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  1. Article ; Online: Friendly Fire in the War Against Pathogens: On the Harmful Effects of Cytokines and the Origins of Cytokine Storms in Infectious Diseases.

    Choreño-Parra, José Alberto / Zúñiga, Joaquín

    Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research

    2022  Volume 42, Issue 8, Page(s) 349–351

    MeSH term(s) Communicable Diseases ; Cytokine Release Syndrome ; Cytokines ; Humans
    Chemical Substances Cytokines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 1226675-9
    ISSN 1557-7465 ; 1079-9907
    ISSN (online) 1557-7465
    ISSN 1079-9907
    DOI 10.1089/jir.2022.29038.jac
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  2. Article ; Online: Call for Special Issue Papers:

    Zúñiga, Joaquín / Choreño-Parra, Jose Alberto

    Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research

    2021  Volume 41, Issue 9, Page(s) 309

    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/immunology ; Communicable Diseases/immunology ; Cytokine Release Syndrome/immunology ; Humans
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1226675-9
    ISSN 1557-7465 ; 1079-9907
    ISSN (online) 1557-7465
    ISSN 1079-9907
    DOI 10.1089/jir.2021.29027.cfp
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  3. Article: Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Cervical Spine Degeneration Reveal Frequent Cervicolumbar Tandem Spinal Stenosis in Mexico.

    Guadarrama-Ortiz, Parménides / Ruíz-Rivero, César Osvaldo / Capi-Casillas, Deyanira / Román-Villagómez, Alondra / Prieto-Rivera, Ángel Daniel / Choreño-Parra, José Alberto

    International journal of spine surgery

    2023  Volume 17, Issue 5, Page(s) 670–677

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-17
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2211-4599
    ISSN 2211-4599
    DOI 10.14444/8520
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  4. Article ; Online: The protective and pathogenic roles of CXCL17 in human health and disease: Potential in respiratory medicine.

    Choreño-Parra, José Alberto / Thirunavukkarasu, Shyamala / Zúñiga, Joaquín / Khader, Shabaana A

    Cytokine & growth factor reviews

    2020  Volume 53, Page(s) 53–62

    Abstract: C-X-C motif chemokine 17 (CXCL-17) is a novel chemokine that plays a functional role maintaining homeostasis at distinct mucosal barriers, including regulation of myeloid-cell recruitment, angiogenesis, and control of microorganisms. Particularly, CXCL17 ...

    Abstract C-X-C motif chemokine 17 (CXCL-17) is a novel chemokine that plays a functional role maintaining homeostasis at distinct mucosal barriers, including regulation of myeloid-cell recruitment, angiogenesis, and control of microorganisms. Particularly, CXCL17 is produced along the epithelium of the airways both at steady state and under inflammatory conditions. While increased CXCL17 expression is associated with disease progression in pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, and lung/hepatic cancer, it is thought to play a protective role in pancreatic cancer, autoimmune encephalomyelitis and viral infections. Thus, there is emerging evidence pointing to both a harmful and protective role for CXCL17 in human health and disease, with therapeutic potential for translational applications. In this review, we provide an overview of the discovery, characteristics and functions of CXCL17 emphasizing its clinical potential in respiratory disorders.
    MeSH term(s) Asthma ; Chemokines ; Chemokines, CXC ; Humans ; Lung ; Pulmonary Medicine
    Chemical Substances CXCL17 protein, human ; Chemokines ; Chemokines, CXC
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1330534-7
    ISSN 1879-0305 ; 1359-6101
    ISSN (online) 1879-0305
    ISSN 1359-6101
    DOI 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2020.04.004
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  5. Article ; Online: Dermatological aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infection: mechanisms and manifestations.

    Garduño-Soto, Myriam / Choreño-Parra, Jose Alberto / Cazarin-Barrientos, Jorge

    Archives of dermatological research

    2020  Volume 313, Issue 8, Page(s) 611–622

    Abstract: The human infection caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 is a public health emergency of international concern. Although the disease associated to this virus, named COVID-19, mainly affects the lungs, the infection can spread to extrapulmonary tissues, causing ...

    Abstract The human infection caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 is a public health emergency of international concern. Although the disease associated to this virus, named COVID-19, mainly affects the lungs, the infection can spread to extrapulmonary tissues, causing multiorgan involvement in severely ill patients. The broad infective capacity of SARS-CoV-2 is related to the pattern of expression of the viral entry factors ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in human tissues. As such, the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts are at high risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection due to their high expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2, which explains the clinical phenotype described in the vast majority of infected patients that includes pneumonia and diarrhea. Recently, preoccupation about the potential of the virus to infect the skin has been raised by dermatologists due to the increasing observations of cutaneous manifestations in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Although there is little evidence of the expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in the normal skin, the dermatological findings observed among COVID-19 patients warrants further investigation to delineate the mechanisms of skin affection after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Here, we provide a summary of the dermatological findings observed among patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection based on recent reports. In addition, we analyze possible mechanisms of skin injury in COVID-19 patients and discuss about the risk of individuals with chronic skin conditions for SARS-CoV-2 infection. The present review constitutes a useful informative tool to improve our understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of COVID-19 and the possible implications of the current pandemic in dermatology.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/complications ; Gene Expression Regulation/physiology ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Skin Diseases/etiology ; Skin Diseases/pathology ; Viral Tropism ; Virus Internalization
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-06
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 130131-7
    ISSN 1432-069X ; 0340-3696
    ISSN (online) 1432-069X
    ISSN 0340-3696
    DOI 10.1007/s00403-020-02156-0
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  6. Article: CD4+ T Cell Regulatory Network Underlies the Decrease in Th1 and the Increase in Anergic and Th17 Subsets in Severe COVID-19.

    Martinez-Sánchez, Mariana Esther / Choreño-Parra, José Alberto / Álvarez-Buylla, Elena R / Zúñiga, Joaquín / Balderas-Martínez, Yalbi Itzel

    Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 1

    Abstract: In this model we use a dynamic and multistable Boolean regulatory network to provide a mechanistic explanation of the lymphopenia and dysregulation of CD4+ T cell subsets in COVID-19 and provide therapeutic targets. Using a previous model, the cytokine ... ...

    Abstract In this model we use a dynamic and multistable Boolean regulatory network to provide a mechanistic explanation of the lymphopenia and dysregulation of CD4+ T cell subsets in COVID-19 and provide therapeutic targets. Using a previous model, the cytokine micro-environments found in mild, moderate, and severe COVID-19 with and without TGF-β and IL-10 was we simulated. It shows that as the severity of the disease increases, the number of antiviral Th1 cells decreases, while the the number of Th1-like regulatory and exhausted cells and the proportion between Th1 and Th1R cells increases. The addition of the regulatory cytokines TFG-β and IL-10 makes the Th1 attractor unstable and favors the Th17 and regulatory subsets. This is associated with the contradictory signals in the micro-environment that activate SOCS proteins that block the signaling pathways. Furthermore, it determined four possible therapeutic targets that increase the Th1 compartment in severe COVID-19: the activation of the IFN-γ pathway, or the inhibition of TGF-β or IL-10 pathways or SOCS1 protein; from these, inhibiting SOCS1 has the lowest number of predicted collateral effects. Finally, a tool is provided that allows simulations of specific cytokine environments and predictions of CD4 T cell subsets and possible interventions, as well as associated secondary effects.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2695572-6
    ISSN 2076-0817
    ISSN 2076-0817
    DOI 10.3390/pathogens12010018
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  7. Article ; Online: Comparing the Cytokine Storms of COVID-19 and Pandemic Influenza.

    Pacheco-Hernández, Lynette Miroslava / Ramírez-Noyola, Jazmín Ariadna / Gómez-García, Itzel Alejandra / Ignacio-Cortés, Sergio / Zúñiga, Joaquín / Choreño-Parra, José Alberto

    Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research

    2022  Volume 42, Issue 8, Page(s) 369–392

    Abstract: Emerging respiratory viruses are major health threats due to their potential to cause massive outbreaks. Over the past 2 years, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused millions of cases of severe infection and deaths worldwide. ... ...

    Abstract Emerging respiratory viruses are major health threats due to their potential to cause massive outbreaks. Over the past 2 years, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused millions of cases of severe infection and deaths worldwide. Although natural and vaccine-induced protective immune mechanisms against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been increasingly identified, the factors that determine morbimortality are less clear. Comparing the immune signatures of COVID-19 and other severe respiratory infections such as the pandemic influenza might help dissipate current controversies about the origin of their severe manifestations. As such, identifying homologies in the immunopathology of both diseases could provide targets for immunotherapy directed to block shared pathogenic mechanisms. Meanwhile, finding unique characteristics that differentiate each infection could shed light on specific immune alterations exploitable for diagnostic and individualized therapeutics for each case. In this study, we summarize immunopathological aspects of COVID-19 and pandemic influenza from the perspective of cytokine storms as the driving force underlying morbidity. Thereby, we analyze similarities and differences in the cytokine profiles of both infections, aiming to bring forward those molecules more attractive for translational medicine and drug development.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19 ; Cytokine Release Syndrome ; Humans ; Influenza, Human/epidemiology ; Influenza, Human/therapy ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1226675-9
    ISSN 1557-7465 ; 1079-9907
    ISSN (online) 1557-7465
    ISSN 1079-9907
    DOI 10.1089/jir.2022.0029
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  8. Article: Clinical Risk Factors for Mortality Among Critically Ill Mexican Patients With COVID-19.

    Hernández-Cárdenas, Carmen M / Choreño-Parra, José Alberto / Torruco-Sotelo, Carlos / Jurado, Felipe / Serna-Secundino, Héctor / Aguilar, Cristina / García-Olazarán, José G / Hernández-García, Diana / Choreño-Parra, Eduardo M / Zúñiga, Joaquín / Lugo-Goytia, Gustavo

    Frontiers in medicine

    2021  Volume 8, Page(s) 699607

    Abstract: Little literature exists about critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from Latin America. Here, we aimed to describe the clinical characteristics and mortality risk factors in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients from ... ...

    Abstract Little literature exists about critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from Latin America. Here, we aimed to describe the clinical characteristics and mortality risk factors in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients from Mexico. For this purpose, we recruited 67 consecutive mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients which were grouped according to their clinical outcome (survival vs. death). Clinical risk factors for mortality were identified by machine-learning and logistic regression models. The median age of participants was 42 years and 65% were men. The most common comorbidity observed was obesity (49.2%). Fever was the most frequent symptom of illness (88%), followed by dyspnea (84%). Multilobe ground-glass opacities were observed in 76% of patients by thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan. Fifty-two percent of study participants were ventilated in prone position, and 59% required cardiovascular support with norepinephrine. Furthermore, 49% of participants were coinfected with a second pathogen. Two-thirds of COVID-19 patients developed acute kidney injury (AKIN). The mortality of our cohort was 44.7%. AKIN, uric acid, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and a longitudinal increase in the ventilatory ratio were associated with mortality. Baseline PaO2/FiO2 values and a longitudinal recovery of lymphocytes were protective factors against mortality. Our study provides reference data about the clinical phenotype and risk factors for mortality in mechanically ventilated Mexican patients with COVID-19.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-27
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2775999-4
    ISSN 2296-858X
    ISSN 2296-858X
    DOI 10.3389/fmed.2021.699607
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  9. Article ; Online: Thinking Outside the Box: Innate- and B Cell-Memory Responses as Novel Protective Mechanisms Against Tuberculosis.

    Choreño-Parra, José Alberto / Weinstein, León Islas / Yunis, Edmond J / Zúñiga, Joaquín / Hernández-Pando, Rogelio

    Frontiers in immunology

    2020  Volume 11, Page(s) 226

    Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is currently the deadliest infectious disease worldwide. Failure to create a highly effective vaccine has limited the control of the TB epidemic. Historically, the vaccine field has relied on the paradigm that IFN-γ-mediated CD4+ T cell ...

    Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is currently the deadliest infectious disease worldwide. Failure to create a highly effective vaccine has limited the control of the TB epidemic. Historically, the vaccine field has relied on the paradigm that IFN-γ-mediated CD4+ T cell memory responses are the principal correlate of protection in TB. Nonetheless, the demonstration that other cellular subsets offer protective memory responses against
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; B-Lymphocytes/immunology ; Coinfection ; Disease Resistance ; HIV Infections/immunology ; HIV-1/physiology ; Humans ; Immunity, Innate ; Immunologic Memory ; Killer Cells, Natural/immunology ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/physiology ; Tuberculosis/immunology ; Tuberculosis Vaccines/immunology
    Chemical Substances Tuberculosis Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-14
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2606827-8
    ISSN 1664-3224 ; 1664-3224
    ISSN (online) 1664-3224
    ISSN 1664-3224
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00226
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  10. Article ; Online: Resection of a rare giant chondromesenchymal hamartoma of the scalp with intracranial blood supply in an adult woman: illustrative case.

    Guadarrama-Ortiz, Parménides / Choreño-García, Omar / Capi-Casillas, Deyanira / Román-Villagómez, Alondra / Alcocer-Villanueva, Homero / Almendárez-Sánchez, César Adán / Choreño-Parra, José Alberto

    Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons

    2022  Volume 4, Issue 5

    Abstract: Background: Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartomas (NCMHs) are benign, slow-growing lesions formed by mesenchymal and cartilaginous components. They occur predominantly in male infants at the nasopharynx and orbit. Rare cases have been reported in adults. ... ...

    Abstract Background: Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartomas (NCMHs) are benign, slow-growing lesions formed by mesenchymal and cartilaginous components. They occur predominantly in male infants at the nasopharynx and orbit. Rare cases have been reported in adults. Ectopic NCMHs occurring in other head regions without the typical nasopharyngeal or orbital involvement have not been previously described.
    Observations: The authors presented the case of a 40-year-old woman with a giant mass in the left frontoparietal region that started to enlarge progressively after the patient's first pregnancy at the age of 21 years. The tumor caused intense headaches, nausea, vomiting, asthenia, and syncope. On admission, the neurological examination revealed no abnormalities. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a solid homogeneous tumor without intraaxial involvement extending inferiorly to the left zygomatic arch, with a significant mass effect on the adjacent bones but no infiltration. Remarkably, digital subtraction angiography demonstrated that the tumor received blood supply from superficial as well as intracranial branches of the left vertebral artery. After tumor resection, histopathological analysis revealed characteristics indistinguishable from an NCMH.
    Lessons: The authors described a rare NCMH of the scalp with intracranial blood supply in an adult patient. A case with similar characteristics had not been reported before.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2694-1902
    ISSN (online) 2694-1902
    DOI 10.3171/CASE22249
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