Lester Kobzik

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1 Ipr1 gene mediates innate immunity to tuberculosis. Nature 2005 4.53
2 Reduced myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in toll-like receptor 4-deficient mice. Circulation 2004 3.38
3 The scavenger receptor MARCO is required for lung defense against pneumococcal pneumonia and inhaled particles. J Exp Med 2004 2.46
4 MicroRNA-181b regulates NF-κB-mediated vascular inflammation. J Clin Invest 2012 2.24
5 Allergy risk is mediated by dendritic cells with congenital epigenetic changes. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2010 1.71
6 Reactive oxygen species in pulmonary inflammation by ambient particulates. Free Radic Biol Med 2003 1.62
7 The macrophage scavenger receptor SR-AI/II and lung defense against pneumococci and particles. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2006 1.57
8 Pivotal Advance: Expansion of small sputum macrophages in CF: failure to express MARCO and mannose receptors. J Leukoc Biol 2009 1.56
9 MARCO is the major binding receptor for unopsonized particles and bacteria on human alveolar macrophages. J Immunol 2005 1.53
10 Protection against inhaled oxidants through scavenging of oxidized lipids by macrophage receptors MARCO and SR-AI/II. J Clin Invest 2007 1.52
11 Disparate regulation and function of the class A scavenger receptors SR-AI/II and MARCO. J Immunol 2005 1.43
12 Allergen-independent maternal transmission of asthma susceptibility. J Immunol 2003 1.42
13 Pulmonary exposure to particles during pregnancy causes increased neonatal asthma susceptibility. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2007 1.41
14 Dominant role of the sst1 locus in pathogenesis of necrotizing lung granulomas during chronic tuberculosis infection and reactivation in genetically resistant hosts. Am J Pathol 2009 1.34
15 Scavenger receptor class-A is a novel cell surface receptor for double-stranded RNA. FASEB J 2007 1.33
16 Functional activity of natural antibody is altered in Cr2-deficient mice. J Immunol 2002 1.29
17 Targeted deletion of caspase-1 reduces early mortality and left ventricular dilatation following myocardial infarction. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2003 1.23
18 Nuclear factor-kappaB p50 limits inflammation and prevents lung injury during Escherichia coli pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003 1.23
19 Risk for asthma in offspring of asthmatic mothers versus fathers: a meta-analysis. PLoS One 2010 1.22
20 Lung macrophage-epithelial cell interactions amplify particle-mediated cytokine release. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2002 1.19
21 Effect of concentrated ambient particles on macrophage phagocytosis and killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2006 1.17
22 Role of scavenger receptor MARCO in macrophage responses to CpG oligodeoxynucleotides. J Leukoc Biol 2006 1.15
23 Surfactant protein A (SP-A)-mediated clearance of Staphylococcus aureus involves binding of SP-A to the staphylococcal adhesin eap and the macrophage receptors SP-A receptor 210 and scavenger receptor class A. J Biol Chem 2010 1.14
24 Progression of pulmonary tuberculosis and efficiency of bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination are genetically controlled via a common sst1-mediated mechanism of innate immunity. J Immunol 2007 1.14
25 Exposure of pregnant mice to an air pollutant aerosol increases asthma susceptibility in offspring. J Toxicol Environ Health A 2007 1.11
26 MARCO regulates early inflammatory responses against influenza: a useful macrophage function with adverse outcome. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2011 1.11
27 Scavenger receptor A mediates H2O2 production and suppression of IL-12 release in murine macrophages. J Leukoc Biol 2004 1.10
28 Scavenger Receptors SR-AI/II and MARCO limit pulmonary dendritic cell migration and allergic airway inflammation. J Immunol 2007 1.10
29 Signaling pathways required for macrophage scavenger receptor-mediated phagocytosis: analysis by scanning cytometry. Respir Res 2008 1.10
30 Air pollution particles diminish bacterial clearance in the primed lungs of mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2007 1.08
31 The class A scavenger receptor, macrophage receptor with collagenous structure, is the major phagocytic receptor for Clostridium sordellii expressed by human decidual macrophages. J Immunol 2010 1.08
32 Tracking translocation of industrially relevant engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) across alveolar epithelial monolayers in vitro. Nanotoxicology 2014 1.03
33 Targeted deletion of nrf2 impairs lung development and oxidant injury in neonatal mice. Antioxid Redox Signal 2012 1.02
34 TRIF mediates Toll-like receptor 2-dependent inflammatory responses to Borrelia burgdorferi. Infect Immun 2012 0.99
35 Role of breast milk in a mouse model of maternal transmission of asthma susceptibility. J Immunol 2006 0.98
36 In vitro modeling of human alveolar macrophage smoke exposure: enhanced inflammation and impaired function. Exp Lung Res 2008 0.98
37 Maternal allergic contact dermatitis causes increased asthma risk in offspring. Respir Res 2007 0.97
38 Maternal transmission of asthma risk. Am J Reprod Immunol 2008 0.97
39 Profibrotic activities for matrix metalloproteinase-8 during bleomycin-mediated lung injury. J Immunol 2013 0.96
40 Immunostimulatory CpG oligonucleotides abrogate allergic susceptibility in a murine model of maternal asthma transmission. J Immunol 2005 0.95
41 Scavenger receptors and β-glucan receptors participate in the recognition of yeasts by murine macrophages. Inflamm Res 2011 0.94
42 Expression of nitric oxide synthase-2 in the lungs decreases airway resistance and responsiveness. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2004 0.93
43 Standardizing scavenger receptor nomenclature. J Immunol 2014 0.93
44 Characterization of immortalized MARCO and SR-AI/II-deficient murine alveolar macrophage cell lines. Part Fibre Toxicol 2008 0.93
45 GM-CSF modulates pulmonary resistance to influenza A infection. Antiviral Res 2011 0.92
46 Heterogeneity in macrophage phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus strains: high-throughput scanning cytometry-based analysis. PLoS One 2009 0.92
47 Adoptively transferred allergen-specific T cells cause maternal transmission of asthma risk. Am J Pathol 2006 0.90
48 A role for tumor necrosis factor-alpha-mediated endothelial apoptosis in the development of experimental idiopathic pneumonia syndrome. Transplantation 2004 0.88
49 Alveolar macrophage cytokine response to air pollution particles: oxidant mechanisms. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2006 0.87
50 Sexual tension in the airways: the puzzling duality of estrogen in asthma. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2008 0.86
51 Transplacental passage of interleukins 4 and 13? PLoS One 2009 0.86
52 Genome-wide RNAi screen in IFN-γ-treated human macrophages identifies genes mediating resistance to the intracellular pathogen Francisella tularensis. PLoS One 2012 0.85
53 Role of the adiponectin binding protein, T-cadherin (cdh13), in pulmonary responses to subacute ozone. PLoS One 2013 0.85
54 Adam8 limits the development of allergic airway inflammation in mice. J Immunol 2013 0.84
55 Targeting of CD25 and glucocorticoid-induced TNF receptor family-related gene-expressing T cells differentially modulates asthma risk in offspring of asthmatic and normal mother mice. J Immunol 2007 0.84
56 Role of macrophage receptor with collagenous structure in innate immune tolerance. J Immunol 2013 0.83
57 Particle-epithelial interaction: effect of priming and bystander neutrophils on interleukin-8 release. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2003 0.82
58 A potent antiangiogenic factor, endostatin prevents the development of asthma in a murine model. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005 0.82
59 Duration of allergic susceptibility in maternal transmission of asthma risk. Am J Reprod Immunol 2007 0.82
60 Markers of inflammation in alveolar cells exposed to fine particulate matter from prescribed fires and urban air. J Occup Environ Med 2011 0.81
61 Estrogen-mediated impairment of macrophageal uptake of environmental TiO2 particles to explain inflammatory effect of TiO2 on airways during pregnancy. J Immunotoxicol 2014 0.81
62 Immunotoxicologic analysis of maternal transmission of asthma risk. J Immunotoxicol 2008 0.80
63 Effects of Laser Printer-Emitted Engineered Nanoparticles on Cytotoxicity, Chemokine Expression, Reactive Oxygen Species, DNA Methylation, and DNA Damage: A Comprehensive in Vitro Analysis in Human Small Airway Epithelial Cells, Macrophages, and Lymphoblasts. Environ Health Perspect 2015 0.80
64 Genetic variation in the scavenger receptor MARCO and its association with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung infection in 10,604 individuals. Respiration 2012 0.79
65 Airway hyperresponsiveness caused by aerosol exposure to residual oil fly ash leachate in mice. J Toxicol Environ Health A 2002 0.79
66 HSV-1 exploits the innate immune scavenger receptor MARCO to enhance epithelial adsorption and infection. Nat Commun 2013 0.79
67 Link between epigenomic alterations and genome-wide aberrant transcriptional response to allergen in dendritic cells conveying maternal asthma risk. PLoS One 2013 0.79
68 Customized PCR-array analysis informed by gene-chip microarray and biological hypothesis reveals pathways involved in lung inflammatory response to titanium dioxide in pregnancy. J Toxicol Environ Health A 2010 0.78
69 Combined air pollution particle and ozone exposure increases airway responsiveness in mice. Inhal Toxicol 2002 0.78
70 Human neutrophil elastase-mediated goblet cell metaplasia is attenuated in TACE-deficient mice. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2013 0.77
71 Exposures and cross-shift lung function declines in wildland firefighters. J Occup Environ Hyg 2014 0.76
72 Arterial stiffness, oxidative stress, and smoke exposure in wildland firefighters. Am J Ind Med 2014 0.76
73 Generation of a monoclonal antibody that blocks epithelial binding of unopsonized particles. Hybrid Hybridomics 2003 0.75
74 All That Wheezes... N Engl J Med 2017 0.75
75 MARCO expression on pediatric alveolar macrophages. Cytometry B Clin Cytom 2004 0.75
76 Correction: The Influence of Programmed Cell Death in Myeloid Cells on Host Resilience to Infection with Legionella pneumophila or Streptococcus pyogenes. PLoS Pathog 2017 0.75
77 High hsCRP is associated with reduced lung function in structural firefighters. Am J Ind Med 2013 0.75
78 Machine learning and deep analytics for biocomputing: call for better explainability. Pac Symp Biocomput 2018 0.75