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Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu

Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu

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Immunology

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Overview

Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a focus on specific subfields such as Immunology, Virology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Emergency Medicine.

Their work addresses several key topics, including:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications across various prominent venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • AIDS
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu include:

  • CCR5 inhibition in critical COVID-19 patients decreases inflammatory cytokines, increases CD8 T-cells, and decreases SARS-CoV2 RNA in plasma by day 14, 2020, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of peripheral blood reveals an epigenetic signature associated with severe COVID-19, 2021, Journal of Leukocyte Biology
  • Intestinal Inflammation Modulates the Expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Potentially Overlaps With the Pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2-related Disease, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Single-nuclei isoform RNA sequencing unlocks barcoded exon connectivity in frozen brain tissue, 2022, Nature Biotechnology
  • Neuropilin-1 Mediates SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Astrocytes in Brain Organoids, Inducing Inflammation Leading to Dysfunction and Death of Neurons, 2022, mBio

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ndhlovu include:

  • Thomas A. Premeaux
  • Michael J. Corley
  • Alina P.S. Pang
  • Scott Bowler
  • Cecilia M. Shikuma

Best Publications

  • Tim-3 expression defines a novel population of dysfunctional T cells with highly elevated frequencies in progressive HIV-1 infection

    R. Brad Jones;Lishomwa C Ndhlovu;Jason D. Barbour;Prameet M. Sheth

  • Tim-3 marks human natural killer cell maturation and suppresses cell-mediated cytotoxicity

    Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu;Sandra Lopez-Vergès;Jason D. Barbour;R. Brad Jones

  • Distinct Roles for the OX40-OX40 Ligand Interaction in Regulatory and Nonregulatory T Cells

    Ikuo Takeda;Shoji Ine;Nigel Killeen;Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu

  • Impairment of Antigen-Presenting Cell Function in Mice Lacking Expression of Ox40 Ligand

    Kazuko Murata;Naoto Ishii;Hiroshi Takano;Shigeto Miura

  • TIGIT Marks Exhausted T Cells, Correlates with Disease Progression, and Serves as a Target for Immune Restoration in HIV and SIV Infection.

    Glen M. Chew;Tsuyoshi Fujita;Tsuyoshi Fujita;Gabriela M. Webb;Benjamin J. Burwitz;Benjamin J. Burwitz

  • Tregs control the development of symptomatic West Nile virus infection in humans and mice

    Marion C. Lanteri;Katie M. O’Brien;Whitney E. Purtha;Mark J. Cameron

  • Constitutive OX40/OX40 Ligand Interaction Induces Autoimmune-Like Diseases

    Kazuko Murata;Masato Nose;Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu;Takayuki Sato

  • T Cell Responses to Human Endogenous Retroviruses in HIV-1 Infection

    Keith E Garrison;R. Brad Jones;Duncan A Meiklejohn;Naveed Anwar

  • Neuropilin-1 Mediates SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Astrocytes in Brain Organoids, Inducing Inflammation Leading to Dysfunction and Death of Neurons

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  • T Cell Ig and Mucin Domain-Containing Protein 3 Is Recruited to the Immune Synapse, Disrupts Stable Synapse Formation, and Associates With Receptor Phosphatases

    Kiera L. Clayton;Matthew S. Haaland;Matthew B. Douglas-Vail;Shariq Mujib

  • Regulatory T cell-like activity of Foxp3+ adult T cell leukemia cells.

    Shuming Chen;Naoto Ishii;Shouji Ine;Syuichi Ikeda

  • Conferral of Enhanced Natural Killer Cell Function by KIR3DS1 in Early Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

    Brian R. Long;Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu;Jorge R. Oksenberg;Lewis L. Lanier

  • CCR5 Inhibition in Critical COVID-19 Patients Decreases Inflammatory Cytokines, Increases CD8 T-Cells, and Decreases SARS-CoV2 RNA in Plasma by Day 14.

    Bruce K. Patterson;Harish Seethamraju;Kush Dhody;Michael J. Corley

  • Critical involvement of OX40 ligand signals in the T cell priming events during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

    Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu;Naoto Ishii;Kazuko Murata;Takayuki Sato

  • Intestinal Inflammation Modulates the Expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Potentially Overlaps With the Pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2-related Disease.

    Mayte Suárez-Fariñas;Minami Tokuyama;Gabrielle Wei;Ruiqi Huang

  • Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of peripheral blood reveals an epigenetic signature associated with severe COVID-19.

    Michael J. Corley;Alina P.S. Pang;Alina P.S. Pang;Kush Dody;Philip A. Mudd

  • Functionally distinct subsets of human NK cells and monocyte/DC-like cells identified by coexpression of CD56, CD7, and CD4

    Jeffrey M. Milush;Brian R. Long;Jennifer E. Snyder-Cappione;Amedeo J. Cappione

  • Soluble T Cell Immunoglobulin Mucin Domain 3 Is Shed from CD8+ T Cells by the Sheddase ADAM10, Is Increased in Plasma during Untreated HIV Infection, and Correlates with HIV Disease Progression

    Kiera L. Clayton;Matthew B. Douglas-Vail;A. K. M. Nur-ur Rahman;Karyn E. Medcalf

  • Disruption of the CCL5/RANTES-CCR5 Pathway Restores Immune Homeostasis and Reduces Plasma Viral Load in Critical COVID-19

    Bruce Pattterson;Harish Seetthamraju;Kush Dhody;Michael Corley

  • Suppression of HIV-1 plasma viral load below detection preserves IL-17 producing T cells in HIV-1 infection

    Lishomwa C Ndhlovu;Joan M Chapman;Aashish R Jha;Jennifer E Snyder-Cappione

  • Treatment intensification with maraviroc (CCR5 antagonist) leads to declines in CD16-expressing monocytes in cART-suppressed chronic HIV-infected subjects and is associated with improvements in neurocognitive test performance: implications for HIV-associated neurocognitive disease (HAND)

    Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu;Tracie Umaki;Glen M. Chew;Dominic C. Chow

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas F. Nixon
Douglas F. Nixon Cornell University
Philip J. Norris
Philip J. Norris University of California, San Francisco
Mario A. Ostrowski
Mario A. Ostrowski University of Toronto
Sheila M. Keating
Sheila M. Keating University of California, San Francisco
Naoto Ishii
Naoto Ishii Tohoku University
Jonah B. Sacha
Jonah B. Sacha Oregon Health & Science University
Kazuo Sugamura
Kazuo Sugamura Tohoku University
Frederick Hecht
Frederick Hecht University of California, San Francisco
Steven G. Deeks
Steven G. Deeks University of California, San Francisco
Esper G. Kallas
Esper G. Kallas Universidade de São Paulo

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