Vitamin D accelerates resolution of inflammatory responses during tuberculosis treatment

…, CA Mein, L Bhaw-Rosun, R Nuamah… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Calcidiol, the major circulating metabolite of vitamin D, supports induction of pleiotropic
antimicrobial responses in vitro. Vitamin D supplementation elevates circulating calcidiol …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study of survival from sepsis due to pneumonia: an observational cohort study

…, P Hutton, M Steffens, R Nuamah… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Sepsis continues to be a major cause of death, disability, and health-care
expenditure worldwide. Despite evidence suggesting that host genetics can influence sepsis …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-activated lymph node fibroblasts suppress T cell function in diffuse large B cell lymphoma

…, E Phillips, R Ellis, R Nuamah… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Recent transcriptomic-based analysis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has highlighted
the clinical relevance of LN fibroblast and tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) signatures …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnic variation in inflammatory profile in tuberculosis

…, CA Mein, L Bhaw-Rosun, RA Nuamah… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Distinct phylogenetic lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) cause disease in
patients of particular genetic ancestry, and elicit different patterns of cytokine and chemokine …

Spatially resolved transcriptomics reveals pro-inflammatory fibroblast involved in lymphocyte recruitment through CXCL8 and CXCL10

…, F Karim, P Dhami, S Kannambath, R Nuamah… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
The human oral mucosa separates and protects deeper tissues and organs in the oral region
from the external environment. The main tissue components are a stratified squamous …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-associated hypersialylated MUC1 drives the differentiation of human monocytes into macrophages with a pathogenic phenotype

…, E Pfeifer, N Woodman, J Owen, R Nuamah… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
The tumour microenvironment plays a crucial role in the growth and progression of cancer,
and the presence of tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs) is associated with poor …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional consequences of schizophrenia candidate miR-137 manipulation in human neural progenitor cells

MJ Hill, JG Donocik, RA Nuamah, CA Mein… - Schizophrenia …, 2014 - Elsevier
MIR137, transcribed as the microRNA miR-137, is one of the leading candidate schizophrenia
susceptibility genes to arise from large genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of the …

Macrophages orchestrate the expansion of a proangiogenic perivascular niche during cancer progression

…, T Muliaditan, P Gordon, D Sosnowska, R Nuamah… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are a highly plastic stromal cell type that support
cancer progression. Using single-cell RNA sequencing of TAMs from a spontaneous murine …

Innate TCRβ-chain engagement drives human T cells toward distinct memory-like effector phenotypes with immunotherapeutic potentials

…, TS Hayday, AG Laing, K Hussain, R Nuamah… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Clonotypic αβ T cell responses to cargoes presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC),
MR1, or CD1 proteins underpin adaptive immunity. Those responses are mostly …