2025
An O-Specific Polysaccharide Shigella flexneri 3a Conjugate Vaccine is Immunogenic and Protective against Virulent Keratoconjunctival Challenge in Guinea Pigs.
Janardhanan J, Wagh C, Yang J, Charles R, Pansuriya R, Chowdhury F, Kaminski R, Khan A, Bhuiyan T, Qadri F, Kováč P, Xu P, Ryan E. An O-Specific Polysaccharide Shigella flexneri 3a Conjugate Vaccine is Immunogenic and Protective against Virulent Keratoconjunctival Challenge in Guinea Pigs. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2025 PMID: 40763727, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.25-0269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchO-specific polysaccharideGuinea pigsConjugate vaccineVirulent strainsFunctional antibody responsesShigella sppResource-limited settingsShigella infectionShigellaImmunoglobulin (Ig)GImmune responseAnimal modelsAntibody responseIgM responseShigellosisVaccinePhysical stuntingGuineaYoung childrenVirulencePigsSppAnimalsDiarrheaSerumMacaqueNet: Advancing comparative behavioural research through large‐scale collaboration
De Moor D, Skelton M, MacaqueNet, Amici F, Arlet M, Balasubramaniam K, Ballesta S, Berghänel A, Berman C, Bernstein S, Bhattacharjee D, Bliss‐Moreau E, Brotcorne F, Butovskaya M, Campbell L, Carosi M, Chatterjee M, Cooper M, Cowl V, De la O C, De Marco A, Dettmer A, Dhawale A, Erinjery J, Evans C, Fischer J, García‐Nisa I, Giraud G, Hammer R, Hansen M, Holzner A, Kaburu S, Konečná M, Kumara H, Larrivaz M, Leca J, Legrand M, Lehmann J, Li J, Lezé A, MacIntosh A, Majolo B, Maréchal L, Marty P, Massen J, Maulany R, McCowan B, McFarland R, Merieau P, Meunier H, Micheletta J, Mishra P, Sah S, Molesti S, Morrow K, Müller‐Klein N, Ngakan P, Palagi E, Petit O, Pflüger L, di Sorrentino E, Raghaven R, Raimbault G, Ram S, Reichard U, Riley E, Rincon A, Ruppert N, Sadoughi B, Santhosh K, Schino G, Sheeran L, Silk J, Singh M, Sinha A, Sosa S, Stribos M, Sueur C, Tiddi B, Tkaczynski P, Trebouet F, Widdig A, Whitehouse J, Wooddell L, Xia D, von Fersen L, Young C, Schülke O, Ostner J, Neumann C, Duboscq J, Brent L. MacaqueNet: Advancing comparative behavioural research through large‐scale collaboration. Journal Of Animal Ecology 2025, 94: 519-534. PMID: 39934999, PMCID: PMC11962231, DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.14223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDesign of field trials for the evaluation of transmissible vaccines in animal populations
Sheen J, Kennedy-Shaffer L, Levy M, Metcalf C. Design of field trials for the evaluation of transmissible vaccines in animal populations. PLOS Computational Biology 2025, 21: e1012779. PMID: 39899630, PMCID: PMC11790233, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012779.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Factors That Determine Successful Social Housing of African Green Monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus) in Same-Sex Pairs and Trios
Murti A, Wilson C, Pemberton A, Corey T, Dzikiti L, Elsworth J, Carpenter C. Factors That Determine Successful Social Housing of African Green Monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus) in Same-Sex Pairs and Trios. Veterinary Sciences 2024, 11: 667. PMID: 39729007, PMCID: PMC11680433, DOI: 10.3390/vetsci11120667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDetailed surgical description of porcine vascularized thymus lobe transplantation
Gunes M, Fujiwara S, Wolbrom D, Cadelina A, Qudus S, Ekanayake-Alper D, Hajosi D, Sachs D, Nowak G. Detailed surgical description of porcine vascularized thymus lobe transplantation. Frontiers In Transplantation 2024, 3: 1499844. PMID: 39649241, PMCID: PMC11621091, DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2024.1499844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse Food Reactions: Physiological and Ecological Perspectives
Korn L, Kutyavin V, Bachtel N, Medzhitov R. Adverse Food Reactions: Physiological and Ecological Perspectives. Annual Review Of Nutrition 2024, 44: 155-178. PMID: 38724028, PMCID: PMC12372117, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-061021-022909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in ticks collected from animals and the environment in Uganda
Eneku W, Erima B, Byaruhanga A, Cleary N, Atim G, Tugume T, Ukuli Q, Kibuuka H, Mworozi E, Tweyongyere R, Douglas C, Koehler J, von Fricken M, Wabwire‐Mangen F, Byarugaba D. Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in ticks collected from animals and the environment in Uganda. Zoonoses And Public Health 2024, 71: 869-875. PMID: 38982627, DOI: 10.1111/zph.13168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. burnetiiPresence of C. burnetiiTransmitting C. burnetiiDetection of Coxiella burnetiiHaemaphysalis ellipticaRhipicephalus decoloratusTick poolsRhipicephalus appendiculatusAmblyomma variegatumHighest infection rateVeterinary practiceTicksAnimal illnessCoxiella burnetiiRhipicephalusQ feverMolecular detectionAnimal hostsAnimal contactReal-time PCRPathogen detectionInfection rateAnimalsDecoloratusAmblyommaBabesia duncani, a Model Organism for Investigating Intraerythrocytic Parasitism and Novel Antiparasitic Therapeutic Strategies
Fang T, Mamoun C. Babesia duncani, a Model Organism for Investigating Intraerythrocytic Parasitism and Novel Antiparasitic Therapeutic Strategies. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, 230: 263-270. PMID: 39052743, PMCID: PMC11272067, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsequences of malariaDevelopment of future therapiesIntraerythrocytic parasitesHost red blood cellsDrugs in vitroB. duncaniIn vitro culture systemRed blood cellsFuture therapiesTherapeutic strategiesAnimal modelsWell-annotated genomeBlood cellsResistance mechanismsPathological consequencesMode of actionBabesia duncaniCulture systemParasite biologyPathogensMalariaPlasmodiumTherapyAnimalsCulture conditionsBehavioral discrimination and olfactory bulb encoding of odor plume intermittency
Gumaste A, Baker K, Izydorczak M, True A, Vasan G, Crimaldi J, Verhagen J. Behavioral discrimination and olfactory bulb encoding of odor plume intermittency. ELife 2024, 13: e85303. PMID: 38441541, PMCID: PMC11001298, DOI: 10.7554/elife.85303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiscrimination taskOdor-guided navigationOdor sourceTrained miceNeural representationNeural responsesTask performanceBehavioral outcomesBehavioral discriminationOlfactory bulbBehavioral parametersOdor landscapeOdorTaskOlfactory searchSniffingCuesNavigational cuesMiceBulbEncodingAnimalsDiscriminationAirborne plumeNavigationWildlife as Food and Medicine in Brazil: A Neglected Zoonotic Risk?
Zeppelini C, de Oliveira Carneiro I, de Abreu P, Linder A, Alves R, Costa F. Wildlife as Food and Medicine in Brazil: A Neglected Zoonotic Risk? Pathogens 2024, 13: 222. PMID: 38535565, PMCID: PMC10975579, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13030222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProcessing of carcassesCross-species pathogen transmissionFood safetyZoonotic riskWild animalsDiversity of speciesWet marketsWild environmentPathogen transmissionConsumption chainDisease emergenceFoodBrazilOutbreak potentialWildlife consumptionTaxaWild FaunaCarcassWildlifeAnimalsFishBirdsPublic health emergencyFaunaBiotopesA role for the cerebellum in motor-triggered alleviation of anxiety
Zhang X, Wu W, Shen L, Ji M, Zhao P, Yu L, Yin J, Xie S, Xie Y, Zhang Y, Li H, Zhang Q, Yan C, Wang F, De Zeeuw C, Wang J, Zhu J. A role for the cerebellum in motor-triggered alleviation of anxiety. Neuron 2024, 112: 1165-1181.e8. PMID: 38301648, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlleviation of anxietyAnxiolytic effectsDentate neuronsBrain mechanismsOrexinergic projectionsAmygdalar neuronsEmotional systemsCerebellar dentate nucleusAnxietyReduce anxietyPhysical exerciseMotor systemRotarodHypothalamic neuronsDentate nucleusNeuronsAmygdalaSubject animalsDentateCerebellumBrainAnimals
2023
Metabolomic changes associated with acquired resistance to Ixodes scapularis
Cui Y, Matias J, Tang X, Cibichakravarthy B, DePonte K, Wu M, Fikrig E. Metabolomic changes associated with acquired resistance to Ixodes scapularis. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2023, 15: 102279. PMID: 37972499, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGuinea pigsHydroxyphenyllactic acidMetabolome of serumGroups of miceTyrosine metabolic pathwayTick biteImmune responseControl animalsIxodes scapularisTick salivaI. scapularisMiceInduction of componentsMetabolomic changesMortalityNitisinoneMolecular mechanismsAnimalsMetabolism pathwaysTyrosine degradationPigsTyrosine metabolism pathwayMetabolic pathwaysScapularisMetabolomeNeural mechanisms to incorporate visual counterevidence in self-movement estimation
Tanaka R, Zhou B, Agrochao M, Badwan B, Au B, Matos N, Clark D. Neural mechanisms to incorporate visual counterevidence in self-movement estimation. Current Biology 2023, 33: 4960-4979.e7. PMID: 37918398, PMCID: PMC10848174, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-timescale anti-directional rotation in Drosophila optomotor behavior
Mano O, Choi M, Tanaka R, Creamer M, Matos N, Shomar J, Badwan B, Clandinin T, Clark D. Long-timescale anti-directional rotation in Drosophila optomotor behavior. ELife 2023, 12: e86076. PMID: 37751469, PMCID: PMC10522332, DOI: 10.7554/elife.86076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal slipLobula plateLobula plate tangential cellsVisual stimuliDirection-selective cellsExtensive dissectionTangential cellsCertain stimulus conditionsLocomotor movementsCH cellsStabilization responseMotion visionStimulus conditionsOptomotor responseOptomotor behaviorCellsAnimalsResponseOptomotorStimuliReflexDissection
2022
Animal models of the immunology and pathogenesis of human babesiosis
Kumar A, Kabra A, Igarashi I, Krause P. Animal models of the immunology and pathogenesis of human babesiosis. Trends In Parasitology 2022, 39: 38-52. PMID: 36470781, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnimal modelsHuman babesiosisBabesia infectionImmunological mechanismsModerate diseaseOrgan dysfunctionPathologic responseDisease complicationsAsymptomatic infectionSevere diseaseAnimal studiesInfectionPathological processesDiseaseBabesiosisBabesia speciesAnimalsDomestic animalsComplicationsDysfunctionPathogenesisImmunologyModeling pandemic to endemic patterns of SARS-CoV-2 transmission using parameters estimated from animal model data
Mullin S, Vander Wyk B, Asher JL, Compton SR, Allore HG, Zeiss CJ. Modeling pandemic to endemic patterns of SARS-CoV-2 transmission using parameters estimated from animal model data. PNAS Nexus 2022, 1: pgac096. PMID: 35799833, PMCID: PMC9254158, DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 transmissionNatural infectionDuration of immunitySARS-CoV-2 pandemicAnimal model dataEndemic stateHeterologous vaccinationMedian timeCoronaviral diseaseDeterministic compartmental modelNatural immunityLow prevalenceCoronaviral infectionVaccinationViral transmissionInfectionTransmissible variantsImmunityEndemic patternReinfection dataNatural exposureReinfectionEndemic stabilityVariable durationAnimalsAre there sex differences in risk for exertional heat stroke? A translational approach
Giersch GEW, Garcia CK, Stachenfeld N, Charkoudian N. Are there sex differences in risk for exertional heat stroke? A translational approach. Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Physiology And Cognate Medical Sciences 2022, 107: 1136-1143. PMID: 35598159, DOI: 10.1113/ep090402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExertional heat strokeHeat strokeRisk factorsTranslational approachCentral nervous system dysfunctionNervous system dysfunctionFemale sex hormonesSex differencesHuman researchOrgan damageFatal conditionSystem dysfunctionSex hormonesPhysical activityStrokeTranslational modelOccupational workersRiskMilitary personnelAnimalsTreatmentHuman modelReviewFuture investigationsPhysiological differencesFemale Health Across the Tree of Life: Insights at the Intersection of Women's Health, One Health and Planetary Health
Natterson-Horowitz B, Boddy AM, Zimmerman D. Female Health Across the Tree of Life: Insights at the Intersection of Women's Health, One Health and Planetary Health. PNAS Nexus 2022, 1: pgac044. PMID: 35668878, PMCID: PMC9154074, DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTree of lifeImportance of biodiversityAnimal populationsLevel of resistanceHealth prevention effortsWomen's healthFemale animalsAnimal's environmentBiological characteristicsFemale healthSpeciesEnvironmental factorsTreesComparative approachRich sourceSimilar environmental hazardsHuman healthEndometrial cancerAnimalsBiodiversityNoncommunicable diseasesInterdependence of humansPhysiologic adaptationsInsightsPrevention effortsThe metabolism and biotransformation of AFB1: Key enzymes and pathways
Wang L, Huang Q, Wu J, Wu W, Jiang J, Yan H, Huang J, Sun Y, Deng Y. The metabolism and biotransformation of AFB1: Key enzymes and pathways. Biochemical Pharmacology 2022, 199: 115005. PMID: 35318037, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAflatoxin aldehyde reductaseAspergillus parasiticusAspergillus flavusAflatoxin B<sub>1</sub>Glutathione-S-transferaseCytochrome P450sAspergillusDetoxification strategiesFood safetyMetabolismEnzymeBiotransformation of AFB1Metabolic fateDetoxificationHealth of humansEnvironmental-friendly approachDevelopment of protective strategiesNon-toxic productsParasiticusFlavusMicrobesBiotransformationAnimalsReductaseCytochrome
2021
Overview of Coronaviruses in Veterinary Medicine.
Compton SR. Overview of Coronaviruses in Veterinary Medicine. Journal Of The American Association For Laboratory Animal Science 2021, 71: 333-341. PMID: 34412731, PMCID: PMC8594256, DOI: 10.30802/aalas-cm-21-000007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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