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
2013
Functional Polymorphisms in the Gene Encoding Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Are Associated With Gram-Negative Bacteremia in Older Adults
Das R, Subrahmanyan L, Yang IV, van Duin D, Levy R, Piecychna M, Leng L, Montgomery RR, Shaw A, Schwartz DA, Bucala R. Functional Polymorphisms in the Gene Encoding Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Are Associated With Gram-Negative Bacteremia in Older Adults. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2013, 209: 764-768. PMID: 24158957, PMCID: PMC3923543, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorLow expressionOlder adultsInhibitory factorSurface Toll-like receptor 4Toll-like receptor 4Gram-negative bacteremiaPeripheral blood monocytesNegative bacterial infectionsMIF productionImmune mediatorsNegative bacteremiaHealthy controlsReceptor 4Blood monocytesOlder subjectsBacterial infectionsFunctional polymorphismsHigh expressionBacteremiaAdultsExpressionPatientsCohort