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Komiyama Y, Kafkova LR, Barasch A, Shah GR, Grbic JT, Novak Z, Komiyama K, Novak J, Mestecky J, Moldoveanu Z. 2014. Origin of galactose-deficient immunoglobulin g in gingival crevicular fluid in periodontitis. J Periodontol. 85(12):1779-85. PMID: 25152004


Raska M, Czernekova L, Moldoveanu Z, Zachova K, Elliott MC, Novak Z, Hall S, Hoelscher M, Maboko L, Brown R, Smith PD, Mestecky J, Novak J. 2014. Differential glycosylation of envelope gp120 is associated with differential recognition of HIV-1 by virus-specific antibodies and cell infection. AIDS Res Ther. 11:23. PMID: 25120578 PMCID: PMC4130436


Takahashi K, Raska M, Stuchlova Horynova M, Hall SD, Poulsen K, Kilian M, Hiki Y, Yuzawa Y, Moldoveanu Z, Julian BA, Renfrow MB, Novak J. 2014. Enzymatic sialylation of IgA1 O-glycans: implications for studies of IgA nephropathy. PLoS One. 9(2):e99026. PMID: 24918438 PMCID: PMC4053367


Mestecky J, Wei Q, Alexander R, Raska M, Novak J, Moldoveanu Z. 2014. Humoral immune responses to HIV in the mucosal secretions and sera of HIV-infected women. Am J Reprod Immunol. 71(6):600-7. Review. PMID: 24494997 PMCID: PMC4024328


Suzuki H, Raska M, Yamada K, Moldoveanu Z, Julian BA, Wyatt RJ, Tomino Y, Gharavi AG, Novak J. 2014. Cytokines alter IgA1 O-glycosylation by dysregulating C1GalT1 and ST6GalNAc-II enzymes. J Biol Chem. 289(8):5330-9. PMID: 24398680 PMCID: PMC3931088


Gupta S, Gach JS, Becerra JC, Phan TB, Pudney J, Moldoveanu Z, Joseph SB, Landucci G, Supnet MJ, Ping LH, Corti D, Moldt B, Hel Z, Lanzavecchia A, Ruprecht RM, Burton DR, Mestecky J, Anderson DJ, Forthal DN. 2013. The Neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) enhances human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transcytosis across epithelial cells. PLoS Pathog. 9(11):e1003776.  Erratum in: PLoS Pathog. 2013 Nov;9(11). PMID: 24278022  PMCID: PMC3836734


Hastings MC, Moldoveanu Z, Suzuki H, Berthoux F, Julian BA, Sanders JT, Renfrow MB, Novak J, Wyatt RJ. 2013. Biomarkers in IgA nephropathy: relationship to pathogenetic hits. Expert Opin Med Diagn. 7(6):615-27. Review. PMID: 24175678


Wei Q, Moldoveanu Z, Huang WQ, Alexander RC, Goepfert PA, Mestecky J. 2012. Comparative Evaluation of HIV-1 Neutralization in External Secretions and Sera of HIV-1-Infected Women. Open AIDS J. 6:293-302. PMID: 23346267 PMCID: PMC3549546


Mestecky J, Raska M, Julian BA, Gharavi AG, Renfrow MB, Moldoveanu Z, Novak L, Matousovic K, Novak J. 2013. IgA nephropathy: molecular mechanisms of the disease. Annu Rev Pathol. 8:217-40. Review. PMID: 23092188


Eison TM, Hastings MC, Moldoveanu Z, Sanders JT, Gaber L, Walker PD, Lau KK, Julian BA, Novak J, Wyatt RJ. 2012. Association of IgG co-deposition with serum levels of galactose-deficient IgA1 in pediatric IgA nephropathy. Clin Nephrol. 78(6):465-9. PMID: 23006340 PMCID: PMC4144662


Hastings MC, Afshan S, Sanders JT, Kane O, Eison TM, Lau KK, Moldoveanu Z, Julian BA, Novak J, Wyatt RJ. 2012. Serum galactose-deficient IgA1 level is not associated with proteinuria in children with IgA nephropathy. Int J Nephrol. 2012:315467. PMID: 22754697 PMCID: PMC3382943


Zhao N, Hou P, Lv J, Moldoveanu Z, Li Y, Kiryluk K, Gharavi AG, Novak J, Zhang H. 2012. The level of galactose-deficient IgA1 in the sera of patients with IgA nephropathy is associated with disease progression. Kidney Int. 82(7):790-6. PMID: 22673888 PMCID: PMC3443545


Yanagihara T, Brown R, Hall S, Moldoveanu Z, Goepfert A, Tomana M, Julian BA, Mestecky J, Novak J. 2012. In vitro-generated immune complexes containing galactose-deficient IgA1 stimulate proliferation of mesangial cells. Results Immunol. 2:166-172. PMID: 24052934 PMCID: PMC3775378


Suzuki H, Kiryluk K, Novak J, Moldoveanu Z, Herr AB, Renfrow MB, Wyatt RJ, Scolari F, Mestecky J, Gharavi AG, Julian BA. 2011. The pathophysiology of IgA nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol. 22(10):1795-803. PMID:21949093


Novak J, Moldoveanu Z, Julian BA, Raska M, Wyatt RJ, Suzuki Y, Tomino Y, Gharavi AG, Mestecky J, Suzuki H. 2011. Aberrant glycosylation of IgA1 and anti-glycan antibodies in IgA nephropathy: role of mucosal immune system. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 72:60-3. PMID:21865691


Novak J, Raskova Kafkova L, Suzuki H, Tomana M, Matousovic K, Brown R, Hall S, Sanders JT, Eison TM, Moldoveanu Z, Novak L, Novak Z, Mayne R, Julian BA, Mestecky J, Wyatt RJ. 2011. IgA1 immune complexes from pediatric patients with IgA nephropathy activate cultured human mesangial cells. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 26(11):3451-7. PMID:21828345


Kiryluk K, Moldoveanu Z, Sanders JT, Eison TM, Suzuki H, Julian BA, Novak J, Gharavi AG, Wyatt RJ. 2011. Aberrant glycosylation of IgA1 is inherited in both pediatric IgA nephropathy and Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis. Kidney Int. 80(1):79-87. PMID:21326171


Mestecky J, Wright PF, Lopalco L, Staats HF, Kozlowski PA, Moldoveanu Z, Alexander RC, Kulhavy R, Pastori C, Maboko L, Riedner G, Zhu Y, Wrinn T, Hoelscher M. 2011. Scarcity or absence of humoral immune responses in the plasma and cervicovaginal lavage fluids of heavily HIV-1-exposed but persistently seronegative women. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 27(5):469-86. PMID:21091128


Mestecky J, Alexander RC, Wei Q, Moldoveanu Z. 2011. Methods for evaluation of humoral immune responses in human genital tract secretions. Am J Reprod Immunol. 65(3):361-7. PMID: 21087333


Hastings MC, Moldoveanu Z, Julian BA, Novak J, Sanders JT, McGlothan KR, Gharavi AG, Wyatt RJ. 2010. Galactose-Deficient IgA1 in African Americans with IgA Nephropathy: Serum Levels and Heritability. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 5: 2069-2074 PMID: 20634323


Gomes MM, Suzuki H, Brooks MT, Tomana M, Moldoveanu Z, Mestecky J, Julian BA, Novak J, Herr AB. 2010. Recognition of galactose-deficient O-glycans in the hinge region of IgA1 by N-acetylgalactosamine-specific snail lectins: a comparative binding study. Biochemistry. 49(27):5671-82. PMID: 20507092


Raska M, Takahashi K, Czernekova L, Zachova K, Hall S, Moldoveanu Z, Elliott MC, Wilson L, Brown R, Jancova D, Barnes S, Vrbkova J, Tomana M, Smith PD, Mestecky J, Renfrow MB, Novak J. 2010. Glycosylation patterns of HIV-1 gp120 depend on the type of expressing cells and affect antibody recognition. J Biol Chem. 285(27):20860-9. PMID: 20439465


Mestecky J, Raska M, Novak J, Alexander RC, Moldoveanu Z. 2010. Antibody-mediated protection and the mucosal immune system of the genital tract: relevance to vaccine design. J Reprod Immunol. 85(1):81-5. PMID: 20236708


Lavigne KA, Woodford SY, Barker CV, Julian BA, Novak J, Moldoveanu Z, Gharavi AG, Wyatt RJ; 1Children’s Foundation Research Center at the Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center, 2Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 3Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, 4Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, and 5Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA. 2010 Familial IgA nephropathy in southeastern Kentucky. Clin Nephrol. 73(2):115-121. PMID: 20129018


Pakkanen SH, Kantele JM, Moldoveanu Z, Hedges S, Häkkinen M, Mestecky J, Kantele A. 2010. Expression of Homing Receptors on IgA1 and IgA2 Plasmablasts in Blood Reflects Differential Distribution of IgA1 and IgA2 in Various Body Fluids. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 17(3):393-401. PMID: 20089794


Mestecky J, Moldoveanu Z, Smith PD, Hel Z, Alexander RC. 2009. Mucosal immunology of the genital and gastrointestinal tracts and HIV-1 infection. J Reprod Immunol. 83(1-2):196-200. PMID: 19853927


Suzuki H, Fan R, Zhang Z, Brown R, Hall S, Julian BA, Chatham WW, Suzuki Y, Wyatt RJ, Moldoveanu Z, Lee JY, Robinson J, Tomana M, Tomino Y, Mestecky J, Novak J. 2009. Aberrantly glycosylated IgA1 in IgA nephropathy patients is recognized by IgG antibodies with restricted heterogeneity. J Clin Invest. 119(6):1668-77. PMID: 19478457


Chantry CJ, Israel-Ballard K, Moldoveanu Z, Peerson J, Coutsoudis A, Sibeko L, Abrams B. 2009. Effect of flash-heat treatment on immunoglobulins in breast milk. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 51(3):264-7. PMID: 19421069


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, Mestecky J. 2009. Mucosal antibody responses to HIV. Methods Mol Biol. 485:333-45. PMID: 19020835