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Peer-reviewed Publications

  1. LeMessurier KS, Rooney R, Ghoneim HE, Liu B, Li K, Smallwood HS, and Samarasinghe AE. Influenza A Virus Directly Modulates Mouse Eosinophil Responses, 2020; 108 (1):151-168.
  2. LeMessurier KS, Tiwary M, Morin NP, and Samarasinghe AE. Respiratory Barrier as a Safeguard and Regulator of Defense against Influenza A Virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae, 2020; 11: 3.
  3. Samarasinghe AE and Rosch JW. Convergence of Inflammatory Pathways in Allergic Asthma and Sickle Cell Disease. Frontiers in Immunology, 2020; 10: 3058. PMID: 32117216
  4. LeMessurier KS*, Iverson AR*, Chang T-C, Palipane M, Vogel P, Rosch JW* and Samarasinghe AE*. Allergic Inflammation alters the Lung Microbiome and Hinders Synergistic Co-infection with H1N1 Influenza Virus and Streptococcua pneumoniae in C57BL/6 mice. Scientific Reports, 2019; 9: 19360. PMCID:PMC6920369
  5. Lamicchane PP and Samarasinghe AE. The Role of Innate Leukocytes during Influenza Virus Infection. Journal of Immunology Research, 2019; 8028725, 17 pages. PMID:6757286
  6. LeMessurier KS and Samarasinghe AE. Eosinophils: Nemeses of Pulmonary Pathogens? Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, 2019; 19: 36. PMID:6993982
  7. Palipane M*, Snyder JD*, LeMessurier KS, Schofield AK, Woolard SN, and Samarasinghe AE. Macrophage CD14 impacts immune defenses against influenza virus in allergic hosts. Microbial Pathogenesis, 2019; 212-219.
  8. Veerapandian R, Snyder JD, and Samarasinghe AE. Asthma and Influenza: for Better or for Worse? Frontiers in Immunology, 2018; 9: 1843.
  9. Hatami E, Nagesh PBN, Chowdhury P, Chauhan SC, Jaggi M, Samarasinghe AE, and Yallapu MM. Tannic acid-lung fluid assemblies promote interaction and delivery of drugs to lung cancer cells. Pharmaceutics, 2018; 10: 111. PMID: 30071698
  10. LeMessurier KS, Palipane M, Tiwary M, Gavin B, and Samarasinghe AE. Chronic features of allergic asthma are enhanced in the absence of resistin-like molecule-beta. Scientific Reports, 2018; 8(1): 7061. PMID: 29728628
  11. Lee JA, Cavender CP, Lieberman JA, and Samarasinghe AE. Understanding fibrosis in eosinophilic esophagitis: are we there yet? Journal of Leukocyte Biology – 2018; 104(1): 31-40. PMID: 29377264 ** Highlighted on website for the issue. https://jlb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
  12. Lew DB, LeMessurier KS, Palipane M, Lin Y, and Samarasinghe AE. Saccharomyces cerevisiae-derived mannan does not alter immune responses to fungal allergens. BioMed Research International, 2018; 3298378, 9 pages. PMID: 29511677
  13. Doorley LA, LeMessurier KS, Iverson AR, Palipane M, and Samarasinghe AE. Humoral immune responses during asthma and influenza co-morbidity in mice. Immunobiology, 2017; 222(12): 1064-1073. PMID: 28889999
  14. Lew DB, Michael CF, Overbeck T, Robinson WS, Rohman EL, Lehman JM, Patel JK, Eiseman B, LeMessurier KS, Samarasinghe AE, and Gaber MW. Beneficial effects of a prebiotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan in allergic asthma mouse models. Journal of Immunology Research, 2017; 3432701, 10 pages. PMID: 28835901
  15. Michael CF, Waters CM, LeMessurier KS, Samarasinghe AE, Song C, Malin K, and Lew DB. Airway epithelial repair by a prebiotic mannan derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Immunology Research, 2017; 8903982, 7 pages. PMID: 28770233
  16. Apiwattanakul N, Palipane M, and Samarasinghe AE. Immune responses to fungal aeroallergen in Heligmosomoides polygyrus-infected mice vary by age. Cellular Immunology, 2017; 317: 26-36. PMID: 28476343
  17. Samarasinghe AE, Melo RCN, Duan S, LeMessurier KS, Liedmann S, Surman S, Lee JJ, Hurwitz J, Thomas PG, and McCullers JA. Eosinophils enhance antiviral immunity against influenza A virus infection. Journal of Immunology, 2017; 198(8), 3214-3226. PMID: 28283567 **Most tweeted article list
  18. LeMessurier KS, Lin Y, McCullers JA, and Samarasinghe AE. Antimicrobial peptides alter early immune response to influenza A virus infection in C57BL/6 mice. Antiviral Research, 2016; 133: 208-217. PMID: 27531368
  19. Hrincius ER, Liedmann S, Finkelstein D, Vogel P, Gansebom S, Samarasinghe AE, You D, Cormier SA, McCullers JA. Acute lung injury results from innate sensing of viruses by an ER stress pathway. Cell Reports, 2015; 11(10): 1591-1603. PMID: 26051937
  20. Ghosh S, Samarasinghe AE, Hoselton SA, Dorsam GP, and Schuh JM. Hyaluronan deposition and co-localization with inflammatory cells and collagen in a murine model of fungal allergic asthma. Inflammation Research, 2014; 63(6):475-84. PMID: 24519432
  21. Samarasinghe AE, Woolard SN, Boyd KL, Hoselton SA, Schuh JM, and McCullers JA. The immune profile associated with acute allergic asthma accelerates clearance of influenza virus. Immunology and Cell Biology, 2014; 92: 449-459. PMID: 24469764. **News and Commentary Featured Article:Asthma and the Flu: a tricky two-step. Richard M Locksley and John V Fahy. ICB, 2014; 92: 381-391
  22. Alymova IV, Samarasinghe A, Vogel P, Green AM, Weinlich R, and McCullers JA. A novel cytotoxic sequence contributes to influenza A viral protein PB1-F2 pathogenicity and predisposition to secondary bacterial infection. Journal of Virology, 2014; 88(1): 503-15. PMID: 24173220
  23. Samarasinghe AE, Hoselton SA, and Schuh JM. A comparison between intratracheal and inhalation delivery of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia in the development of fungal allergic airways disease in C57BL/6 mice. Fungal Biology, 2011; 115(1) 21-29. PMID: 21215951
  24. Samarasinghe AE, Hoselton SA, and Schuh JM. The absence of VPAC2 receptor deficiency leads to aberrant antibody production in a murine model of fungal allergic asthma. Peptides, 2011; 32(1): 131-137. PMID: 20923692
  25. Dorsam GP, Hoselton SA, Sandy AR, Samarasinghe AE, Dorsam ST, Vomhof-Dekrey EE, Schuh JM. Gene expression profiling and network analysis of peripheral blood monocytes in a chronic model of allergic asthma. Microbiology and Immunology, 2010; 54: 558-563. PMID: 20840155
  26. Samarasinghe AE, Hoselton SA, and Schuh JM. Spatio-temporal localization of vasoactive intestinal peptide and neutral endopeptidase in allergic murine lungs. Regulatory Peptides, 2010; 164: 151-157. PMID: 20566347
  27. Hoselton SA, Samarasinghe AE, Seydel JM, and Schuh JM. An inhalation model of airway allergic response to inhalation of environmental Aspergillus fumigatus conidia in sensitized BALB/c mice. Medical Mycology, 2010; 48(8): 1056-65. PMID: 20482452
  28. Samarasinghe AE, Hoselton SA, and Schuh JM. The absence of the VPAC2 receptor does not protect mice from Aspergillus induced allergic asthma. Peptides, 2010; 31(6): 1068-1075. PMID: 20226823
  29. Hoselton SA, Samarasinghe AE, Seydel JL, Serie KM, Schuh JM. Creation and characterization of an IgG1-type monoclonal antibody against intact Aspergillus fumigatus conidia. Hybridoma, 2007; 26(4): 251-254. PMID: 17725387