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
2014
Immune Markers Associated with Host Susceptibility to Infection with West Nile Virus
Qian F, Thakar J, Yuan X, Nolan M, Murray KO, Lee WT, Wong SJ, Meng H, Fikrig E, Kleinstein SH, Montgomery RR. Immune Markers Associated with Host Susceptibility to Infection with West Nile Virus. Viral Immunology 2014, 27: 39-47. PMID: 24605787, PMCID: PMC3949440, DOI: 10.1089/vim.2013.0074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusSevere infectionsImmune markersIL-4IL-4 levelsSerum cytokine levelsSerum IL-4Nile virusSignificant risk factorsImmune system statusPeripheral blood cellsSevere neurological diseaseCytokine levelsAntibody levelsImmune statusRisk factorsHealthy subjectsStratified cohortWNV infectionNeurological diseasesInfectionAltered expression levelsBlood cellsAltered gene expression patternsHost susceptibility