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Overview

Jeffrey K. Actor is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Nursing. Subfields of their studies include Immunology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Surgery.

Their recent research contributions include the following notable papers:

  • The potential for Lactoferrin to reduce SARS-CoV-2 induced cytokine storm, 2021, International Immunopharmacology
  • GM-CSF Dependent Differential Control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Human and Mouse Macrophages: Is Macrophage Source of GM-CSF Critical to Tuberculosis Immunity?, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Small Animal Model of Post-chemotherapy Tuberculosis Relapse in the Setting of HIV Co-infection, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • New insights into the systemic effects of oral lactoferrin: transcriptome profiling, 2020, Biochemistry and Cell Biology
  • Use of a small molecule integrin activator as a systemically administered vaccine adjuvant in controlling Chagas disease, 2021, npj Vaccines

Frequent areas of research topics covered by Jeffrey K. Actor include:

  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Urticaria and Related Conditions

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authors such as Marian L. Kruzel, Shen-An Hwang, Thao Nguyen, Zainab Niaz, and Robert L. Hunter, reflecting active research partnerships.

Jeffrey K. Actor's studies are prominently published in venues including Biochemistry and Cell Biology, International Immunopharmacology, Frontiers in Immunology, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, and npj Vaccines.

Best Publications

  • Lactoferrin as a Natural Immune Modulator

    Jeffrey K. Actor;Shen-An Hwang;Marian L. Kruzel

  • Helminth infection results in decreased virus-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T-cell and Th1 cytokine responses as well as delayed virus clearance.

    J. K. Actor;M. Shirai;M. C. Kullberg;R. M. L. Buller

  • Lactoferrin in a Context of Inflammation-Induced Pathology.

    Marian L Kruzel;Michal Zimecki;Jeffrey K Actor

  • Cord factor trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate (TDM) mediates trafficking events during mycobacterial infection of murine macrophages.

    Jessica Indrigo;Robert L. Hunter;Jeffrey K. Actor

  • Multiple roles of cord factor in the pathogenesis of primary, secondary, and cavitary tuberculosis, including a revised description of the pathology of secondary disease.

    Robert L. Hunter;Margaret R. Olsen;Chinnaswamy Jagannath;Jeffrey K. Actor

  • Pathology of postprimary tuberculosis in humans and mice: contradiction of long-held beliefs.

    Robert L. Hunter;Chinnaswamy Jagannath;Jeffrey K. Actor

  • Differential effects of prophylactic, concurrent and therapeutic lactoferrin treatment on LPS-induced inflammatory responses in mice

    M. L. Kruzel;Y. Harari;D. Mailman;J. K. Actor

  • Trehalose 6,6′-Dimycolate and Lipid in the Pathogenesis of Caseating Granulomas of Tuberculosis in Mice

    Robert L. Hunter;Margaret Olsen;Chinnaswamy Jagannath;Jeffrey K. Actor

  • Influence of trehalose 6,6′-dimycolate (TDM) during mycobacterial infection of bone marrow macrophages

    Jessica Indrigo;Robert L. Hunter;Jeffrey K. Actor

  • INDUCTION OF NITRIC OXIDE IN HUMAN MONOCYTES AND MONOCYTE CELL LINES BY MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS

    Chinnaswamy Jagannath;Jeffrey K Actor;Robert Lee Hunter

  • A Humanized Mouse Model of Tuberculosis

    Veronica E. Calderon;Gustavo Valbuena;Yenny Goez;Barbara M. Judy

  • Peptide nucleic acid antisense oligomer as a therapeutic strategy against bacterial infection: proof of principle using mouse intraperitoneal infection.

    Xin Xing Tan;Jeffrey K Actor;Yin Chen

  • Terrestrial stress analogs for spaceflight associated immune system dysregulation.

    Brian Crucian;Richard J. Simpson;Satish Mehta;Raymond Stowe

  • Cytokine profile suggesting that murine cerebral malaria is an encephalitis.

    V. M. Jennings;Jeffrey K Actor;A. A. Lal;Robert L Hunter

  • Cytokine message and protein expression during lung granuloma formation and resolution induced by the mycobacterial cord factor trehalose-6,6'-dimycolate.

    Rafael L. Perez;Jesse Roman;Susanne Roser;Candice Little

  • Interleukin-15 activates human natural killer cells to clear the intestinal protozoan cryptosporidium.

    Sara M. Dann;Heuy Ching Wang;Kimberly J. Gambarin;Jeffrey K. Actor

  • A role for tumour necrosis factor-α, complement C5 and interleukin-6 in the initiation and development of the mycobacterial cord factor trehalose 6,6′-dimycolate induced granulomatous response

    Kerry J. Welsh;April N. Abbott;Shen An Hwang;Jessica Indrigo

  • Recombinant human lactoferrin expressed in glycoengineered Pichia pastoris: effect of terminal N-acetylneuraminic acid on in vitro secondary humoral immune response

    Byung-Kwon Choi;Jeffrey K. Actor;Sandra Rios;Marc d’Anjou

  • Identification of viable and non-viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mouse organs by directed RT-PCR for antigen 85B mRNA.

    Suresh R Pai;Jeffrey K Actor;Eliud Sepulveda;Robert L Hunter

  • Pathogenesis of Post Primary Tuberculosis: Immunity and Hypersensitivity in the Development of Cavities

    Robert L. Hunter;Jeffrey K. Actor;Shen An Hwang;Vadim Karev

  • Lactoferrin immunomodulation of DTH response in mice

    Jeffrey K. Actor;Shen An Hwang;Margaret Olsen;Michal Zimecki

  • Lactoferrin in health and disease.

    Marian L. Kruzel;Jeffrey K. Actor;Istvan Boldogh;Michael Zimecki

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert L. Hunter
Robert L. Hunter The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Rick A. Wetsel
Rick A. Wetsel The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Dorothy E. Lewis
Dorothy E. Lewis The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Alan Sher
Alan Sher National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Jay A. Berzofsky
Jay A. Berzofsky National Institutes of Health
Istvan Boldogh
Istvan Boldogh The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
A. Clinton White
A. Clinton White The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Michael R. Blackburn
Michael R. Blackburn The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Pablo C. Okhuysen
Pablo C. Okhuysen The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Edward A. Graviss
Edward A. Graviss Houston Methodist

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