2019
A highly efficient and faithful MDS patient-derived xenotransplantation model for pre-clinical studies
Song Y, Rongvaux A, Taylor A, Jiang T, Tebaldi T, Balasubramanian K, Bagale A, Terzi YK, Gbyli R, Wang X, Fu X, Gao Y, Zhao J, Podoltsev N, Xu M, Neparidze N, Wong E, Torres R, Bruscia EM, Kluger Y, Manz MG, Flavell RA, Halene S. A highly efficient and faithful MDS patient-derived xenotransplantation model for pre-clinical studies. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 366. PMID: 30664659, PMCID: PMC6341122, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08166-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-derived xenograftsMyelodysplastic syndromeXenotransplantation modelDysplastic morphologyImmunodeficient murine hostsPre-clinical studiesMDS stem cellsMDS subtypesComprehensive preclinical studiesPreclinical studiesTherapeutic efficacyMurine hostSerial transplantationDrug mechanismsMDS researchStem cell propagationStem cellsDifferentiation potentialHematopoietic stem cell nicheGenetic complexityNovel avenuesStem cell nicheCell propagationDisease representationsImmunodeficient
2014
SRF is required for neutrophil migration in response to inflammation
Taylor A, Tang W, Bruscia EM, Zhang PX, Lin A, Gaines P, Wu D, Halene S. SRF is required for neutrophil migration in response to inflammation. Blood 2014, 123: 3027-3036. PMID: 24574460, PMCID: PMC4014845, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-06-507582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell AdhesionCell MovementChemokinesGene ExpressionInflammationIntegrinsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ConfocalN-Formylmethionine Leucyl-PhenylalanineNeutrophilsPolymerizationReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSerum Response FactorSignal TransductionConceptsKO neutrophilsNeutrophil functionNormal neutrophil numbersSerum response factorSites of inflammationRole of SRFLoss of SRFNeutrophil numbersNeutrophil migrationMalignant processNeutrophilsCytokine stimuliChemokine gradientsCell functionExpression levelsIntegrin expression levelsInflammationMicePrimary defenseMegakaryocyte maturationNormal cell functionVivoCellular adhesionMaster regulatorIntegrin activation
2008
Macrophages Directly Contribute to the Exaggerated Inflammatory Response in Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator−/− Mice
Bruscia EM, Zhang PX, Ferreira E, Caputo C, Emerson JW, Tuck D, Krause DS, Egan ME. Macrophages Directly Contribute to the Exaggerated Inflammatory Response in Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator−/− Mice. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2008, 40: 295-304. PMID: 18776130, PMCID: PMC2645527, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0170oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExaggerated inflammatory responseExaggerated immune responseBone marrow-derived macrophagesIL-6Marrow-derived macrophagesCystic fibrosisCF miceKeratinocyte chemoattractantCytokine responsesInflammatory responseIL-1alphaImmune responseAlveolar macrophagesBronchoalveolar lavage fluidGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorNumber of neutrophilsChemoattractant protein-1CF lung diseaseElevated cytokine responseInnate immune systemImportant therapeutic targetCF mouse modelsPopulation of macrophagesColony-stimulating factorPseudomonas aeruginosa LPS
2006
Engraftment of Donor‐Derived Epithelial Cells in Multiple Organs Following Bone Marrow Transplantation into Newborn Mice
Bruscia EM, Ziegler EC, Price JE, Weiner S, Egan ME, Krause DS. Engraftment of Donor‐Derived Epithelial Cells in Multiple Organs Following Bone Marrow Transplantation into Newborn Mice. Stem Cells 2006, 24: 2299-2308. PMID: 16794262, DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2006-0166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBone Marrow TransplantationCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorEpithelial CellsFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsMice, TransgenicRNA, MessengerY ChromosomeConceptsBone marrow-derived cellsMarrow-derived epithelial cellsBone marrow transplantationNewborn miceEpithelial cellsMarrow transplantationGI tractBone marrow-derived epithelial cellsDonor-derived epithelial cellsDoses of busulfanMarrow-derived cellsEngraftment of donorIrradiated adult recipientsMyeloablative regimenPreparative regimenAdult recipientsDifferent regimensEngrafted miceHematopoietic engraftmentGastrointestinal tractSurvival advantageTherapeutic benefitAdult miceMultiple organsBone marrow
2004
Lack of a Fusion Requirement for Development of Bone Marrow-Derived Epithelia
Harris RG, Herzog EL, Bruscia EM, Grove JE, Van Arnam JS, Krause DS. Lack of a Fusion Requirement for Development of Bone Marrow-Derived Epithelia. Science 2004, 305: 90-93. PMID: 15232107, DOI: 10.1126/science.1098925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta-GalactosidaseBone Marrow CellsBone Marrow TransplantationCell DifferentiationCell FusionCobra Cardiotoxin ProteinsElapid VenomsEpithelial CellsFemaleGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHepatocytesKeratinocytesKeratinsLuminescent ProteinsMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMuscle CellsRadiation, IonizingRecombinasesRecombination, GeneticReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionStem CellsX ChromosomeY ChromosomeConceptsCell-cell fusionBone marrow-derived cellsCre/lox systemGreen fluorescent protein expressionFluorescent protein expressionEpithelial cellsDevelopmental plasticityLox systemCell fusionProtein expressionMarrow-derived cellsTransgenic miceCellsBone marrowFusionFusion requirementsPlasticityExpression