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Overview

Erwin W. Gelfand is affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the United States. Their research focus spans medicine, immunology, and microbiology, with significant contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their body of work mainly addresses topics such as immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders, asthma and respiratory diseases, and immune cell function and interaction. Additional areas of interest include IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, inflammasome and immune disorders, neonatal respiratory health research, and food allergy and anaphylaxis research.

Frequent publication venues for their research include the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Research Square (Research Square), Scientific Reports, PLoS ONE, and Pneumologie.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Erwin W. Gelfand comprise the following:

  • PLCG2-associated immune dysregulation (PLAID) comprises broad and distinct clinical presentations related to functional classes of genetic variants, 2023, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • JT002, a small molecule inhibitor of the NLRP3 inflammasome for the treatment of autoinflammatory disorders, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Expression and activation of the steroidogenic enzyme CYP11A1 is associated with IL-13 production in T cells from peanut allergic children, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Therapeutic benefits of recombinant alpha1-antitrypsin IgG1 Fc-fusion protein in experimental emphysema, 2021, Respiratory Research
  • Heterozygous IKKβ activation loop mutation results in a complex immunodeficiency syndrome, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include Jordan K. Abbott, Anthony Joetham, Katsuyuki Takeda, Michaela Schedel, and Morgan MacBeth, each contributing to multiple publications alongside Gelfand.

Best Publications

  • Noninvasive Measurement of Airway Responsiveness in Allergic Mice Using Barometric Plethysmography

    E. Hamelmann;J. Schwarze;K. Takeda;A. Oshiba

  • Vβ-specific stimulation of human T cells by staphylococcal toxins

    John Kappler;Brian Kotzin;Lynne Herron;Erwin W. Gelfand

  • The role of histamine H1 and H4 receptors in allergic inflammation: the search for new antihistamines

    Robin L. Thurmond;Erwin W. Gelfand;Paul J. Dunford

  • Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in 11 Screening Programs in the United States

    Antonia Kwan;Roshini S. Abraham;Robert Currier;Amy Brower

  • Intravenous Immune Globulin in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases

    Erwin W Gelfand

  • Interleukin-5 expression in the lung epithelium of transgenic mice leads to pulmonary changes pathognomonic of asthma.

    James J. Lee;Michael P. McGarry;Steven C. Farmer;Karen L. Denzler

  • Development of Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation and Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Mast Cell–deficient Mice

    K. Takeda;E. Hamelmann;A. Joetham;L.D. Shultz

  • Selective expansion of T cells expressing V beta 2 in toxic shock syndrome.

    Y Choi;J A Lafferty;J R Clements;J K Todd

  • Respiratory syncytial virus infection results in airway hyperresponsiveness and enhanced airway sensitization to allergen.

    J Schwarze;E Hamelmann;K L Bradley;K Takeda

  • Deferoxamine: a reversible S-phase inhibitor of human lymphocyte proliferation

    H.M. Lederman;A. Cohen;J.W.W. Lee;M.H. Freedman

  • Corticosteroid pharmacogenetics: association of sequence variants in CRHR1 with improved lung function in asthmatics treated with inhaled corticosteroids

    Kelan G. Tantisira;Stephen Lake;Eric S. Silverman;Lyle J. Palmer

  • The Effects of Airway Microbiome on Corticosteroid Responsiveness in Asthma

    Elena Goleva;Leisa P. Jackson;J. Kirk Harris;Charles E. Robertson

  • Chronic parvovirus B19 infection and systemic necrotising vasculitis: opportunistic infection or aetiological agent?

    T.H. Finkel;D.Y.M. Leung;R.J. Harbeck;E.W. Gelfand

  • HIGH-DOSE VERSUS LOW-DOSE INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN IN HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINAEMIA AND CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE

    ChaimM. Roifman;Henry Levison;ErwinW. Gelfand

  • Decreased interferon gamma and increased interleukin-4 production in atopic dermatitis promotes IgE synthesis

    Kazuhito Jujo;Harald Renz;Jun Abe;Erwin W. Gelfand

  • Passive transfer of immediate hypersensitivity and airway hyperresponsiveness by allergen-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) E and IgG1 in mice.

    Akihiro Oshiba;Eckard Hamelmann;Katsuyuki Takeda;Katherine L. Bradley

  • Characterization of the activation of Na+/H+ exchange in lymphocytes by phorbol esters: change in cytoplasmic pH dependence of the antiport.

    S Grinstein;S Cohen;J D Goetz;A Rothstein

  • Somatic rearrangement of T-cell antigen receptor gene in human T-cell malignancies.

    M. D. Minden;B. Toyonaga;K. Ha;Yusuke Yanagi

  • Naturally Occurring Lung CD4+CD25+ T Cell Regulation of Airway Allergic Responses Depends on IL-10 Induction of TGF-β

    Anthony Joetham;Katsuyuki Takada;Christian Taube;Nobuaki Miyahara

  • Severe combined immunodeficiency and adenosine deaminase deficiency.

    Robertson Parkman;Erwin W. Gelfand;Fred S. Rosen;Arnold Sanderson

  • Interleukin-5 expression in the lung epithelium of transgenic mice leads to pulmonary changes pathognomonic of asthma

    J. J. Lee;M. P. McGarry;S. C. Farmer;K. L. Denzler

Frequent Co-Authors

Katsuyuki Takeda
Katsuyuki Takeda National Jewish Health
Anthony Joetham
Anthony Joetham National Jewish Health
Azzeddine Dakhama
Azzeddine Dakhama National Jewish Health
Naohiro Terada
Naohiro Terada University of Florida
Christian Taube
Christian Taube Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Eckard Hamelmann
Eckard Hamelmann Bielefeld University
Harald Renz
Harald Renz Philipp University of Marburg
Donald Y.M. Leung
Donald Y.M. Leung National Jewish Health
Jürgen Schwarze
Jürgen Schwarze University of Edinburgh
Willi K. Born
Willi K. Born University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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