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Smita Swaminathan Iyer

University of PittsburghORCID 0000-0002-8918-7005Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:rat· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1

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Anil VermaiD· 2 shared Dhivyaa RajasundaramiD· 2 shared Jeffrey D. LifsoniD· 2 shared John H. MorrisoniD· 2 shared Sean P. OttiD· 2 shared Sonny R. ElizaldiiD· 2 shared Zhong-Min MaiD· 2 shared Angela D. M. KashubaiD· 1 shared

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2023-2023 · peak 2/yr

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CCR7+ CD4 T Cell Immunosurveillance Disrupted in Chronic SIV-Induced Neuroinflammation in Rhesus Brain.

Sonny R. Elizaldi, Chase E Hawes, Anil Verma, Ashok Reddy Dinasarapu, Yashavanth Shaan Lakshmanappa, Brent Thomas Schlegel, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Jie Li, Blythe P Durbin-Johnson, Zhong-Min Ma, Danielle Beckman, Sean P. Ott, Jeffrey D. Lifson, John H. Morrison, Smita Swaminathan Iyer

The paper identifies CCR7+ CD4 T cells in rhesus brain and border tissues, showing their decline during chronic SIV-induced neuroinflammation and their role in CNS immune surveillance.

bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience

CD4 T cell Responses in the CNS during SIV infection

Sonny R. Elizaldi, Anil Verma, Zhong-Min Ma, Sean P. Ott, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Mackenzie Leigh Cottrell, Angela D. M. Kashuba, Zandrea Ambrose, Jeffrey D. Lifson, John H. Morrison, Smita Swaminathan Iyer

This study investigates CD4 T cell responses in the CNS during SIV infection in rhesus macaques, revealing their role in viral persistence and immune activation despite ART.

bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience