2019
Low ambient humidity impairs barrier function and innate resistance against influenza infection
Kudo E, Song E, Yockey LJ, Rakib T, Wong PW, Homer RJ, Iwasaki A. Low ambient humidity impairs barrier function and innate resistance against influenza infection. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 10905-10910. PMID: 31085641, PMCID: PMC6561219, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902840116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza infectionImpair barrier functionImpairs host defenseSeasonal influenza virusesInfluenza virus infectionLungs of miceImpairs mucociliary clearanceTissue repairInduction of IFNInnate antiviral defenseViral burdenMucociliary clearanceDisease outcomeRespiratory challengeVirus infectionSevere diseaseViral infectionCongenic miceHost responseViral transmissionHost defenseSingle-cell RNA sequencingInnate resistanceDisease pathologyInfluenza virus
2009
Absence of autophagy results in reactive oxygen species-dependent amplification of RLR signaling
Tal MC, Sasai M, Lee HK, Yordy B, Shadel GS, Iwasaki A. Absence of autophagy results in reactive oxygen species-dependent amplification of RLR signaling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 2770-2775. PMID: 19196953, PMCID: PMC2650341, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0807694106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutophagyAutophagy-Related Protein 5Cells, CulturedDEAD Box Protein 58DEAD-box RNA HelicasesDNA, MitochondrialEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryInterferon Type IMacrophagesMiceMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMitochondriaReactive Oxygen SpeciesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionConceptsReactive oxygen speciesDysfunctional mitochondriaInnate antiviral defenseAntiviral defenseKey antiviral cytokinesAbsence of autophagyMitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesHomeostatic regulationRole of autophagyTreatment of cellsIPS-1RLR signalingVesicular stomatitis virusAutophagy resultsRNA virusesWT cellsMitochondriaAutophagyType I IFNStomatitis virusRLRLike receptorsOxygen speciesNeurodegenerative diseasesInflammatory disorders