652717, PMCID: PMC11037538, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLytic phagesLytic bacteriophagesPhage therapyAirway epithelial cellsPseudomonas aeruginosa phagesEpithelial cellsMultidrug resistanceAirway epitheliumCystic fibrosisProinflammatory cytokinesHuman respiratory epithelial cellsPhage exposurePhage familiesMammalian cell responsesHuman airway epithelial cellsInternalized phageTreat multidrug-resistantPhageBacterial isolatesTranscriptional profilesRespiratory epithelial cellsHuman hostChronic respiratory disordersBacterial biofilmsBacteriophage
2015
Temperature-dependent innate defense against the common cold virus limits viral replication at warm temperature in mouse airway cells
Foxman EF, Storer JA, Fitzgerald ME, Wasik BR, Hou L, Zhao H, Turner PE, Pyle AM, Iwasaki A. Temperature-dependent innate defense against the common cold virus limits viral replication at warm temperature in mouse airway cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 827-832. PMID: 25561542, PMCID: PMC4311828, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1411030112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway cellsCommon cold virusViral replicationIFN inductionRecombinant type I IFNMouse airway epithelial cellsCold virusAirway epithelial cellsInduction of ISGsType I IFNPrimary airway cellsCore body temperatureType IAntiviral defense responseLike receptorsI IFNNasal cavityMAVS proteinHuman rhinovirusSustained increaseInnate defensePoly IGenetic deficiencyRobust inductionRhinovirus