2015
Immune regulatory and neuroprotective properties of preimplantation factor: From newborn to adult
Barnea E, Almogi-Hazan O, Or R, Mueller M, Ria F, Weiss L, Paidas M. Immune regulatory and neuroprotective properties of preimplantation factor: From newborn to adult. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2015, 156: 10-25. PMID: 26546485, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2015.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreImplantation FactorNeurological disordersAdverse maternal environmentSynthetic preimplantation factorEarly adverse eventsHigh safety profileFast track designationComplex neurological disorderEmbryonic-maternal interactionColon ulcerationPIF's effectHost diseaseLeukemia effectAdverse eventsLiver inflammationTransplant acceptanceBrain infectionNeuroprotective effectsAutoimmune disordersImmune suppressionNeuroprotective propertiesImmune modulationNeonatal prematuritySupraphysiological dosesSkin ulceration
2011
Preimplantation Factor (PIF*) reverses neuroinflammation while promoting neural repair in EAE model
Weiss L, Or R, Jones RC, Amunugama R, JeBailey L, Ramu S, Bernstein SA, Yekhtin Z, Almogi-Hazan O, Shainer R, Reibstein I, Vortmeyer AO, Paidas MJ, Zeira M, Slavin S, Barnea ER. Preimplantation Factor (PIF*) reverses neuroinflammation while promoting neural repair in EAE model. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2011, 312: 146-157. PMID: 21996270, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.07.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory cellsPro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokinesPreserves islet functionCytokines/chemokinesSignificant neuroprotective effectsSpinal cord histologyPreImplantation FactorSplenocyte cytokinesEAE modelChronic modelNeuroprotective effectsMaternal immunityClinical indicesChronic paralysisSpinal cordJuvenile diabetesMulti-targeted actionSynaptic transmissionCord histologyIslet functionIL6 secretionCoagulation factorsNeural repairClinical testingDay 82