2020
Primate model of chronic retinal neovascularization and vascular leakage
Patel C, Goody R, Hu W, Kurian A, James D, Torres R, Christie LA, Hohman T, Lawrence M. Primate model of chronic retinal neovascularization and vascular leakage. Experimental Eye Research 2020, 195: 108031. PMID: 32275921, PMCID: PMC7335215, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinVascular leakageVon Willebrand factorOptical coherence tomographyFluorescein angiographyRetinal neovascularizationPrimate modelCD105/endoglinNeovascular diseasesRetinal degenerationDL-alpha-aminoadipic acidBilateral intravitreal injectionsInner retinal edemaRetinal vascular leakageRetinal vascular pathologyVascular disease mechanismsColor fundus photographyMüller cell lossFibrillary acidic proteinExpression of vWFAfrican green monkeysCD68 immunoreactivityMacular telangiectasiaRetinal edemaIntravitreal injection
2019
Regulated necrosis and failed repair in cisplatin-induced chronic kidney disease
Landau SI, Guo X, Velazquez H, Torres R, Olson E, Garcia-Milian R, Moeckel GW, Desir GV, Safirstein R. Regulated necrosis and failed repair in cisplatin-induced chronic kidney disease. Kidney International 2019, 95: 797-814. PMID: 30904067, PMCID: PMC6543531, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.11.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseKidney injuryCisplatin-induced chronic kidney diseaseCisplatin-induced acute kidney injuryToll-like receptor 2Regulated necrosis pathwaysReversible kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney injuryProximal tubular damageKidney injury markersDoses of cisplatinEvidence of fibrosisMechanisms of progressionEffective chemotherapeutic agentWestern blot analysisFirst doseInjury markersIntraperitoneal cisplatinSignificant nephrotoxicityTubular damageKidney functionSecond doseCisplatin administrationA 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
2018
Mcp1 Promotes Macrophage-Dependent Cyst Expansion in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Cassini MF, Kakade VR, Kurtz E, Sulkowski P, Glazer P, Torres R, Somlo S, Cantley LG. Mcp1 Promotes Macrophage-Dependent Cyst Expansion in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 29: 2471-2481. PMID: 30209078, PMCID: PMC6171277, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018050518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseSingle knockout miceTubular cell injuryDominant polycystic kidney diseaseCyst growthPolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseCell injuryMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Alternative activation phenotypeChemoattractant protein-1Double knockout miceOrthologous mouse modelCell proliferative rateRenal functionMacrophage accumulationMacrophage infiltrationReceptor CCR2Cystic dilationMacrophage numbersFunctional improvementOxidative DNA damageMouse modelActivation phenotypeCyst expansion
2017
Microbiota control immune regulation in humanized mice
Gülden E, Vudattu NK, Deng S, Preston-Hurlburt P, Mamula M, Reed JC, Mohandas S, Herold BC, Torres R, Vieira SM, Lim B, Herazo-Maya JD, Kriegel M, Goodman AL, Cotsapas C, Herold KC. Microbiota control immune regulation in humanized mice. JCI Insight 2017, 2: e91709. PMID: 29093268, PMCID: PMC5752290, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.91709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsAntibodies, AntinuclearAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAutoimmune DiseasesB7-2 AntigenCD11b AntigenCD11c AntigenCD3 ComplexCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGastrointestinal TractGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsImmunotherapyInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-27Leukocytes, MononuclearMiceMice, KnockoutMucous MembraneSkin TransplantationSTAT5 Transcription FactorT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsT cellsIL-10Humanized miceHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsIL-27 expressionIL-10 levelsAnti-nuclear antibodiesEffector T cellsLevels of IFNCentral memory cellsLess IL-10Markers of efficacyBlood mononuclear cellsExpression of CD86Immune regulatory pathwaysIL-10 inductionHuman immune cellsHuman stool samplesImmunosuppressive medicationsIL-27Xenograft rejectionImmune therapyMononuclear cellsAntibiotic treatment
2015
Three-Dimensional Morphology by Multiphoton Microscopy with Clearing in a Model of Cisplatin-Induced CKD
Torres R, Velazquez H, Chang JJ, Levene MJ, Moeckel G, Desir GV, Safirstein R. Three-Dimensional Morphology by Multiphoton Microscopy with Clearing in a Model of Cisplatin-Induced CKD. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 27: 1102-1112. PMID: 26303068, PMCID: PMC4814184, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015010079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtubular glomeruliGlomerular capsuleRole of fibrosisModel of cisplatinNew mouse modelUseful morphologic informationMultiphoton microscopyTraditional histologic methodsRenal diseaseCisplatin therapyGlomerular volumePathologic changesRenal sectionsCKDMouse modelCisplatin effectCisplatin exposureImportant causeMild increaseCuboidal cellsHistologic methodsMorphologic informationFibrosisTherapyGlomeruli
2014
Humanized Mice as a Model for Aberrant Responses in Human T Cell Immunotherapy
Vudattu NK, Waldron-Lynch F, Truman LA, Deng S, Preston-Hurlburt P, Torres R, Raycroft MT, Mamula MJ, Herold KC. Humanized Mice as a Model for Aberrant Responses in Human T Cell Immunotherapy. The Journal Of Immunology 2014, 193: 587-596. PMID: 24943216, PMCID: PMC4123131, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal GlandsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAutoimmune DiseasesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFlow CytometryHumansInterleukin Receptor Common gamma SubunitIpilimumabLiverLymphocyte ActivationMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDPhosphorylationSTAT5 Transcription FactorStem Cell TransplantationSurvival AnalysisT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransplantation, HeterologousWeight LossConceptsAnti-nuclear AbsAutoimmune diseasesRegulatory cellsHumanized miceT cellsImmune responseWeight lossMesenteric lymph nodesHuman autoimmune diseasesInduction of autoimmunityT-cell immunotherapyRelease of IFNHuman immune responseImmune-deficient miceIpilimumab treatmentInflammatory sequelaeLymph nodesCell immunotherapyIP-10Macrophage infiltrationCytokine productionSpleen cellsPathologic processesHepatitisMice
2011
Multiphoton fluorescence, second harmonic generation, and fluorescence lifetime imaging of whole cleared mouse organs
Vesuna S, Torres R, Levene MJ. Multiphoton fluorescence, second harmonic generation, and fluorescence lifetime imaging of whole cleared mouse organs. Journal Of Biomedical Optics 2011, 16: 106009-106009-6. PMID: 22029356, DOI: 10.1117/1.3641992.Peer-Reviewed Original Research