2023
IL-6 trans-signaling in a humanized mouse model of scleroderma
Odell I, Agrawal K, Sefik E, Odell A, Caves E, Kirkiles-Smith N, Horsley V, Hinchcliff M, Pober J, Kluger Y, Flavell R. IL-6 trans-signaling in a humanized mouse model of scleroderma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2306965120. PMID: 37669366, PMCID: PMC10500188, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306965120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasidiomycotaDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsHumansInterleukin-6MiceScleroderma, LocalizedSkinConceptsBone marrow-derived immune cellsIL-6Human hematopoietic stem cellsImmune cellsT cellsScleroderma skinSoluble IL-6 receptorCD8 T cellsHumanized mouse modelPathogenesis of sclerodermaMesenchymal cellsFibroblast-derived IL-6IL-6 receptorIL-6 signalingT cell activationHuman IL-6Human T cellsExpression of collagenFibrosis improvementPansclerotic morpheaHuman endothelial cellsHumanized miceReduced markersSkin graftsHuman CD4
2022
Single cell transcriptomic landscape of diabetic foot ulcers
Theocharidis G, Thomas BE, Sarkar D, Mumme HL, Pilcher WJR, Dwivedi B, Sandoval-Schaefer T, Sîrbulescu RF, Kafanas A, Mezghani I, Wang P, Lobao A, Vlachos IS, Dash B, Hsia HC, Horsley V, Bhasin SS, Veves A, Bhasin M. Single cell transcriptomic landscape of diabetic foot ulcers. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 181. PMID: 35013299, PMCID: PMC8748704, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27801-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersCell Adhesion MoleculesChitinase-3-Like Protein 1Diabetes MellitusDiabetic FootEndothelial CellsExome SequencingFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitKeratinocytesLeukocytesMacrophagesMatrix Metalloproteinase 1Matrix Metalloproteinase 11Matrix Metalloproteinase 3Single-Cell AnalysisSkinTranscriptomeWound HealingConceptsDiabetic foot ulcerationSpatial transcriptomicsSingle-cell transcriptomic landscapeSingle-cell RNA sequencingPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsDiabetic foot ulcersM1 macrophage polarizationNovel therapeutic approachesTranscriptomic landscapeWound healing microenvironmentRNA sequencingDFU patientsDevastating complicationFoot ulcerationDFU healingFoot ulcersDFU treatmentMononuclear cellsM1 macrophagesM2 macrophagesMacrophage polarizationTherapeutic approachesSame patientHigh abundance
2015
Origin of fibrosing cells in systemic sclerosis
Ebmeier S, Horsley V. Origin of fibrosing cells in systemic sclerosis. Current Opinion In Rheumatology 2015, 27: 555-562. PMID: 26352735, PMCID: PMC4639394, DOI: 10.1097/bor.0000000000000217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic sclerosisEndothelial cellsInjury-induced fibrosisEpithelial cellsProgressive fibrosisAutoimmune diseasesTreatment optionsEffective therapyInjury modelFibrosis modelChronic natureAnimal modelsTissue stromaSclerosisCell originFibrosisUnknown originVariety of tissuesCellular originRecent evidenceFibrocytesDiseasePericytesSpecific organsAdipocytes