Age-related alterations in immune responses to West Nile virus infection
Montgomery R. Age-related alterations in immune responses to West Nile virus infection. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2016, 187: 26-34. PMID: 27612657, PMCID: PMC5167051, DOI: 10.1111/cei.12863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusToll-like receptorsDendritic cellsSevere diseaseBlood-brain barrier permeabilityImportant public health concernWest Nile virus infectionHuman dendritic cellsNatural killer cellsAnti-viral responseMonocytes/macrophagesPathogen recognition receptorsAge-related alterationsSpecific immune parametersPublic health concernImportant causative agentAge-related impairmentIndividual host factorsAge-related changesKiller cellsViral encephalitisImmune cellsRisk factorsBarrier permeabilityHigh prevalenceRole of Immune Aging in Susceptibility to West Nile Virus
Yao Y, Montgomery RR. Role of Immune Aging in Susceptibility to West Nile Virus. Methods In Molecular Biology 2016, 1435: 235-247. PMID: 27188562, PMCID: PMC4941816, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3670-0_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusImmune dysregulationWNV infectionSevere neuroinvasive diseaseInnate immune cellsΓδ T cellsNile virusProminent risk factorAge-dependent dysregulationAge-related alterationsDendritic cellsNK cellsImmune agingNeuroinvasive diseaseImmune cellsRisk factorsT cellsImmune responseSpecific treatmentTherapeutic interventionsOlder peopleInfectionMass cytometryHost susceptibilityDysregulation