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Selected Publications

Immunology Group

  1. Chiang ET, Persaud-Sawin D-A, Kukarni S, Garcia JGN and Imani F. (2006) Bluetongue virus and double-stranded RNA increase human vascular permeability: role of p38 MAPK. J Clin Immunol. 26(4): 406-416. [Abstract] Exit NIEHS Website(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16786433&query_hl=5&itool=pubmed_docsum)
  2. Stewart MJ, Kulkarni SB, Meusel TR and Imani F. (2006) c-Jun N-terminal kinase negatively regulates dsRNA and RSV induction of tumor necrosis factor-α transcription in human epithelial cells. J Interferon Cytokine Res. 26:521-533. [Abstract] Exit NIEHS Website(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16881863&query_hl=8&itool=pubmed_docsum)
  3. Meusel TR and Imani F. (2003) Viral induction of inflammatory cytokines in human epithelial cells follows a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent but NF-kB-independent pathway. J. Immunol. 171:3768-74. [Abstract] Exit NIEHS Website(http://www.jimmunol.org/cgi/content/abstract/171/7/3768)
  4. Meusel TR, Kehoe KE and Imani F. (2002) Protein kinase R regulates double-stranded RNA induction of TNF-a but not IL-1b mRNA in human epithelial cells. J Immunol. 168:6429-35. [Abstract] Exit NIEHS Website(http://www.jimmunol.org/cgi/content/abstract/168/12/6429)
  5. Imani F and Kehoe KE. (2001) Infection of human B lymphocytes with MMR vaccine induces IgE class switching. Clin Immunol. 100:355-61. [Abstract] Exit NIEHS Website(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WCJ-458W1TS-4V&_user=10843&_coverDate=09%2F30%2F2001&_alid=242507124&_rdoc=1&_fmt=summary&_orig=search&_qd=1&_cdi=6740&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000000150&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10843&md5=62c50f96f8d9278be9a54193ac5dbf47)
  6. Kehoe KE, Brown MA and Imani F. (2001) Double-stranded RNA regulates IL-4 expression. J Immunol. 167:2496-501. [Abstract] Exit NIEHS Website(http://www.jimmunol.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/5/2496)
  7. Caplen NJ, Parrish S, Imani F, Fire A and Morgan RA. (2001) Specific inhibition of gene expression by small double-stranded RNAs in invertebrate and vertebrate systems. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 98:9742-7. [Abstract] Exit NIEHS Website(http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/98/17/9742)
  8. Sanders SP, Siekierski ES, Richards SM, Porter JD, Imani F and Proud D. (2001) Rhinovirus infection induces expression of type 2 nitric oxide synthase in human respiratory epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 107:235-43. [Abstract] Exit NIEHS Website(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WH4-45SRK8K-7&_coverDate=02%2F28%2F2001&_alid=242507699&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_qd=1&_cdi=6840&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000000150&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10843&md5=b1e24c97e6eb537ff0b56e4924c923d2)
  9. Imani F, Proud D and Griffin DE. (1999) Measles virus infection synergizes with IL-4 in IgE class switching. J Immunol. 1999 Feb 1;162(3):1597-602. [Abstract] Exit NIEHS Website(http://www.jimmunol.org/cgi/content/abstract/162/3/1597)
  10. Rafnar T, Peebles RS, Brummet ME, Catipovic B, Imani F, MacGlashan DW, Marsh DG. (1998) Stimulation of the high-affinity IgE receptor results in the tyrosine phosphorylation of a 60 kD protein which is associated with the protein tyrosine kinase, Csk. Mol Immunol. 35:249-57. [Abstract] Exit NIEHS Website(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T9R-3W1RG0F-7&_coverDate=03%2F01%2F1998&_alid=242508266&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_qd=1&_cdi=5121&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000000150&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10843&md5=eb57cffa20fd930655b2f11c09659836)
  11. Rager KJ, Langland JO, Jacobs BL, Proud D, Marsh DG and Imani F. (1998) Activation of antiviral protein kinase leads to immunoglobulin E class switching in human B cells. J Virol. 72:1171-6. [Abstract] Exit NIEHS Website(http://jvi.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/72/2/1171)
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