2020
How Inflammation Blunts Innate Immunity in Aging
Goldberg EL, Shaw AC, Montgomery RR. How Inflammation Blunts Innate Immunity in Aging. Interdisciplinary Topics In Gerontology And Geriatrics 2020, 43: 1-17. PMID: 32294641, PMCID: PMC8063508, DOI: 10.1159/000504480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseInnate immunityPoor vaccine responsesInnate immune cellsFunctional immune responsesResolution of inflammationInnate immune responseBioactive lipid mediatorsSeverity of infectionImpaired tissue repairInnate immune systemInflammation influencesInflammatory changesLymph nodesVaccine responsesChronic inflammationImmune cellsImmune protectionImmune responsivenessAntigen presentationLipid mediatorsCytokine dynamicsTissue surveillanceImmune systemMolecular dysregulation
2017
AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN INNATE IMMUNE CELL FUNCTION
Montgomery R. AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN INNATE IMMUNE CELL FUNCTION. Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 1254-1254. PMCID: PMC6183893, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.4559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInnate immune cellsImmune cellsInnate immune cell functionLevels of TLR5Natural killer cellsToll-like receptorsImmune cell functionAge-associated decreasePotential therapeutic opportunitiesAge-related changesVaccine responsesKiller cellsVaccine strategiesOlder donorsImmune functionOlder subjectsTherapeutic opportunitiesInfectious diseasesProgressive declinePrimary humanCell functionMass cytometrySurface expressionReduced levelsReduced production
2016
Role 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
2004
Myeloid Differentiation Antigen 88 Deficiency Impairs Pathogen Clearance but Does Not Alter Inflammation in Borrelia burgdorferi-Infected Mice
Liu N, Montgomery RR, Barthold SW, Bockenstedt LK. Myeloid Differentiation Antigen 88 Deficiency Impairs Pathogen Clearance but Does Not Alter Inflammation in Borrelia burgdorferi-Infected Mice. Infection And Immunity 2004, 72: 3195-3203. PMID: 15155621, PMCID: PMC415708, DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.6.3195-3203.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, DifferentiationArthritisBorrelia burgdorferiDNA, BacterialInflammationLyme DiseaseMacrophages, PeritonealMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88MyocarditisOpsonin ProteinsPhagocytosisReceptors, ImmunologicUrineConceptsToll-like receptor 2Days of infectionPathogen burdenWT miceAcute inflammationB. burgdorferi-specific antibodyPathogen-specific adaptive immunityMyD88-dependent signaling pathwaysTumor necrosis factor alphaBurgdorferi-specific antibodiesImmunoglobulin G1 responsesTLR2-deficient miceInnate immune cellsBorrelia burgdorferiNecrosis factor alphaWild-type miceIgM titersImmune cellsInflammatory responseFactor alphaAdaptive immunitySpirochete Borrelia burgdorferiWT macrophagesReceptor 2Pathogen clearance