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  1. Article ; Online: Risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness in healthcare workers: Too many unknowns.

    Wander, Pandora L / Orlov, Marika / Merel, Susan E / Enquobahrie, Daniel A

    Infection control and hospital epidemiology

    2020  Volume 41, Issue 11, Page(s) 1369–1370

    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Health Personnel ; Humans ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral ; Risk Factors ; SARS-CoV-2
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 639378-0
    ISSN 1559-6834 ; 0195-9417 ; 0899-823X
    ISSN (online) 1559-6834
    ISSN 0195-9417 ; 0899-823X
    DOI 10.1017/ice.2020.178
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  2. Article ; Online: Endotracheal aspirates contain a limited number of lower respiratory tract immune cells.

    Orlov, Marika / Morrell, Eric D / Dmyterko, Victoria / Hamerman, Jessica A / Wurfel, Mark M / Mikacenic, Carmen

    Critical care (London, England)

    2021  Volume 25, Issue 1, Page(s) 14

    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; B-Lymphocytes/cytology ; Body Fluids/cytology ; Female ; Humans ; Lymphocytes/cytology ; Macrophages, Alveolar/cytology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Monocytes/cytology ; Paracentesis/methods ; Respiratory System/cytology ; Respiratory System/physiopathology ; T-Lymphocytes/cytology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 2041406-7
    ISSN 1466-609X ; 1364-8535
    ISSN (online) 1466-609X
    ISSN 1364-8535
    DOI 10.1186/s13054-020-03432-1
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  3. Article: Risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness in healthcare workers: Too many unknowns

    Wander, Pandora L / Orlov, Marika / Merel, Susan E / Enquobahrie, Daniel A

    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #32336303
    Database COVID19

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  4. Article ; Online: Risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness in healthcare workers

    Wander, Pandora L. / Orlov, Marika / Merel, Susan E. / Enquobahrie, Daniel A.

    Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

    Too many unknowns

    2020  Volume 41, Issue 11, Page(s) 1369–1370

    Keywords Microbiology (medical) ; Epidemiology ; Infectious Diseases ; covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP)
    Publishing country uk
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 639378-0
    ISSN 1559-6834 ; 0195-9417 ; 0899-823X
    ISSN (online) 1559-6834
    ISSN 0195-9417 ; 0899-823X
    DOI 10.1017/ice.2020.178
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  5. Article ; Online: A Case for Targeting Th17 Cells and IL-17A in SARS-CoV-2 Infections.

    Orlov, Marika / Wander, Pandora L / Morrell, Eric D / Mikacenic, Carmen / Wurfel, Mark M

    Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)

    2020  Volume 205, Issue 4, Page(s) 892–898

    Abstract: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, has infected millions and has caused hundreds of thousands of fatalities. Risk factors for critical illness from SARS-CoV-2 infection include male gender, obesity, diabetes, and age >65. The mechanisms underlying ... ...

    Abstract SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, has infected millions and has caused hundreds of thousands of fatalities. Risk factors for critical illness from SARS-CoV-2 infection include male gender, obesity, diabetes, and age >65. The mechanisms underlying the susceptibility to critical illness are poorly understood. Of interest, these comorbidities have previously been associated with increased signaling of Th17 cells. Th17 cells secrete IL-17A and are important for clearing extracellular pathogens, but inappropriate signaling has been linked to acute respiratory distress syndrome. Currently there are few treatment options for SARS-CoV-2 infections. This review describes evidence linking risk factors for critical illness in COVID-19 with increased Th17 cell activation and IL-17 signaling that may lead to increased likelihood for lung injury and respiratory failure. These findings provide a basis for testing the potential use of therapies directed at modulation of Th17 cells and IL-17A signaling in the treatment of COVID-19.
    MeSH term(s) Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects ; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use ; Betacoronavirus/immunology ; COVID-19 ; Comorbidity ; Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Coronavirus Infections/immunology ; Coronavirus Infections/virology ; Critical Illness ; Female ; Humans ; Interleukin-17/antagonists & inhibitors ; Interleukin-17/metabolism ; Male ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology ; Pneumonia, Viral/immunology ; Pneumonia, Viral/virology ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/immunology ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/mortality ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/virology ; Risk Factors ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Signal Transduction/drug effects ; Signal Transduction/immunology ; Th17 Cells/drug effects ; Th17 Cells/immunology
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized ; IL17A protein, human ; Interleukin-17
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 3056-9
    ISSN 1550-6606 ; 0022-1767 ; 1048-3233 ; 1047-7381
    ISSN (online) 1550-6606
    ISSN 0022-1767 ; 1048-3233 ; 1047-7381
    DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.2000554
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  6. Article ; Online: The transcriptional and phenotypic characteristics that define alveolar macrophage subsets in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.

    Morrell, Eric D / Holton, Sarah E / Lawrance, Matthew / Orlov, Marika / Franklin, Zoie / Mitchem, Mallorie A / DeBerg, Hannah / Gersuk, Vivian H / Garay, Ashley / Barnes, Elizabeth / Liu, Ted / Peltan, Ithan D / Rogers, Angela / Ziegler, Steven / Wurfel, Mark M / Mikacenic, Carmen

    Nature communications

    2023  Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 7443

    Abstract: The transcriptional and phenotypic characteristics that define alveolar monocyte and macrophage subsets in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) are poorly understood. Here, we apply CITE-seq (single-cell RNA-sequencing and cell-surface protein ... ...

    Abstract The transcriptional and phenotypic characteristics that define alveolar monocyte and macrophage subsets in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) are poorly understood. Here, we apply CITE-seq (single-cell RNA-sequencing and cell-surface protein quantification) to bronchoalveolar lavage and blood specimens longitudinally collected from participants with AHRF to identify alveolar myeloid subsets, and then validate their identity in an external cohort using flow cytometry. We identify alveolar myeloid subsets with transcriptional profiles that differ from other lung diseases as well as several subsets with similar transcriptional profiles as reported in healthy participants (Metallothionein) or patients with COVID-19 (CD163/LGMN). We use information from CITE-seq to determine cell-surface proteins that distinguish transcriptional subsets (CD14, CD163, CD123, CD71, CD48, CD86 and CD44). In the external cohort, we find a higher proportion of CD163/LGMN alveolar macrophages are associated with mortality in AHRF. We report a parsimonious set of cell-surface proteins that distinguish alveolar myeloid subsets using scalable approaches that can be applied to clinical cohorts.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Macrophages, Alveolar/metabolism ; Macrophages/metabolism ; Monocytes/metabolism ; Lung Diseases/metabolism ; Respiratory Insufficiency/genetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-43223-0
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  7. Article ; Online: Th17 cells are associated with protection from ventilator associated pneumonia.

    Orlov, Marika / Dmyterko, Victoria / Wurfel, Mark M / Mikacenic, Carmen

    PloS one

    2017  Volume 12, Issue 8, Page(s) e0182966

    Abstract: Background: CD4+ T-helper 17 (Th17) cells and Interleukin (IL)-17A play an important role in clearing pathogens in mouse models of pneumonia. We hypothesized that numbers of Th17 cells and levels of IL-17A are associated with risk for nosocomial ... ...

    Abstract Background: CD4+ T-helper 17 (Th17) cells and Interleukin (IL)-17A play an important role in clearing pathogens in mouse models of pneumonia. We hypothesized that numbers of Th17 cells and levels of IL-17A are associated with risk for nosocomial pneumonia in humans.
    Methods: We collected bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from mechanically ventilated (n = 25) patients undergoing quantitative bacterial culture to evaluate for ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). We identified Th17 cells by positive selection of CD4+ cells, stimulation with ionomycin and PMA, then staining for CD4, CD45, CCR6, IL-17A, and IFN-γ followed by flow cytometric analysis (n = 21). We measured inflammatory cytokine levels, including IL-17A, in BAL fluid by immunoassay.
    Results: VAP was detected in 13 of the 25 subjects. We identified a decreased percentage of IL-17A producing Th17 cells in BAL fluid from patients with VAP compared to those without (p = 0.02). However, we found no significant difference in levels of IL-17A in patients with VAP compared to those without (p = 0.07). Interestingly, IL-17A levels did not correlate with Th17 cell numbers. IL-17A levels did show strong positive correlations with alveolar neutrophil numbers and total protein levels.
    Conclusions: Th17 cells are found at lower percentages in BAL fluid from mechanically ventilated patients with VAP and IL-17A levels correlated with Th17 cell percentages in non-VAP subjects, but not those with VAP. These findings suggest that Th17 cells may be protective against development of nosocomial pneumonia in patients receiving mechanical ventilation and that alveolar IL-17A in VAP may be derived from sources other than alveolar Th17 cells.
    MeSH term(s) Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ; Demography ; Female ; Flow Cytometry ; Humans ; Inflammation Mediators/metabolism ; Interleukin-17/metabolism ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neutrophil Infiltration ; Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated/immunology ; Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated/prevention & control ; Th17 Cells/immunology
    Chemical Substances IL17A protein, human ; Inflammation Mediators ; Interleukin-17
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0182966
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  8. Article ; Online: Th17 cells are associated with protection from ventilator associated pneumonia.

    Marika Orlov / Victoria Dmyterko / Mark M Wurfel / Carmen Mikacenic

    PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 8, p e

    2017  Volume 0182966

    Abstract: CD4+ T-helper 17 (Th17) cells and Interleukin (IL)-17A play an important role in clearing pathogens in mouse models of pneumonia. We hypothesized that numbers of Th17 cells and levels of IL-17A are associated with risk for nosocomial pneumonia in humans ... ...

    Abstract CD4+ T-helper 17 (Th17) cells and Interleukin (IL)-17A play an important role in clearing pathogens in mouse models of pneumonia. We hypothesized that numbers of Th17 cells and levels of IL-17A are associated with risk for nosocomial pneumonia in humans.We collected bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from mechanically ventilated (n = 25) patients undergoing quantitative bacterial culture to evaluate for ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). We identified Th17 cells by positive selection of CD4+ cells, stimulation with ionomycin and PMA, then staining for CD4, CD45, CCR6, IL-17A, and IFN-γ followed by flow cytometric analysis (n = 21). We measured inflammatory cytokine levels, including IL-17A, in BAL fluid by immunoassay.VAP was detected in 13 of the 25 subjects. We identified a decreased percentage of IL-17A producing Th17 cells in BAL fluid from patients with VAP compared to those without (p = 0.02). However, we found no significant difference in levels of IL-17A in patients with VAP compared to those without (p = 0.07). Interestingly, IL-17A levels did not correlate with Th17 cell numbers. IL-17A levels did show strong positive correlations with alveolar neutrophil numbers and total protein levels.Th17 cells are found at lower percentages in BAL fluid from mechanically ventilated patients with VAP and IL-17A levels correlated with Th17 cell percentages in non-VAP subjects, but not those with VAP. These findings suggest that Th17 cells may be protective against development of nosocomial pneumonia in patients receiving mechanical ventilation and that alveolar IL-17A in VAP may be derived from sources other than alveolar Th17 cells.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  9. Article: A Case for Targeting Th17 Cells and IL-17A in SARS-CoV-2 Infections

    Orlov, Marika / Wander, Pandora L / Morrell, Eric D / Mikacenic, Carmen / Wurfel, Mark M

    J Immunol

    Abstract: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, has infected millions and has caused hundreds of thousands of fatalities. Risk factors for critical illness from SARS-CoV-2 infection include male gender, obesity, diabetes, and age >65. The mechanisms underlying ... ...

    Abstract SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, has infected millions and has caused hundreds of thousands of fatalities. Risk factors for critical illness from SARS-CoV-2 infection include male gender, obesity, diabetes, and age >65. The mechanisms underlying the susceptibility to critical illness are poorly understood. Of interest, these comorbidities have previously been associated with increased signaling of Th17 cells. Th17 cells secrete IL-17A and are important for clearing extracellular pathogens, but inappropriate signaling has been linked to acute respiratory distress syndrome. Currently there are few treatment options for SARS-CoV-2 infections. This review describes evidence linking risk factors for critical illness in COVID-19 with increased Th17 cell activation and IL-17 signaling that may lead to increased likelihood for lung injury and respiratory failure. These findings provide a basis for testing the potential use of therapies directed at modulation of Th17 cells and IL-17A signaling in the treatment of COVID-19.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #638521
    Database COVID19

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  10. Article ; Online: Presence of Plasmodium falciparum DNA in Plasma Does Not Predict Clinical Malaria in an HIV-1 Infected Population.

    Orlov, Marika / Smeaton, Laura M / Kumwenda, Johnstone / Hosseinipour, Mina C / Campbell, Thomas B / Schooley, Robert T

    PloS one

    2015  Volume 10, Issue 6, Page(s) e0129519

    Abstract: Background: HIV-1 and Plasmodium falciparum malaria cause substantial morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially as co-infecting pathogens. We examined the relationship between presence of P. falciparum DNA in plasma samples and clinical malaria as ... ...

    Abstract Background: HIV-1 and Plasmodium falciparum malaria cause substantial morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially as co-infecting pathogens. We examined the relationship between presence of P. falciparum DNA in plasma samples and clinical malaria as well as the impact of atazanavir, an HIV-1 protease inhibitor (PI), on P. falciparum PCR positivity.
    Methods: ACTG study A5175 compared two NNRTI-based regimens and one PI-based anti-retroviral (ARV) regimen in antiretroviral therapy naïve participants. We performed nested PCR on plasma samples for the P. falciparum 18s rRNA gene to detect the presence of malaria DNA in 215 of the 221 participants enrolled in Blantyre and Lilongwe, Malawi. We also studied the closest sample preceding the first malaria diagnosis from 102 persons with clinical malaria and randomly selected follow up samples from 88 persons without clinical malaria.
    Results: PCR positivity was observed in 18 (8%) baseline samples and was not significantly associated with age, sex, screening CD4+ T-cell count, baseline HIV-1 RNA level or co-trimoxazole use within the first 8 weeks. Neither baseline PCR positivity (p = 0.45) nor PCR positivity after initiation of antiretroviral therapy (p = 1.0) were significantly associated with subsequent clinical malaria. Randomization to the PI versus NNRTI ARV regimens was not significantly associated with either PCR positivity (p = 0.5) or clinical malaria (p = 0.609). Clinical malaria was associated with a history of tuberculosis (p = 0.006) and a lower BMI (p = 0.004).
    Conclusion: P. falciparum DNA was detected in 8% of participants at baseline, but was not significantly associated with subsequent development of clinical malaria. HIV PI therapy did not decrease the prevalence of PCR positivity or incidence of clinical disease.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; DNA, Protozoan/blood ; Female ; HIV Infections/blood ; HIV Infections/complications ; HIV Infections/parasitology ; HIV Infections/virology ; HIV-1/physiology ; Humans ; Malaria/blood ; Malaria/complications ; Malaria/parasitology ; Malaria/virology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Parasitemia/blood ; Parasitemia/epidemiology ; Parasitemia/parasitology ; Plasmodium falciparum/metabolism ; Prevalence ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances DNA, Protozoan
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-06-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0129519
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