2023
Early cellular and molecular signatures correlate with severity of West Nile virus infection
Lee H, Zhao Y, Fleming I, Mehta S, Wang X, Vander Wyk B, Ronca S, Kang H, Chou C, Fatou B, Smolen K, Levy O, Clish C, Xavier R, Steen H, Hafler D, Love J, Shalek A, Guan L, Murray K, Kleinstein S, Montgomery R. Early cellular and molecular signatures correlate with severity of West Nile virus infection. IScience 2023, 26: 108387. PMID: 38047068, PMCID: PMC10692672, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWest Nile virusEffective anti-viral responseInnate immune cell typesWest Nile virus infectionPro-inflammatory markersAcute time pointsImmune cell typesAnti-viral responseMolecular signaturesHost cellular activitiesAcute infectionAsymptomatic donorsPeripheral bloodSevere infectionsVirus infectionImmune responseSevere casesCell activityIll individualsSerum proteomicsInfectionInfection severityHigh expressionTime pointsNile virus
2022
Adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 persist in the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue of children
Xu Q, Milanez-Almeida P, Martins A, Radtke A, Hoehn K, Oguz C, Chen J, Liu C, Tang J, Grubbs G, Stein S, Ramelli S, Kabat J, Behzadpour H, Karkanitsa M, Spathies J, Kalish H, Kardava L, Kirby M, Cheung F, Preite S, Duncker P, Kitakule M, Romero N, Preciado D, Gitman L, Koroleva G, Smith G, Shaffer A, McBain I, McGuire P, Pittaluga S, Germain R, Apps R, Schwartz D, Sadtler K, Moir S, Chertow D, Kleinstein S, Khurana S, Tsang J, Mudd P, Schwartzberg P, Manthiram K. Adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 persist in the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue of children. Nature Immunology 2022, 24: 186-199. PMID: 36536106, PMCID: PMC10777159, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-022-01367-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell receptorImmune responseGerminal centersPrevious SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionB-cell receptor sequencingTissue-specific immunityCell receptor sequencingAdaptive immune responsesUpper respiratory tractMemory B cellsT cell clonotypesSite of infectionSARS-CoV-2Pharyngeal lymphoid tissuePeripheral bloodLymphocyte populationsLymphoid tissueRespiratory tractCell clonotypesAdaptive immunityB cellsCDR3 sequencesAdenoidsCell receptor
2019
Overexpression of T-bet in HIV infection is associated with accumulation of B cells outside germinal centers and poor affinity maturation
Austin JW, Buckner CM, Kardava L, Wang W, Zhang X, Melson VA, Swanson RG, Martins AJ, Zhou JQ, Hoehn KB, Fisk JN, Dimopoulos Y, Chassiakos A, O'Dell S, Smelkinson MG, Seamon CA, Kwan RW, Sneller MC, Pittaluga S, Doria-Rose NA, McDermott A, Li Y, Chun TW, Kleinstein SH, Tsang JS, Petrovas C, Moir S. Overexpression of T-bet in HIV infection is associated with accumulation of B cells outside germinal centers and poor affinity maturation. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31776286, PMCID: PMC7479651, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax0904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibody AffinityAntigens, CD19B-LymphocytesCytokinesFemaleGerminal CenterHIV InfectionsHumansImmunologic MemoryLymph NodesMaleMiddle AgedMutation RatePhenotypeReceptors, Antigen, B-CellT-Box Domain ProteinsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerTranscriptomeYoung AdultConceptsHIV-specific B cellsT-betGC B cellsGerminal centersB cellsLymph nodesPoor affinity maturationChronic immune activationMemory B cell compartmentAntibody-mediated immunityChronic infectious diseaseOptimal antibody responseB cell compartmentChronic human infectionsB cell receptorHIV viremiaImmunologic outcomesHIV infectionViremic individualsChronic viremiaImmune activationPeripheral bloodProtective antibodiesAntibody responseCD19
2018
Local Clonal Diversification and Dissemination of B Lymphocytes in the Human Bronchial Mucosa
Ohm-Laursen L, Meng H, Chen J, Zhou JQ, Corrigan CJ, Gould HJ, Kleinstein SH. Local Clonal Diversification and Dissemination of B Lymphocytes in the Human Bronchial Mucosa. Frontiers In Immunology 2018, 9: 1976. PMID: 30245687, PMCID: PMC6137163, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHumoral immune responseBronchial mucosaB cell repertoireHealthy subjectsAsthmatic patientsImmune responseCell repertoireAdaptive humoral immune responseB cell antibody productionFeatures of atopyB cell clonesHuman bronchial mucosaMucosal migrationAdaptive immune receptor repertoire sequencingAtopic asthmaAsthmatic individualsBronchial biopsiesRight lungPeripheral bloodDistal biopsiesAdjacent biopsiesLarge cohortB cellsB lymphocytesAntibody production
2016
Age‐associated vascular inflammation promotes monocytosis during atherogenesis
Du W, Wong C, Song Y, Shen H, Mori D, Rotllan N, Price N, Dobrian AD, Meng H, Kleinstein SH, Fernandez‐Hernando C, Goldstein DR. Age‐associated vascular inflammation promotes monocytosis during atherogenesis. Aging Cell 2016, 15: 766-777. PMID: 27135421, PMCID: PMC4933655, DOI: 10.1111/acel.12488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAortaAtherosclerosisBlood VesselsCell CountChemotaxisCulture Media, ConditionedDiet, High-FatDown-RegulationHematopoiesisHemodynamicsInflammationInflammation MediatorsInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-6LeukocytosisMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMonocytesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReceptors, LDLStromal CellsUp-RegulationConceptsHigh-fat dietVascular inflammationMacrophage accumulationAtherosclerotic aortaBone marrow transplant experimentsStromal factorsElevated blood pressureVascular smooth muscle cellsLow-fat dietSmooth muscle cellsBlood pressurePeripheral monocytosisProinflammatory stateInflammatory stateLDL levelsIL-6Insulin resistancePeripheral bloodEnhanced atherogenesisInflammatory responseMetabolic dysfunctionYoung aortasMurine modelProduction of osteopontinCCL-2Single cell variability in pro-inflammatory and antiviral gene responses in dendritic cells
Fribourg Casajuana M, Hartmann B, Tabbaa O, Ramos I, Zaslavsky E, Nudelman G, Albrecht R, Merad M, Hayot F, Jayaprakash C, Kleinstein S, Garcia-Sastre A, Sealfon S. Single cell variability in pro-inflammatory and antiviral gene responses in dendritic cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2016, 196: 202.29-202.29. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.196.supp.202.29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic cellsI IFNsI interferonImmune responsePeripheral Blood Plasmacytoid Dendritic CellsBlood plasmacytoid dendritic cellsMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsType I IFNsDendritic cell populationsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsAppropriate immune responseHuman peripheral bloodType I interferonAntiviral gene responsesRIG-I inductionH1N1 virusAutoimmune diseasesPeripheral bloodChronic infectionNoxious stimuliViral infectionImmune signalsAntiviral ISGsCell responsesISG group
2014
Influence of seasonal exposure to grass pollen on local and peripheral blood IgE repertoires in patients with allergic rhinitis
Wu YC, James LK, Vander Heiden J, Uduman M, Durham SR, Kleinstein SH, Kipling D, Gould HJ. Influence of seasonal exposure to grass pollen on local and peripheral blood IgE repertoires in patients with allergic rhinitis. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2014, 134: 604-612. PMID: 25171866, PMCID: PMC4151999, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control subjectsNasal biopsy specimensAllergic rhinitisControl subjectsImmunoglobulin heavy chain geneBiopsy specimensIgE repertoireAllergic diseasesPeripheral bloodOngoing germinal center reactionsClonal relatednessNatural pollen exposureSeasonal allergic rhinitisPollen seasonRespiratory allergic diseasesIgH sequencesAntigen-driven selectionGerminal center reactionGrass pollen seasonBlood IgEAtopic statusIgG classAntibody classPatientsPollen exposureB cells populating the multiple sclerosis brain mature in the draining cervical lymph nodes
Stern JN, Yaari G, Vander Heiden JA, Church G, Donahue WF, Hintzen RQ, Huttner AJ, Laman JD, Nagra RM, Nylander A, Pitt D, Ramanan S, Siddiqui BA, Vigneault F, Kleinstein SH, Hafler DA, O'Connor KC. B cells populating the multiple sclerosis brain mature in the draining cervical lymph nodes. Science Translational Medicine 2014, 6: 248ra107. PMID: 25100741, PMCID: PMC4388137, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3008879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical lymph nodesCentral nervous systemB cellsCerebrospinal fluidLymph nodesMultiple sclerosisLymphoid tissueCNS of patientsCNS B cellsAntigen-experienced B cellsMultiple sclerosis brainSecondary lymphoid tissuesB cell compartmentB cell trafficB cell maturationImmunomodulatory therapyImmune infiltratesPeripheral bloodInflammatory diseasesLymphocyte transmigrationPeripheral tissuesNervous systemMembers of clonesCell maturationCell traffic
2011
PS2-108. Infection with Hepatitis C down-regulates the expression of cytokine genes in peripheral blood
Taylor M, Bolen C, Kleinstein S, Brodsky L. PS2-108. Infection with Hepatitis C down-regulates the expression of cytokine genes in peripheral blood. Cytokine 2011, 56: 94. DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2011.07.274.Peer-Reviewed Original Research