2017
AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN INNATE IMMUNE CELL FUNCTION
Montgomery R. AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN INNATE IMMUNE CELL FUNCTION. Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 1254-1254. PMCID: PMC6183893, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.4559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInnate immune cellsImmune cellsInnate immune cell functionLevels of TLR5Natural killer cellsToll-like receptorsImmune cell functionAge-associated decreasePotential therapeutic opportunitiesAge-related changesVaccine responsesKiller cellsVaccine strategiesOlder donorsImmune functionOlder subjectsTherapeutic opportunitiesInfectious diseasesProgressive declinePrimary humanCell functionMass cytometrySurface expressionReduced levelsReduced production
2015
Neutralizing antibodies against West Nile virus identified directly from human B cells by single-cell analysis and next generation sequencing
Tsioris K, Gupta NT, Ogunniyi AO, Zimnisky RM, Qian F, Yao Y, Wang X, Stern JN, Chari R, Briggs AW, Clouser CR, Vigneault F, Church GM, Garcia MN, Murray KO, Montgomery RR, Kleinstein SH, Love JC. Neutralizing antibodies against West Nile virus identified directly from human B cells by single-cell analysis and next generation sequencing. Integrative Biology 2015, 7: 1587-1597. PMID: 26481611, PMCID: PMC4754972, DOI: 10.1039/c5ib00169b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHumoral responseNext-generation sequencingB cellsWest Nile virus infectionSevere neurological illnessMemory B cellsAntibody-secreting cellsCohort of subjectsWNV-specific antibodiesHuman B cellsMosquito-borne diseaseWest Nile virusAnamnestic responseAntibody responseAvailable treatmentsClinical severityAntibody isotypesNeurological illnessVaccine studiesVirus infectionGeneration sequencingInfectious diseasesPrevious exposureTherapeutic antibodiesAntibodies
2010
Dysregulation of human Toll-like receptor function in aging
Shaw AC, Panda A, Joshi SR, Qian F, Allore HG, Montgomery RR. Dysregulation of human Toll-like receptor function in aging. Ageing Research Reviews 2010, 10: 346-353. PMID: 21074638, PMCID: PMC3633557, DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2010.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptorsTLR functionImmune systemToll-like receptor functionPattern recognition receptor familyAge-associated dysregulationInnate immune systemGeriatric patientsTLR activationAnimal modelsContext of agingReceptor functionHuman cohortsInfectious diseasesReceptor familyInappropriate persistenceDysregulationRecent studiesOverarching themesAdaptive responseMorbidityImmunosenescencePatientsCohortInnate
2004
Disruption of Ixodes scapularis anticoagulation by using RNA interference
Narasimhan S, Montgomery RR, DePonte K, Tschudi C, Marcantonio N, Anderson JF, Sauer JR, Cappello M, Kantor FS, Fikrig E. Disruption of Ixodes scapularis anticoagulation by using RNA interference. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 1141-1146. PMID: 14745044, PMCID: PMC337020, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0307669100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-factor Xa activityNumerous infectious diseasesIxodes scapularis ticksRNA interferenceMultiple anticoagulantsReduction of mRNAXa activityVaccine candidatesInfectious diseasesTick salivaAnticoagulantsBabesia microtiPhysiologic functionI. scapularis salivaSalivary glandsBorrelia burgdorferiTick feedingScapularis ticksAnticoagulant activityAnaplasma phagocytophilumTick engorgementSuch interventionsEngorgement weightEngorgementKey target