Interferons and proinflammatory cytokines in pregnancy and fetal development

LJ Yockey, A Iwasaki - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
Successful pregnancy requires carefully-coordinated communications between the mother
and fetus. Immune cells and cytokine signaling pathways participate as mediators of these …

[HTML][HTML] Pregnancy and viral infections: Mechanisms of fetal damage, diagnosis and prevention of neonatal adverse outcomes from cytomegalovirus to SARS-CoV-2 …

C Auriti, DU De Rose, A Santisi, L Martini… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
Some maternal infections, contracted before or during pregnancy, can be transmitted to the
fetus, during gestation (congenital infection), during labor and childbirth (perinatal infection) …

Cell transcriptomic atlas of the non-human primate Macaca fascicularis

L Han, X Wei, C Liu, G Volpe, Z Zhuang, X Zou, Z Wang… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Studying tissue composition and function in non-human primates (NHPs) is crucial to
understand the nature of our own species. Here we present a large-scale cell transcriptomic …

[HTML][HTML] Recommendation on test readiness criteria for new approach methods (NAM) in toxicology: exemplified for developmental neurotoxicity (DNT)

A Bal-Price, HT Hogberg, KM Crofton, M Daneshian… - Altex, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Multiple non-animal-based test methods have never been formally validated. In order to use
such new approach methods (NAMs) in a regulatory context, criteria to define their …

[HTML][HTML] Future regenerative medicine developments and their therapeutic applications

AE Altyar, A El-Sayed, A Abdeen, M Piscopo… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although the currently available pharmacological assays can cure most pathological
disorders, they have limited therapeutic value in relieving certain disorders like myocardial …

Cortical malformations: lessons in human brain development

L Subramanian, ME Calcagnotto… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Creating a functional cerebral cortex requires a series of complex and well-coordinated
developmental steps. These steps have evolved across species with the emergence of …

Establishment of an a priori protocol for the implementation and interpretation of an in‐vitro testing battery for the assessment of developmental neurotoxicity

S Masjosthusmann, J Blum, K Bartmann… - EFSA Supporting …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this project we set up a human cell‐based DNTin vitro testing strategy that is based on test
methods with high readiness and data generated therefrom. The methods underwent afit‐for …

Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly: not just a small brain

S Zaqout, AM Kaindl - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microcephaly or reduced head circumference results from a multitude of abnormal
developmental processes affecting brain growth and/or leading to brain atrophy. Autosomal …

Essential oils of Mentha viridis rich phenolic compounds show important antioxidant, antidiabetic, dermatoprotective, antidermatophyte and antibacterial properties

A Bouyahya, F Lagrouh, N El Omari, I Bourais… - Biocatalysis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was the investigation of the in vitro antioxidant, antidiabetic,
dermatoprotective, antidermatophyte, and antibacterial properties of Mentha viridis essential …

AAV ablates neurogenesis in the adult murine hippocampus

S Johnston, SL Parylak, S Kim, N Mac, C Lim, I Gallina… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) has been widely used as a viral vector across
mammalian biology and has been shown to be safe and effective in human gene therapy …