Long COVID involves activation of proinflammatory and immune exhaustion pathways

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Aid M, Boero-Teyssier V, McMahan K, Dang R, Doyle M, Belabbaci N, Borducchi E, Collier AY, Mullington J, Barouch DH. Long COVID involves activation of proinflammatory and immune exhaustion pathways. Nat Immunol. 2026 Jan;27(1):61-71. doi: 10.1038/s41590-025-02353-x. Epub 2025 Dec 12. Erratum in: Nat Immunol. 2026 Jan 23. doi: 10.1038/s41590-026-02438-1. PMID: 41388153; PMCID: PMC12764429.

Anti-IL-15 treatment reduces acute lentivirus inflammation and signaling in the brain

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Ram DR, Gopalakrishnan RM, Aid M, Kroll K, Miftahof J, Aristizabal O, Gikundiro EK, Davis C, Hefti MM, Fiock KL, Tilahun B, Umutoniwase Y, Loidolt K, Fennessey CM, Mercado NB, Harper-Alexander V, Jones R, Woolley G, Varner V, Lifton M, Bosinger SE, Barouch DH, Keele BF, Reeves RK, Tan CS. Anti-IL-15 treatment reduces acute lentivirus inflammation and signaling in the brain. Cell Rep Med. 2026 Jan 20;7(1):102567. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102567

Immunopathogenesis of lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus clade 2.3.4.4b infection in macaques

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Andersen H, Aid M, Stone JJ, Lyons CE, Berlied A, Nkolola J, Lasrado N, Peterson M, Pessaint L, Kitajewski C, Yalley-Ogunro J, Porto M, Stone R, Cabus M, Valentin D, Van Ry A, Narvaez B, Orekov T, Kar S, Teow E, Kouneski K, Ferreira A, Velasco J, Campbell R, Henderson C, Beah W, Patel G, Finneyfrock B, Cook A, Paul S, Haasnoot J, Ramirez-Carvajal L, Koldijk MH, Arias Rivas S, Koch CM, Goudsmit J, Lewis MG, Martinot AJ, Barouch DH. Immunopathogenesis of lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus clade 2.3.4.4b infection in macaques. Immunity. 2025 Sep 9;58(9):2157-2165.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.07.020. Epub 2025 Aug 18. PMID: 40829590.

Early spatiotemporal evolution of the immune response elicited by adenovirus serotype 26 vector vaccination in mice

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Blass, E., Colarusso, A., Aid, M., Larocca, R. A., Reeves, R. K., & Barouch, D. H. (2025). Early spatiotemporal evolution of the immune response elicited by adenovirus serotype 26 vector vaccination in mice. Journal of virology, 99(5), e0024725. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00247-25

Activation of coagulation and proinflammatory pathways in thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome and following COVID-19 vaccination

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Aid M, Stephenson KE, Collier AY, Nkolola JP, Michael JV, McKenzie SE, Barouch DH. Activation of coagulation and proinflammatory pathways in thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome and following COVID-19 vaccination. Nat Commun. 2023 Oct 23;14(1):6703. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42559-x. PMID: 37872311; PMCID: PMC10593859.

Mpox infection protects against re-challenge in rhesus macaques

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Aid M, Sciacca M, McMahan K, Hope D, Liu J, Jacob-Dolan C, Powers O, Barrett J, Wu C, Mutoni A, Murdza T, Richter H, Velasco J, Teow E, Boursiquot M, Cook A, Orekov T, Hamilton M, Pessaint L, Ryan A, Hayes T, Martinot AJ, Seaman MS, Lewis MG, Andersen H, Barouch DH. Mpox infection protects against re-challenge in rhesus macaques. Cell. 2023 Oct 12;186(21):4652-4661.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.08.023. Epub 2023 Sep 20. PMID: 37734373; PMCID: PMC10591870.

Attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccine protection in a low-dose murine challenge model

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Vidal SJ, Sellers D, Yu J, Wakabayashi S, Sixsmith J, Aid M, Barrett J, Stevens SF, Liu X, Li W, Plumlee CR, Urdahl KB, Martinot AJ, Barouch DH. Attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccine protection in a low-dose murine challenge model. iScience. 2023 May 28;26(6):106963. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106963. PMID: 37378347; PMCID: PMC10291467.