2022
Human neutrophil development and functionality are enabled in a humanized mouse model
Zheng Y, Sefik E, Astle J, Karatepe K, Öz HH, Solis AG, Jackson R, Luo HR, Bruscia EM, Halene S, Shan L, Flavell RA. Human neutrophil development and functionality are enabled in a humanized mouse model. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2121077119. PMID: 36269862, PMCID: PMC9618085, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2121077119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHumanized mouse modelMouse modelHuman immune systemHuman neutrophilsImmune systemFunctional human immune systemGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorUnique mouse modelColony-stimulating factorHuman G-CSFMISTRG miceG-CSF receptor geneBacterial burdenInfectious challengeG-CSFNeutrophilsMiceNeutrophil developmentReceptor geneDisease
2020
Bacterial Autoimmune Drug Metabolism Transforms an Immunomodulator into Structurally and Functionally Divergent Antibiotics
Park H, Goddard T, Oh J, Patel J, Wei Z, Perez C, Mercado B, Wang R, Wyche T, Piizzi G, Flavell R, Crawford J. Bacterial Autoimmune Drug Metabolism Transforms an Immunomodulator into Structurally and Functionally Divergent Antibiotics. Angewandte Chemie 2020, 132: 7945-7954. DOI: 10.1002/ange.201916204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusVancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalisColitis mouse modelInflammatory bowel diseaseInflammatory bacteriaBowel diseaseAtopic dermatitisDietary stilbenesMouse modelDrug metabolismTapinarofStaphylococcus aureusEnterococcus faecalisMetabolism productsDisease symptomsPsoriasisDermatitisImmunomodulatorsSymptomsNrf2Disease
2014
Immunoglobulin A Coating Identifies Colitogenic Bacteria in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Palm NW, de Zoete MR, Cullen TW, Barry NA, Stefanowski J, Hao L, Degnan PH, Hu J, Peter I, Zhang W, Ruggiero E, Cho JH, Goodman AL, Flavell RA. Immunoglobulin A Coating Identifies Colitogenic Bacteria in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Cell 2014, 158: 1000-1010. PMID: 25171403, PMCID: PMC4174347, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseBowel diseaseIgA coatingIntestinal microbiotaIntestinal bacteriaGerm-free miceIBD patientsIntestinal diseaseImmunoglobulin AMouse modelDiseaseAnaerobic culturingDramatic susceptibilityTargeted eliminationDisease developmentDisease susceptibilityMiceCell sortingMicrobiotaBacterial cell sortingFecal bacteriaSuch bacteriaColitisPatientsIgA
2012
Humanized mouse models of infectious diseases
Strowig T, Flavell R. Humanized mouse models of infectious diseases. Drug Discovery Today Disease Models 2012, 9: e11-e16. DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmod.2011.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research