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Pearay L. Ogra is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States. Their research spans several fields related to medicine, nursing, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable subfields in nutrition and dietetics, epidemiology, infectious diseases, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their recent research contributions include:

  • Mucosal Immunity in COVID-19: A Neglected but Critical Aspect of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • Immunology of Human Milk and Lactation: Historical Overview (2020, Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop series)
  • Editorial: Impact of microbiome on gut mucosal immunity in health and disease (2022, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • Summary on Immunology of Milk and Lactation (2020, Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop series)
  • Lars Å. (Nenne) Hanson (1934-2022): A Retrospective (2022, Mucosal Immunology)

Ogra has published work in several venues, with frequent publications appearing in Frontiers in Immunology, Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop series, Mucosal Immunology, and The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction

Ogra has collaborated frequently with researchers such as Bo Lönnerdal, W. Allan Walker, Jiří Městecký, Oscar G. Gómez-Duarte, and Allan Walker.

In addition to journal articles, Pearay L. Ogra has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Frontiers Media titled Impact of Microbiome on Gut Mucosal Immunity in Health and Disease (2022).

Best Publications

  • Influenza Virus: Immunity and Vaccination Strategies. Comparison of the Immune Response to Inactivated and Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccines

    R. J. Cox;K. A. Brokstad;P. Ogra

  • The Development of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Specific IgE and the Release of Histamine in Nasopharyngeal Secretions after Infection

    Robert C. Welliver;David T. Wong;Martha Sun;Elliott Middleton

  • Antiviral effect of flavonoids on human viruses.

    Tej N. Kaul;Tej N. Kaul;Elliott Middleton;Elliott Middleton;Pearay L. Ogra;Pearay L. Ogra

  • Vaccination Strategies for Mucosal Immune Responses

    Pearay L. Ogra;Howard Faden;Robert C. Welliver

  • Immunoglobulin response in serum and secretions after immunization with live and inactivated poliovaccine and natural infection.

    Pearay L. Ogra;David T. Karzon;Fay Righthand;Margaret MacGillivray

  • Severe Human Lower Respiratory Tract Illness Caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza Virus Is Characterized by the Absence of Pulmonary Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Responses

    Timothy P. Welliver;Roberto P. Garofalo;Yashoda Hosakote;Karen H. Hintz

  • Mucosal Immunity in COVID-19: A Neglected but Critical Aspect of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

    Michael W. Russell;Zina Moldoveanu;Pearay L. Ogra;Jiri Mestecky

  • Eosinophil degranulation in the respiratory tract during naturally acquired respiratory syncytial virus infection.

    Roberto Garofalo;Jan L.L. Kimpen;Jan L.L. Kimpen;Robert C. Welliver;Robert C. Welliver;Pearay L. Ogra

  • Distribution of Poliovirus Antibody in Serum, Nasopharynx and Alimentary Tract Following Segmental Immunization of Lower Alimentary Tract with Poliovaccine

    Pearay L. Ogra;David T. Karzon

  • Cell-Specific Expression of RANTES, MCP-1, and MIP-1α by Lower Airway Epithelial Cells and Eosinophils Infected with Respiratory Syncytial Virus

    Barbara Olszewska-Pazdrak;Antonella Casola;Tadahito Saito;Rafeul Alam

  • Immunologic Aspects of Human Colostrum and Milk III. Fate and Absorption of Cellular and Soluble Components in the Gastrointestinal Tract of the Newborn

    S. S. Ogra;D. Weintraub;P. L. Ogra

  • Transcriptional Activation of the Interleukin-8 Gene by Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Alveolar Epithelial Cells: Nuclear Translocation of the RelA Transcription Factor as a Mechanism Producing Airway Mucosal Inflammation

    Roberto Garofalo;Mona Sabry;Mohammad Jamaluddin;Robert K. Yu

  • Respiratory syncytial virus: The virus, the disease and the immune response

    Pearay L. Ogra

  • Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1α (Not T Helper Type 2 Cytokines) Is Associated with Severe Forms of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis

    Roberto P. Garofalo;John Patti;Karen A. Hintz;Vanessa Hill

  • Group A rotaviruses produce extrahepatic biliary obstruction in orally inoculated newborn mice.

    Marie Riepenhoff-talty;Marie Riepenhoff-talty;Knut Schaekel;H Fred Clark;Wolfgang Mueller

  • Nasopharyngeal Flora in the First Three Years of Life in Normal and Otitis-Prone Children

    Faden H;Waz Mj;Bernstein Jm;Brodsky L

  • Changes in nasopharyngeal flora during otitis media of childhood.

    H Faden;J Stanievich;L Brodsky;J Bernstein

  • Local Antibody Response to Poliovaccine in the Human Female Genital Tract

    Pearay L. Ogra;Swtantarta S. Ogra

  • Predictive value of respiratory syncytial virus-specific IgE responses for recurrent wheezing following bronchiolitis

    Robert C. Welliver;Robert C. Welliver;Martha Sun;Martha Sun;Deborah Rinaldo;Deborah Rinaldo;Pearay L. Ogra;Pearay L. Ogra

  • The release of leukotrienes in the respiratory tract during infection with respiratory syncytial virus: role in obstructive airway disease.

    B Volovitz;R C Welliver;R C Welliver;G De Castro;G De Castro;D A Krystofik;D A Krystofik

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard Faden
Howard Faden University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Robert C. Welliver
Robert C. Welliver University of Oklahoma
Roberto P. Garofalo
Roberto P. Garofalo The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Antonella Casola
Antonella Casola The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Timothy F. Murphy
Timothy F. Murphy University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Shunzo Chiba
Shunzo Chiba Sapporo Medical University
Saxon Graham
Saxon Graham University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Allan R. Brasier
Allan R. Brasier University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sheila E. Crowe
Sheila E. Crowe University of California, San Diego
Olli Ruuskanen
Olli Ruuskanen Turku University Hospital

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