2024
Prior Influenza Infection Mitigates SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Syrian Hamsters
Di Pietro C, Haberman A, Lindenbach B, Smith P, Bruscia E, Allore H, Vander Wyk B, Tyagi A, Zeiss C. Prior Influenza Infection Mitigates SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Syrian Hamsters. Viruses 2024, 16: 246. PMID: 38400021, PMCID: PMC10891789, DOI: 10.3390/v16020246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCOVID-19CricetinaeDisease Models, AnimalHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanLungMesocricetusSARS-CoV-2ConceptsTransient gene expressionSARS-CoV-2Viral replication pathwayReplication pathwayAntiviral pathwaysEndemism patternsUpregulation of innateGene expressionQuantitative RT-PCRMitigated weight lossDual-infected animalsSARS-CoV-2 viral loadSARS-CoV-2 infectionSyrian hamstersSeasonal infection ratesSARS-CoV-2 inoculationLungs of animalsIndividual virusesSARS-CoV-2 diseaseUpper respiratory tractH1N1 infectionRT-PCRBronchoalveolar lavageViral loadCytokine levels
2023
Platelet response to influenza vaccination reflects effects of aging
Konstorum A, Mohanty S, Zhao Y, Melillo A, Vander Wyk B, Nelson A, Tsang S, Blevins T, Belshe R, Chawla D, Rondina M, Gill T, Montgomery R, Allore H, Kleinstein S, Shaw A. Platelet response to influenza vaccination reflects effects of aging. Aging Cell 2023, 22: e13749. PMID: 36656789, PMCID: PMC9924941, DOI: 10.1111/acel.13749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAgingBlood PlateletsFrail ElderlyFrailtyHumansInfant, NewbornInfluenza, HumanVaccinationYoung AdultConceptsCommunity-dwelling older adultsPlatelet activationOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationAge-associated chronic inflammationInfluence platelet functionRNA expressionPro-inflammatory diseasesAge-associated increasePlatelet activation pathwaysAge-associated differencesActivation pathwayPlatelet transcriptomeGeriatric conditionsChronic inflammationImmune responsePlatelet functionPlatelet responseSNF residentsVaccinationActivation responseYoung individualsProtein levelsAdultsYounger participants