Search Results - "Bloxham, Conor J."
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A Meta-analysis on the Role of Children in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Household Transmission Clusters
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-06-2021)“…Abstract The role of children in the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains highly controversial. To address this…”
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A Bitter Taste in Your Heart
Published in Frontiers in physiology (08-05-2020)“…The human genome contains ∼29 bitter taste receptors (T2Rs), which are responsible for detecting thousands of bitter ligands, including toxic and aversive…”
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Glycemic Variability in Diabetes Increases the Severity of Influenza
Published in mBio (24-03-2020)“…People with diabetes are two times more likely to die from influenza than people with no underlying medical condition. The mechanisms underlying this…”
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Platelet mass cytometry reveals dysregulation of prothrombotic pathways in essential thrombocythemia
Published in Platelets (Edinburgh) (01-12-2024)“…Thromboembolic events are common in patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET). However, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the increased…”
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High glucose levels increase influenza-associated damage to the pulmonary epithelial-endothelial barrier
Published in eLife (22-07-2020)“…Diabetes mellitus is a known susceptibility factor for severe influenza virus infections. However, the mechanisms that underlie this susceptibility remain…”
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A paucigranulocytic asthma host environment promotes the emergence of virulent influenza viral variants
Published in eLife (16-02-2021)“…Influenza virus has a high mutation rate, such that within one host different viral variants can emerge. Evidence suggests that influenza virus variants are…”
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Type I Diabetes Mellitus Increases the Cardiovascular Complications of Influenza Virus Infection
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (14-09-2021)“…People with diabetes mellitus are susceptible to both cardiovascular disease and severe influenza A virus infection. We hypothesized that diabetes also…”
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Cardiac human bitter taste receptors contain naturally occurring variants that alter function
Published in Biochemical pharmacology (01-01-2024)“…Bitter taste receptors (T2R) are a subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors that enable humans to detect aversive and toxic substances. The ability to discern…”
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Radiomics Biomarkers Correlate with CD8 Expression and Predict Immune Signatures in Melanoma Patients
Published in Molecular cancer research (01-06-2021)“…Treatment for metastatic melanoma includes targeted and/or immunotherapy. Although many patients respond, only a subset has complete response. As late-stage…”
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The impact of influenza pulmonary infection and inflammation on vagal bronchopulmonary sensory neurons
Published in The FASEB journal (01-03-2021)“…Influenza A virus (IAV) is rapidly detected in the airways by the immune system, with resident parenchymal cells and leukocytes orchestrating viral sensing and…”
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A High-Fat Diet Increases Influenza A Virus-Associated Cardiovascular Damage
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (04-08-2020)“…Abstract Background Influenza A virus (IAV) causes a wide range of extrarespiratory complications. However, the role of host factors in these complications of…”
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A meta-analysis on the role of children in SARS-CoV-2 in household transmission clusters
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (06-12-2020)“…The role of children in the spread of SARS-CoV-2 remains highly controversial. To address this issue, we performed a meta-analysis of the published literature…”
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