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
2012
PreImplantation Factor Reduces Graft-versus-Host Disease by Regulating Immune Response and Lowering Oxidative Stress (Murine Model)
Azar Y, Shainer R, Almogi-Hazan O, Bringer R, Compton SR, Paidas MJ, Barnea ER, Or R. PreImplantation Factor Reduces Graft-versus-Host Disease by Regulating Immune Response and Lowering Oxidative Stress (Murine Model). Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2012, 19: 519-528. PMID: 23266739, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationCell ProliferationDendritic CellsGraft vs Host DiseaseGraft vs Leukemia EffectImmune ToleranceInflammationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17LiverMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIOxidative StressPeptidesSkinSpleenSurvival AnalysisT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransplantation, HomologousConceptsBone marrow transplantationBeneficial GVL effectPreImplantation FactorAcute GVHDGVL effectHost diseaseImmune responseInducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expressionAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationNitric oxide synthase expressionOxidative stressIL-17 levelsIFN-γ levelsSystemic immune responsesOxide synthase expressionAntigen-presenting cellsMurine BMT modelT cell proliferationNitric oxide secretionDonor-recipient matchingChemokine gene expressionLipopolysaccharide-activated macrophagesAcute graftAllogeneic embryosBeneficial graftPreImplantation Factor (PIF) orchestrates systemic antiinflammatory response by immune cells: effect on peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Barnea ER, Kirk D, Ramu S, Rivnay B, Roussev R, Paidas MJ. PreImplantation Factor (PIF) orchestrates systemic antiinflammatory response by immune cells: effect on peripheral blood mononuclear cells. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2012, 207: 313.e1-313.e11. PMID: 23021695, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsPreImplantation FactorSynthetic PIFBlood mononuclear cellsLymphocyte reactionMononuclear cellsImmune cellsSystemic effectsNaïve peripheral blood mononuclear cellsSynthetic preimplantation factorSystemic antiinflammatory effectMixed lymphocyte reactionImmune-modulatory propertiesTumor necrosis factorGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorColony-stimulating factorSPIF effectNonpregnant patientsDiabetes mellitusMale patientsAntiinflammatory effectsIL-4Immune modulationSubset populationsAntiinflammatory response
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
2010
A genomic and proteomic investigation of the impact of preimplantation factor on human decidual cells
Paidas MJ, Krikun G, Huang SJ, Jones R, Romano M, Annunziato J, Barnea ER. A genomic and proteomic investigation of the impact of preimplantation factor on human decidual cells. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2010, 202: 459.e1-459.e8. PMID: 20452489, PMCID: PMC2867836, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endometrial stromal cellsDown syndrome cell adhesion moleculeSyndrome cell adhesion moleculeGlobal gene expressionProtein arraysQuantitative mass spectrometryPreImplantation FactorBinding protein 1B-cell lymphoma protein 2PIF interactionProteomic analysisProteomic investigationCell adhesion moleculeInsulin-degrading enzymeGene expressionPathway analysisApoptotic pathwayApoptotic processToll-like receptor 5Protein 2Amino acid peptideProtein 1Protein 15Synthetic preimplantation factorEndometrial stromal cells
2007
Embryo–Placento–Maternal Interaction and Biomarkers: From Diagnosis to Therapy – A Workshop Report
Than N, Paidas M, Mizutani S, Sharma S, Padbury J, Barnea E. Embryo–Placento–Maternal Interaction and Biomarkers: From Diagnosis to Therapy – A Workshop Report. Placenta 2007, 28: s107-s110. PMID: 17382999, PMCID: PMC2574429, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research