2024
Human iPSC-Based Model of COPD to Investigate Disease Mechanisms, Predict SARS-COV-2 Outcome, and Test Preventive Immunotherapy
Dagher R, Moldobaeva A, Gubbins E, Clark S, Alfajaro M, Wilen C, Hawkins F, Qu X, Chiang C, Li Y, Clarke L, Ikeda Y, Brown C, Kolbeck R, Ma Q, Rojas M, Koff J, Ghaedi M. Human iPSC-Based Model of COPD to Investigate Disease Mechanisms, Predict SARS-COV-2 Outcome, and Test Preventive Immunotherapy. Stem Cells 2024, 42: 230-250. PMID: 38183264, DOI: 10.1093/stmcls/sxad094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 infectionAlveolar nicheSARS-CoV-2 outcomesAberrant inflammatory responseModels of COPDDisease-specific mechanismsInflammation/Preventive immunotherapyChronic inflammationEpithelial damageInflammatory responseLung tissueCOPDNovel therapeuticsEpithelial-mesenchymal interactionsMitochondrial dysfunctionInfectionDisease mechanismsHuman iPSCCell deathFibroblast modelSingle-cell levelRepair mechanismsIPSCsImmunotherapy
2023
A Novel Zinc (II) Porphyrin Is Synergistic with PEV2 Bacteriophage against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections
Geyer J, Krupa K, Harris Z, Sun Y, Sharma L, Würstle S, Hu B, Stanley G, Rajagopalan G, Pellot E, Koff J, Robinson J. A Novel Zinc (II) Porphyrin Is Synergistic with PEV2 Bacteriophage against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections. Antibiotics 2023, 12: 735. PMID: 37107097, PMCID: PMC10135120, DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12040735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimum inhibitory concentrationMinimum bactericidal concentrationCystic fibrosisAntiviral activityPseudomonas aeruginosa infectionLife-threatening infectionsAntibiotic-resistant infectionsDose-dependent responsePulmonary infectionPotent bactericidal activityAeruginosa infectionMouse lungPsA populationImmune systemVivo modelLung cellsPSA cellsHealth concernNovel therapeuticsInfectionLung modelH441 cellsOpportunistic bacterial pathogenSignificant decreaseInhibitory concentration