Selected Journal Articles:
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Low-Dose Acetylsalicylic Acid Reduces T Cell Immune Activation: Potential Implications for HIV Prevention. Lajoie J, Kowatsch MM, Mwangi LW, Boily-Larouche G, Oyugi J, Chen Y, Kimani M, Ho EA, Kimani J, Fowke KR.Front Immunol. 2021 Nov 18;12:778455. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.778455. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34868050
Novel in vitro invariant natural killer T cell functional assays. Balasko A, Graydon C, Fowke KR.J Immunol Methods. 2021 Dec;499:113171. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2021.113171. Epub 2021 Oct 24.PMID: 34706265
HIV-Exposed Seronegative Sex Workers Express Low T-Cell Activation and an Intact Ectocervical Tissue Microenvironment. Röhl M, Tjernlund A, Lajoie J, Edfeldt G, Bradley F, Bergström S, Kaldhusdal V, Åhlberg A, Månberg A, Omollo K, Boily-Larouche G, Asghar M, Kwon DS, Oyugi J, Kimani J, Nilsson P, Fowke KR, Broliden K.Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Mar 4;9(3):217. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9030217.PMID: 33806390
Differential Elevation of Inflammation and CD4+ T Cell Activation in Kenyan Female Sex Workers and Non-Sex Workers Using Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate. Omollo K, Lajoie J, Oyugi J, Wessels JM, Mwaengo D, Kimani J, Kaushic C, Fowke KR.Front Immunol. 2021 Feb 23;11:598307. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.598307. eCollection 2020.PMID: 33717049
LAG3's Enigmatic Mechanism of Action. Graydon CG, Mohideen S, Fowke KR.Front Immunol. 2021 Jan 8;11:615317. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.615317. eCollection 2020.PMID: 33488626
Regular use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate causes thinning of the superficial lining and apical distribution of HIV target cells in the human ectocervix. Edfeldt G, Lajoie J, Röhl M, Oyugi J, Åhlberg A, Khalilzadeh-Binicy B, Bradley F, Mack M, Kimani J, Omollo K, Wählby C, Fowke KR, Broliden K, Tjernlund A.J Infect Dis. 2020 Aug 11:jiaa514. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa514.
The effects of COVID-19 on the health and socio-economic security of sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya: Emerging intersections with HIV. Kimani J, Adhiambo J, Kasiba R, Mwangi P, Were V, Mathenge J, Macharia P, Cholette F, Moore S, Shaw S, Becker M, Musyoki H, Bhattacharjee P, Moses S, Fowke KR, McKinnon LR, Lorway R.Glob Public Health. 2020 Jul;15(7):1073-1082. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1770831. Epub 2020 May 27.PMID: 32459578
Low-Dose Acetylsalicylic Acid Reduces T Cell Immune Activation: Potential Implications for HIV Prevention. Lajoie J, Kowatsch MM, Mwangi LW, Boily-Larouche G, Oyugi J, Chen Y, Kimani M, Ho EA, Kimani J, Fowke KR.Front Immunol. 2021 Nov 18;12:778455. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.778455. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34868050
Novel in vitro invariant natural killer T cell functional assays. Balasko A, Graydon C, Fowke KR.J Immunol Methods. 2021 Dec;499:113171. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2021.113171. Epub 2021 Oct 24.PMID: 34706265
HIV-Exposed Seronegative Sex Workers Express Low T-Cell Activation and an Intact Ectocervical Tissue Microenvironment. Röhl M, Tjernlund A, Lajoie J, Edfeldt G, Bradley F, Bergström S, Kaldhusdal V, Åhlberg A, Månberg A, Omollo K, Boily-Larouche G, Asghar M, Kwon DS, Oyugi J, Kimani J, Nilsson P, Fowke KR, Broliden K.Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Mar 4;9(3):217. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9030217.PMID: 33806390
Differential Elevation of Inflammation and CD4+ T Cell Activation in Kenyan Female Sex Workers and Non-Sex Workers Using Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate. Omollo K, Lajoie J, Oyugi J, Wessels JM, Mwaengo D, Kimani J, Kaushic C, Fowke KR.Front Immunol. 2021 Feb 23;11:598307. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.598307. eCollection 2020.PMID: 33717049
LAG3's Enigmatic Mechanism of Action. Graydon CG, Mohideen S, Fowke KR.Front Immunol. 2021 Jan 8;11:615317. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.615317. eCollection 2020.PMID: 33488626
Regular use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate causes thinning of the superficial lining and apical distribution of HIV target cells in the human ectocervix. Edfeldt G, Lajoie J, Röhl M, Oyugi J, Åhlberg A, Khalilzadeh-Binicy B, Bradley F, Mack M, Kimani J, Omollo K, Wählby C, Fowke KR, Broliden K, Tjernlund A.J Infect Dis. 2020 Aug 11:jiaa514. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa514.
The effects of COVID-19 on the health and socio-economic security of sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya: Emerging intersections with HIV. Kimani J, Adhiambo J, Kasiba R, Mwangi P, Were V, Mathenge J, Macharia P, Cholette F, Moore S, Shaw S, Becker M, Musyoki H, Bhattacharjee P, Moses S, Fowke KR, McKinnon LR, Lorway R.Glob Public Health. 2020 Jul;15(7):1073-1082. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1770831. Epub 2020 May 27.PMID: 32459578
