Publications

2023

Lafleur, B. J., L. White, M. D. Dake, J. Z. Nikolich, R. Sprissler, and D. Bhattacharya, "No Evidence That Analgesic Use after COVID-19 Vaccination Negatively Impacts Antibody Responses.", Immunohorizons, vol. 7, issue 12, pp. 834-841, 2023 Dec 01. PMID: 38085168
Quirk, G. E., M. V. Schoenle, K. L. Peyton, J. L. Uhrlaub, B. Lau, J. L. Burgess, K. Ellingson, S. Beitel, J. Romine, K. Lutrick, et al., "Determinants of B cell responses to drifted epitopes in post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infections.", medRxiv, 2023 Sep 14. PMCID: PMC10516057  PMID: 37745498
Jergović, M., M. Watanabe, R. Bhat, C. P. Coplen, S. A. Sonar, R. Wong, Y. Castaneda, L. Davidson, M. Kala, R. C. Wilson, et al., "T-cell cellular stress and reticulocyte signatures, but not loss of naïve T lymphocytes, characterize severe COVID-19 in older adults.", Geroscience, vol. 45, issue 3, pp. 1713-1728, 2023 Jun. PMCID: PMC9838276  PMID: 36633825
Goodrum, F., A. C. Lowen, S. Lakdawala, J. Alwine, A. Casadevall, M. J. Imperiale, W. Atwood, D. Avgousti, J. Baines, B. Banfield, et al., "Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse.", mSphere, vol. 8, issue 2, pp. e0003423, 2023 Apr 20. PMCID: PMC10117089  PMID: 36700653
Horwitz, L. I., T. Thaweethai, S. B. Brosnahan, M. S. Cicek, M. L. Fitzgerald, J. D. Goldman, R. Hess, S. L. Hodder, V. L. Jacoby, M. R. Jordan, et al., "Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) adult study protocol: Rationale, objectives, and design.", PLoS One, vol. 18, issue 6, pp. e0286297, 2023. PMCID: PMC10289397  PMID: 37352211
Thaweethai, T., S. E. Jolley, E. W. Karlson, E. B. Levitan, B. Levy, G. A. McComsey, L. McCorkell, G. N. Nadkarni, S. Parthasarathy, U. Singh, et al., "Development of a Definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.", JAMA, vol. 329, issue 22, pp. 1934-1946, 2023 Jun 13. PMCID: PMC10214179  PMID: 37278994

2022

Kim, S., P. Akarapipad, B. T. Nguyen, L. E. Breshears, K. Sosnowski, J. Baker, J. L. Uhrlaub, J. Nikolich-Zugich, and J-Y. Yoon, "Direct capture and smartphone quantification of airborne SARS-CoV-2 on a paper microfluidic chip.", Biosens Bioelectron, vol. 200, pp. 113912, 2022 Mar 15. PMCID: PMC8701770  PMID: 34973565
Pivniouk, V., O. Pivniouk, A. DeVries, J. L. Uhrlaub, A. Michael, D. Pivniouk, S. R. VanLinden, M. Y. Conway, S. Hahn, S. P. Malone, et al., "The OM-85 bacterial lysate inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection of epithelial cells by downregulating SARS-CoV-2 receptor expression.", J Allergy Clin Immunol, vol. 149, issue 3, pp. 923-933.e6, 2022 Mar. PMCID: PMC8660661  PMID: 34902435
Walling, M., Scientists are looking at reactivation of latent viruses, and other existing post-infection syndromes, for answers about long-haul COVID-19.: Arizona Republic, 2022.
Sonar, S. Ashok, J. L. Uhrlaub, C. P. Coplen, G. D. Sempowski, J. A. Dudakov, M. R. M. van den Brink, B. J. Lafleur, M. Jergović, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Early age-related atrophy of cutaneous lymph nodes precipitates an early functional decline in skin immunity in mice with aging.", Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 119, issue 17, pp. e2121028119, 2022 Apr 26. PMCID: PMC9169949  PMID: 35439062
Walling, M., Arizona scientists have mapped 100,000 coronavirus genomes, but say the work isn't done: Arizona Republic, 2022.
Akarapipad, P., K. Kaarj, L. E. Breshears, K. Sosnowski, J. Baker, B. T. Nguyen, C. Eades, J. L. Uhrlaub, G. Quirk, J. Nikolich-Zugich, et al., "Smartphone-based sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 from saline gargle samples via flow profile analysis on a paper microfluidic chip.", Biosens Bioelectron, vol. 207, pp. 114192, 2022 Jul 01. PMCID: PMC8926431  PMID: 35334331
Davis-Young, K., 'It’s terrifying': Arizona's COVID-19 long-haulers face exhaustion and uncertainty, 2022.
Pugh, J. L., C. P. Coplen, A. S. Sukhina, J. L. Uhrlaub, J. Padilla-Torres, T. Hayashi, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Lifelong cytomegalovirus and early-LIFE irradiation synergistically potentiate age-related defects in response to vaccination and infection.", Aging Cell, vol. 21, issue 7, pp. e13648, 2022 Jul. PMCID: PMC9282846  PMID: 35657768
Jergović, M., J. L. Uhrlaub, M. Watanabe, C. M. Bradshaw, L. M. White, B. J. Lafleur, T. Edwards, R. Sprissler, M. Worobey, D. Bhattacharya, et al., "Competent immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants in older adults following two doses of mRNA vaccination.", Nat Commun, vol. 13, issue 1, pp. 2891, 2022 May 24. PMCID: PMC9130515  PMID: 35610270
Jergović, M., C. P. Coplen, J. L. Uhrlaub, S. C. Beitel, J. L. Burgess, K. Lutrick, K. D. Ellingson, M. Watanabe, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Cutting Edge: T Cell Responses to B.1.1.529 (Omicron) SARS-CoV-2 Variant Induced by COVID-19 Infection and/or mRNA Vaccination Are Largely Preserved.", J Immunol, vol. 208, issue 11, pp. 2461-2465, 2022 Jun 01. PMCID: PMC9179171  PMID: 35562119
Breshears, L. E., B. T. Nguyen, P. Akarapipad, K. Sosnowski, K. Kaarj, G. Quirk, J. L. Uhrlaub, J. Nikolich-Zugich, M. Worobey, and J-Y. Yoon, "Sensitive, smartphone-based SARS-CoV-2 detection from clinical saline gargle samples.", PNAS Nexus, vol. 1, issue 1, pp. pgac028, 2022 Mar. PMCID: PMC9013775  PMID: 35450423
Uhrlaub, J. L., M. Jergović, C. M. Bradshaw, S. Sonar, C. P. Coplen, J. Dudakov, K. O. Murray, M. C. Lanteri, M. P. Busch, M. R. M. van den Brink, et al., "Quantitative restoration of immune defense in old animals determined by naive antigen-specific CD8 T-cell numbers.", Aging Cell, vol. 21, issue 4, pp. e13582, 2022 Apr. PMCID: PMC9009107  PMID: 35289071
Sylvester, M. A., D. P. Pollow, C. Moffett, W. Nunez, J. L. Uhrlaub, J. Nikolich-Zugich, and H. L. Brooks, "Splenocyte transfer from hypertensive donors eliminates premenopausal female protection from ANG II-induced hypertension.", Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, vol. 322, issue 3, pp. F245-F257, 2022 Mar 01. PMCID: PMC8858666  PMID: 35001661
Maruyama, J., R. A. Reyna, M. Kishimoto-Urata, S. Urata, J. T. Manning, N. Harsell, R. Cook, C. Huang, J. Nikolich-Zugich, T. Makishima, et al., "CD4 T-cell depletion prevents Lassa fever associated hearing loss in the mouse model.", PLoS Pathog, vol. 18, issue 5, pp. e1010557, 2022 May. PMCID: PMC9166448  PMID: 35605008

2020

Nikolich-Zugich, J., K. S. Knox, C. Tafich Rios, B. Natt, D. Bhattacharya, and M. J. Fain, "Correction to: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in older adults: what we may expect regarding pathogenesis, immune responses, and outcomes.", Geroscience, vol. 42, issue 3, pp. 1013, 2020 06. PMCID: PMC7196177  PMID: 32363428
Nikolich-Zugich, J., K. S. Knox, C. Tafich Rios, B. Natt, D. Bhattacharya, and M. J. Fain, "SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in older adults: what we may expect regarding pathogenesis, immune responses, and outcomes.", Geroscience, vol. 42, issue 2, pp. 505-514, 2020 04. PMCID: PMC7145538  PMID: 32274617
Nikolich-Zugich, J., L. Cičin-Šain, D. Collins-McMillen, S. Jackson, A. Oxenius, J. Sinclair, C. Snyder, M. Wills, and N. Lemmermann, "Advances in cytomegalovirus (CMV) biology and its relationship to health, diseases, and aging.", Geroscience, vol. 42, issue 2, pp. 495-504, 2020 04. PMCID: PMC7205956  PMID: 32162210
Nikolich-Zugich, J., "Cytomegalovirus and Your Health: Not a Matter of the Heart, Nor of Life and Death.", J Infect Dis, 2020 Sep 10. PMID: 32909616
Ripperger, T. J., J. L. Uhrlaub, M. Watanabe, R. Wong, Y. Castaneda, H. A. Pizzato, M. R. Thompson, C. Bradshaw, C. C. Weinkauf, C. Bime, et al., "Detection, prevalence, and duration of humoral responses to SARS-CoV-2 under conditions of limited population exposure.", medRxiv, 2020 Aug 15. PMCID: PMC7430613  PMID: 32817969

2019

Palmer, J., V. Pandit, M. Zeeshan, N. Kulvatunyou, M. Hamidi, K. Hanna, M. Fain, J. Nikolich-Zugich, E-R. Zakaria, and B. Joseph, "The Acute Inflammatory Response after Trauma is heightened by Frailty: A Prospective Evaluation of Inflammatory and Endocrine System Alterations in Frailty.", J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 2019 Feb 13. PMID: 30768559
Thompson, H. L., M. J. Smithey, J. L. Uhrlaub, I. Jeftić, M. Jergović, S. E. White, N. Currier, A. M. Lang, A. Okoye, B. Park, et al., "Lymph nodes as barriers to T-cell rejuvenation in aging mice and nonhuman primates.", Aging Cell, vol. 18, issue 1, pp. e12865, 2019 Feb. PMCID: PMC6351843  PMID: 30430748
Hamidi, M., M. Zeeshan, V. Leon-Risemberg, J. Nikolich-Zugich, K. Hanna, N. Kulvatunyou, A. Tawab Saljuqi, M. Fain, and B. Joseph, "Frailty as a prognostic factor for the critically ill older adult trauma patients.", Am J Surg, 2019 Feb 22. PMID: 30833015
Pollow, D. P., J. A. Uhlorn, M. A. Sylvester, M. Jill Romero-Aleshire, J. L. Uhrlaub, M. L. Lindsey, J. Nikolich-Zugich, and H. L. Brooks, "Menopause and FOXP3 Treg cell depletion eliminate female protection against T cell-mediated Angiotensin II hypertension.", Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 2019 May 17. PMID: 31099612
Jergović, M., J. L. Uhrlaub, N. A. Contreras, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Do cytomegalovirus-specific memory T cells interfere with new immune responses in lymphoid tissues?", Geroscience, vol. 41, issue 2, pp. 155-163, 2019 Apr. PMID: 31069636
Jergović, M., N. A. Contreras, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Impact of CMV upon immune aging: facts and fiction.", Med Microbiol Immunol, 2019 Apr 19. PMID: 31004198

2018

Hamidi, M., M. Zeeshan, T. O'Keeffe, B. Nisbet, A. Northcutt, J. Nikolich-Zugich, M. Khan, N. Kulvatunyou, M. Fain, and B. Joseph, "Prospective evaluation of frailty and functional independence in older adult trauma patients.", Am J Surg, vol. 216, issue 6, pp. 1070-1075, 2018 Dec. PMID: 30343875
Nikolich-Zugich, J., "The twilight of immunity: emerging concepts in aging of the immune system.", Nat Immunol, vol. 19, issue 1, pp. 10-19, 2018 Jan. PMID: 29242543
Jergović, M., M. J. Smithey, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Intrinsic and extrinsic contributors to defective CD8+ T cell responses with aging.", Exp Gerontol, vol. 105, pp. 140-145, 2018 05. PMID: 29337070
Contreras, N. A., L. Fontana, V. Tosti, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Calorie restriction induces reversible lymphopenia and lymphoid organ atrophy due to cell redistribution.", Geroscience, vol. 40, issue 3, pp. 279-291, 2018 06. PMCID: PMC6060198  PMID: 29804201
Smithey, M. J., V. Venturi, M. P. Davenport, A. S. Buntzman, B. G. Vincent, J. A. Frelinger, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Lifelong CMV infection improves immune defense in old mice by broadening the mobilized TCR repertoire against third-party infection.", Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 115, issue 29, pp. E6817-E6825, 2018 07 17. PMCID: PMC6055168  PMID: 29967140
Davies, J. S., H. L. Thompson, V. Pulko, J. Padilla Torres, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Role of Cell-Intrinsic and Environmental Age-Related Changes in Altered Maintenance of Murine T Cells in Lymphoid Organs.", J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, vol. 73, issue 8, pp. 1018-1026, 2018 Jul 09. PMCID: PMC6037132  PMID: 28582491
Nikolich-Zugich, J., "Author Correction: The twilight of immunity: emerging concepts in aging of the immune system.", Nat Immunol, vol. 19, issue 10, pp. 1146, 2018 Oct. PMID: 30177814
Hayashi, T., H. E. Lynch, S. Geyer, K. Yoshida, K. Furudoi, K. Sasaki, Y. Morishita, H. Nagamura, M. Maki, Y. Hu, et al., "Impact of early life exposure to ionizing radiation on influenza vaccine response in an elderly Japanese cohort.", Vaccine, vol. 36, issue 45, pp. 6650-6659, 2018 10 29. PMID: 30274868

2017

Nikolich-Zugich, J., and R. A. W. van Lier, "Cytomegalovirus (CMV) research in immune senescence comes of age: overview of the 6th International Workshop on CMV and Immunosenescence.", Geroscience, vol. 39, issue 3, pp. 245-249, 2017 06. PMCID: PMC5505886  PMID: 28624867
Thompson, H. L., M. J. Smithey, C. D. Surh, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Functional and Homeostatic Impact of Age-Related Changes in Lymph Node Stroma.", Front Immunol, vol. 8, pp. 706, 2017. PMCID: PMC5469916  PMID: 28659930
Metcalf, T. U., P. A. Wilkinson, M. J. Cameron, K. Ghneim, C. Chiang, A. M. Wertheimer, J. B. Hiscott, J. Nikolich-Zugich, and E. K. Haddad, "Human Monocyte Subsets Are Transcriptionally and Functionally Altered in Aging in Response to Pattern Recognition Receptor Agonists.", J Immunol, vol. 199, issue 4, pp. 1405-1417, 2017 08 15. PMCID: PMC5548610  PMID: 28696254
Nikolich-Zugich, J., F. Goodrum, K. Knox, and M. J. Smithey, "Known unknowns: how might the persistent herpesvirome shape immunity and aging?", Curr Opin Immunol, vol. 48, pp. 23-30, 2017 Oct. PMCID: PMC5682194  PMID: 28780492
Redeker, A., E. B. M. Remmerswaal, E. T. I. van der Gracht, S. P. M. Welten, T. Höllt, F. Koning, L. Cičin-Šain, J. Nikolich-Zugich, I. J. M. Ten Berge, R. A. W. van Lier, et al., "The Contribution of Cytomegalovirus Infection to Immune Senescence Is Set by the Infectious Dose.", Front Immunol, vol. 8, pp. 1953, 2017. PMCID: PMC5768196  PMID: 29367854
Nikolich-Žugich, J., and J. S. Davies, "Homeostatic migration and distribution of innate immune cells in primary and secondary lymphoid organs with ageing.", Clin Exp Immunol, vol. 187, issue 3, pp. 337-344, 2017 03. PMCID: PMC5290228  PMID: 28035684
Uhrlaub, J. L., M. J. Smithey, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Cutting Edge: The Aging Immune System Reveals the Biological Impact of Direct Antigen Presentation on CD8 T Cell Responses.", J Immunol, vol. 199, issue 2, pp. 403-407, 2017 07 15. PMCID: PMC5520673  PMID: 28615415

2016

Pulko, V., J. S. Davies, C. Martinez, M. C. Lanteri, M. P. Busch, M. S. Diamond, K. Knox, E. C. Bush, P. A. Sims, S. Sinari, et al., "Human memory T cells with a naive phenotype accumulate with aging and respond to persistent viruses.", Nat Immunol, vol. 17, issue 8, pp. 966-75, 2016 08. PMCID: PMC4955715  PMID: 27270402
Pugh, J. L., S. A. Foster, A. S. Sukhina, J. Petravic, J. L. Uhrlaub, J. Padilla-Torres, T. Hayashi, K. Nakachi, M. J. Smithey, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Acute systemic DNA damage in youth does not impair immune defense with aging.", Aging Cell, vol. 15, issue 4, pp. 686-93, 2016 08. PMCID: PMC4933672  PMID: 27072188
Uhrlaub, J. L., V. Pulko, V. R. DeFilippis, R. Broeckel, D. N. Streblow, G. D. Coleman, B. S. Park, J. F. Lindo, I. Vickers, J. J. Anzinger, et al., "Dysregulated TGF-β Production Underlies the Age-Related Vulnerability to Chikungunya Virus.", PLoS Pathog, vol. 12, issue 10, pp. e1005891, 2016 Oct. PMCID: PMC5063327  PMID: 27736984
Seed, T. M., S. Xiao, N. Manley, J. Nikolich-Zugich, J. Pugh, M. Van den Brink, Y. Hirabayashi, K. Yasutomo, A. Iwama, S. Koyasu, et al., "An interlaboratory comparison of dosimetry for a multi-institutional radiobiological research project: Observations, problems, solutions and lessons learned.", Int J Radiat Biol, vol. 92, issue 2, pp. 59-70, 2016 Feb. PMID: 26857121

2015

Nikolich-Zugich, J., D. P. Goldman, P. R. Cohen, D. Cortese, L. Fontana, B. K. Kennedy, J. M Mohler, J. S Olshansky, T. Perls, D. Perry, et al., "Preparing for an Aging World: Engaging Biogerontologists, Geriatricians, and the Society.", J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2015 Sep 29. PMID: 26419976
Okoye, A. A., M. Rohankhedkar, A. L. Konfe, C. O. Abana, M. D. Reyes, J. A. Clock, D. M. Duell, A. W. Sylwester, P. Sammader, A. W. Legasse, et al., "Effect of IL-7 Therapy on Naive and Memory T Cell Homeostasis in Aged Rhesus Macaques.", J Immunol, vol. 195, issue 9, pp. 4292-305, 2015 Nov 1. PMCID: PMC4617185  PMID: 26416281
Marandu, T. F., J. D. Oduro, L. Borkner, I. Dekhtiarenko, J. L. Uhrlaub, A. Drabig, A. Kröger, J. Nikolich-Zugich, and L. Cičin-Šain, "Immune Protection against Virus Challenge in Aging Mice Is Not Affected by Latent Herpesviral Infections.", J Virol, vol. 89, issue 22, pp. 11715-7, 2015 Nov. PMCID: PMC4645637  PMID: 26339051
Goldberg, E. L., M. J. Romero-Aleshire, K. R. Renkema, M. S. Ventevogel, W. M. Chew, J. L. Uhrlaub, M. J. Smithey, K. H. Limesand, G. D. Sempowski, H. L. Brooks, et al., "Lifespan-extending caloric restriction or mTOR inhibition impair adaptive immunity of old mice by distinct mechanisms.", Aging Cell, vol. 14, issue 1, pp. 130-8, 2015 Feb. PMCID: PMC4326902  PMID: 25424641
Metcalf, T. U., R. A. Cubas, K. Ghneim, M. J. Cartwright, J. Van Grevenynghe, J. M. Richner, D. P. Olagnier, P. A. Wilkinson, M. J. Cameron, B. S. Park, et al., "Global analyses revealed age-related alterations in innate immune responses after stimulation of pathogen recognition receptors.", Aging Cell, vol. 14, issue 3, pp. 421-32, 2015 Jun. PMCID: PMC4406671  PMID: 25728020
Smithey, M. J., J. L. Uhrlaub, G. Li, M. Vukmanovic-Stejic, A. N. Akbar, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Lost in translation: mice, men and cutaneous immunity in old age.", Biogerontology, vol. 16, issue 2, pp. 203-8, 2015 Apr. PMID: 25027761

2014

Goldberg, E. L., M. J. Smithey, L. K. Lutes, J. L. Uhrlaub, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Immune memory-boosting dose of rapamycin impairs macrophage vesicle acidification and curtails glycolysis in effector CD8 cells, impairing defense against acute infections.", J Immunol, vol. 193, issue 2, pp. 757-63, 2014 Jul 15. PMCID: PMC4119820  PMID: 24913978
Sansoni, P., R. Vescovini, F. F. Fagnoni, A. Akbar, R. Arens, Y-L. Chiu, L. Cičin-Šain, J. Dechanet-Merville, E. Derhovanessian, S. Ferrando-Martinez, et al., "New advances in CMV and immunosenescence.", Exp Gerontol, vol. 55, pp. 54-62, 2014 Jul. PMID: 24703889
Renkema, K. R., G. Li, A. Wu, M. J. Smithey, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Two separate defects affecting true naive or virtual memory T cell precursors combine to reduce naive T cell responses with aging.", J Immunol, vol. 192, issue 1, pp. 151-9, 2014 Jan 01. PMCID: PMC3925780  PMID: 24293630
Nikolich-Zugich, J., "Aging of the T cell compartment in mice and humans: from no naive expectations to foggy memories.", J Immunol, vol. 193, issue 6, pp. 2622-9, 2014 Sep 15. PMCID: PMC4157314  PMID: 25193936
Pollow, D. P., J. Uhrlaub, M. J. Romero-Aleshire, K. Sandberg, J. Nikolich-Zugich, H. L. Brooks, and M. Hay, "Sex differences in T-lymphocyte tissue infiltration and development of angiotensin II hypertension.", Hypertension, vol. 64, issue 2, pp. 384-90, 2014 Aug. PMCID: PMC4096042  PMID: 24890822
M Mohler, J., M. J. Fain, A. M. Wertheimer, B. Najafi, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "The Frailty syndrome: clinical measurements and basic underpinnings in humans and animals.", Exp Gerontol, vol. 54, pp. 6-13, 2014 Jun. PMID: 24503059
Wertheimer, A. M., M. S. Bennett, B. Park, J. L. Uhrlaub, C. Martinez, V. Pulko, N. L. Currier, D. Nikolich-Žugich, J. Kaye, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Aging and cytomegalovirus infection differentially and jointly affect distinct circulating T cell subsets in humans.", J Immunol, vol. 192, issue 5, pp. 2143-55, 2014 Mar 1. PMCID: PMC3989163  PMID: 24501199
Vescovini, R., F. Fausto Fagnoni, A. Rita Telera, L. Bucci, M. Pedrazzoni, F. Magalini, A. Stella, F. Pasin, M. Cristina Medici, A. Calderaro, et al., "Naïve and memory CD8 T cell pool homeostasis in advanced aging: impact of age and of antigen-specific responses to cytomegalovirus.", Age (Dordr), vol. 36, issue 2, pp. 625-40, 2014 Apr. PMCID: PMC4039262  PMID: 24318918
Kusne, Y., E. L. Goldberg, S. S. Parker, S. M. Hapak, I. Y. Maskaykina, W. M. Chew, K. H. Limesand, H. L. Brooks, T. J. Price, N. Sanai, et al., "Contrasting effects of chronic, systemic treatment with mTOR inhibitors rapamycin and metformin on adult neural progenitors in mice.", Age (Dordr), vol. 36, issue 1, pp. 199-212, 2014 Feb. PMCID: PMC3889877  PMID: 23949159
Pugh, J. L., A. S. Sukhina, T. M. Seed, N. R. Manley, G. D. Sempowski, M. R. M. van den Brink, M. J. Smithey, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Histone deacetylation critically determines T cell subset radiosensitivity.", J Immunol, vol. 193, issue 3, pp. 1451-8, 2014 Aug 01. PMCID: PMC4108568  PMID: 24990082

2013

Griffiths, S. J., N. E. Riddell, J. Masters, V. Libri, S. M. Henson, A. Wertheimer, D. Wallace, S. Sims, L. Rivino, A. Larbi, et al., "Age-associated increase of low-avidity cytomegalovirus-specific CD8+ T cells that re-express CD45RA.", J Immunol, vol. 190, issue 11, pp. 5363-72, 2013 Jun 1. PMCID: PMC3736312  PMID: 23636061
Lazear, H. M., A. Lancaster, C. Wilkins, M. S. Suthar, A. Huang, S. C. Vick, L. Clepper, L. Thackray, M. M. Brassil, H. W. Virgin, et al., "IRF-3, IRF-5, and IRF-7 coordinately regulate the type I IFN response in myeloid dendritic cells downstream of MAVS signaling.", PLoS Pathog, vol. 9, issue 1, pp. e1003118, 2013 Jan. PMCID: PMC3536698  PMID: 23300459
Vukmanovic-Stejic, M., D. Sandhu, T. O. Sobande, E. Agius, K. E. Lacy, N. Riddell, S. Montez, O. B. Dintwe, T. J. Scriba, J. Breuer, et al., "Varicella zoster-specific CD4+Foxp3+ T cells accumulate after cutaneous antigen challenge in humans.", J Immunol, vol. 190, issue 3, pp. 977-86, 2013 Feb 1. PMCID: PMC3552094  PMID: 23284056
Rudd, B. D., V. Venturi, N. L. Smith, K. Nzingha, E. L. Goldberg, G. Li, J. Nikolich-Zugich, and M. P. Davenport, "Acute neonatal infections 'lock-in' a suboptimal CD8+ T cell repertoire with impaired recall responses.", PLoS Pathog, vol. 9, issue 9, pp. e1003572, 2013 Sep. PMCID: PMC3771883  PMID: 24068921

2012

Nikolich-Zugich, J., "The aging immune system: challenges for the 21st century.", Semin Immunol, vol. 24, issue 5, pp. 301-2, 2012 Oct. PMCID: PMC3989161  PMID: 23116733
Solana, R., R. Tarazona, A. E. Aiello, A. N. Akbar, V. Appay, M. Beswick, J. A. Bosch, C. Campos, S. Cantisán, L. Cičin-Šain, et al., "CMV and Immunosenescence: from basics to clinics.", Immun Ageing, vol. 9, issue 1, pp. 23, 2012. PMCID: PMC3585851  PMID: 23114110
Li, G., M. J. Smithey, B. D. Rudd, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Age-associated alterations in CD8α+ dendritic cells impair CD8 T-cell expansion in response to an intracellular bacterium.", Aging Cell, vol. 11, issue 6, pp. 968-77, 2012 Dec. PMCID: PMC3533767  PMID: 22862959
Cičin-Šain, L., J. D. Brien, J. L. Uhrlaub, A. Drabig, T. F. Marandu, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Cytomegalovirus infection impairs immune responses and accentuates T-cell pool changes observed in mice with aging.", PLoS Pathog, vol. 8, issue 8, pp. e1002849, 2012. PMCID: PMC3420928  PMID: 22916012
Smithey, M. J., G. Li, V. Venturi, M. P. Davenport, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Lifelong persistent viral infection alters the naive T cell pool, impairing CD8 T cell immunity in late life.", J Immunol, vol. 189, issue 11, pp. 5356-66, 2012 Dec 01. PMCID: PMC3504138  PMID: 23087407
High, K. P., A. N. Akbar, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Translational research in immune senescence: assessing the relevance of current models.", Semin Immunol, vol. 24, issue 5, pp. 373-82, 2012 Oct. PMCID: PMC4018581  PMID: 22633440
Nikolich-Zugich, J., G. Li, J. L. Uhrlaub, K. R. Renkema, and M. J. Smithey, "Age-related changes in CD8 T cell homeostasis and immunity to infection.", Semin Immunol, vol. 24, issue 5, pp. 356-64, 2012 Oct. PMCID: PMC3480557  PMID: 22554418
Smith, J. L., F. E. Grey, J. L. Uhrlaub, J. Nikolich-Zugich, and A. J. Hirsch, "Induction of the cellular microRNA, Hs_154, by West Nile virus contributes to virus-mediated apoptosis through repression of antiapoptotic factors.", J Virol, vol. 86, issue 9, pp. 5278-87, 2012 May. PMCID: PMC3347395  PMID: 22345437

2011

Rudd, B. D., V. Venturi, M. P. Davenport, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Evolution of the antigen-specific CD8+ TCR repertoire across the life span: evidence for clonal homogenization of the old TCR repertoire.", J Immunol, vol. 186, issue 4, pp. 2056-64, 2011 Feb 15. PMCID: PMC4119821  PMID: 21248263
Smithey, M. J., K. R. Renkema, B. D. Rudd, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Increased apoptosis, curtailed expansion and incomplete differentiation of CD8+ T cells combine to decrease clearance of L. monocytogenes in old mice.", Eur J Immunol, vol. 41, issue 5, pp. 1352-64, 2011 May. PMCID: PMC3517163  PMID: 21469120
Wills, M., A. Akbar, M. Beswick, J. A. Bosch, C. Caruso, G. Colonna-Romano, A. Dutta, C. Franceschi, T. Fulöp, E. Gkrania-Klotsas, et al., "Report from the second cytomegalovirus and immunosenescence workshop.", Immun Ageing, vol. 8, issue 1, pp. 10, 2011. PMCID: PMC3222598  PMID: 22035114
Lang, A., and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Functional CD8 T cell memory responding to persistent latent infection is maintained for life.", J Immunol, vol. 187, issue 7, pp. 3759-68, 2011 Oct 1. PMCID: PMC4102748  PMID: 21890658
Cičin-Šain, L., A. W. Sylwester, S. I. Hagen, D. C. Siess, N. Currier, A. W. Legasse, M. B. Fischer, C. W. Koudelka, M. K. Axthelm, J. Nikolich-Zugich, et al., "Cytomegalovirus-specific T cell immunity is maintained in immunosenescent rhesus macaques.", J Immunol, vol. 187, issue 4, pp. 1722-32, 2011 Aug 15. PMCID: PMC3151292  PMID: 21765018
Uhrlaub, J. L., J. D. Brien, D. G. Widman, P. W. Mason, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Repeated in vivo stimulation of T and B cell responses in old mice generates protective immunity against lethal West Nile virus encephalitis.", J Immunol, vol. 186, issue 7, pp. 3882-91, 2011 Apr 1. PMCID: PMC3501996  PMID: 21339368

2010

Wertheimer, A. M., J. L. Uhrlaub, A. Hirsch, G. Medigeshi, J. Sprague, A. Legasse, J. Wilk, C. A. Wiley, P. Didier, R. B. Tesh, et al., "Immune response to the West Nile virus in aged non-human primates.", PLoS One, vol. 5, issue 12, pp. e15514, 2010. PMCID: PMC2996299  PMID: 21151986
Nikolich-Zugich, J., and B. D. Rudd, "Immune memory and aging: an infinite or finite resource?", Curr Opin Immunol, vol. 22, issue 4, pp. 535-40, 2010 Aug. PMCID: PMC2925022  PMID: 20674320
Cičin-Šain, L., S. Smyk-Pearson, S. Smyk-Paerson, N. Currier, L. Byrd, C. Koudelka, T. Robinson, G. Swarbrick, S. Tackitt, A. Legasse, et al., "Loss of naive T cells and repertoire constriction predict poor response to vaccination in old primates.", J Immunol, vol. 184, issue 12, pp. 6739-45, 2010 Jun 15. PMCID: PMC3504654  PMID: 20483749
Rudd, B. D., V. Venturi, M. J. Smithey, S. Sing Way, M. P. Davenport, and J. Nikolich-Zugich, "Diversity of the CD8+ T cell repertoire elicited against an immunodominant epitope does not depend on the context of infection.", J Immunol, vol. 184, issue 6, pp. 2958-65, 2010 Mar 15. PMCID: PMC4161216  PMID: 20164421