2024
“Deficiency in ELF4, X-Linked”: a Monogenic Disease Entity Resembling Behçet’s Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Olyha S, O’Connor S, Kribis M, Bucklin M, Uthaya Kumar D, Tyler P, Alam F, Jones K, Sheikha H, Konnikova L, Lakhani S, Montgomery R, Catanzaro J, Du H, DiGiacomo D, Rothermel H, Moran C, Fiedler K, Warner N, Hoppenreijs E, van der Made C, Hoischen A, Olbrich P, Neth O, Rodríguez-Martínez A, Lucena Soto J, van Rossum A, Dalm V, Muise A, Lucas C. “Deficiency in ELF4, X-Linked”: a Monogenic Disease Entity Resembling Behçet’s Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal Of Clinical Immunology 2024, 44: 44. PMID: 38231408, PMCID: PMC10929603, DOI: 10.1007/s10875-023-01610-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDEX patientsClass-switched memory B cellsInborn errors of immunityTreated with anti-inflammatory agentsLow natural killerX-linkedMemory B cellsErrors of immunityCohort of patientsIncreased inflammatory cytokinesLoss-of-function variantsHeterogeneous clinical phenotypesInflammatory bowel diseaseTargeted therapeutic interventionsNatural killerAnti-inflammatory agentsAphthous ulcersTherapeutic responseAutoinflammatory syndromeInflammatory markersClinical manifestationsB cellsBehcet's syndromeGastrointestinal symptomsMechanisms of disease
2009
Human innate immunosenescence: causes and consequences for immunity in old age
Panda A, Arjona A, Sapey E, Bai F, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR, Lord JM, Shaw AC. Human innate immunosenescence: causes and consequences for immunity in old age. Trends In Immunology 2009, 30: 325-333. PMID: 19541535, PMCID: PMC4067971, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2009.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune system initiatesNatural killer T cellsOlder ageAntiviral cytokine productionKiller T cellsInnate immune responseInnate immune systemDendritic cellsNatural killerCytokine productionHuman immunosenescenceT cellsImmune responseAdaptive immunityImmune systemInnate immunityImmunityAgeCellsDiverse cellsImmunosenescenceVaccinationNeutrophilsMonocytesInfection