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
2016
Mx1 reveals innate pathways to antiviral resistance and lethal influenza disease
Pillai PS, Molony RD, Martinod K, Dong H, Pang IK, Tal MC, Solis AG, Bielecki P, Mohanty S, Trentalange M, Homer RJ, Flavell RA, Wagner DD, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, Staeheli P, Iwasaki A. Mx1 reveals innate pathways to antiviral resistance and lethal influenza disease. Science 2016, 352: 463-466. PMID: 27102485, PMCID: PMC5465864, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf3926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsBacterial InfectionsCaspase 1CaspasesCaspases, InitiatorFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateInfluenza A virusInfluenza, HumanInterferon-betaMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMonocytesMyxovirus Resistance ProteinsNeutrophilsOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsToll-Like Receptor 7Viral LoadYoung AdultConceptsBacterial burdenAntiviral resistanceNeutrophil-dependent tissue damageMyD88-dependent signalingAntiviral interferon productionCaspase-1/11IAV diseaseViral loadInfluenza diseaseOlder humansTissue damageInterferon productionInflammasome responseOlder adultsTLR7Vivo consequencesDiseaseMiceIAVBurdenMx geneHumansMonocytesMortalityInfluenza
2008
Cutting Edge: Engagement of NKG2A on CD8+ Effector T Cells Limits Immunopathology in Influenza Pneumonia
Zhou J, Matsuoka M, Cantor H, Homer R, Enelow RI. Cutting Edge: Engagement of NKG2A on CD8+ Effector T Cells Limits Immunopathology in Influenza Pneumonia. The Journal Of Immunology 2008, 180: 25-29. PMID: 18096998, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.1.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHistocompatibility Antigens Class IInfluenza A virusMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLNK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily CNK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily DOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPneumonia, ViralReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Natural Killer CellConceptsInfluenza pneumoniaT cellsLung injuryTNF productionT cell-mediated clearanceQa-1bAg-specific CD8Considerable lung injurySevere influenza infectionCD94/NKG2AT cell Ag recognitionEffector cell recognitionLimit immunopathologyNKG2A blockadeAntiviral CD8Distal airwaysInfluenza infectionPulmonary pathologyTNF-alphaCD8Infectious virusAg recognitionImmunopathologyPneumoniaCell recognition