2024
Activated sputum eosinophils associated with exacerbations in children on mepolizumab
Wilson G, Knight J, Liu Q, Shelar A, Stewart E, Wang X, Yan X, Sanders J, Visness C, Gill M, Gruchalla R, Liu A, Kattan M, Khurana Hershey G, Togias A, Becker P, Altman M, Busse W, Jackson D, Montgomery R, Chupp G. Activated sputum eosinophils associated with exacerbations in children on mepolizumab. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2024, 154: 297-307.e13. PMID: 38485057, PMCID: PMC11305967, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.01.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAirway eosinophilsSputum eosinophilsPatients treated with mepolizumabPlacebo-controlled clinical trialAnti-IL-5 treatmentEffect of mepolizumabEosinophil subpopulationsSevere eosinophilic asthmaAnti-interleukin-5Expression of CD62LFrequency of exacerbationsEosinophilic asthmaActivation markersSputum samplesUnsupervised cluster analysisMepolizumabTreatment armsReduce exacerbationsCD62LClinical trialsExacerbationMass cytometryEosinophilsExacerbation riskIntracellular markers
2019
Elevated Activation of Neutrophil Toll-Like Receptors in Patients with Acute Severe Leptospirosis: An Observational Study.
Lindow JC, Tsay AJ, Montgomery RR, Reis EAG, Wunder EA, Araújo G, Nery NRR, Mohanty S, Shaw AC, Lee PJ, Reis MG, Ko AI. Elevated Activation of Neutrophil Toll-Like Receptors in Patients with Acute Severe Leptospirosis: An Observational Study. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 101: 585-589. PMID: 31333152, PMCID: PMC6726964, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere leptospirosisActivation markersDisease severityNeutrophil Toll-like receptorToll-like receptor 2Acute severe leptospirosisHospitalized leptospirosis patientsNeutrophil activation markersEarly immune responseToll-like receptorsSevere disease outcomesHigh initial bacterial loadFebrile infectionsOrgan dysfunctionLeptospirosis patientsPeripheral neutrophilsNeutrophil responseHealthy controlsImmune mechanismsDisease outcomeObservational studyImmune responseSevere diseaseReceptor 2Tissue damage
2000
Functional Competence of Peritoneal Macrophages in Murine Lyme Borreliosis
Montgomery R, Palmarozza R, Beck D, Ngo E, Joiner K, Malawista S. Functional Competence of Peritoneal Macrophages in Murine Lyme Borreliosis. Inflammation 2000, 24: 277-288. DOI: 10.1023/a:1007017630980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeritoneal macrophagesB-cell activation markersCell activation markersMurine Lyme borreliosisProportion of lymphocytesSensitive functional measuresAcridine orange vital stainingState of activationActivation markersInfected miceLavage fluidConfocal microscopyChronic diseasesT cellsImmune clearanceSuch micePeritoneal cavityPhagocyte functionUninfected controlsMacrophage functionB cellsToxoplasma gondiiInfected animalsLyme borreliosisFunctional measures