Browsing by Author "Choi, Hae Woong"
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
IL-27 Facilitates Skin Wound Healing through Induction of Epidermal Proliferation and Host Defense.
Yang, Bin; Suwanpradid, Jutamas; Sanchez-Lagunes, Roberto; Choi, Hae Woong; Hoang, Peter; Wang, Donghai; Abraham, Soman N; ... (8 authors) (The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2017-05)Skin wound repair requires a coordinated program of epithelial cell proliferation and differentiation as well as resistance to invading microbes. However, the factors that trigger epithelial cell proliferation in ... -
MRGPR-mediated activation of local mast cells clears cutaneous bacterial infection and protects against reinfection.
Arifuzzaman, Mohammad; Mobley, Yuvon R; Choi, Hae Woong; Bist, Pradeep; Salinas, Cristina A; Brown, Zachary D; Chen, Swaine L; ... (9 authors) (Science advances, 2019-01-02)Mast cells (MCs) are strategically distributed at barrier sites and prestore various immunocyte-recruiting cytokines, making them ideal targets for selective activation to treat peripheral infections. Here, we report that ... -
Novel mucosal adjuvant, mastoparan-7, improves cocaine vaccine efficacy
St John, Ashley L; Choi, Hae Woong; Walker, Q David; Blough, Bruce; Kuhn, Cynthia M; Abraham, Soman N; Staats, Herman F (npj Vaccines, 2020-12) -
Salmonella Suppress Innate Immunity by Targeting Mast Cells
Choi, Hae Woong (2014)Mast cells (MCs) are increasingly recognized as powerful sentinel cells responsible for modulating the early immune responses to a wide range of infectious agents. This protective role is attributable in part to ... -
Why Serological Responses during Cystitis are Limited.
Choi, Hae Woong; Abraham, Soman N (Pathogens, 2016-02-14)The high frequency of urinary tract infections (UTIs), some of which appear to be endogenous relapses rather than reinfections by new isolates, point to defects in the host's memory immune response. It has been known for ...