Search Results - "Kon, Onn M."
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Beyond the clot: perfusion imaging of the pulmonary vasculature after COVID-19
Published in The lancet respiratory medicine (01-01-2021)“…A compelling body of evidence points to pulmonary thrombosis and thromboembolism as a key feature of COVID-19. As the pandemic spread across the globe over the…”
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Co-ordinated role of TLR3, RIG-I and MDA5 in the innate response to rhinovirus in bronchial epithelium
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-11-2010)“…The relative roles of the endosomal TLR3/7/8 versus the intracellular RNA helicases RIG-I and MDA5 in viral infection is much debated. We investigated the…”
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Rhinovirus Infection Induces Degradation of Antimicrobial Peptides and Secondary Bacterial Infection in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-12-2012)“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are associated with virus (mostly rhinovirus) and bacterial infections, but it is not known whether…”
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Rhinovirus-induced lower respiratory illness is increased in asthma and related to virus load and Th1/2 cytokine and IL-10 production
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (09-09-2008)“…Acute exacerbations are the major cause of asthma morbidity, mortality, and health-care costs and are difficult to treat and prevent. The majority of asthma…”
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Rv3615c is a highly immunodominant RD1 (Region of Difference 1)-dependent secreted antigen specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (05-04-2011)“…The 6-kDa early secretory antigenic target of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (ESAT-6) and the 10-kDa culture filtrate antigen (CFP-10), encoded in region of…”
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Proteomic Analysis of Kveim Reagent Identifies Targets of Cellular Immunity in Sarcoidosis
Published in PloS one (23-01-2017)“…Kveim-reagent (Kv) skin testing was a historical method of diagnosing sarcoidosis. Intradermal injection of treated sarcoidosis spleen tissue resulted in a…”
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Airway Inflammation and Illness Severity in Response to Experimental Rhinovirus Infection in Asthma
Published in Chest (01-06-2014)“…Background The nature of bronchial mucosal inflammation and its physiologic and clinical significance in rhinovirus-induced asthma exacerbations is unclear. We…”
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Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress and Histone Deacetylase-2 Activity in Exacerbations of COPD
Published in Chest (2016)“…Background Respiratory virus infections are commonly associated with COPD exacerbations, but little is known about the mechanisms linking virus infection to…”
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Time to diagnosis of tuberculosis is greater in older patients: a retrospective cohort review
Published in ERJ open research (01-10-2019)“…Age-related immunosenescence influences the presentation of tuberculosis (TB) in older patients. Here, we explore the clinical and radiological presentation of…”
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PD-1 Expression and Cytokine Secretion Profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific CD4+ T-Cell Subsets; Potential Correlates of Containment in HIV-TB Co-Infection
Published in PloS one (12-01-2016)“…HIV co-infection is an important risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) providing a powerful model in which to dissect out defective, protective and dysfunctional…”
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Rhinovirus induction of fractalkine (CX3CL1) in airway and peripheral blood mononuclear cells in asthma
Published in PloS one (31-08-2017)“…Rhinovirus infection is associated with the majority of asthma exacerbations. The role of fractalkine in anti-viral (type 1) and pathogenic (type 2) responses…”
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The role of IL-15 deficiency in the pathogenesis of virus-induced asthma exacerbations
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-07-2011)“…Rhinovirus infections are the major cause of asthma exacerbations. We hypothesised that IL-15, a cytokine implicated in innate and acquired antiviral immunity,…”
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An experimental model of rhinovirus induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations: a pilot study
Published in Respiratory research (06-09-2006)“…Acute exacerbations of COPD are a major cause of morbidity, mortality and hospitalisation. Respiratory viruses are associated with the majority of…”
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Effect of Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection on the T Cell Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigens
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-02-2006)“…Most cases of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) do not cause symptoms during the lifetime of the infected person. Longitudinal analysis of the immune…”
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Soluble Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I-Related Chain B Molecules Are Increased and Correlate With Clinical Outcomes During Rhinovirus Infection in Healthy Subjects
Published in Chest (01-07-2014)“…BACKGROUND Surface major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain (MIC) A and B molecules are increased by IL-15 and have a role in the activation of…”
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An interferon-inducible neutrophil-driven blood transcriptional signature in human tuberculosis
Published in Nature (London) (19-08-2010)“…Tuberculosis (TB), caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Efforts to control it are…”
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Bronchial mucosal IFN-α/β and pattern recognition receptor expression in patients with experimental rhinovirus-induced asthma exacerbations
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-01-2019)“…The innate immune system senses viral infection through pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), leading to type I interferon production. The role of type I…”
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Progression of whole-blood transcriptional signatures from interferon-induced to neutrophil-associated patterns in severe influenza
Published in Nature immunology (01-06-2018)“…Transcriptional profiles and host-response biomarkers are used increasingly to investigate the severity, subtype and pathogenesis of disease. We now describe…”
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Experimental Rhinovirus Infection as a Human Model of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-03-2011)“…Respiratory virus infections are associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, but a causative relationship has not been proven…”
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Role of deficient type III interferon-λ production in asthma exacerbations
Published in Nature medicine (01-09-2006)“…Rhinoviruses are the major cause of asthma exacerbations, and asthmatics have increased susceptibility to rhinovirus and risk of invasive bacterial infections…”
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