2021
Synthesis and Characterization of [18F]JNJ-46356479 as the First 18F-Labeled PET Imaging Ligand for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2
Yuan G, Guehl N, Zheng B, Qu X, Moon S, Dhaynaut M, Shoup T, Afshar S, Kang H, Zhang Z, El Fakhri G, Normandin M, Brownell A. Synthesis and Characterization of [18F]JNJ-46356479 as the First 18F-Labeled PET Imaging Ligand for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2021, 23: 527-536. PMID: 33559035, PMCID: PMC8277681, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-021-01586-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-human primatesIn vivo PET imaging studiesNucleus accumbensGlutamate receptor 2PET imaging ligandsImaging ligandsParietal cortexBrain regionsPET imaging studiesPET radioligandIn vivo PET imaging experimentsVolume of distributionMGluR2C57BL/6 J micePET imaging experimentsPET studiesBrainSprague-Dawley ratsAlzheimer's diseaseBrain permeabilityPre-treatment studyImaging studiesDisordersRat studiesReversible kinetics
2019
Lysosome‐Targeted Bioprobes for Sequential Cell Tracking from Macroscopic to Microscopic Scales
Park G, Lee J, Levitz A, Fakhri G, Hwang N, Henary M, Choi H. Lysosome‐Targeted Bioprobes for Sequential Cell Tracking from Macroscopic to Microscopic Scales. Advanced Materials 2019, 31: e1806216. PMID: 30740778, PMCID: PMC6574216, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201806216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell TrackingHumansLysosomesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular ProbesPC-3 CellsSingle-Cell AnalysisConceptsMechanism of actionEfficient cellular labellingLive cell trackingCytoplasmic membraneCell trackingOptical propertiesLiving cellsNear-infraredCell-based therapeuticsHost tissuesTrackingCellular analysisLipophilic cationsChemical treatmentCellular effluxLiving organismsTarget cellsCellsCellular retentionExcellent cell permeationTarget tissues
2017
Mature B cells accelerate wound healing after acute and chronic diabetic skin lesions
Sîrbulescu R, Boehm C, Soon E, Wilks M, Ilieş I, Yuan H, Maxner B, Chronos N, Kaittanis C, Normandin M, Fakhri G, Orgill D, Sluder A, Poznansky M. Mature B cells accelerate wound healing after acute and chronic diabetic skin lesions. Wound Repair And Regeneration 2017, 25: 774-791. PMID: 28922523, PMCID: PMC5760362, DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell treatmentB cellsKinetics of neutrophil infiltrationImmune cell populationsNaive B cellsWild-type miceSaline-treated controlsMature B cellsGrowth-associated protein 43Wound healingIncreased collagen depositionDiabetic murine woundsObese diabetic micePro-healing responseIncreased fibroblast proliferationWound granulation tissueT cellsIncreased relative expressionNeutrophil infiltrationLive B cellsScar sizeDiabetic miceDecreased apoptosisTopical applicationMMP2 expression