2025
In Vivo Stability of Electronic Intraocular Lens Implant for Corneal Blindness
Vieira I, Fan V, Wiemer M, Lemoff B, Sood K, Mussa M, Yu C. In Vivo Stability of Electronic Intraocular Lens Implant for Corneal Blindness. Translational Vision Science & Technology 2025, 14: 33. PMID: 40569125, PMCID: PMC12205567, DOI: 10.1167/tvst.14.6.33.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorneal blindnessIntraocular lensesTreatment of corneal blindnessAnterior chamber depthIntraocular lens implantationPosterior capsular opacificationIn vivo stabilityIris adhesionLens implantationCapsular opacificationEvidence of safetyChamber depthIntraocular implantsCrystalline lensesCornealLiving eyeCornea centerMonthsImplantationAxial stabilityBlindnessEyesTreatmentRabbitsCorneaDesign, Production and Study of Flexible Acrylic Keratoprosthesis
Fan V, Sun M, Al-Qahtani A, Vieira I, Yu C. Design, Production and Study of Flexible Acrylic Keratoprosthesis. Current Eye Research 2025, 50: 677-683. PMID: 40177932, PMCID: PMC12187538, DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2025.2485186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of corneal blindnessCorneal blindnessMTT assayKeratoprosthesesHistological analysisComplex shapesImplantationSurgical implantationInjection molding techniquePilot studyBlindnessTreatmentFree radical polymerizationToxicityMaterial formulationMechanical propertiesMechanical characteristicsMolding techniqueAssayKeratoprosthesisCopolymer sheetsRadical polymerizationAcrylic sheetRefractive indexMonths
2024
Validation of Therapeutic Agent Conjugation to Polyvinyl Alcohol-Coated Medical Devices.
Colvin J, Sorrells D, Alexander J. Validation of Therapeutic Agent Conjugation to Polyvinyl Alcohol-Coated Medical Devices. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2024 PMID: 39671324, DOI: 10.3791/67358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaboratory Management of Mammalian Hosts for Ixodes scapularis -Host-Pathogen Interaction Studies.
Narasimhan S, Cibichakravarthy B, Wu M, Holter M, Walsh C, Goodrich J. Laboratory Management of Mammalian Hosts for Ixodes scapularis -Host-Pathogen Interaction Studies. Journal Of The American Association For Laboratory Animal Science 2024, 74: 235-245. PMID: 39289828, PMCID: PMC11373684, DOI: 10.30802/aalas-cm-24-036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTick feedingHard-bodied ticksTick speciesArtificial membrane feedingHard ticksMammalian hostsAnimal healthHost-pathogen interaction studiesIxodes scapularisTicksManagement practicesNatural geographic rangePotential vectorsRabbit hostsFeedingHost healthGeographic rangePathogenic organismsInfectious prionsAnimal useRelevant speciesIxodesGuinea pigsLife cycleInteraction studiesF-actin architecture determines the conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work
Sakamoto R, Murrell M. F-actin architecture determines the conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 3444. PMID: 38658549, PMCID: PMC11043346, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47593-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actin architectureF-actinATP consumption rateF-actin bundlesIn vitro reconstitutionDynamic cellular processesHigher ATP consumptionActin cytoskeletonFilamentous actinMyosin motorsCellular processesATP hydrolysisPurified componentsAdenosine triphosphateForce generationConversion of chemical energyATP consumptionConsumption rateActinChemical energyMyosinNetwork contractionCytoskeletonEnergetic principlesHydrolysismRNA vaccination of rabbits alters the fecundity, but not the attachment, of adult Ixodes scapularis
Matias J, Cui Y, Lynn G, DePonte K, Mesquita E, Muramatsu H, Alameh M, Dwivedi G, Tam Y, Pardi N, Weissman D, Fikrig E. mRNA vaccination of rabbits alters the fecundity, but not the attachment, of adult Ixodes scapularis. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 496. PMID: 38177212, PMCID: PMC10766947, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50389-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Pharmacological Mechanism of the Non-hallucinogenic 5‑HT2A Agonist Ariadne and Analogs
Cunningham M, Bock H, Serrano I, Bechand B, Vidyadhara D, Bonniwell E, Lankri D, Duggan P, Nazarova A, Cao A, Calkins M, Khirsariya P, Hwu C, Katritch V, Chandra S, McCorvy J, Sames D. Pharmacological Mechanism of the Non-hallucinogenic 5‑HT2A Agonist Ariadne and Analogs. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2022, 14: 119-135. PMID: 36521179, PMCID: PMC10147382, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHead-twitch responseParkinson's diseaseHallucinogenic effectsTherapeutic effectTherapeutic potentialClinical therapeutic effectSevere motor deficitsNew drug classesRemarkable therapeutic effectsConsiderable therapeutic potentialComplete remissionRapid remissionMotor deficitsNeurological indicationsTwitch responseClinical resultsReceptor agonistClinical trialsPharmacological mechanismsDrug classesDopamine receptorsMembrane monoamine transporterPreclinical resultsPlasma membrane monoamine transporterGeriatric subjectsExperimental VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model in Carbon Tetrachloride–Induced Cirrhosis of the Liver
Santana J, Shewarega A, Nam D, Kahl V, Madoff D, Zhang X, Chapiro J. Experimental VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model in Carbon Tetrachloride–Induced Cirrhosis of the Liver. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2022, 34: 404-408.e1. PMID: 36473611, PMCID: PMC11037556, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver cirrhosisMale New Zealand white rabbitsRabbit liver tumor modelCirrhotic liver backgroundReproducible tumor growthVX2 liver cancerLeft hepatic lobeNew Zealand white rabbitsDuration of treatmentLiver tumor modelCross-sectional imagingVX2 rabbit liver tumor modelZealand white rabbitsHepatic lobeHistopathological evaluationMajor underlying factorHepatic tumorsIntragastric administrationHepatocellular carcinomaLiver tumorsLiver cancerCirrhosisUnmet needTumor growthVX2 tumorsComparative anatomy of the middle cerebral artery, rhinal and endorhinal sulci, piriform lobe, entorhinal cortex, olfactory tubercule, anterior perforate substance, and hippocampus: A dissection study
Kier E, Conlogue G. Comparative anatomy of the middle cerebral artery, rhinal and endorhinal sulci, piriform lobe, entorhinal cortex, olfactory tubercule, anterior perforate substance, and hippocampus: A dissection study. The Anatomical Record 2022, 306: 2030-2043. PMID: 36371781, DOI: 10.1002/ar.25124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral arteryRecurrent arteryPiriform lobeHuman fetal specimensOlfactory tuberculeLenticulostriate arteriesRhinal sulcusEndorhinal sulcusCerebral arteryTemporal lobeFetal specimensAnatomic modificationsHuman temporal lobeStriate nucleusMCA branchesArteryInferomedial regionHeubnerHippocampusComplex anatomyDissection studiesBrain dissectionCerebrumSulcusLobeIdentification of novel conserved Ixodes vaccine candidates; a promising role for non-secreted salivary gland proteins
Trentelman J, de Vogel F, Colstrup E, Sima R, Coumou J, Koetsveld J, Klouwens M, Nayak A, Ersoz J, Barriales D, Tomás-Cortázar J, Narasimhan S, Hajdusek O, Anguita J, Hovius J. Identification of novel conserved Ixodes vaccine candidates; a promising role for non-secreted salivary gland proteins. Vaccine 2022, 40: 7593-7603. PMID: 36357287, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.10.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTick salivary gland proteinsAnti-tick vaccinesTick immunityVaccine candidatesSalivary gland proteinsLyme borreliosisNymphal I. ricinusExperimental Lyme borreliosisImmune animalsVaccination studiesTick feedingI. ricinusTick attachmentNymphal ticksPathogen transmissionGuinea pigsIxodes scapularisI. scapularisGland proteinsVaccineCausative agentImmunityMain vectorIdentification of novelPromising roleImpact of Chemoembolic Regimen on Immune Cell Recruitment and Immune Checkpoint Marker Expression following Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in a VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model
Berz AM, Santana JG, Iseke S, Gross M, Pekurovsky V, Laage Gaupp F, Savic LJ, Borde T, Gottwald LA, Boustani AM, Gebauer B, Lin M, Zhang X, Schlachter T, Madoff DC, Chapiro J. Impact of Chemoembolic Regimen on Immune Cell Recruitment and Immune Checkpoint Marker Expression following Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in a VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2022, 33: 764-774.e4. PMID: 35346859, PMCID: PMC9344951, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter arterial chemoembolizationCytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4Rabbit liver tumor modelConventional TACEImmune checkpoint marker expressionLiver tumor modelVX2 rabbit liver tumor modelArterial chemoembolizationBicarbonate infusionImmune responseDifferentiation 3T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4Conventional transcatheter arterial chemoembolizationTumor modelCell death protein 1Marker expressionIntratumoral T cellsImmune checkpoint markersT cell infiltrationDeath protein 1Antigen-presenting cellsImmune cell recruitmentNew Zealand white rabbitsZealand white rabbitsAPC infiltrationInjectable recombinant block polymer gel for sustained delivery of therapeutic protein in post traumatic osteoarthritis
Katyal P, Hettinghouse A, Meleties M, Hasan S, Chen C, Cui M, Sun G, Menon R, Lin B, Regatte R, Montclare J, Liu C. Injectable recombinant block polymer gel for sustained delivery of therapeutic protein in post traumatic osteoarthritis. Biomaterials 2022, 281: 121370. PMID: 35032910, PMCID: PMC9055922, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnique stimuli-responsive propertiesProtein block polymersC gelStimuli-responsive propertiesProtein-based gelsSustained deliveryProtein-based biomaterialsBlock polymersPolymer gelsNetworked gelsProlonged releaseSynthetic materialsGelTherapeutic applicationsInjectable biomaterialsExcellent candidatePhysiological temperatureTherapeutic proteinsModular natureBiomaterialsBiomechanical environmentPolymersProspective therapeuticsRabbit anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) model
2021
Comparative anatomy of dissected optic lobes, optic ventricles, midbrain tectum, collicular ventricles, and aqueduct: evolutionary modifications as potential explanation for non-tumoral aqueductal anomalies in humans
Kier E, Kalra V, Conlogue G, Filippi C, Saluja S. Comparative anatomy of dissected optic lobes, optic ventricles, midbrain tectum, collicular ventricles, and aqueduct: evolutionary modifications as potential explanation for non-tumoral aqueductal anomalies in humans. Child's Nervous System 2021, 38: 287-294. PMID: 34812897, PMCID: PMC8789712, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-021-05408-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary modificationsVertebrate materialMammalian componentsTectum structuresAdult sharksNeocortical expansionVertebratesComparative anatomyOptic lobeRelative size changesContinuous cavityOptic ventricleMammalsSharksSize changesFrogsIguanasOccipital lobeModificationMidbrain tectumMidbrain tectum structuresTectumPotential explanationAqueductal stenosisCerebral ventricleComparison of metabolic and immunologic responses to transarterial chemoembolization with different chemoembolic regimens in a rabbit VX2 liver tumor model
Doemel LA, Santana JG, Savic LJ, Gaupp FML, Borde T, Petukhova-Greenstein A, Kucukkaya AS, Schobert IT, Hamm CA, Gebauer B, Walsh JJ, Rexha I, Hyder F, Lin M, Madoff DC, Schlachter T, Chapiro J, Coman D. Comparison of metabolic and immunologic responses to transarterial chemoembolization with different chemoembolic regimens in a rabbit VX2 liver tumor model. European Radiology 2021, 32: 2437-2447. PMID: 34718844, PMCID: PMC9359419, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-08337-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-eluting embolicsImmune cell infiltrationAntigen-presenting cellsBicarbonate infusionConventional TACEDEE-TACETransarterial chemotherapyCell infiltrationImmune cellsPeritumoral infiltrationT lymphocytesIntratumoral immune cell infiltrationTumor modelRabbit VX2 liver tumor modelImmunological tumor microenvironmentVX2 liver tumor modelIntra-arterial therapyIntra-arterial treatmentRabbit VX2 tumor modelLiver tumor modelTumor-bearing rabbitsVX2 tumor modelMann-Whitney U testIntratumoral presenceTransarterial chemoembolizationProbing an Ixodes ricinus salivary gland yeast surface display with tick-exposed human sera to identify novel candidates for an anti-tick vaccine
Trentelman JJA, Tomás-Cortázar J, Knorr S, Barriales D, Hajdusek O, Sima R, Ersoz JI, Narasimhan S, Fikrig E, Nijhof AM, Anguita J, Hovius JW. Probing an Ixodes ricinus salivary gland yeast surface display with tick-exposed human sera to identify novel candidates for an anti-tick vaccine. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 15745. PMID: 34344917, PMCID: PMC8333314, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92538-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTick salivary gland proteinsLyme borreliosisVaccination studiesTick biteTick-borne encephalitis virusB. burgdorferi transmissionMultiple tick bitesYeast surface display libraryHuman infectious diseasesImmunization of rabbitsVaccination platformAnti-tick effectsAnti-tick vaccinesEncephalitis virusImmunodominant antigensInfectious diseasesNon-natural hostsTick immunityTick feedingImmunityBorreliosisBiteVaccineAntigenHuman serumCharacterization of Macroporous Polycaprolactone/Silk Fibroin/Gelatin/Ascorbic Acid Composite Scaffolds and In Vivo Results in a Rabbit Model for Meniscus Cartilage Repair
Abpeikar Z, Moradi L, Javdani M, Kargozar S, Soleimannejad M, Hasanzadeh E, Mirzaei S, Asadpour S. Characterization of Macroporous Polycaprolactone/Silk Fibroin/Gelatin/Ascorbic Acid Composite Scaffolds and In Vivo Results in a Rabbit Model for Meniscus Cartilage Repair. Cartilage 2021, 13: 1583s-1601s. PMID: 34340598, PMCID: PMC8804732, DOI: 10.1177/19476035211035418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite scaffoldsSuitable mechanical propertiesSelf-healing capacityMechanical propertiesMechanical testsElectron microscopeInner avascular zoneAllogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cellsAdipose-derived mesenchymal stem cellsGood biocompatibilityMeniscus cartilageScaffoldsCarbodiimide hydrochlorideCartilage repairAntioxidant capacityNew Zealand rabbitsTotal antioxidant capacityBiocompatibilityAn ex vivo physiologic and hyperplastic vessel culture model to study intra-arterial stent therapies
Wang J, Kural MH, Wu J, Leiby KL, Mishra V, Lysyy T, Li G, Luo J, Greaney A, Tellides G, Qyang Y, Huang N, Niklason LE. An ex vivo physiologic and hyperplastic vessel culture model to study intra-arterial stent therapies. Biomaterials 2021, 275: 120911. PMID: 34087584, PMCID: PMC9195126, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.120911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMacroporous scaffold surface modified with biological macromolecules and piroxicam-loaded gelatin nanofibers toward meniscus cartilage repair
Abpeikar Z, Javdani M, Mirzaei S, Alizadeh A, Moradi L, Soleimannejad M, Bonakdar S, Asadpour S. Macroporous scaffold surface modified with biological macromolecules and piroxicam-loaded gelatin nanofibers toward meniscus cartilage repair. International Journal Of Biological Macromolecules 2021, 183: 1327-1345. PMID: 33932422, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.04.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipose-derived mesenchymal stem cellsChondrocyte marker genesRabbit adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cellsHigh expression levelsNative meniscus tissueGelatin nanofibersMarker genesSurface-modified scaffoldsGene expressionCompressive Young's modulusMesenchymal stem cellsCell migrationDAPI stainingMeniscus tissue engineeringDegradation rateSelf-healing capacityStem cellsExpression levelsCell-seeded scaffoldsMechanical testsScaffold surfaceYoung's modulusPoor self-healing capacityBiological macromoleculesViability assaysDetection of the residual concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate in the decellularized whole rabbit kidney extracellular matrix
Ghorbani F, Ekhtiari M, Moeini Chaghervand B, Moradi L, Mohammadi B, Kajbafzadeh A. Detection of the residual concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate in the decellularized whole rabbit kidney extracellular matrix. Cell And Tissue Banking 2021, 23: 119-128. PMID: 33909237, DOI: 10.1007/s10561-021-09921-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatic Radiofrequency Ablation
Collettini F, Brangsch J, Reimann C, Chapiro J, Savic LJ, Buchholz R, Keller S, Hamm B, Goldberg SN, Makowski MR. Hepatic Radiofrequency Ablation. Investigative Radiology 2021, 56: 591-598. PMID: 33787536, DOI: 10.1097/rli.0000000000000777.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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