2019
Minocycline mitigates the effect of neonatal hypoxic insult on human brain organoids
Boisvert EM, Means RE, Michaud M, Madri JA, Katz SG. Minocycline mitigates the effect of neonatal hypoxic insult on human brain organoids. Cell Death & Disease 2019, 10: 325. PMID: 30975982, PMCID: PMC6459920, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1553-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainCell DeathHuman Embryonic Stem CellsHumansHypoxia, BrainHypoxia-Ischemia, BrainMinocyclineNeuronsOrganoidsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2SOXB1 Transcription FactorsTime FactorsConceptsNeonatal hypoxic injuryBrain developmentEfficacy of minocyclineLow birth weightUse of minocyclineEffects of hypoxiaNormal brain developmentCerebral organoid modelHuman brain organoidsLater time pointsAnimal model systemsNeonatal hypoxicDevastating causeCerebral palsySignificant morbidityHuman brain developmentNeurological consequencesBirth weightHypoxic injuryNeuronal deathCortical neuronsInjury resultsGlial cellsForebrain markersPotential treatment
2010
An Implantable Vascularized Protein Gel Construct That Supports Human Fetal Hepatoblast Survival and Infection by Hepatitis C Virus in Mice
Harding MJ, Lepus CM, Gibson TF, Shepherd BR, Gerber SA, Graham M, Paturzo FX, Rahner C, Madri JA, Bothwell AL, Lindenbach BD, Pober JS. An Implantable Vascularized Protein Gel Construct That Supports Human Fetal Hepatoblast Survival and Infection by Hepatitis C Virus in Mice. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e9987. PMID: 20376322, PMCID: PMC2848675, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusHuman fetal hepatoblastsSmall animal modelsC virusAnimal modelsAccessible small animal modelsHuh-7.5 hepatoma cellsRobust small animal modelHuman hepatocyte engraftmentHuman albumin levelsBcl-2-transduced human umbilical vein endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsHepatocyte growth factorUmbilical vein endothelial cellsHCV infectionVein endothelial cellsAlbumin levelsHepatocyte engraftmentBeige miceImmunodeficient miceHistological appearanceImmunoelectron microscopic analysisMRNA expressionViral adsorptionHepatic epithelial cells