Search Results - "O'Farrelly, Cliona"
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Liver immunology and its role in inflammation and homeostasis
Published in Cellular & molecular immunology (01-05-2016)“…The human liver is usually perceived as a non-immunological organ engaged primarily in metabolic, nutrient storage and detoxification activities. However, we…”
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β-Defensins: Farming the Microbiome for Homeostasis and Health
Published in Frontiers in immunology (25-01-2019)“…Diverse commensal populations are now regarded as key to physiological homeostasis and protection against disease. Although bacteria are the most abundant…”
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Persistent fatigue following SARS-CoV-2 infection is common and independent of severity of initial infection
Published in PloS one (09-11-2020)“…Fatigue is a common symptom in those presenting with symptomatic COVID-19 infection. However, it is unknown if COVID-19 results in persistent fatigue in those…”
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Natural Killer Cells: Key Players in Endometriosis
Published in American journal of reproductive immunology (1989) (01-10-2015)“…Endometriosis affects more than 10% of women, causing significant pain and morbidity. It is also a significant cause of infertility. The aetiology of the…”
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Non-canonical Inflammasome-Mediated IL-1β Production by Primary Endometrial Epithelial and Stromal Fibroblast Cells Is NLRP3 and Caspase-4 Dependent
Published in Frontiers in immunology (05-02-2019)“…Inflammation of the post-partum uterus is a normal physiological event, crucial for tissue involution and repair. However, in the bovine, some cows fail to…”
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Natural killer cells in obesity: impaired function and increased susceptibility to the effects of cigarette smoke
Published in PloS one (25-01-2010)“…Obese individuals who smoke have a 14 year reduction in life expectancy. Both obesity and smoking are independently associated with increased risk of…”
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Early Subretinal Allograft Rejection is Characterized by Innate Immune Activity
Published in Cell transplantation (01-06-2017)“…Successful subretinal transplantation is limited by considerable early graft loss despite pharmacological suppression of adaptive immunity. We postulated that…”
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Myeloid Engraftment in Humanized Mice: Impact of Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Treatment and Transgenic Mouse Strain
Published in Stem cells and development (01-04-2016)“…Poor myeloid engraftment remains a barrier to experimental use of humanized mice. Focusing primarily on peripheral blood cells, we compared the engraftment…”
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The relationship of omental and subcutaneous adipocyte size to metabolic disease in severe obesity
Published in PloS one (01-04-2010)“…Several studies have reported the existence of a subgroup of obese individuals with normal metabolic profiles. It remains unclear what factors are responsible…”
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Receptor‐mediated recognition of mycobacterial pathogens
Published in Cellular microbiology (01-09-2013)“…Summary Mycobacteria are a genus of bacteria that range from the non‐pathogenic Mycobacterium smegmatis to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of…”
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Toll-like receptor and antimicrobial peptide expression in the bovine endometrium
Published in Reproductive biology and endocrinology (18-11-2008)“…The endometrium is commonly infected with bacteria leading to severe disease of the uterus in cattle and humans. The endometrial epithelium is the first line…”
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Reoxygenation‐specific activation of the antioxidant transcription factor Nrf2 mediates cytoprotective gene expression in ischemia‐reperfusion injury
Published in The FASEB journal (01-12-2006)“…Tissue reoxygenation following hypoxia is associated with ischemia‐reperfusion injury (IRI) and may signal the development of ischemic preconditioning, an…”
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Innate immune genes synergize to predict increased risk of chronic disease in hepatitis C virus infection
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (05-04-2011)“…Hepatitis C is a common infection with significant morbidity and mortality, and only a minority of patients successfully clear the infection. Identification of…”
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HIV-1 Promotes the Degradation of Components of the Type 1 IFN JAK/STAT Pathway and Blocks Anti-viral ISG Induction
Published in EBioMedicine (01-04-2018)“…Anti-retroviral therapy successfully suppresses HIV-1 infection, but fails to provide a cure. During infection Type 1 IFNs normally play an essential role in…”
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Liver-Derived TGF-β Maintains the EomeshiTbetlo Phenotype of Liver Resident Natural Killer Cells
Published in Frontiers in immunology (03-07-2019)“…The adult human liver hosts a complex repertoire of liver resident and transient natural killer (NK) cell populations with diverse phenotypes and functions…”
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Innate and adaptive lymphoid cells in the human liver
Published in Immunological reviews (01-04-2000)“…Because of its location and function, the liver is continuously exposed to a large antigenic load that includes pathogens, toxins, tumor cells and harmless…”
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Rhesus negative males have an enhanced IFNγ-mediated immune response to influenza A virus
Published in Genes and immunity (01-04-2022)“…The Rhesus D antigen (RhD) has been associated with susceptibility to several viral infections. Reports suggest that RhD-negative individuals are better…”
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Avian resistance to Campylobacter jejuni colonization is associated with an intestinal immunogene expression signature identified by mRNA sequencing
Published in PloS one (01-08-2012)“…Campylobacter jejuni is the most common cause of human bacterial gastroenteritis and is associated with several post-infectious manifestations, including onset…”
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Induction of a Novel Chicken Toll-Like Receptor following Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-03-2006)“…Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a group of highly conserved molecules that initiate the innate immune response to pathogens by recognizing structural motifs…”
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Ribavirin enhances IFN-α signalling and MxA expression: a novel immune modulation mechanism during treatment of HCV
Published in PloS one (16-11-2011)“…The nucleoside analogue Ribavirin significantly increases patient response to IFN-α treatment of HCV, by directly inhibiting viral replication. Recent studies…”
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