2020
Chronic head injury promotes tau and amyloid‐beta pathology and accelerates cognitive decline in a humanized knock‐in model of Alzheimer's disease
Chiasseu M, Fesharaki A, Saito T, Saido T, Strittmatter S. Chronic head injury promotes tau and amyloid‐beta pathology and accelerates cognitive decline in a humanized knock‐in model of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020, 16 DOI: 10.1002/alz.047623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMild traumatic brain injuryChronic head injuryHead injuryMorris water maze testAmyloid-beta pathologyAccumulation of amyloidAge-matched miceWater maze testTraumatic brain injuryNovel object recognitionProtein gene mutationsEnvironmental risk factorsAlzheimer's disease symptomsIba1 expressionCortical AβAlzheimer pathologyPhospho-tauClinical manifestationsAD pathologyCortical impactorAD pathogenesisRisk factorsBrain injuryApp NLMaze testGene-environment interaction promotes Alzheimer's risk as revealed by synergy of repeated mild traumatic brain injury and mouse App knock-in
Chiasseu M, Fesharaki-Zadeh A, Saito T, Saido TC, Strittmatter SM. Gene-environment interaction promotes Alzheimer's risk as revealed by synergy of repeated mild traumatic brain injury and mouse App knock-in. Neurobiology Of Disease 2020, 145: 105059. PMID: 32858147, PMCID: PMC7572902, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.105059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryAlzheimer's diseaseBrain injuryGene-environment interactionsMild closed head injuryMorris water maze testAge-matched wild-type controlsStrong unmet needAccumulation of amyloidAge-matched miceClosed head injuryWater maze testNovel object recognitionPersistent cognitive deficitsProtein gene mutationsIba1 expressionWild-type controlsPhospho-tauClinical manifestationsAD pathologyAD symptomsHead injuryAD pathogenesisRisk factors
2017
Ticks elicit variable fibrinogenolytic activities upon feeding on hosts with different immune backgrounds
Vora A, Taank V, Dutta SM, Anderson JF, Fish D, Sonenshine DE, Catravas JD, Sultana H, Neelakanta G. Ticks elicit variable fibrinogenolytic activities upon feeding on hosts with different immune backgrounds. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 44593. PMID: 28300174, PMCID: PMC5353578, DOI: 10.1038/srep44593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent immune backgroundsImmune backgroundImmunodeficient animalsImmunocompetent animalsAge-matched miceAntibody-blocking assaysIxodes scapularis ticksFibrinogenolytic activityD-dimerAnti-hemostatic factorsImmune defenseTick feedingScapularis ticksReduced levelsBlood feedingEngorgement weightLC-MS/MSFibrinogenolysisNovel roleAnimalsPCR analysisTicksFeeding
2010
Prevention of Diabetes by FTY720-Mediated Stabilization of Peri-Islet Tertiary Lymphoid Organs
Penaranda C, Tang Q, Ruddle NH, Bluestone JA. Prevention of Diabetes by FTY720-Mediated Stabilization of Peri-Islet Tertiary Lymphoid Organs. Diabetes 2010, 59: 1461-1468. PMID: 20299465, PMCID: PMC2874707, DOI: 10.2337/db09-1129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTertiary lymphoid organsPancreatic lymph nodesNOD miceLymph nodesDiabetes developmentDiabetic miceLymphoid organsSpontaneous type 1 diabetesB cell compartmentalizationExit of lymphocytesNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceAge-matched miceDevelopment of diabetesPrevention of diabetesNaive T cellsType 1 diabetesB cell compartmentWeeks of ageSignificant insulitisIslet destructionTreatment withdrawalAutoimmune destructionClinical scoresAccelerated diseaseDisease progression
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