Octavian Henegariu, MD, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in NeurosurgeryCards
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2024
Reply to Pisan et al.: Pathogenicity of inherited TRAF7 mutations in congenital heart disease
Mishra-Gorur K, Barak T, Kaulen L, Henegariu O, Jin S, Aguilera S, Yalbir E, Goles G, Nishimura S, Miyagishima D, Djenoune L, Altinok S, Rai D, Viviano S, Prendergast A, Zerillo C, Ozcan K, Baran B, Sencar L, Goc N, Yarman Y, Ercan-encicek A, Bilguvar K, Lifton R, Moliterno J, Louvi A, Yuan S, Deniz E, Brueckner M, Gunel M. Reply to Pisan et al.: Pathogenicity of inherited TRAF7 mutations in congenital heart disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2319578121. PMID: 38466853, PMCID: PMC10963000, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2319578121.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2023
Thrombocyte-derived Dickkopf1 promotes macrophage polarization in the Bleomycin-induced lung injury model
Sung E, Park M, Song S, Alanya H, Henegariu O, Liu J, Erson-Omay E, Sime P, Chae W. Thrombocyte-derived Dickkopf1 promotes macrophage polarization in the Bleomycin-induced lung injury model. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1247330. PMID: 38162655, PMCID: PMC10757334, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1247330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung injury modelMacrophage polarizationTissue repair processInjury modelMonocyte-derived alveolar macrophagesInjury-induced inflammationTissue repairRepair processRole of WntGene expression profilesImmunomodulatory roleIL-13Tissue injuryImmune responseInflammationCollagen depositionAlveolar macrophagesMacrophagesTissue homeostasisProtein expressionGene expressionRegulatory ligandsExpression profilesWnt antagonist Dickkopf1Dickkopf1Integrated genetic analyses of immunodeficiency-associated Epstein-Barr virus- (EBV) positive primary CNS lymphomas
Kaulen L, Denisova E, Hinz F, Hai L, Friedel D, Henegariu O, Hoffmann D, Ito J, Kourtesakis A, Lehnert P, Doubrovinskaia S, Karschnia P, von Baumgarten L, Kessler T, Baehring J, Brors B, Sahm F, Wick W. Integrated genetic analyses of immunodeficiency-associated Epstein-Barr virus- (EBV) positive primary CNS lymphomas. Acta Neuropathologica 2023, 146: 499-514. PMID: 37495858, PMCID: PMC10412493, DOI: 10.1007/s00401-023-02613-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary CNS lymphomaCNS lymphomaCytotoxic T cell responsesDistinct clinicopathological entityT cell responsesRegulatory cellsClinicopathological entityEpstein-BarrInferior prognosisMonocyte fractionM2 macrophagesJAK/STATMast cellsTumor microenvironmentAberrant somatic hypermutationMolecular classificationComprehensive genetic analysisBulk RNAseq dataStrong expressionChromosomal aberrationsGenetic alterationsPathological informationNumber gainCD70LymphomaDickkopf1 Promotes Pulmonary Fibrosis upon Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury
Sung E, Park M, Henegariu O, Sime P, Chae W. Dickkopf1 Promotes Pulmonary Fibrosis upon Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury. American Journal Of Pathology 2023, 193: 1130-1142. PMID: 37263344, PMCID: PMC10477954, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2023.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung injuryImmune cell infiltrationLung inflammationCell infiltrationCollagen depositionBleomycin-Induced Lung InjuryOrchestration of inflammationRole of DKK1Patient's lung tissueSmooth muscle actinGrowth factor-β1Myofibroblast marker αDKK1 protein expressionTissue repair processAntibody administrationPulmonary inflammationPulmonary fibrosisProfibrotic cytokinesDKK1 levelsAttractive molecular targetFibrosis modelLung tissueTissue injuryTissue fibrosisFactor-β1Pleiotropic role of TRAF7 in skull-base meningiomas and congenital heart disease
Mishra-Gorur K, Barak T, Kaulen L, Henegariu O, Jin S, Aguilera S, Yalbir E, Goles G, Nishimura S, Miyagishima D, Djenoune L, Altinok S, K. D, Viviano S, Prendergast A, Zerillo C, Ozcan K, Baran B, Sencar L, Goc N, Yarman Y, Ercan-Sencicek A, Bilguvar K, Lifton R, Moliterno J, Louvi A, Yuan S, Deniz E, Brueckner M, Gunel M. Pleiotropic role of TRAF7 in skull-base meningiomas and congenital heart disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2214997120. PMID: 37043537, PMCID: PMC10120005, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214997120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type proteinInherited mutationsCardiac outflow tractDevelopmental heart defectsProtein functionLack ciliaPleiotropic rolesMechanistic convergenceNeural crestCiliary defectsSomatic variantsForebrain meningesCommon originDominant mannerMutationsTRAF7ZebrafishMutantsDisparate pathologiesHeterodimerizationKnockdownGeneticsProteinCiliaCongenital heart
2022
P11.46.A Whole exome sequencing identifies novel SLIT2 mutations in primary CNS lymphoma
Kaulen L, Erson-Omay E, Henegariu O, Karschnia P, Huttner A, Günel M, Baehring J. P11.46.A Whole exome sequencing identifies novel SLIT2 mutations in primary CNS lymphoma. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 24: ii68-ii68. PMCID: PMC9443199, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac174.235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary CNS lymphomaCNS lymphomaOverall survivalExtension cohortEpstein-Barr virus statusKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testCBio Cancer Genomics PortalReporter luciferase assaysFree survivalShorter OSTumor DNA samplesPCNSL patientsClinical outcomesShorter PFSSomatic insertions/deletionsVirus statusFavorable outcomeLymphoid malignanciesClinical observationsTumor tissuePersonalized careCDKN2A lossCopy number alterationsCohort
2020
Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies Novel SLIT2 Mutations in Primary CNS Lymphoma (3962)
Kaulen L, Erson-Omay E, Henegariu O, Karschnia P, Huttner A, Gunel M, Baehring J. Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies Novel SLIT2 Mutations in Primary CNS Lymphoma (3962). Neurology 2020, 94 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.94.15_supplement.3962.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
HOW DOES THE SILENCING OF THE INFLAMMATION MEDIATOR GENE: FAT10, EXTEND LIFESPAN IN MICE?
Canaan A, Arjona C, Gulez B, Seay M, Zhang J, Henegariu O, Garcia Milian R. HOW DOES THE SILENCING OF THE INFLAMMATION MEDIATOR GENE: FAT10, EXTEND LIFESPAN IN MICE? Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 978-978. PMCID: PMC6185008, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.3533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferential gene expressionRNA sequence analysisStem cell populationNovel mechanistic insightsAdipogenic transcription factorsAdipocyte metabolic functionMammalian agingHematopoietic stem cellsTranscription factorsGene expressionPathway analysisPleiotropic natureKnockout miceFAT10 geneMaximal lifespanDruggable targetsMetabolic functionsStem cellsTRANSFAC analysisFAT10Mediator genesMechanistic insightsMost tissuesCell populationsGenesMembrane-bound Dickkopf-1 in Foxp3+ regulatory T cells suppresses T cell-mediated autoimmune colitis
Chae W, Hao L, Henegariu O, Yilmaz S, Bothwell A. Membrane-bound Dickkopf-1 in Foxp3+ regulatory T cells suppresses T cell-mediated autoimmune colitis. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 198: 156.8-156.8. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.198.supp.156.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDKK-1 expressionDickkopf-1T cellsImmunological toleranceT cell-mediated toleranceEffector CD4 T cellsT cell-mediated colitisRegulatory T cellsCD4 T cellsT cell receptor stimulationCell receptor stimulationActivated TregsAutoimmune colitisTreg markersColitis modelReceptor stimulationTregsCanonical Wnt pathwayDe novo protein synthesisCell proliferationColitisWnt pathwayNovo protein synthesisMAPK pathwayWnt ligands
2013
Anti-serpin antibody-mediated regulation of proteases in autoimmune diabetes.
Baldzizhar R, Fedorchuk C, Jha M, Rathinam C, Henegariu O, Czyzyk J. Anti-serpin antibody-mediated regulation of proteases in autoimmune diabetes. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2013, 288: 11506. PMCID: PMC3630857, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.a112.409664.Peer-Reviewed Original Research