2023
Multi-omic longitudinal study reveals immune correlates of clinical course among hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Diray-Arce J, Fourati S, Jayavelu N, Patel R, Maguire C, Chang A, Dandekar R, Qi J, Lee B, van Zalm P, Schroeder A, Chen E, Konstorum A, Brito A, Gygi J, Kho A, Chen J, Pawar S, Gonzalez-Reiche A, Hoch A, Milliren C, Overton J, Westendorf K, Network I, Abraham J, Adkisson M, Albert M, Torres L, Alvarenga B, Anderson M, Anderson E, Arnett A, Asashima H, Atkinson M, Baden L, Barton B, Beach K, Beagle E, Becker P, Bell M, Bernui M, Bime C, Kumar A, Booth L, Borresen B, Brakenridge S, Bristow L, Bryant R, Calfee C, Manuel J, Carrillo S, Chak S, Chang I, Connors J, Conway M, Corry D, Cowan D, Croen B, Dela Cruz C, Cusimano G, Eaker L, Edwards C, Ehrlich L, Elashoff D, Erickson H, Erle D, Farhadian S, Farrugia K, Fatou B, Fernandes A, Fernandez-Sesma A, Fragiadakis G, Furukawa S, Geltman J, Ghale R, Bermúdez M, Goonewardene M, Sanchez E, Guirgis F, Hafler D, Hamilton S, Harris P, Nemati A, Hendrickson C, Agudelo N, Hodder T, Holland S, Hough C, Huerta C, Hurley K, Hutton S, Iwasaki A, Jauregui A, Jha M, Johnson B, Joyner D, Kangelaris K, Kelly G, Khalil Z, Khan Z, Kheradmand F, Kim J, Kimura H, Ko A, Kohr B, Kraft M, Krummel M, Kutzler M, Lasky-Su J, Lee S, Lee D, Leipold M, Lentucci C, Leroux C, Lin E, Liu S, Love C, Lu Z, Maliskova L, Roth B, Manohar M, Martens M, McComsey G, McEnaney K, McLin R, Melamed E, Melnyk N, Mendez K, Messer W, Metcalf J, Michelotti G, Mick E, Mohanty S, Mosier J, Mulder L, Murphy M, Nadeau K, Nelson E, Nelson A, Nguyen V, Oberhaus J, Panganiban B, Pellegrini K, Pickering H, Powell D, Presnell S, Pulendran B, Rahman A, Sadeed A, Raskin A, Reed E, Pereira S, Rivera A, Rogers J, Rogers A, Rogowski B, Rooks R, Rosenberg-Hasson Y, Rothman J, Rousseau J, Salehi-Rad R, Saluvan M, Samaha H, Schaenman J, Schunk R, Semenza N, Sen S, Sevransky J, Seyfert-Margolis V, Shaheen T, Shaw A, Sieg S, Siegel S, Sigal N, Siles N, Simmons B, Simon V, Singh G, Sinko L, Smith C, Smolen K, Song L, Srivastava K, Sullivan P, Syphurs C, Tcheou J, Tegos G, Tharp G, Ally A, Tsitsiklis A, Ungaro R, Vaysman T, Viode A, Vita R, Wang X, Ward A, Ward D, Willmore A, Woloszczuk K, Wong K, Woodruff P, Xu L, van Haren S, van de Guchte A, Zhao Y, Cairns C, Rouphael N, Bosinger S, Kim-Schulze S, Krammer F, Rosen L, Grubaugh N, van Bakel H, Wilson M, Rajan J, Steen H, Eckalbar W, Cotsapas C, Langelier C, Levy O, Altman M, Maecker H, Montgomery R, Haddad E, Sekaly R, Esserman D, Ozonoff A, Becker P, Augustine A, Guan L, Peters B, Kleinstein S. Multi-omic longitudinal study reveals immune correlates of clinical course among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Cell Reports Medicine 2023, 4: 101079. PMID: 37327781, PMCID: PMC10203880, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease courseFatal COVID-19 diseaseHospitalized COVID-19 patientsSevere disease courseCOVID-19 participantsCOVID-19 patientsTrajectory groupsHost immune responseCOVID-19 diseaseImmune correlatesAcute infectionClinical courseHospital admissionClinical outcomesFatal outcomeClinical prognosisImmune responseSevere diseaseLongitudinal bloodNasal samplesBiologic stateLongitudinal studyDistinct assaysCohortMolecular signatures
2022
Analytical Approaches to Uncover Genetic Associations for Rare Outcomes: Lessons from West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease
Cahill M, Montgomery R. Analytical Approaches to Uncover Genetic Associations for Rare Outcomes: Lessons from West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease. Methods In Molecular Biology 2022, 2585: 193-203. PMID: 36331775, PMCID: PMC9867870, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2760-0_17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile neuroinvasive diseaseNeuroinvasive diseaseViral infectionWest Nile viral infectionSevere neuroinvasive diseaseMore severe outcomesGenetic factorsRare outcomesLimited cohort sizeSevere West Nile neuroinvasive diseaseWest Nile infectionVector-borne viral infectionSevere outcomesImmune responseSevere diseaseHigh riskFatal diseaseVaccine developmentInfectionDiseaseInfected humansWest NileSerious diseaseOutcomesCohort size
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
2018
Identification of genetic variants associated with dengue or West Nile virus disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cahill ME, Conley S, DeWan AT, Montgomery RR. Identification of genetic variants associated with dengue or West Nile virus disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases 2018, 18: 282. PMID: 29929468, PMCID: PMC6014009, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3186-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virus diseaseSevere diseaseVirus diseaseWest Nile virus infectionGenetic factorsGenetic variantsSevere disease outcomesPotential therapeutic interventionsGenetic risk factorsAdditional genetic factorsWest Nile virusMinority of individualsSymptomatic infectionAsymptomatic infectionMechanisms of resistanceRisk factorsImmune mechanismsInitial symptomsDisease outcomeVirus infectionImmune responseDengue diseaseDisease pathogenesisTherapeutic interventionsSystematic review
2016
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 prevalence
2015
Risk factors for West Nile virus infection and disease in populations and individuals
Montgomery RR, Murray KO. Risk factors for West Nile virus infection and disease in populations and individuals. Expert Review Of Anti-infective Therapy 2015, 13: 317-325. PMID: 25637260, PMCID: PMC4939899, DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2015.1007043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusWest Nile virus infectionComplex immune interactionsRisk factorsAdvanced ageVirus infectionImmune responseSevere diseaseImmune interactionsClinical casesMosquito-borneCDC reportNile virusNaïve bird populationsInfectionDiseasePositive-strand RNA virusesRNA virusesVirusNew York CityHypertensionImmunosuppressionPopulationYork City
2013
Cytokine Response Signatures in Disease Progression and Development of Severe Clinical Outcomes for Leptospirosis
Reis EA, Hagan JE, Ribeiro GS, Teixeira-Carvalho A, Martins-Filho OA, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, Ko AI, Reis MG. Cytokine Response Signatures in Disease Progression and Development of Severe Clinical Outcomes for Leptospirosis. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2013, 7: e2457. PMID: 24069500, PMCID: PMC3777885, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere pulmonary hemorrhage syndromeIL-10IL-6Mild diseaseClinical outcomesIL-8Disease progressionSevere diseaseSerum cytokine responseDays of symptomsHospital-based surveillanceAnti-inflammatory cytokinesIL-6 levelsCase-control study designPulmonary hemorrhage syndromeSevere clinical outcomesMultiplex bead array assayNon-fatal casesLife-threatening outcomesBead array assayImmunopathogenic roleCytokine profileCytokine stormIL-17ANonfatal outcomes