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Publications

Recent Publications

Primary HSV-2 Infection in Early Pregnancy Results in Transplacental Viral Transmission and Dose-Dependent Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in a Novel Mouse Model

Felker AM, Nguyen P, Kaushic C. Primary HSV-2 Infection in Early Pregnancy Results in Transplacental Viral Transmission and Dose-Dependent Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in a Novel Mouse Model. Viruses. 2021 Sep 25;13(10):1929. doi: 10.3390/v13101929. PMID: 34696359; PMCID: PMC8538385.

Advances in Humanized Mouse Models to Improve Understanding of HIV-1 Pathogenesis and Immune Responses

Gillgrass A, Wessels JM, Yang JX, Kaushic C. Advances in Humanized Mouse Models to Improve Understanding of HIV-1 Pathogenesis and Immune Responses. Front Immunol. 2021 Mar 5;11:617516. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.617516. PMID: 33746940; PMCID: PMC7973037.

Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) enhances susceptibility and increases the window of vulnerability to HIV-1 in humanized mice.

Wessels JM, Nguyen PV, Vitali D, Mueller K, Vahedi F, Felker AM, Dupont HA, Bagri P, Verschoor CP, Deshiere A, Mazzulli T, Tremblay MJ, Ashkar AA, Kaushic C.

Sci Rep. 2021 Feb 16;11(1):3894. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83242-9.

PMID: 33594113

Transcriptional response of vaginal epithelial cells to medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment results in decreased barrier integrity.

Woods MW, Zahoor MA, Lam J, Bagri P, Dupont H, Verschoor CP, Nazli A, Kaushic C.

J Reprod Immunol. 2021 Feb;143:103253. doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2020.103253. Epub 2020 Dec 1.

PMID: 33285485

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TRIM26 Facilitates HSV-2 Infection by Downregulating Antiviral Responses through the IRF3 Pathway.

Dhawan T, Zahoor MA, Heryani N, Workenhe ST, Nazli A, Kaushic C.
Viruses. 2021 Jan 6;13(1):70. doi: 10.3390/v13010070.
PMID: 33419081

Estradiol Enhances Antiviral CD4+ Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Responses following Mucosal Herpes Simplex Virus 2 Vaccination through an IL-17-Mediated Pathway.

Bagri P, Ghasemi R, McGrath JJC, Thayaparan D, Yu E, Brooks AG, Stämpfli MR, Kaushic C.
J Virol. 2020 Dec 9;95(1):e01206-20. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01206-20. Print 2020 Dec 9.
PMID: 33028712

Curcumin Can Decrease Tissue Inflammation and the Severity of HSV-2 Infection in the Female Reproductive Mucosa

Vitali D, Bagri P, Wessels JM, Arora M, Ganugula R, Parikh A, Mandur T, Felker A, Garg S, Kumar MNVR, Kaushic C.
Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Jan 4;21(1):337. doi: 10.3390/ijms21010337.
PMID: 31947962 

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