Sebastian L. Johnston

Jul 8, 2024 | nature.com | Sebastian L. Johnston

AbstractRespiratory viruses are a major trigger of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Airway neutrophilia is a hallmark feature of stable and exacerbated COPD but roles played by neutrophil extracellular traps (NETS) in driving disease pathogenesis are unclear.

Jan 21, 2024 | dvidshub.net | Sebastian L. Johnston

25 CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea- Four Soldiers assigned to the Signal Intelligence Sustainment Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK–U.S. Combined Division, won several medals while competing in a jiu-jitsu tournament held in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea on Jan. 21, 2024.

Oct 19, 2023 | nature.com | Hugo Farne |Ken Saunders |Wendy Barclay |Liam Heaney |Sebastian L. Johnston |Eteri Regis

AbstractObesity is a well-recognized risk factor for severe influenza infections but the mechanisms underlying susceptibility are poorly understood. Here, we identify that obese individuals have deficient pulmonary antiviral immune responses in bronchoalveolar lavage cells but not in bronchial epithelial cells or peripheral blood dendritic cells.