2022
“Near Cure” treatment of severe acute EAE in MIF-1-deficient female and male mice with a bifunctional MHCII-derived molecular construct
Vandenbark AA, Meza-Romero R, Wiedrick J, Gerstner G, Seifert H, Kent G, Piechycna M, Benedek G, Bucala R, Offner H. “Near Cure” treatment of severe acute EAE in MIF-1-deficient female and male mice with a bifunctional MHCII-derived molecular construct. Cellular Immunology 2022, 378: 104561. PMID: 35738135, PMCID: PMC9714992, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2022.104561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisAcute experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisDRα1-MOG-35Multiple sclerosisMIF-1EAE scoresMale miceMIF-2Severe diseaseMacrophage migration inhibitory factorClinical EAE scoresMIF-deficient micePeripheral inflammatory cellsMigration inhibitory factorSpinal cord tissueT cell activationSex-dependent differencesEAE severityAutoimmune encephalomyelitisSerum levelsTreatment of WTInflammatory cellsFemale miceClinical signsCord tissue
2021
17‐a‐estradiol late in life extends lifespan in aging UM‐HET3 male mice; nicotinamide riboside and three other drugs do not affect lifespan in either sex
Harrison DE, Strong R, Reifsnyder P, Kumar N, Fernandez E, Flurkey K, Javors MA, Lopez‐Cruzan M, Macchiarini F, Nelson JF, Markewych A, Bitto A, Sindler AL, Cortopassi G, Kavanagh K, Leng L, Bucala R, Rosenthal N, Salmon A, Stearns TM, Bogue M, Miller RA. 17‐a‐estradiol late in life extends lifespan in aging UM‐HET3 male mice; nicotinamide riboside and three other drugs do not affect lifespan in either sex. Aging Cell 2021, 20: e13328. PMID: 33788371, PMCID: PMC8135004, DOI: 10.1111/acel.13328.Peer-Reviewed Original Research