Search Results - "West, John T"
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High prevalence of pre-existing serological cross-reactivity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in sub-Saharan Africa
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-01-2021)“…•Cross-reactivity vs. SARS-CoV-2 high in sub-Saharan Africa pre-pandemic samples.•Reactivity against other human coronaviruses high in pre-COVID-19 pandemic…”
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Reduction of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Latency Using CRISPR-Cas9 To Edit the Latency-Associated Nuclear Antigen Gene
Published in Journal of virology (01-04-2019)“…Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiologic agent of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), an AIDS-defining cancer in HIV-1-infected individuals or…”
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Presence of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) against SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 plasma
Published in PloS one (04-03-2021)“…Neutralizing-antibody (nAb) is the major focus of most ongoing COVID-19 vaccine trials. However, nAb response against SARS-CoV-2, when present, decays rapidly…”
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Antibody profiling and predictive modeling discriminate between Kaposi sarcoma and asymptomatic KSHV infection
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-02-2024)“…Protein-level immunodominance patterns against Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), the aetiologic agent of Kaposi sarcoma (KS), have been revealed…”
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Brain is a potential sanctuary for subtype C HIV-1 irrespective of ART treatment outcome
Published in PloS one (24-07-2018)“…Subtype C HIV-1 is responsible for the largest proportion of people living with HIV-1 infection. However, there is limited information about the roles of the…”
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Whole-Genome Sequencing of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus from Zambian Kaposi's Sarcoma Biopsy Specimens Reveals Unique Viral Diversity
Published in Journal of virology (01-12-2015)“…Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiological agent for Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Both KSHV and KS are endemic in sub-Saharan Africa where…”
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Relationship between the Cervical Microbiome, HIV Status, and Precancerous Lesions
Published in mBio (19-02-2019)“…Nearly all cervical cancers are causally associated with human papillomavirus (HPV). The burden of HPV-associated dysplasias in sub-Saharan Africa is…”
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Pancreatic cancer tumor microenvironment is a major therapeutic barrier and target
Published in Frontiers in immunology (01-02-2024)“…Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is projected to become the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Limitations in early…”
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Longitudinal Variations in Antibody Responses against SARS-CoV-2 Spike Epitopes upon Serial Vaccinations
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-04-2023)“…The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) impacted healthcare, the workforce, and worldwide…”
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Antibody epitope profiling of the KSHV LANA protein using VirScan
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-12-2022)“…The humoral antibody response against Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) in infected individuals has been characterized demonstrating the…”
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Replication competent molecular clones of HIV-1 expressing Renilla luciferase facilitate the analysis of antibody inhibition in PBMC
Published in Virology (New York, N.Y.) (05-12-2010)“…Abstract Effective vaccine development for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) will require assays that ascertain the capacity of vaccine immunogens to…”
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How the Cervical Microbiota Contributes to Cervical Cancer Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (12-02-2020)“…Despite ongoing efforts, sub-Saharan Africa faces a higher cervical cancer burden than anywhere else in the world. Besides HPV infection, definitive factors of…”
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RNA-Seq of Kaposi's sarcoma reveals alterations in glucose and lipid metabolism
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-01-2018)“…Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiologic agent of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). It is endemic in a number of sub-Saharan African countries with…”
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Yes-associated protein-1 overexpression in ocular surface squamous neoplasia; a potential diagnostic marker and therapeutic target
Published in Frontiers in oncology (05-07-2023)“…Yes-associated protein-1 (YAP-1) is a Hippo system transcription factor, which serves as an oncogene in squamous cell carcinoma, and several solid tumors when…”
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Upregulation of Cell Surface Glycoproteins in Correlation with KSHV LANA in the Kaposi Sarcoma Tumor Microenvironment
Published in Cancers (06-04-2023)“…HIV-associated epidemic Kaposi sarcoma (EpKS) remains one of the most prevalent cancers in sub-Saharan Africa despite the widespread uptake of anti-retroviral…”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis of endemic and epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) lesions and the secondary role of HIV-1 in KS pathogenesis
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-07-2020)“…In sub-Saharan Africa, endemic Kaposi's sarcoma (EnKS) is still prevalent despite high incidence of epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma (EpKS) resulting from the…”
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Viral Epitope Scanning Reveals Correlation between Seasonal HCoVs and SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses among Cancer and Non-Cancer Patients
Published in Viruses (01-03-2024)“…Seasonal coronaviruses (HCoVs) are known to contribute to cross-reactive antibody (Ab) responses against SARS-CoV-2. While these responses are predictable due…”
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Subtype C HIV-1 reservoirs throughout the body in ART-suppressed individuals
Published in JCI insight (24-10-2022)“…Subtype B HIV-1 reservoirs have been intensively investigated, but reservoirs in other subtypes and how they respond to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is…”
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The Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) gH/gL Complex Is the Predominant Neutralizing Antigenic Determinant in KSHV-Infected Individuals
Published in Viruses (26-02-2020)“…Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), one of the most prevalent cancers of people living with…”
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Prevalence of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and transfusion-transmissible infections in Tanzanian blood donors
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-06-2020)“…•Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) in Tanzania is high (56.9%).•Increased risk of KSHV infection in persons from the Lake and Central…”
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