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Jo Rae Wright was affiliated with Duke University in the United States and contributed to the field of Medicine, with a focus spanning Infectious Diseases, Nutrition and Dietetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Molecular Medicine.

Their research encompassed several main topics, including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods

Jo Rae Wright's publication record included papers primarily documented through UNC Libraries and eLife.

Key publication venues were:

  • UNC Libraries
  • eLife

Their recent papers included:

  • "Screening of healthcare workers for SARS-CoV-2 highlights the role of asymptomatic carriage in COVID-19 transmission" (2020) published in eLife
  • "Blimp-1/PRDM1 Mediates Transcriptional Suppression of the NLR Gene NLRP12/Monarch-1" (2020) published through UNC Libraries
  • "Counteracting Signaling Activities in Lipid Rafts Associated with the Invasion of Lung Epithelial Cells by Pseudomonas aeruginosa" (2020) published through UNC Libraries
  • "Novel Role for Surfactant Protein A in Gastrointestinal Graft-versus-Host Disease" (2020) published through UNC Libraries

Frequent coauthors involved in these research efforts were:

  • Lucy Rivett
  • Sushmita Sridhar
  • Dominic Sparkes
  • Matthew Routledge
  • Nick K Jones

Best Publications

  • Surfactant proteins a and d and pulmonary host defense.

    Crouch E;Wright

  • Serial Changes in Surfactant-associated Proteins in Lung and Serum before and after Onset of ARDS

    Kelly E. Greene;Jo Rae Wright;Kenneth P. Steinberg;John T. Ruzinski

  • Surfactant apoprotein Mr = 26,000-36,000 enhances uptake of liposomes by type II cells.

    J R Wright;R E Wager;S Hawgood;L Dobbs

  • Spores as Infectious Propagules of Cryptococcus neoformans

    Rajesh Velagapudi;Yen-Ping Hsueh;Scarlett Geunes-Boyer;Jo Rae Wright

  • Immunomodulatory roles of surfactant proteins A and D: implications in lung disease.

    Amy M. Pastva;Jo Rae Wright;Kristi L. Williams

  • Pulmonary surfactant and its components inhibit secretion of phosphatidylcholine from cultured rat alveolar type II cells

    Leland G. Dobbs;Jo Rae Wright;Samuel Hawgood;Robert Gonzalez

  • Surfactant Protein A Enhances Alveolar Macrophage Phagocytosis of Apoptotic Neutrophils

    Trista L. Schagat;Jessica A. Wofford;Jo Rae Wright

  • Surfactant Protein-A Binds Group B Streptococcus Enhancing Phagocytosis and Clearance from Lungs of Surfactant Protein-A–Deficient Mice

    Ann Marie LeVine;Kim E. Kurak;Jo Rae Wright;Wendy T. Watford

  • Surfactant-associated protein A inhibits LPS-induced cytokine and nitric oxide production in vivo

    Paul Borron;J. Clarke McIntosh;Thomas R. Korfhagen;Jeffrey A. Whitsett

  • Salivary agglutinin, which binds Streptococcus mutans and Helicobacter pylori, is the lung scavenger receptor cysteine-rich protein gp-340.

    Akraporn Prakobphol;Feng Xu;Van M. Hoang;Thomas Larsson

  • Surfactant Protein D Stimulates Phagocytosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Alveolar Macrophages

    Clara I. Restrepo;Qun Dong;Jordan Savov;William I. Mariencheck

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa Elastase Degrades Surfactant Proteins A and D

    William I. Mariencheck;John F. Alcorn;Scott M. Palmer;Jo Rae Wright

  • Surfactant protein a promotes attachment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to alveolar macrophages during infection with human immunodeficiency virus

    James F. Downing;Rajamouli Pasula;Jo Rae Wright;Homer L. Twigg

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa protease IV degrades surfactant proteins and inhibits surfactant host defense and biophysical functions

    Jaret L. Malloy;Ruud A. W. Veldhuizen;Brett A. Thibodeaux;Richard J. O'Callaghan

  • Surfactant protein A modulates the differentiation of murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells.

    Karen G. Brinker;Hollie Garner;Jo Rae Wright

  • Degradation of Pulmonary Surfactant Protein D by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Elastase Abrogates Innate Immune Function

    John F. Alcorn;Jo Rae Wright

  • The role of lipid rafts in the pathogenesis of bacterial infections.

    David W. Zaas;Matthew Duncan;Jo Rae Wright;Soman N. Abraham

  • Recombinant Rat Surfactant-Associated Protein D Inhibits Human T Lymphocyte Proliferation and IL-2 Production

    Paul J. Borron;Erika C. Crouch;James F. Lewis;Jo Rae Wright

  • Surfactant protein D enhances bacterial antigen presentation by bone marrow-derived dendritic cells.

    Karen G. Brinker;Emily Martin;Paul Borron;Elahe Mostaghel

  • Immunomodulatory Roles of Surfactant Proteins A and D

    Amy M. Pastva;Jo Rae Wright;Kristi L. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Soman N. Abraham
Soman N. Abraham Duke University
Monica Kraft
Monica Kraft University of Arizona
Dennis R. Voelker
Dennis R. Voelker National Jewish Health
Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University
John R. Perfect
John R. Perfect Duke University
Samuel Hawgood
Samuel Hawgood University of California, San Francisco
Thomas R. Korfhagen
Thomas R. Korfhagen Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Jens M. Hohlfeld
Jens M. Hohlfeld Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine
Carl Nathan
Carl Nathan Cornell University
William J. Martin
William J. Martin National Institutes of Health

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