2019
Minocycline mitigates the effect of neonatal hypoxic insult on human brain organoids
Boisvert EM, Means RE, Michaud M, Madri JA, Katz SG. Minocycline mitigates the effect of neonatal hypoxic insult on human brain organoids. Cell Death & Disease 2019, 10: 325. PMID: 30975982, PMCID: PMC6459920, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1553-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal hypoxic injuryBrain developmentEfficacy of minocyclineLow birth weightUse of minocyclineEffects of hypoxiaNormal brain developmentCerebral organoid modelHuman brain organoidsLater time pointsAnimal model systemsNeonatal hypoxicDevastating causeCerebral palsySignificant morbidityHuman brain developmentNeurological consequencesBirth weightHypoxic injuryNeuronal deathCortical neuronsInjury resultsGlial cellsForebrain markersPotential treatment
2012
Brain and testicular tumors in mice with progenitor cells lacking BAX and BAK
Katz SG, Fisher JK, Correll M, Bronson RT, Ligon KL, Walensky LD. Brain and testicular tumors in mice with progenitor cells lacking BAX and BAK. Oncogene 2012, 32: 4078-4085. PMID: 22986529, PMCID: PMC3529761, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural progenitor cellsProapoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins BaxSubventricular zoneBcl-2 family proteins BaxProgenitor cellsLong-term pathophysiological consequencesMitochondrial outer membraneBax/BakDeletion of BaxStem cell nicheHigh-grade tumorsMultiple developmental abnormalitiesIntrinsic apoptotic pathwayOlfactory bulb regionNestin-positive cellsProgenitor cell poolCellular excessDeath stimuliLoss of functionHypercellular tumorOuter membraneTesticular tumorsCell nicheLong-term regulationApoptotic pathway