Publications
144
Citations
4,556
Est. group size
~12
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
48
Publishing since 1979
William P. Lafuse studies how the immune system interacts with infections and aging, focusing on how bacterial and viral infections (such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, influenza, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis) affect the heart and lungs. His work also examines how aging and psychological stress alter immune cells like macrophages, changing susceptibility to infection and disease. This research combines immunology, microbiology, and cardiovascular biology to understand tissue-specific immune responses.
Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, peaking around 2019 and 2022, with a generally modest and steady pace of about 3 papers per year in the most recent five-year period.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Chronic Social Stress and Immune Dysregulation: Integrating Neuroendocrine Signaling, Microbiota, and Tissue-Specific Responses
Preprints.org · 2026
- Lung environment in healthy old age shapes the phenotype and CCR2-mediated recruitment of a subset of apoptotic, high-turnover alveolar macrophages
Research Square · 2025
- Extracellular vesicles released from Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection causes cardiomyocyte contractile dysfunction 3667
The Journal of Immunology · 2025
- Molecular mechanism of activation of human cardiac fibroblasts during Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection
The Journal of Immunology · 2024
- Abstract P3163: Exosomes From Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infected Macrophages Drives Cardiomyocyte Contractile Dysfunction
Circulation Research · 2023
- EBV/HHV-6A dUTPases contribute to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome pathophysiology by enhancing TFH cell differentiation and extrafollicular activities
JCI Insight · 2022
- Psychological stress creates an immune suppressive environment in the lung that increases susceptibility of aged mice to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · 2022
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infection results in S100A8/A9-dependent cardiac dysfunction
Research Square · 2022
- Abstract P3080: S100A8/9 Is A Key Regulator For Normal Heart Function During <i>Pseudomonas Aeruginosa</i> Infection
Circulation Research · 2022
- Influenza A virus modulates ACE2 expression and SARS-CoV-2 infectivity in human cardiomyocytes
The Journal of Immunology · 2022
- Psychological Stress of aged mice has long-term impact on <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> infection by altering composition of lung T cell populations
The Journal of Immunology · 2022
- Aging influences the cardiac macrophage phenotype and function during steady state and during inflammation
Aging Cell · 2021
- Influenza A Virus Modulates ACE2 Expression and SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity in Human Cardiomyocytes
SSRN Electronic Journal · 2021
- <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) Cause Inflammation and Cardiomyocyte Contractile Dysfunction
The Journal of Immunology · 2021
- Role of Cardiac Macrophages on Cardiac Inflammation, Fibrosis and Tissue Repair
Cells · 2020
- The Journal of Immunology×14
- Circulation Research×4
- Research Square×2
- Cells×1
- Cell Reports×1
- Susheela Tridandapani
Medicine · The Ohio State University
- Jonathan P. Butchar
Medicine · The Ohio State University
- Latha P. Ganesan
Medicine · The Ohio State University
- John W. Schrader
Immunology and Microbiology · Indiana University
- Donghui Ma
Medicine · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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