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Overview

Marc B. Hershenson is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans multiple disciplines within medicine, with a particular emphasis on immunology and microbiology.

The main fields of study for Hershenson include:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these fields, they have contributed significantly to subfields such as:

  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology
  • Physiology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Surgery

Their scholarly work frequently addresses topics related to respiratory health and immune function, including:

  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research

Hershenson has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "Rhinovirus C Infection Induces Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Expansion and Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation" (2021) published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "IL-1β prevents ILC2 expansion, type 2 cytokine secretion, and mucus metaplasia in response to early-life rhinovirus infection in mice" (2020) published in Allergy
  • "Early-life heterologous rhinovirus infections induce an exaggerated asthma-like phenotype" (2020) published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • "Effects of COVID-19 and Social Distancing on Rhinovirus Infections and Asthma Exacerbations" (2022) published in Viruses
  • "M2 Macrophages promote IL-33 expression, ILC2 expansion and mucous metaplasia in response to early life rhinovirus infections" (2022) published in Frontiers in Immunology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hershenson include:

  • J. Kelley Bentley
  • Jing Lei
  • Mingyuan Han
  • Jordan E. Kreger
  • Shilpi Singh

Their research is often published in journals such as:

  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Mucosal Immunology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Allergy

Best Publications

  • Rhinovirus Disrupts the Barrier Function of Polarized Airway Epithelial Cells

    Umadevi Sajjan;Qiong Wang;Ying Zhao;Dieter C. Gruenert;Dieter C. Gruenert;Dieter C. Gruenert

  • Periostin promotes fibrosis and predicts progression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    Payal K. Naik;Paul D. Bozyk;J. Kelley Bentley;Antonia P. Popova

  • Role of Double-Stranded RNA Pattern Recognition Receptors in Rhinovirus-Induced Airway Epithelial Cell Responses

    Qiong Wang;Deepti R. Nagarkar;Emily R. Bowman;Dina Schneider

  • IL-17–Induced Pulmonary Pathogenesis during Respiratory Viral Infection and Exacerbation of Allergic Disease

    Sumanta Mukherjee;Dennis M. Lindell;Aaron A. Berlin;Susan B. Morris

  • Tolerance and dependence in neonates sedated with fentanyl during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

    John Arnold;Robert Truog;E. Orav;Joseph Scavone

  • Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 7 (ERK7), a novel ERK with a C-terminal domain that regulates its activity, its cellular localization, and cell growth.

    Mark K. Abe;Wen Liang Kuo;Marc B. Hershenson;Marsha Rich Rosner

  • Divergent differentiation paths in airway smooth muscle culture: induction of functionally contractile myocytes

    Andrew J. Halayko;Blanca Camoretti-Mercado;Sean M. Forsythe;Joaquim E. Vieira

  • Airway smooth muscle growth in asthma: proliferation, hypertrophy, and migration.

    J. Kelley Bentley;Marc B. Hershenson

  • Quercetin inhibits rhinovirus replication in vitro and in vivo

    Shyamala Ganesan;Andrea N. Faris;Adam T. Comstock;Qiong Wang

  • Toward primary prevention of asthma. Reviewing the evidence for early-life respiratory viral infections as modifiable risk factors to prevent childhood asthma.

    Amy S. Feldman;Yuan He;Martin L. Moore;Martin L. Moore;Marc B. Hershenson

  • Increased Cytokine Response of Rhinovirus-infected Airway Epithelial Cells in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Dina Schneider;Shyamala Ganesan;Adam T. Comstock;Catherine A. Meldrum

  • The RhoA/Rho kinase pathway regulates nuclear localization of serum response factor.

    Hong Wei Liu;Andrew J. Halayko;Darren J. Fernandes;Gregory S. Harmon

  • Regulation of human airway epithelial cell IL-8 expression by MAP kinases.

    Jing Li;Sreedharan Kartha;Svetlana Iasvovskaia;Alan Tan

  • ERK8, a new member of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family.

    Mark K. Abe;Matthew P. Saelzler;I. I I Rafael Espinosa;Kristopher T. Kahle

  • H. influenzae potentiates airway epithelial cell responses to rhinovirus by increasing ICAM-1 and TLR3 expression

    Umadevi S. Sajjan;Yue Jia;Dawn C. Newcomb;J. Kelley Bentley

  • Neonatal rhinovirus induces mucous metaplasia and airways hyperresponsiveness through IL-25 and type 2 innate lymphoid cells.

    Jun Young Hong;J. Kelley Bentley;Yutein Chung;Jing Lei

  • Characterization of a Rac1 Signaling Pathway to Cyclin D1 Expression in Airway Smooth Muscle Cells

    Kristen Page;Jing Li;Joshua A. Hodge;Pai T. Liu

  • Azithromycin blocks neutrophil recruitment in Pseudomonas endobronchial infection

    Wan C. Tsai;Michael L. Rodriguez;Katherine S. Young;Jane C. Deng

  • Quercetin prevents progression of disease in elastase/LPS-exposed mice by negatively regulating MMP expression

    Shyamala Ganesan;Andrea N Faris;Adam T Comstock;Sangbrita S Chattoraj

  • Pulmonary function in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

    Beverley Robin;Young Jee Kim;Jaimee Huth;Jim Klocksieben

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian Solway
Julian Solway University of Chicago
Jeffrey L. Curtis
Jeffrey L. Curtis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Nicholas W. Lukacs
Nicholas W. Lukacs University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Marsha Rich Rosner
Marsha Rich Rosner University of Chicago
David J. Pinsky
David J. Pinsky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Bethany B. Moore
Bethany B. Moore University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Andrew J. Halayko
Andrew J. Halayko University of Manitoba
John J. LiPuma
John J. LiPuma University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Allan R. Brasier
Allan R. Brasier University of Wisconsin–Madison

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