Chronic e-cigarette aerosol inhalation alters the immune state of the lungs and increases ACE2 expression, raising concern for altered response and susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2.

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Single-cell immune profiling reveals long-term changes in myeloid cells and identifies a novel subset of CD9+ monocytes associated with COVID-19 hospitalization.

Pandori WJ, Padgett LE, Alimadadi A, Gutierrez NA, Araujo DJ, Huh CJ, Olingy CE, Dinh HQ, Wu R, Vijayanand P, Chee SJ, Ottensmeier CH, Hedrick CC.

Feb 25, 2022 Sci Immunol

Single-cell eQTL analysis of activated T cell subsets reveals activation and cell type-dependent effects of disease-risk variants.

Schmiedel BJ, Gonzalez-Colin C, Fajardo V, Rocha J, Madrigal A, Ramírez-Suástegui C, Bhattacharyya S, Simon H, Greenbaum JA, Peters B, Seumois G, Ay F, Chandra V, Vijayanand P.

Nov 1, 2022 Clin Immunol.

Liraglutide protects β-cells in novel human islet spheroid models of type 1 diabetes

Yesildag B, Mir-Coll J, Neelakandhan A, Gibson CB, Perdue NR, Rufer C, Karsai M, Biernath A, Forschler F, Jin PW, Misun PM, Title A, Hierlemann A, Kreiner FF, Wesley JD, von Herrath MG.