2024
Integrated longitudinal multiomics study identifies immune programs associated with acute COVID-19 severity and mortality
Gygi J, Maguire C, Patel R, Shinde P, Konstorum A, Shannon C, Xu L, Hoch A, Jayavelu N, Haddad E, Network I, Reed E, Kraft M, McComsey G, Metcalf J, Ozonoff A, Esserman D, Cairns C, Rouphael N, Bosinger S, Kim-Schulze S, Krammer F, Rosen L, van Bakel H, Wilson M, Eckalbar W, Maecker H, Langelier C, Steen H, Altman M, Montgomery R, Levy O, Melamed E, Pulendran B, Diray-Arce J, Smolen K, Fragiadakis G, Becker P, Sekaly R, Ehrlich L, Fourati S, Peters B, Kleinstein S, Guan L. Integrated longitudinal multiomics study identifies immune programs associated with acute COVID-19 severity and mortality. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2024, 134: e176640. PMID: 38690733, PMCID: PMC11060740, DOI: 10.1172/jci176640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcomesImmune cascadeElevated levels of inflammatory cytokinesDisease severityLevels of inflammatory cytokinesFormation of neutrophil extracellular trapsAcute COVID-19 severityCritically ill patientsNeutrophil extracellular trapsDevelopment of therapiesCOVID-19 cohortCOVID-19 severityViral clearanceImmunosuppressive metabolitesDeep immunophenotypingMultiomic modelIFN-stimulated genesImmunophenotypic assessmentB cellsDisease courseEarly upregulationInflammatory cytokinesDisease progressionIFN inhibitorsExtracellular traps
2023
Prior cycles of anti-CD20 antibodies affect antibody responses after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination
Asashima H, Kim D, Wang K, Lele N, Buitrago-Pocasangre N, Lutz R, Cruz I, Raddassi K, Ruff W, Racke M, Wilson J, Givens T, Grifoni A, Weiskopf D, Sette A, Kleinstein S, Montgomery R, Shaw A, Li F, Fan R, Hafler D, Tomayko M, Longbrake E. Prior cycles of anti-CD20 antibodies affect antibody responses after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e168102. PMID: 37606046, PMCID: PMC10543713, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.168102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinationB-cell-depleted patientsB-cell depletionAntibody responseMRNA vaccinationThird doseCell depletionT cellsClaude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence CenterB cellsNational Multiple Sclerosis SocietyAnti-CD20 antibodySpike-specific antibodiesMultiple Sclerosis SocietyLow cumulative exposureLogistic regression modelsImportant clinical needCD20 therapyCD20 treatmentMost patientsThird vaccineSerologic responseVaccine dosesMRNA vaccinesVaccination strategiesHigh-throughput single-cell profiling of B cell responses following inactivated influenza vaccination in young and older adults
Wang M, Jiang R, Mohanty S, Meng H, Shaw A, Kleinstein S. High-throughput single-cell profiling of B cell responses following inactivated influenza vaccination in young and older adults. Aging 2023, 15: 9250-9274. PMID: 37367734, PMCID: PMC10564424, DOI: 10.18632/aging.204778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsActivated B cellsB cell receptorOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationAge groupsPeripheral blood B cellsYoung adultsInactivated influenza vaccineB cell responsesSubstantial disease burdenBlood B cellsMemory B cellsInfluenza vaccination responsesStrong antibody responseAge-related changesInfluenza vaccineVaccination responseSeasonal influenzaAntibody responseHospital visitsDisease burdenSomatic hypermutation frequenciesVaccinationCell responsesPlatelet response to influenza vaccination reflects effects of aging
Konstorum A, Mohanty S, Zhao Y, Melillo A, Vander Wyk B, Nelson A, Tsang S, Blevins T, Belshe R, Chawla D, Rondina M, Gill T, Montgomery R, Allore H, Kleinstein S, Shaw A. Platelet response to influenza vaccination reflects effects of aging. Aging Cell 2023, 22: e13749. PMID: 36656789, PMCID: PMC9924941, DOI: 10.1111/acel.13749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-dwelling older adultsPlatelet activationOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationAge-associated chronic inflammationInfluence platelet functionRNA expressionPro-inflammatory diseasesAge-associated increasePlatelet activation pathwaysAge-associated differencesActivation pathwayPlatelet transcriptomeGeriatric conditionsChronic inflammationImmune responsePlatelet functionPlatelet responseSNF residentsVaccinationActivation responseYoung individualsProtein levelsAdultsYounger participants
2022
Single-cell multi-omics reveals dyssynchrony of the innate and adaptive immune system in progressive COVID-19
Unterman A, Sumida TS, Nouri N, Yan X, Zhao AY, Gasque V, Schupp JC, Asashima H, Liu Y, Cosme C, Deng W, Chen M, Raredon MSB, Hoehn KB, Wang G, Wang Z, DeIuliis G, Ravindra NG, Li N, Castaldi C, Wong P, Fournier J, Bermejo S, Sharma L, Casanovas-Massana A, Vogels CBF, Wyllie AL, Grubaugh ND, Melillo A, Meng H, Stein Y, Minasyan M, Mohanty S, Ruff WE, Cohen I, Raddassi K, Niklason L, Ko A, Montgomery R, Farhadian S, Iwasaki A, Shaw A, van Dijk D, Zhao H, Kleinstein S, Hafler D, Kaminski N, Dela Cruz C. Single-cell multi-omics reveals dyssynchrony of the innate and adaptive immune system in progressive COVID-19. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 440. PMID: 35064122, PMCID: PMC8782894, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27716-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunity, InnateMaleReceptors, Antigen, B-CellReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRNA-SeqSARS-CoV-2Single-Cell AnalysisConceptsProgressive COVID-19B cell clonesSingle-cell analysisT cellsImmune responseMulti-omics single-cell analysisCOVID-19Cell clonesAdaptive immune interactionsSevere COVID-19Dynamic immune responsesGene expressionSARS-CoV-2 virusAdaptive immune systemSomatic hypermutation frequenciesCellular effectsProtein markersEffector CD8Immune signaturesProgressive diseaseHypermutation frequencyProgressive courseClassical monocytesClonesImmune interactions
2021
Elevated N-Linked Glycosylation of IgG V Regions in Myasthenia Gravis Disease Subtypes.
Mandel-Brehm C, Fichtner ML, Jiang R, Winton VJ, Vazquez SE, Pham MC, Hoehn KB, Kelleher NL, Nowak RJ, Kleinstein SH, Wilson MR, DeRisi JL, O'Connor KC. Elevated N-Linked Glycosylation of IgG V Regions in Myasthenia Gravis Disease Subtypes. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 207: 2005-2014. PMID: 34544801, PMCID: PMC8492536, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyasthenia gravisB-cell-mediated autoimmune diseasesBCR repertoireCell-mediated autoimmune diseaseTotal BCR repertoireTotal circulating IgGSubset of patientsB cell repertoireElevated NGene segment usageMG subtypesAutoimmune disordersAutoimmune diseasesHealthy donorsCell repertoireDisease subtypesDistinct subtypesReceptor repertoireAdaptive immune receptor repertoiresV regionsAutoantigen bindingPatientsSegment usageSubtypesImmune receptor repertoiresSingle cell immunophenotyping of the skin lesion erythema migrans Identifies IgM memory B cells
Jiang R, Meng H, Raddassi K, Fleming I, Hoehn KB, Dardick KR, Belperron AA, Montgomery RR, Shalek AK, Hafler DA, Kleinstein SH, Bockenstedt LK. Single cell immunophenotyping of the skin lesion erythema migrans Identifies IgM memory B cells. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e148035. PMID: 34061047, PMCID: PMC8262471, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.148035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory B cellsErythema migransB cellsEM lesionsIgM memory B cellsLyme diseaseB-cell receptor sequencingSkin infection siteCell receptor sequencingEarly Lyme diseaseLocal antigen presentationSkin immune responsesB cell populationsSingle-cell immunophenotypingMHC class II genesUninvolved skinImmune cellsSpirochetal infectionAntigen presentationCell immunophenotypingT cellsImmune responseIsotype usageAntibody productionInitial signsSex-Biased Aging Effects on Ig Somatic Hypermutation Targeting
Cui A, Chawla DG, Kleinstein SH. Sex-Biased Aging Effects on Ig Somatic Hypermutation Targeting. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 206: 101-108. PMID: 33288546, PMCID: PMC8582005, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder individualsDNA mismatch repair genesSex groupsObserved clinical differencesMismatch repair genesB cell IgDecreased expression levelDNA repair activityImmunologic responseClinical differencesAb responsesFemale human subjectsOld maleAged individualsImpaired levelDifferent agesYounger counterpartsPhase ILargest fold changeYoung individualsError-prone DNA repair activityExpression levelsHuman subjectsMutation patternsRepair activity
2020
Seasonal Variability and Shared Molecular Signatures of Inactivated Influenza Vaccination in Young and Older Adults
Avey S, Mohanty S, Chawla DG, Meng H, Bandaranayake T, Ueda I, Zapata HJ, Park K, Blevins TP, Tsang S, Belshe RB, Kaech SM, Shaw AC, Kleinstein SH. Seasonal Variability and Shared Molecular Signatures of Inactivated Influenza Vaccination in Young and Older Adults. The Journal Of Immunology 2020, 204: 1661-1673. PMID: 32060136, PMCID: PMC7755271, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAgingAntibodies, ViralCohort StudiesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHemagglutination Inhibition TestsHumansImmunogenicity, VaccineInfluenza A virusInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanMaleNK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily BOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisSeasonsTranscriptomeVaccinationVaccines, InactivatedYoung AdultConceptsVaccine-induced Ab responsesOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationDays postvaccinationInfluenza vaccineAb responsesMore effective influenza vaccinesImportant public health toolInactivated influenza vaccinationSeasonal influenza vaccineVaccine-induced immunityEffective influenza vaccinesMolecular signaturesEffects of immunosenescencePublic health toolImmune signaturesVaccination seasonVaccine responsesVaccine compositionSubset of individualsAge groupsHealth toolsSingle age groupAdultsPostvaccination
2016
Autoreactive T Cells from Patients with Myasthenia Gravis Are Characterized by Elevated IL-17, IFN-γ, and GM-CSF and Diminished IL-10 Production
Cao Y, Amezquita RA, Kleinstein SH, Stathopoulos P, Nowak RJ, O'Connor KC. Autoreactive T Cells from Patients with Myasthenia Gravis Are Characterized by Elevated IL-17, IFN-γ, and GM-CSF and Diminished IL-10 Production. The Journal Of Immunology 2016, 196: 2075-2084. PMID: 26826242, PMCID: PMC4761502, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1501339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAutoimmunityCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell SeparationCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-17MaleMiddle AgedMyasthenia GravisPhenotypePolymerase Chain ReactionT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsAutoreactive T cellsT cell compartmentHealthy control subjectsMyasthenia gravisT cellsMG patientsIL-17Control subjectsT cell librariesB cellsGM-CSFMemory T cell compartmentElevated IL-17Prototypical autoimmune diseaseIL-10 productionMemory T cellsCell compartmentIL-10 expressionB cell compartmentPathogenic phenotypeMG cohortPathogenic autoantibodiesAutoimmune responseClinical manifestationsProinflammatory phenotype
2015
Neutralizing antibodies against West Nile virus identified directly from human B cells by single-cell analysis and next generation sequencing
Tsioris K, Gupta NT, Ogunniyi AO, Zimnisky RM, Qian F, Yao Y, Wang X, Stern JN, Chari R, Briggs AW, Clouser CR, Vigneault F, Church GM, Garcia MN, Murray KO, Montgomery RR, Kleinstein SH, Love JC. Neutralizing antibodies against West Nile virus identified directly from human B cells by single-cell analysis and next generation sequencing. Integrative Biology 2015, 7: 1587-1597. PMID: 26481611, PMCID: PMC4754972, DOI: 10.1039/c5ib00169b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHumoral responseNext-generation sequencingB cellsWest Nile virus infectionSevere neurological illnessMemory B cellsAntibody-secreting cellsCohort of subjectsWNV-specific antibodiesHuman B cellsMosquito-borne diseaseWest Nile virusAnamnestic responseAntibody responseAvailable treatmentsClinical severityAntibody isotypesNeurological illnessVaccine studiesVirus infectionGeneration sequencingInfectious diseasesPrevious exposureTherapeutic antibodiesAntibodiesAging-dependent alterations in gene expression and a mitochondrial signature of responsiveness to human influenza vaccination
Thakar J, Mohanty S, West AP, Joshi SR, Ueda I, Wilson J, Meng H, Blevins TP, Tsang S, Trentalange M, Siconolfi B, Park K, Gill TM, Belshe RB, Kaech SM, Shadel GS, Kleinstein SH, Shaw AC. Aging-dependent alterations in gene expression and a mitochondrial signature of responsiveness to human influenza vaccination. Aging 2015, 7: 38-51. PMID: 25596819, PMCID: PMC4356402, DOI: 10.18632/aging.100720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAgingCells, CulturedDNA, MitochondrialFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanLeukocytes, MononuclearMaleMitochondriaMitochondrial TurnoverOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOxidative PhosphorylationSeasonsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVaccinationYoung AdultConceptsPlasma cell signatureDay 2Influenza vaccinationDay 7Cell signatureOlder adultsInfluenza vaccine responsesAdults meeting criteriaType I interferon responseAge-associated impairmentAge-dependent alterationsI interferon responseMitochondrial biogenesisResponse signatureVaccine seasonVaccine respondersFrail subjectsInfluenza vaccineVaccine responsesVaccine responsivenessGene expression microarray analysisAbsent responseYounger respondersDay 28Meeting criteria
2014
Prolonged Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in Monocytes Modulated by Interleukin 10 After Influenza Vaccination in Older Adults
Mohanty S, Joshi SR, Ueda I, Wilson J, Blevins TP, Siconolfi B, Meng H, Devine L, Raddassi K, Tsang S, Belshe RB, Hafler DA, Kaech SM, Kleinstein SH, Trentalange M, Allore HG, Shaw AC. Prolonged Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in Monocytes Modulated by Interleukin 10 After Influenza Vaccination in Older Adults. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2014, 211: 1174-1184. PMID: 25367297, PMCID: PMC4366602, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedCytokinesDual Specificity Phosphatase 1FemaleGene Expression RegulationGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansImmunity, InnateInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanInterleukin-10Interleukin-6Lipopolysaccharide ReceptorsMaleMonocytesPhosphorylationReceptors, IgGSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVaccinationYoung AdultConceptsOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationInflammatory monocytesInterleukin-10Cytokine productionOlder subjectsAnti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10Influenza vaccine antibody responseTumor necrosis factor αImpaired vaccine responsesVaccine antibody responseIL-10 productionCytokine interleukin-10Proinflammatory cytokine productionNecrosis factor αAge-associated elevationPhosphorylated signal transducerVaccine responsesAntibody responseInterleukin-6Immune responseMonocyte populationsDay 28Intracellular stainingVaccinationSystems Immunology Reveals Markers of Susceptibility to West Nile Virus Infection
Qian F, Goel G, Meng H, Wang X, You F, Devine L, Raddassi K, Garcia MN, Murray KO, Bolen CR, Gaujoux R, Shen-Orr SS, Hafler D, Fikrig E, Xavier R, Kleinstein SH, Montgomery RR. Systems Immunology Reveals Markers of Susceptibility to West Nile Virus Infection. MSphere 2014, 22: 6-16. PMID: 25355795, PMCID: PMC4278927, DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00508-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virus infectionVirus infectionMyeloid dendritic cellsMarker of susceptibilityPotential therapeutic strategySeverity of infectionSevere neurological diseaseOlder patientsAcute infectionDendritic cellsCXCL10 expressionDetectable yearsImmunity-related genesStratified cohortWNV infectionTherapeutic strategiesPathogenic mechanismsAnimal studiesNeurological diseasesDisease severityVivo infectionPredictive signatureInfectionProminent alterationsPrimary cellsB 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 trafficImmune 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
2011
Altered Folate Availability Modifies the Molecular Environment of the Human Colorectum: Implications for Colorectal Carcinogenesis
Protiva P, Mason JB, Liu Z, Hopkins ME, Nelson C, Marshall JR, Lambrecht RW, Pendyala S, Kopelovich L, Kim M, Kleinstein SH, Laird PW, Lipkin M, Holt PR. Altered Folate Availability Modifies the Molecular Environment of the Human Colorectum: Implications for Colorectal Carcinogenesis. Cancer Prevention Research 2011, 4: 530-543. PMID: 21321062, PMCID: PMC3742550, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-10-0143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiological AvailabilityCell Transformation, NeoplasticColonColorectal NeoplasmsDietary SupplementsDNA BreaksDNA MethylationFemaleFolic AcidFolic Acid DeficiencyGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleMiddle AgedOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPromoter Regions, GeneticRectumReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsFolate supplementationFolate deliveryFolate depletionImmune responseColorectal carcinogenesisDNA strand breaksHuman colonColorectal cancer riskFolic acidSupplemental folic acidLow-folate dietLow folate statusImmune response pathwaysImmune-related pathwaysFirst studyRectosigmoid biopsiesRisk volunteersPrimary endpointGene array analysisPromoter-specific DNA methylationRepletion protocolFolate dietFolate levelsSecond studyFolate status