Area of research
Surgery · Immunology
Research interest
Research interests include Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications, Immune Response and Inflammation, Inflammasome and immune disorders, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.
Identification of Chlamydia pneumoniae and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in Alzheimer’s disease retina
Intestinal Microbiota Contributes to the Development of Cardiovascular Inflammation and Vasculitis in Mice
Inhibition of IL-1 Ameliorates Cardiac Dysfunction and Arrhythmias in a Murine Model of Kawasaki Disease
Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and Preclinical Cardiovascular Disease
Non-protective immune imprint underlies failure of Staphylococcus aureus IsdB vaccine
Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Kawasaki Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with variations in antibody response to BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers at an academic medical centre: a longitudinal cohort analysis
Metformin inhibition of mitochondrial ATP and DNA synthesis abrogates NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pulmonary inflammation
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is driven by zonulin-dependent loss of gut mucosal barrier
Infliximab versus second intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of resistant Kawasaki disease in the USA (KIDCARE): a randomised, multicentre comparative effectiveness trial
Autophagy-mitophagy induction attenuates cardiovascular inflammation in a murine model of Kawasaki disease vasculitis
NLRP3 Inflammasome Mediates Immune-Stromal Interactions in Vasculitis
Seroprevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study
A monoclonal antibody against staphylococcal enterotoxin B superantigen inhibits SARS-CoV-2 entry in vitro
Kawasaki disease: pathophysiology and insights from mouse models
BCG vaccination history associates with decreased SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence across a diverse cohort of health care workers
COVID-19–associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C): A novel disease that mimics toxic shock syndrome—the superantigen hypothesis
Phase II Open Label Study of Anakinra in Intravenous Immunoglobulin–Resistant Kawasaki Disease
Loss of testosterone impairs anti-tumor neutrophil function
Interleukin-1 Beta–Mediated Sex Differences in Kawasaki Disease Vasculitis Development and Response to Treatment
Oxidative DNA Damage Accelerates Skin Inflammation in Pristane-Induced Lupus Model
Recruitment of pro-IL-1α to mitochondrial cardiolipin, via shared LC3 binding domain, inhibits mitophagy and drives maximal NLRP3 activation
Inositol‐requiring enzyme‐1 regulates phosphoinositide signaling lipids and macrophage growth
Intestinal Permeability and IgA Provoke Immune Vasculitis Linked to Cardiovascular Inflammation
Intercepting the Lipid-Induced Integrated Stress Response Reduces Atherosclerosis
IL-1 receptor antagonist, anakinra, prevents myocardial dysfunction in a mouse model of Kawasaki disease vasculitis and myocarditis
The Kawasaki Disease Comparative Effectiveness (KIDCARE) trial: A phase III, randomized trial of second intravenous immunoglobulin versus infliximab for resistant Kawasaki disease
Chlamydia pneumoniae Hijacks a Host Autoregulatory IL-1β Loop to Drive Foam Cell Formation and Accelerate Atherosclerosis
Hepatic Tm6sf2 overexpression affects cellular ApoB-trafficking, plasma lipid levels, hepatic steatosis and atherosclerosis
Immunological Consequences of Intestinal Fungal Dysbiosis
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