2024
Prior Influenza Infection Mitigates SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Syrian Hamsters
Di Pietro C, Haberman A, Lindenbach B, Smith P, Bruscia E, Allore H, Vander Wyk B, Tyagi A, Zeiss C. Prior Influenza Infection Mitigates SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Syrian Hamsters. Viruses 2024, 16: 246. PMID: 38400021, PMCID: PMC10891789, DOI: 10.3390/v16020246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient gene expressionSARS-CoV-2Viral replication pathwayReplication pathwayAntiviral pathwaysEndemism patternsUpregulation of innateGene expressionQuantitative RT-PCRMitigated weight lossDual-infected animalsSARS-CoV-2 viral loadSARS-CoV-2 infectionSyrian hamstersSeasonal infection ratesSARS-CoV-2 inoculationLungs of animalsIndividual virusesSARS-CoV-2 diseaseUpper respiratory tractH1N1 infectionRT-PCRBronchoalveolar lavageViral loadCytokine levels
2021
Modeling SARS-CoV-2 propagation using rat coronavirus-associated shedding and transmission
Zeiss CJ, Asher JL, Vander Wyk B, Allore HG, Compton SR. Modeling SARS-CoV-2 propagation using rat coronavirus-associated shedding and transmission. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260038. PMID: 34813610, PMCID: PMC8610237, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral sheddingSialodacryoadenitis virusSARS-CoV-2Prior natural infectionSARS-CoV-2 propagationSeropositive animalsLow-level sheddingNaive recipient ratsCOVID-19Cycle threshold valuesDirect contact exposureSeroconversion ratesReinfected animalsRecipient ratsImmune protectionHigh riskNaive animalsSusceptible individualsInitial infectionGlobal immunityExposure paradigmRat coronavirusNatural infectionInfectionRatsComparative Milestones in Rodent and Human Postnatal Central Nervous System Development
Zeiss CJ. Comparative Milestones in Rodent and Human Postnatal Central Nervous System Development. Toxicologic Pathology 2021, 49: 1368-1373. PMID: 34569375, DOI: 10.1177/01926233211046933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostnatal developmentCentral nervous system immaturityPostnatal central nervous system developmentRodent olfactory bulbCentral nervous system developmentRodent brain developmentPostnatal injuryDentate gyrusPostnatal neurogenesisNervous system developmentOlfactory bulbSynaptic maturationSynaptic pruningNeurodevelopmental toxicityGuinea pigsBrain developmentAltricial rodentsCNS developmentPrecocial guinea pigCerebellar developmentRodentsRatsMyelinationNeurogenesisBirthDNA glycosylase deficiency leads to decreased severity of lupus in the Polb-Y265C mouse model
Paluri SL, Burak M, Senejani AG, Levinson M, Rahim T, Clairmont K, Kashgarian M, Alvarado-Cruz I, Meas R, Cardó-Vila M, Zeiss C, Maher S, Bothwell ALM, Coskun E, Kant M, Jaruga P, Dizdaroglu M, Lloyd R, Sweasy JB. DNA glycosylase deficiency leads to decreased severity of lupus in the Polb-Y265C mouse model. DNA Repair 2021, 105: 103152. PMID: 34186496, PMCID: PMC8635285, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimal Models of COVID-19 II. Comparative Immunology
Veenhuis RT, Zeiss CJ. Animal Models of COVID-19 II. Comparative Immunology. ILAR Journal 2021, 62: ilab010-. PMID: 33914873, PMCID: PMC8135340, DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilab010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Animal modelsLarge animal modelCytokine surgeCell infiltrationAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere coronavirus disease 2019SARS-CoV-2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionT cell responsesImmune cell infiltrationStrong antibody responseAnimal model studiesCoronavirus disease 2019Large animal model studyImmunological questionsHigh mortality rateCOVID-19Small animal modelsImmune system functionAfrican green monkeysSARS-CoV-2 researchVaccine efficacyAnimal Models of COVID-19. I. Comparative Virology and Disease Pathogenesis
Zeiss CJ, Compton S, Veenhuis RT. Animal Models of COVID-19. I. Comparative Virology and Disease Pathogenesis. ILAR Journal 2021, 62: ilab007-. PMID: 33836527, PMCID: PMC8083356, DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilab007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2SARS-CoVViral sheddingImmune responseSpontaneous modelAnimal modelsDisease pathogenesisSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirusChimeric SARS-CoVRole of comorbiditiesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicShort-term immune responseWild-type miceSeverity of diseaseOrgan-specific pathologySARS-CoV-2 virusDisease 2019 pandemicAfrican green monkeysTest therapeuticsVaccine approachesNonfatal diseaseTissue involvementAge‐related calcium dysregulation linked with tau pathology and impaired cognition in non‐human primates
Datta D, Leslie SN, Wang M, Morozov YM, Yang S, Mentone S, Zeiss C, Duque A, Rakic P, Horvath TL, van Dyck C, Nairn AC, Arnsten AFT. Age‐related calcium dysregulation linked with tau pathology and impaired cognition in non‐human primates. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2021, 17: 920-932. PMID: 33829643, PMCID: PMC8195842, DOI: 10.1002/alz.12325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTau pathologyCalcium leakTau phosphorylationNeuronal firingAlzheimer's diseaseEarly tau phosphorylationPyramidal cell dendritesSporadic Alzheimer's diseasePrimary cortical neuronsPotential therapeutic targetCognitive performanceAge-related reductionMacaque dorsolateral prefrontal cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNon-human primatesCalcium dysregulationCell dendritesCortical neuronsCalcium-binding proteinsAD biomarkersPathology markersTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsAged monkeysPrefrontal cortex
2020
AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model
Miletta MC, Iyilikci O, Shanabrough M, Šestan-Peša M, Cammisa A, Zeiss CJ, Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model. Nature Metabolism 2020, 2: 1204-1211. PMID: 33106687, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-020-00300-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgRP neuronsActivity-based anorexia modelAgRP neuronal activityVivo fiber photometryFood-restricted miceFood-restricted animalsCompulsive exerciseAnorexia modelHypothalamic agoutiNeuropeptide YExercise volumeFood intakeMouse modelNeuronal activityFiber photometryDaily activationNeuronal circuitsPsychiatric conditionsAnorexia nervosaChemogenetic toolsNeuronsLong-term behavioral impactElevated fat contentVoluntary cessationFat contentUtility of spontaneous animal models of Alzheimer’s disease in preclinical efficacy studies
Zeiss CJ. Utility of spontaneous animal models of Alzheimer’s disease in preclinical efficacy studies. Cell And Tissue Research 2020, 380: 273-286. PMID: 32337614, DOI: 10.1007/s00441-020-03198-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman Alzheimer's diseaseSpontaneous animal modelAlzheimer's diseaseAnimal modelsBiomarker progressionProgression of neuropathologyLate-onset Alzheimer's diseasePreclinical efficacy studiesHuman clinical trialsOnset Alzheimer's diseaseUsable outcome measuresAD-associated mutationsFamilial Alzheimer's diseaseNon-human primatesAmyloid neuropathologyInterventional studyClinical trialsSpontaneous modelHuman trialsOutcome measuresTherapeutic successPotential therapyNew therapiesRodent studiesEfficacy studiesSlc20a1/Pit1 and Slc20a2/Pit2 are essential for normal skeletal myofiber function and survival
Chande S, Caballero D, Ho BB, Fetene J, Serna J, Pesta D, Nasiri A, Jurczak M, Chavkin NW, Hernando N, Giachelli CM, Wagner CA, Zeiss C, Shulman GI, Bergwitz C. Slc20a1/Pit1 and Slc20a2/Pit2 are essential for normal skeletal myofiber function and survival. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 3069. PMID: 32080237, PMCID: PMC7033257, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59430-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyp miceMuscle functionSkeletal muscleMyofiber functionNormal body weightSkeletal muscle atrophyGene dose-dependent reductionConditional knockout miceReduced oxygen consumption rateStimulation of AMP kinaseKnockout miceHypophosphatemic disordersMuscle atrophyERK1/2 activationGrip strengthConditional deletionHormonal changesLow bloodBody weightC2C12 myoblastsMiceFurther evaluationBlood phosphateDependent reductionAMP kinase
2019
Menagerie: A text-mining tool to support animal-human translation in neurodegeneration research
Zeiss CJ, Shin D, Vander Wyk B, Beck AP, Zatz N, Sneiderman CA, Kilicoglu H. Menagerie: A text-mining tool to support animal-human translation in neurodegeneration research. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0226176. PMID: 31846471, PMCID: PMC6917268, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic deficiency or pharmacological inhibition of miR-33 protects from kidney fibrosis
Price NL, Miguel V, Ding W, Singh AK, Malik S, Rotllan N, Moshnikova A, Toczek J, Zeiss C, Sadeghi MM, Arias N, Baldán Á, Andreev OA, Rodríguez-Puyol D, Bahal R, Reshetnyak YK, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C, Lamas S. Genetic deficiency or pharmacological inhibition of miR-33 protects from kidney fibrosis. JCI Insight 2019, 4 PMID: 31613798, PMCID: PMC6948871, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.131102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty acid oxidationChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseDisease progressionMiR-33Bone marrow transplantExtent of fibrosisDevelopment of fibrosisAttractive therapeutic targetExpression of factorsNucleic acid inhibitorsMarrow transplantKidney fibrosisFibrotic kidneysMouse modelTherapeutic targetLipid metabolismPharmacological inhibitionFibrosisLipid accumulationDiseaseGenetic deficiencyProgressionKidneyAcid oxidationDoxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Collaborative Cross (CC) Mice Recapitulates Individual Cardiotoxicity in Humans
Zeiss CJ, Gatti DM, Toro-Salazar O, Davis C, Lutz CM, Spinale F, Stearns T, Furtado MB, Churchill GA. Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Collaborative Cross (CC) Mice Recapitulates Individual Cardiotoxicity in Humans. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2019, 9: 2637-2646. PMID: 31263061, PMCID: PMC6686936, DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac diseaseCardiac pathologyCardiac troponin I levelsUltimate severityChronic cardiac injuryTroponin I levelsPotential predictive biomarkersDoxorubicin-Induced CardiotoxicityComplete blood countPanel of biomarkersCurrent mouse modelsEffect of treatmentCardiac troponin IProgressive cardiotoxicityLight chain 3Acute periodAcute phaseCardiac injuryRenal toxicityBlood countPredictive biomarkersChronic timepointsCollaborative Cross miceSame doseI levelsAn ABCA4 loss-of-function mutation causes a canine form of Stargardt disease
Mäkeläinen S, Gòdia M, Hellsand M, Viluma A, Hahn D, Makdoumi K, Zeiss CJ, Mellersh C, Ricketts SL, Narfström K, Hallböök F, Ekesten B, Andersson G, Bergström TF. An ABCA4 loss-of-function mutation causes a canine form of Stargardt disease. PLOS Genetics 2019, 15: e1007873. PMID: 30889179, PMCID: PMC6424408, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily A, Member 4ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBase SequenceCodon, NonsenseDisease Models, AnimalDog DiseasesDogsFemaleGenes, RecessiveHomozygoteHumansLipofuscinMacular DegenerationMaleMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, MolecularMutagenesis, InsertionalMutationPedigreeProtein ConformationRetinaStargardt DiseaseWhole Genome SequencingConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumStargardt diseaseAutosomal recessive retinal degenerative diseaseRetinal degenerationABCA4 geneVisual impairmentCentral visual impairmentFull-length ABCA4 proteinFunction mutationsLabrador Retriever dogsLarge animal modelRetinal degenerative diseasesAutosomal recessive retinal degenerationMember 4 geneRecessive retinal degenerationStandard treatmentClinical trialsClinical signsLipofuscin depositsPigment epitheliumAnimal modelsCanine modelUnaffected dogsAffected dogsCone photoreceptors
2018
Pathology Study Design, Conduct, and Reporting to Achieve Rigor and Reproducibility in Translational Research Using Animal Models.
Everitt JI, Treuting PM, Scudamore C, Sellers R, Turner PV, Ward JM, Zeiss CJ. Pathology Study Design, Conduct, and Reporting to Achieve Rigor and Reproducibility in Translational Research Using Animal Models. ILAR Journal 2018, 59: 4-12. PMID: 30624739, DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ily020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnimal modelsAnimal model-based researchAnimal study dataPreclinical animal modelsHuman clinical experienceHuman clinical trialsPreclinical animal studiesAnimal-based studiesPreclinical animal experimentsPreclinical investigatorsClinical trialsPotential therapyAnimal studiesClinical experiencePathology analysisPathology practiceStudy designAnimal experimentsPathology methodsTranslational researchTissue collectionLimited concordanceComparative pathologistsReproducibility of dataToxicologic Pathology
2017
Immune responses to the real world
Zeiss CJ, Brayton CF. Immune responses to the real world. Lab Animal 2017, 47: 13-14. PMID: 29297473, DOI: 10.1038/laban.1384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSafety and Efficacy of AAV5 Vectors Expressing Human or Canine CNGB3 in CNGB3-Mutant Dogs
Ye GJ, Komáromy AM, Zeiss C, Calcedo R, Harman CD, Koehl KL, Stewart GA, Iwabe S, Chiodo VA, Hauswirth WW, Aguirre GD, Chulay JD. Safety and Efficacy of AAV5 Vectors Expressing Human or Canine CNGB3 in CNGB3-Mutant Dogs. Human Gene Therapy 2017, 28: 197-207. PMID: 29020838, PMCID: PMC5733651, DOI: 10.1089/humc.2017.125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman CNGB3Immune responseHigh dosesT cell immune responsesHigh-dose groupLow-dose groupInherited retinal disorderImmune-mediated toxicitiesHigher vector doseCone photoreceptor functionDifferent dose levelsFocal chorioretinitisRetinal toxicityVisual acuityInflammatory responseAAV vectorsRetinal disordersSubretinal injectionCone functionDose levelsCone photoreceptorsPhotoreceptor functionCNGB3AAV5 vectorVector doseBridging the Gap between Reproducibility and Translation: Data Resources and Approaches.
Zeiss CJ, Johnson LK. Bridging the Gap between Reproducibility and Translation: Data Resources and Approaches. ILAR Journal 2017, 58: 1-3. PMID: 28586416, DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilx017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom Reproducibility to Translation in Neurodegenerative Disease.
Zeiss CJ. From Reproducibility to Translation in Neurodegenerative Disease. ILAR Journal 2017, 58: 106-114. PMID: 28444192, DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilx006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurodegenerative diseasesPreclinical studiesDisease-altering treatmentsComplex human neurodegenerative diseasesBody of evidenceAnimal study designHuman neurodegenerative diseasesOutcome measuresTherapeutic studiesPreclinical successPharmacologic criteriaTherapeutic potentialStudy designDiseaseIndividual diseasesAnimal experimentsBiomarker dataTranslational purposesCell-based systemsConcept studyStudy design methodsPredictive validityPhenotypic variabilityPatientsStudyEstablished patterns of animal study design undermine translation of disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson’s disease
Zeiss CJ, Allore HG, Beck AP. Established patterns of animal study design undermine translation of disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson’s disease. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0171790. PMID: 28182759, PMCID: PMC5300282, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-modifying therapiesClinical outcome measuresDisease-modifying interventionsNon-human primatesParkinson's diseaseOutcome measuresStudy designHuman studiesToxin-induced modelsHuman interventional studiesLongitudinal clinical outcomesPreclinical study designStudy design dataToxic protocolsClinical outcomesContemporary cohortNeuropathologic dataStudy design factorsInterventional studyMultiple time pointsPD phenotypeAnimal studiesIntervention characteristicsIntervention categoriesProgressive nature