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  1. Article ; Online: Salivary immunoinflammatory proteins identify children with eosinophilic esophagitis.

    Hiremath, Girish / Wang, Yu / Correa, Hernan / Sheng, Quanhu / Rajagopala, Seesandra V

    Allergy

    2024  

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-29
    Publishing country Denmark
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391933-x
    ISSN 1398-9995 ; 0105-4538
    ISSN (online) 1398-9995
    ISSN 0105-4538
    DOI 10.1111/all.16040
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  2. Article ; Online: Mucosal Microbiome Disruption in Acute Laryngeal Injury Following Intubation.

    Davis, Ruth J / Shilts, Meghan H / Strickland, Britton A / Rajagopala, Seesandra V / Das, Suman R / Wootten, Christopher T / Gelbard, Alexander

    Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

    2023  Volume 170, Issue 3, Page(s) 977–980

    Abstract: The objective of this study was to characterize mucosal microbial shifts in patients with acute laryngeal injury (ALgI) after intubation. This cross-sectional study included 20 patients with ALgI who underwent early endoscopic intervention with tissue ... ...

    Abstract The objective of this study was to characterize mucosal microbial shifts in patients with acute laryngeal injury (ALgI) after intubation. This cross-sectional study included 20 patients with ALgI who underwent early endoscopic intervention with tissue culture, 20 patients with idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) who underwent tissue culture during the routine endoscopic intervention, and 3 control patients who underwent mucosal swab culture. 70% of the ALgI patients had a positive culture compared to 5% of the iSGS patients and none of the controls. The most identified microbes isolated from ALgI patients included Staphylococcus species in 30% and Streptococcus species in 25%. The high rate of pathologic bacterial infiltration into postintubation laryngeal wounds supports efforts to reduce bacterial colonization of endotracheal tubes and highlights the role of culture-directed antibiotic therapy as a part of early intervention to improve outcomes for patients with ALgI.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Laryngeal Diseases/etiology ; Laryngostenosis/etiology ; Intubation, Intratracheal/adverse effects ; Microbiota
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 392085-9
    ISSN 1097-6817 ; 0161-6439 ; 0194-5998
    ISSN (online) 1097-6817
    ISSN 0161-6439 ; 0194-5998
    DOI 10.1002/ohn.580
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  3. Article: Proton Pump Inhibitors Modulate Gene Expression Profile in Esophageal Mucosa and Microbiome.

    Rajagopala, Seesandra V / Shilts, Meghan H / Correa, Hernan / Das, Suman R / Choksi, Yash A / Jacobse, Justin / Goettel, Jeremy A / Hiremath, Girish

    The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG

    2023  Volume 28, Issue 6, Page(s) 504–508

    Abstract: Objective: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly used to manage children with upper gastrointestinal symptoms and without a formal diagnosis. We investigated the effect of PPIs on esophageal mucosal transcriptome and active microbiota in children ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly used to manage children with upper gastrointestinal symptoms and without a formal diagnosis. We investigated the effect of PPIs on esophageal mucosal transcriptome and active microbiota in children with normal esophagi. Furthermore, we examined whether the differences in host esophageal mucosal gene expression were driven by an underlying esophageal epithelial cell type composition.
    Methods: Using metatranscriptomics, the host transcriptional and active microbial profiles were captured from 17 esophageal biopsy samples (PPI naïve [PPI-], n = 7; PPI exposed [PPI+], n = 10) collected from children without any endoscopic and histologic abnormalities in their esophagus (normal esophagus). Deconvolution computational analysis was performed with xCell to assess if the observed epithelial gene expression changes were related to the cell type composition in the esophageal samples.
    Results: The median (IQR) age of our cohort was 14 years (12-16) with female (63%) preponderance. Both groups were similar in terms of their demographics and clinical features. Compared with PPI-, the PPI+ had upregulation of 27 genes including the
    Conclusions: In children with normal esophagus, PPI exposure can be associated with upregulation of esophageal mucosal homeostasis and epithelial cell function genes in a cell-type independent manner, and an altered esophageal microbiome. Additional studies are warranted to validate our findings and to investigate the causal effect of PPIs on the normal esophageal epithelium and microbial communities.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3028543-4
    ISSN 1551-6776
    ISSN 1551-6776
    DOI 10.5863/1551-6776-28.6.504
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  4. Article ; Online: Association between Oral Microbiome and Esophageal Diseases: A State-of-the-Art Review.

    Bernard, Rachel / Fazili, Irtiqa / Rajagopala, Seesandra V / Das, Suman R / Hiremath, Girish

    Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland)

    2021  Volume 40, Issue 3, Page(s) 345–354

    Abstract: Background: Esophageal conditions result in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is growing enthusiasm for discerning the role of microbiome in esophageal diseases. Conceivably, the focus has been on examining the role of local ... ...

    Abstract Background: Esophageal conditions result in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is growing enthusiasm for discerning the role of microbiome in esophageal diseases. Conceivably, the focus has been on examining the role of local microbiome in esophageal diseases although this is somewhat limited by the invasive approach required to sample the esophageal tissue. Given the ease of sampling the oral cavity combined with the advances in genomic techniques, there is immense interest in discovering the role of the oral microbiome in esophageal conditions.
    Summary: In this review, we aim to discuss the current evidence highlighting the association between the oral microbiome and esophageal diseases. In particular, we have focused on summarizing the alterations in oral microbiome associated with malignant, premalignant, and benign esophageal cancers, inflammatory and infectious conditions, and esophageal dysmotility diseases. Identifying alterations in the oral microbiome is a key to advancing our understanding of the etiopathogenesis and progression of esophageal diseases, promoting novel diagnostics, and laying the foundation for personalized treatment approaches.
    Key messages: Further studies are needed to unravel the mechanisms by which the oral microbiome influences the development and progression of esophageal diseases, as well as to investigate whether alterations in the oral microbiome can impact the natural history of various esophageal diseases.
    MeSH term(s) Barrett Esophagus/pathology ; Esophageal Diseases/complications ; Esophageal Neoplasms/pathology ; Humans ; Microbiota ; Precancerous Conditions/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-27
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 632798-9
    ISSN 1421-9875 ; 0257-2753
    ISSN (online) 1421-9875
    ISSN 0257-2753
    DOI 10.1159/000517736
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  5. Article ; Online: Upper respiratory tract microbiota dynamics following COVID-19 in adults.

    Rosas-Salazar, Christian / Kimura, Kyle S / Shilts, Meghan H / Strickland, Britton A / Freeman, Michael H / Wessinger, Bronson C / Gupta, Veerain / Brown, Hunter M / Boone, Helen H / Rajagopala, Seesandra V / Turner, Justin H / Das, Suman Ranjan

    Microbial genomics

    2023  Volume 9, Issue 2

    Abstract: To date, little is known about the effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on the upper respiratory tract (URT) microbiota over time. To fill this ...

    Abstract To date, little is known about the effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on the upper respiratory tract (URT) microbiota over time. To fill this knowledge gap, we used 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing to characterize the URT microbiota in 48 adults, including (1) 24 participants with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who had serial mid-turbinate swabs collected up to 21 days after enrolment and (2) 24 asymptomatic, uninfected controls who had mid-turbinate swabs collected at enrolment only. To compare the URT microbiota between groups in a comprehensive manner, different types of statistical analyses that are frequently employed in microbial ecology were used, including ⍺-diversity, β-diversity and differential abundance analyses. Final statistical models included age, sex and the presence of at least one comorbidity as covariates. The median age of all participants was 34.00 (interquartile range=28.75-46.50) years. In comparison to samples from controls, those from participants with COVID-19 had a lower observed species index at day 21 (linear regression coefficient=-13.30; 95 % CI=-21.72 to -4.88;
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; COVID-19 ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Microbiota ; Respiratory System
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2835258-0
    ISSN 2057-5858 ; 2057-5858
    ISSN (online) 2057-5858
    ISSN 2057-5858
    DOI 10.1099/mgen.0.000957
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  6. Article ; Online: Mucosal Gene Expression in Response to SARS-CoV-2 Is Associated with Viral Load.

    Rajagopala, Seesandra V / Strickland, Britton A / Pakala, Suman B / Kimura, Kyle S / Shilts, Meghan H / Rosas-Salazar, Christian / Brown, Hunter M / Freeman, Michael H / Wessinger, Bronson C / Gupta, Veerain / Phillips, Elizabeth / Mallal, Simon A / Turner, Justin H / Das, Suman R

    Journal of virology

    2023  Volume 97, Issue 2, Page(s) e0147822

    Abstract: Little is known about the relationships between symptomatic early severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral load and upper airway mucosal gene expression and immune response. To examine the association of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 ... ...

    Abstract Little is known about the relationships between symptomatic early severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral load and upper airway mucosal gene expression and immune response. To examine the association of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 early viral load with upper airway mucosal gene expression, we profiled the host mucosal transcriptome from nasopharyngeal swab samples from 68 adults with symptomatic, mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). We measured SARS-CoV-2 viral load using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). We then examined the association of SARS-CoV-2 viral load with upper airway mucosal immune response. We detected SARS-CoV-2 in all samples and recovered >80% of the genome from 95% of the samples from symptomatic COVID-19 adults. The respiratory virome was dominated by SARS-CoV-2, with limited codetection of other respiratory viruses, with the human Rhinovirus C being identified in 4 (6%) samples. This limited codetection of other respiratory viral pathogens may be due to the implementation of public health measures, like social distancing and masking practices. We observed a significant positive correlation between SARS-CoV-2 viral load and interferon signaling (OAS2, OAS3, IFIT1, UPS18, ISG15, ISG20, IFITM1, and OASL), chemokine signaling (CXCL10 and CXCL11), and adaptive immune system (IFITM1, CD300E, and SIGLEC1) genes in symptomatic, mild-to-moderate COVID-19 adults, when adjusting for age, sex, and race. Interestingly, the expression levels of most of these genes plateaued at a cycle threshold (
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Chemokines/physiology ; COVID-19/immunology ; COVID-19/virology ; Gene Expression/immunology ; Immunity, Mucosal/immunology ; Interferons/physiology ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; Viral Load ; Respiratory Mucosa/immunology ; Respiratory Mucosa/virology
    Chemical Substances Chemokines ; Interferons (9008-11-1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 80174-4
    ISSN 1098-5514 ; 0022-538X
    ISSN (online) 1098-5514
    ISSN 0022-538X
    DOI 10.1128/jvi.01478-22
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  7. Article ; Online: From

    Lykins, Joseph / Moschitto, Matthew J / Zhou, Ying / Filippova, Ekaterina V / Le, Hoang V / Tomita, Tadakimi / Fox, Barbara A / Bzik, David J / Su, Chunlei / Rajagopala, Seesandra V / Flores, Kristin / Spano, Furio / Woods, Stuart / Roberts, Craig W / Hua, Cong / El Bissati, Kamal / Wheeler, Kelsey M / Dovgin, Sarah / Muench, Stephen P /
    McPhillie, Martin / Fishwick, Colin W G / Anderson, Wayne F / Lee, Patricia J / Hickman, Mark / Weiss, Louis M / Dubey, Jitender P / Lorenzi, Hernan A / Silverman, Richard B / McLeod, Rima L

    iScience

    2023  Volume 27, Issue 1, Page(s) 108477

    Abstract: Toxoplasma ... ...

    Abstract Toxoplasma gondii
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2589-0042
    ISSN (online) 2589-0042
    DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108477
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  8. Article ; Online: Species-specific transcriptomic changes upon respiratory syncytial virus infection in cotton rats.

    Strickland, Britton A / Rajagopala, Seesandra V / Kamali, Arash / Shilts, Meghan H / Pakala, Suman B / Boukhvalova, Marina S / Yooseph, Shibu / Blanco, Jorge C G / Das, Suman R

    Scientific reports

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 16579

    Abstract: The cotton rat (Sigmodon) is the gold standard pre-clinical small animal model for respiratory viral pathogens, especially for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). However, without a reference genome or a published transcriptome, studies requiring gene ... ...

    Abstract The cotton rat (Sigmodon) is the gold standard pre-clinical small animal model for respiratory viral pathogens, especially for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). However, without a reference genome or a published transcriptome, studies requiring gene expression analysis in cotton rats are severely limited. The aims of this study were to generate a comprehensive transcriptome from multiple tissues of two species of cotton rats that are commonly used as animal models (Sigmodon fulviventer and Sigmodon hispidus), and to compare and contrast gene expression changes and immune responses to RSV infection between the two species. Transcriptomes were assembled from lung, spleen, kidney, heart, and intestines for each species with a contig N50 > 1600. Annotation of contigs generated nearly 120,000 gene annotations for each species. The transcriptomes of S. fulviventer and S. hispidus were then used to assess immune response to RSV infection. We identified 238 unique genes that are significantly differentially expressed, including several genes implicated in RSV infection (e.g., Mx2, I27L2, LY6E, Viperin, Keratin 6A, ISG15, CXCL10, CXCL11, IRF9) as well as novel genes that have not previously described in RSV research (LG3BP, SYWC, ABEC1, IIGP1, CREB1). This study presents two comprehensive transcriptome references as resources for future gene expression analysis studies in the cotton rat model, as well as provides gene sequences for mechanistic characterization of molecular pathways. Overall, our results provide generalizable insights into the effect of host genetics on host-virus interactions, as well as identify new host therapeutic targets for RSV treatment and prevention.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antibodies, Viral ; Disease Models, Animal ; Keratin-6/genetics ; Lung ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human/genetics ; Sigmodontinae ; Transcriptome
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Viral ; Keratin-6
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-19810-4
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  9. Article: Analysis of protein-protein interactions using array-based yeast two-hybrid screens.

    Rajagopala, Seesandra V / Uetz, Peter

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

    2013  Volume 548, Page(s) 223–245

    Abstract: The yeast two-hybrid system (Y2H) is a powerful tool to identify protein-protein interactions. Here we describe array-based two-hybrid methods that use defined libraries of open reading frames (ORFs) as opposed to random genomic or cDNA libraries. The ... ...

    Abstract The yeast two-hybrid system (Y2H) is a powerful tool to identify protein-protein interactions. Here we describe array-based two-hybrid methods that use defined libraries of open reading frames (ORFs) as opposed to random genomic or cDNA libraries. The array-based Y2H system is well suited for interactome studies of existing ORFeomes or subsets thereof, preferentially in a recombination-based cloning system. Array-based Y2H screens efficiently reduce false positives by using built-in controls, retesting, and evaluation of background activation. Hands-on time and the amount of used resources grow exponentially with the number of tested proteins; this is a disadvantage for large genome sizes. For large genomes, random library screen may be more efficient in terms of time and resources, but not as comprehensive as array screens, and they require an efficient sequencing facility. However, large array screens require some extent of automation although they can be carried out manually on smaller scales. Future-generation Y2H plasmid constructs including tightly regulated expression systems and features that facilitate biochemical characterization will provide more efficient and powerful tools to identify interacting proteins.
    MeSH term(s) Genes, Reporter ; Genome, Fungal ; Genomic Library ; Open Reading Frames ; Plasmids/genetics ; Protein Array Analysis/methods ; Protein Interaction Mapping/methods ; Proteome ; Proteomics/methods ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism ; Transformation, Genetic ; Two-Hybrid System Techniques
    Chemical Substances Proteome ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-06-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1064-3745
    ISSN 1064-3745
    DOI 10.1007/978-1-59745-540-4_13
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  10. Article ; Online: From TgO/GABA-AT, GABA, and T-263 Mutant to Conception of Toxoplasma

    Joseph Lykins / Matthew J. Moschitto / Ying Zhou / Ekaterina V. Filippova / Hoang V. Le / Tadakimi Tomita / Barbara A. Fox / David J. Bzik / Chunlei Su / Seesandra V. Rajagopala / Kristin Flores / Furio Spano / Stuart Woods / Craig W. Roberts / Cong Hua / Kamal El Bissati / Kelsey M. Wheeler / Sarah Dovgin / Stephen P. Muench /
    Martin McPhillie / Colin W.G. Fishwick / Wayne F. Anderson / Patricia J. Lee / Mark Hickman / Louis M. Weiss / Jitender P. Dubey / Hernan A. Lorenzi / Richard B. Silverman / Rima L. McLeod

    iScience, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 108477- (2024)

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    Abstract: Summary: Toxoplasma gondii causes morbidity, mortality, and disseminates widely via cat sexual stages. Here, we find T. gondii ornithine aminotransferase (OAT) is conserved across phyla. We solve TgO/GABA-AT structures with bound inactivators at 1.55 Å ... ...

    Abstract Summary: Toxoplasma gondii causes morbidity, mortality, and disseminates widely via cat sexual stages. Here, we find T. gondii ornithine aminotransferase (OAT) is conserved across phyla. We solve TgO/GABA-AT structures with bound inactivators at 1.55 Å and identify an inactivator selective for TgO/GABA-AT over human OAT and GABA-AT. However, abrogating TgO/GABA-AT genetically does not diminish replication, virulence, cyst-formation, or eliminate cat’s oocyst shedding. Increased sporozoite/merozoite TgO/GABA-AT expression led to our study of a mutagenized clone with oocyst formation blocked, arresting after forming male and female gametes, with “Rosetta stone”-like mutations in genes expressed in merozoites. Mutations are similar to those in organisms from plants to mammals, causing defects in conception and zygote formation, affecting merozoite capacitation, pH/ionicity/sodium-GABA concentrations, drawing attention to cyclic AMP/PKA, and genes enhancing energy or substrate formation in TgO/GABA-AT-related-pathways. These candidates potentially influence merozoite’s capacity to make gametes that fuse to become zygotes, thereby contaminating environments and causing disease.
    Keywords Parasitology ; Cell biology ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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