2025
The human and non-human primate developmental GTEx projects
Bell T, Blanchard T, Hernandez R, Linn R, Taylor D, VonDran M, Ahooyi T, Beitra D, Bernieh A, Delaney M, Faith M, Fattahi E, Footer D, Gilbert M, Guambaña S, Gulino S, Hanson J, Hattrell E, Heinemann C, Kreeb J, Leino D, Mcdevitt L, Palmieri A, Pfeiffer M, Pryhuber G, Rossi C, Rasool I, Roberts R, Salehi A, Savannah E, Stachowicz K, Stokes D, Suplee L, Van Hoose P, Wilkins B, Williams-Taylor S, Zhang S, Ardlie K, Getz G, Lappalainen T, Montgomery S, Aguet F, Anderson L, Bernstein B, Choudhary A, Domenech L, Gaskell E, Johnson M, Liu Q, Marderstein A, Nedzel J, Okonda J, Padhi E, Rosano M, Russell A, Walker B, Sestan N, Gerstein M, Milosavljevic A, Borsari B, Cho H, Clarke D, Deveau A, Galeev T, Gobeske K, Hameed I, Huttner A, Jensen M, Jiang Y, Li J, Liu J, Liu Y, Ma J, Mane S, Meng R, Nadkarni A, Ni P, Park S, Petrosyan V, Pochareddy S, Salamon I, Xia Y, Yates C, Zhang M, Zhao H, Conrad D, Feng G, Brady F, Boucher M, Carbone L, Castro J, del Rosario R, Held M, Hennebold J, Lacey A, Lewis A, Lima A, Mahyari E, Moore S, Okhovat M, Roberts V, de Castro S, Wessel B, Zaniewski H, Zhang Q, Arguello A, Baroch J, Dayal J, Felsenfeld A, Ilekis J, Jose S, Lockhart N, Miller D, Minear M, Parisi M, Price A, Ramos E, Zou S. The human and non-human primate developmental GTEx projects. Nature 2025, 637: 557-564. PMID: 39815096, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08244-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin accessibility dataFunctional genomic studiesWhole-genome sequencingEffects of genetic variationSpatial gene expression profilesNon-human primatesGenotype-Tissue ExpressionGene expression profilesGenomic studiesGene regulationGenetic dataGenetic variationGenomic researchDonor diversityCommunity engagementHuman evolutionEarly developmental defectsGene expressionCell statesDevelopmental programmeHuman diseasesExpression profilesAdult tissuesDevelopmental defectsSingle-cellAssociations among rearing environment and the infant gut microbiome with early-life neurodevelopment and cognitive development in a nonhuman primate model (Macaca mulatta)
Daiy K, Wiley K, Allen J, Bailey M, Dettmer A. Associations among rearing environment and the infant gut microbiome with early-life neurodevelopment and cognitive development in a nonhuman primate model (Macaca mulatta). Journal Of Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease 2025, 16: e1. PMID: 39781670, PMCID: PMC11731890, DOI: 10.1017/s2040174424000400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-peer-rearedNursery-rearedEmotional responsesInfant gut microbiomeCognitive developmentGut microbiomeNonhuman primate modelInfant emotional responsivenessLow emotional responsivenessInfant rhesus monkeysNeonatal neurobehavioral assessmentGut microbiome alpha diversityReward associationsCognitive flexibilityPattern of microbial compositionGut microbiome developmentPrimate modelCognitive functionImpact brainDifferential abundance analysisMicrobiome alpha diversityBehavioral developmentMotor maturityVisual orientationFactor analysisPET Imaging of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 1 with [18F]TZ4877 in Nonhuman Primates
Gu J, Zheng M, Holden D, Fowles K, Qiu L, Felchner Z, Zhang L, Ropchan J, Gropler R, Carson R, Tu Z, Huang Y, Hillmer A. PET Imaging of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 1 with [18F]TZ4877 in Nonhuman Primates. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2025, 27: 54-63. PMID: 39779653, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-024-01979-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1Absorbed radiation dose estimatesReceptor 1Nonhuman primatesFree fractionPlasma free fractionRadiation dose estimatesMetabolite-corrected input functionF-18 labeled radiotracersArterial blood samplesCritical organsPET/CT systemBolus injectionF-18Anesthetized nonhuman primatesDosimetry studiesHuman studiesDose estimatesVT/fPPET imaging dataS1PR1PET imagingInput functionBlood samplesPonesimodThe etiology and prevention of early‐stage tau pathology in higher cortical circuits: Insights from aging rhesus macaques
Datta D, Arnsten A. The etiology and prevention of early‐stage tau pathology in higher cortical circuits: Insights from aging rhesus macaques. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21: e14477. PMID: 39776253, PMCID: PMC11848412, DOI: 10.1002/alz.14477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAged macaquesAged rhesus macaquesP-tauTau hyperphosphorylationCortical circuitsAmyloid-beta generationSoluble phosphorylated tauCognitive deficitsAged monkeysSoluble hyperphosphorylated tauSporadic Alzheimer's diseaseAssociation cortexEarly-stage pathologyRhesus macaquesIncreased ABCalcium dysregulationCalcium regulationToxic to neuronsHyperphosphorylated tauAmyloid-betaCortexInflammatory signalingP-tau217 levelsTau pathologyPhosphorylated tau
2024
Brain state and cortical layer-specific mechanisms underlying perception at threshold
Morton M, Denagamage S, Blume I, Reynolds J, Jadi M, Nandy A. Brain state and cortical layer-specific mechanisms underlying perception at threshold. ELife 2024, 12: rp91722. PMID: 39556415, PMCID: PMC11573349, DOI: 10.7554/elife.91722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsMacaca mulattaMaleNeuronsPhotic StimulationSensory ThresholdsVisual CortexVisual PerceptionConceptsHIT trialsProcessing of sensory stimuliStable retinal imageBehavioral statesExcitatory neuronsNeural activitySpontaneous activityElevated synchronyPerceptual thresholdsCortical layersMeasures of stateElectrophysiological activitySensory stimuliRetinal imagesVisual area V4TrialsHeightened arousalTarget stimuliStimulus identityElevated arousalSuperficial layersFeed-forward pathwayStimulus changeCortical columnsIdentical stimuliSpecific CD4+ T cell phenotypes associate with bacterial control in people who ‘resist’ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Sun M, Phan J, Kieswetter N, Huang H, Yu K, Smith M, Liu Y, Wang C, Gupta S, Obermoser G, Maecker H, Krishnan A, Suresh S, Gupta N, Rieck M, Acs P, Ghanizada M, Chiou S, Khatri P, Boom W, Hawn T, Stein C, Mayanja-Kizza H, Davis M, Seshadri C. Specific CD4+ T cell phenotypes associate with bacterial control in people who ‘resist’ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nature Immunology 2024, 25: 1411-1421. PMID: 38997431, PMCID: PMC11291275, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01897-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMtb-specific T cellsT cellsPriming of adaptive immune responsesMtb infectionCD4+ T cellsProgression to active tuberculosisIndividuals exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosisT-cell biomarkersMtb-specific antigensLatent MTB infectionAdaptive immune responsesBacterial controlAssociated with lackActive tuberculosisClinical phenotypeMtb exposureImmune responseClinical testingSouth African adolescentsTh17Mycobacterium tuberculosisInfectionNegative resultsNonhuman primatesImmune primingBrain-state mediated modulation of inter-laminar dependencies in visual cortex
Das A, Sheffield A, Nandy A, Jadi M. Brain-state mediated modulation of inter-laminar dependencies in visual cortex. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 5105. PMID: 38877026, PMCID: PMC11178935, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49144-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAttentionMacaca mulattaMaleNeuronsPhotic StimulationVisual CortexVisual PerceptionConceptsBrain state fluctuationsUnique dependenceSpatial attentionBehavioral outcomesState fluctuationsDeployment of spatial attentionDeployment of attentionBehaviorally relevant objectsComputational goalCluttered environmentsVisual cortexObject recognitionExcitatory populationHierarchical computationVisual area V4Internal fluctuationsDependenceRelevant objectsModulation patternsTask demandsEnhance information transferCortical networksNeural activityInformation transferArea V4Immunological and microbial shifts in the aging rhesus macaque lung during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection
Cinco I, Napier E, Rhoades N, Davies M, Allison D, Kohama S, Bermudez L, Winthrop K, Fuss C, Spindel E, Messaoudi I. Immunological and microbial shifts in the aging rhesus macaque lung during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection. MBio 2024, 15: e00829-24. PMID: 38771046, PMCID: PMC11237422, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00829-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNTM pulmonary diseaseIncreased disease severityNontuberculous mycobacteriaDisease severityBacterial DNAAged animalsAntigen-specific T cellsPulmonary diseaseAssociated with increased disease severityDysregulated macrophage responsePersistence of bacterial DNALack of animal modelsRhesus macaquesSingle-cell RNA sequencingNontuberculous mycobacterial infectionsImmune cell infiltrationRhesus macaque modelBacterial loadAged rhesus macaquesTesting novel therapeuticsRight caudal lobeLower respiratory microbiomeYears of ageMAH infectionMicrobial communitiesTherapeutic doses of ketamine acutely attenuate the aversive effect of losses during decision-making
Oemisch M, Seo H. Therapeutic doses of ketamine acutely attenuate the aversive effect of losses during decision-making. ELife 2024, 12: rp87529. PMID: 38700991, PMCID: PMC11068354, DOI: 10.7554/elife.87529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose of ketamineAntidepressant effectsKetamine's antidepressant actionPotential antidepressant effectsRapid-acting antidepressantsPathophysiology of depressionImpact of negative eventsAntidepressant actionBehavioral perseverationAversive effectsNeuropsychological changesTreating depressionAffect memoryMood statesNegative eventsAdaptive behaviorSynaptic levelAffective eventsTemporal credit assignmentTherapeutic dosesDepressionCognitive aspectsInhibitory circuitryBehavioral changesAcute effectsPET imaging of M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in rhesus macaques using [11C]MK-6884: Quantification with kinetic modeling and receptor occupancy by CVL-231 (emraclidine), a novel positive allosteric modulator
Belov V, Guehl N, Duvvuri S, Iredale P, Moon S, Dhaynaut M, Chakilam S, MacDonagh A, Rice P, Yokell D, Renger J, Fakhri G, Normandin M. PET imaging of M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in rhesus macaques using [11C]MK-6884: Quantification with kinetic modeling and receptor occupancy by CVL-231 (emraclidine), a novel positive allosteric modulator. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2024, 44: 1329-1342. PMID: 38477292, PMCID: PMC11342722, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x241238820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive allosteric modulatorsReceptor occupancyNon-human primatesBinding potentialPositron emission tomographyMuscarinic acetylcholine receptorsAllosteric modulatorsNon-human primate brainM4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptorStriatal hyperdopaminergiaAcetylcholine receptorsBrain regionsCaudate nucleusTotal volume of distributionDose-dependent blockReference regionVolume of distributionPositron emission tomography imagingEmission tomographyReceptor levelsFunction of dosePET scansClinical trialsBlood-basedRhesus macaques
2023
Evaluation of a First PET Tracer Suitable for Imaging the Sigma‑2 Receptor in the Brain of Nonhuman Primates
Alluri S, Zheng M, Holden D, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Felchner Z, Li S, Ropchan J, Carson R, Jia H, Huang Y. Evaluation of a First PET Tracer Suitable for Imaging the Sigma‑2 Receptor in the Brain of Nonhuman Primates. Molecular Pharmaceutics 2023, 21: 194-200. PMID: 38013422, DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainMacaca mulattaNeoplasmsPositron-Emission TomographyPrimatesRadiopharmaceuticalsConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseLimited brain uptakeNonhuman primate brainCentral nervous systemPotential therapeutic targetPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingTransmembrane protein 97Sigma-2 receptorsFirst PET tracerBrain penetrantBrain uptakeTherapeutic targetNervous systemPrimate brainNeurological disordersPET tracersNonhuman primatesTomography imagingProtein 97CancerDiseaseBrainCell typesReceptorsEvaluation of trans- and cis-4‑[18F]Fluorogabapentin for Brain PET Imaging
Zhou Y, Normandin M, Belov V, Macdonald-Soccorso M, Moon S, Sun Y, Fakhri G, Guehl N, Brugarolas P. Evaluation of trans- and cis-4‑[18F]Fluorogabapentin for Brain PET Imaging. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2023, 14: 4208-4215. PMID: 37947793, PMCID: PMC11485007, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropathic painRodent models of neuropathic painSubunit of voltage-dependent calcium channelsModel of neuropathic painTreatment of neuropathic painMetabolite-corrected arterial input functionVoltage-dependent calcium channelsMultilinear analysis 1Brain uptakePET imagingDose of gabapentinOne-tissue compartment modelRegional time-activity curvesAdult rhesus macaquesPlasma protein bindingTime-activity curvesModerate brain uptakeCalcium channelsInjured nerveArterial input functionGabapentinRodent modelsAnticonvulsant medicationBrain PET imagingRhesus macaquesAmniotic fluid cortisol predicts neonatal and infant development in non-stressed rhesus monkeys: Implications for prenatal stress
Otridge J, Meyer J, Dettmer A. Amniotic fluid cortisol predicts neonatal and infant development in non-stressed rhesus monkeys: Implications for prenatal stress. Neurotoxicology And Teratology 2023, 100: 107308. PMID: 37890675, PMCID: PMC10872548, DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2023.107308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair cortisol concentrationsCORT exposureInfant developmentPrenatal stressMaternal hair cortisol concentrationsAmniotic fluid cortisolInfant hair cortisol concentrationsFetal cortisol exposurePostnatal day 30Healthy rhesus macaquesInfant growth rateHealthy primatesGestational ageClinical reasonsCortisol exposureDays gestationNeonatal assessmentSensorimotor scoresAmniotic fluidNeurological developmentCortisol concentrationsDay 30Rhesus monkeysRhesus macaquesCORT levelsLocalization of PDE4D, HCN1 channels, and mGluR3 in rhesus macaque entorhinal cortex may confer vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease
Datta D, Perone I, Morozov Y, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P, van Dyck C, Arnsten A. Localization of PDE4D, HCN1 channels, and mGluR3 in rhesus macaque entorhinal cortex may confer vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease. Cerebral Cortex 2023, 33: 11501-11516. PMID: 37874022, PMCID: PMC10724870, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCN1 channelsTau pathologyGlutamate synapsesEntorhinal cortexCalcium actionInternal calcium releaseEntorhinal cortex stellate cellsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexSusceptible neuronsInitial pathologySelective vulnerabilityEtiological factorsTau phosphorylationStellate cellsAlzheimer's diseaseSpecific neuronsCalcium releasePrefrontal cortexCortexSynapse strengthPathologyCalcium signalingCalbindinDiseaseNeuronsNonverbal face‐to‐face interactions in macaques and humans: A translational pilot study
Dettmer A, Bartz C, Rutherford H. Nonverbal face‐to‐face interactions in macaques and humans: A translational pilot study. Developmental Psychobiology 2023, 65: e22416. PMID: 37860898, PMCID: PMC11639748, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-infant dyadsHuman mothersPilot studyFirst-time mothersTranslational pilot studyOptimal infant developmentMaternal primiparityMother-infant interactionNonhuman primate speciesTranslational validityRhesus macaquesNonhuman primatesInfant developmentSex influenceExperienced mothersMacaquesMothersFace mother-infant interactionsHigh rateMothers of sonsHumansDevelopmental domainsOrigin and development of the claustrum in rhesus macaque
Li H, Duque A, Rakic P. Origin and development of the claustrum in rhesus macaque. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2220918120. PMID: 37406098, PMCID: PMC10334778, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2220918120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood transcriptional correlates of BCG-induced protection against tuberculosis in rhesus macaques
Liu Y, Darrah P, Zeppa J, Kamath M, Laboune F, Douek D, Maiello P, Roederer M, Flynn J, Seder R, Khatri P. Blood transcriptional correlates of BCG-induced protection against tuberculosis in rhesus macaques. Cell Reports Medicine 2023, 4: 101096. PMID: 37390827, PMCID: PMC10394165, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveDay 2 post-vaccinationCorrelates of vaccine-induced protectionRobust correlates of protectionLow-dose recipientsHigh-dose i.Rhesus macaquesBCG-induced protectionCorrelates of protectionResponse to i.Receiver operating characteristic curveType 1 interferonVaccine-induced protectionBCG recipientsCohort of macaquesCD4 TPeripheral bloodWeek 8Receptor signaling pathwayTuberculosisCharacteristic curveBCGBlood transcriptomeMycobacterium tuberculosisBloodInterrogating the Etiology of Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease Using Aging Rhesus Macaques: Cellular, Molecular, and Cortical Circuitry Perspectives
Datta D. Interrogating the Etiology of Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease Using Aging Rhesus Macaques: Cellular, Molecular, and Cortical Circuitry Perspectives. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2023, 78: 1523-1534. PMID: 37279946, PMCID: PMC10460555, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexSporadic Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseDorsolateral prefrontal cortexRhesus macaquesPrefrontal cortexSignificant risk factorsHuman Alzheimer's diseaseAspartic acid (NMDA) receptorsNonhuman primate modelNovel therapeutic strategiesCalcium-buffering proteinsPattern of pathologyInflammatory cascadeTau pathologyNeuropathological cascadeSynaptic dysfunctionRisk factorsPrimate modelNeurofibrillary tanglesAmyloid plaquesDendritic spinesTherapeutic strategiesGenetic predispositionAnimal modelsAre hair cortisol levels dependent on hair growth rate? A pilot study in rhesus macaques
Dettmer A, Novak M, Meyer J. Are hair cortisol levels dependent on hair growth rate? A pilot study in rhesus macaques. General And Comparative Endocrinology 2023, 340: 114308. PMID: 37244411, PMCID: PMC10330586, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2023.114308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair cortisol concentrationsHair growth rateHair growthMacaque monkeysCortisol accumulationPilot studyAccumulation of cortisolHPA axis regulationLower hair cortisol concentrationsHigher hair cortisol concentrationsGlucocorticoid-mediated inhibitionPresent pilot studyRhesus macaque monkeysAdult female macaquesHair cortisol levelsAge-related differencesAxis regulationHair samplesInfants 3Rodent studiesCortisol levelsCortisol concentrationsAge groupsCortisol studiesNonhuman primate speciesRhesus macaque Bcl-6/Bcl-xL B cell immortalization: Discovery of HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies from lymph node
Samsel J, Boswell K, Watkins T, Ambrozak D, Mason R, Yamamoto T, Ko S, Yang Y, Zhou T, Doria-Rose N, Foulds K, Roederer M, Mascola J, Kwong P, Gama L, Koup R. Rhesus macaque Bcl-6/Bcl-xL B cell immortalization: Discovery of HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies from lymph node. Journal Of Immunological Methods 2023, 516: 113445. PMID: 36848985, DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2023.113445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsLymph nodesRhesus macaquesHIV-1HIV-1 vaccineExpression of CD40Surface B-cell receptorB-cell immortalizationPre-clinical testingB cell receptorIL-21CD40 ligandAntigen specificityBCL-6Cell receptorIdentification of cellsAntibodiesFunctional assaysCell immortalizationBcl-xLAntigen probeCellsRetroviral vectorsSomatic hypermutationAntibody discovery
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