The development and improvement of immunodeficient mice and humanized immune system mouse models

J Chen, S Liao, Z Xiao, Q Pan, X Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Animal models play an indispensable role in the study of human diseases. However, animal
models of different diseases do not fully mimic the complex internal environment of humans …

Eradicating HIV-1 infection: seeking to clear a persistent pathogen

NM Archin, JM Sung, C Garrido… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) blunts viraemia, which enables HIV-1-infected
individuals to control infection and live long, productive lives. However, HIV-1 infection …

Building the next generation of humanized hemato-lymphoid system mice

T Martinov, KM McKenna, WH Tan, EJ Collins… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Since the late 1980s, mice have been repopulated with human hematopoietic cells to study
the fundamental biology of human hematopoiesis and immunity, as well as a broad range of …

Concise review: humanized models of tumor immunology in the 21st century: convergence of cancer research and tissue engineering

BM Holzapfel, F Wagner, L Thibaudeau… - Stem Cells, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Despite positive testing in animal studies, more than 80% of novel drug candidates fail to
proof their efficacy when tested in humans. This is primarily due to the use of preclinical …

Humanized mouse models to evaluate cancer immunotherapeutics

S Guil-Luna, C Sedlik, E Piaggio - Annual Review of Cancer …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Immunotherapy is at the forefront of cancer treatment. The advent of numerous novel
approaches to cancer immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint antibodies, adoptive …

Sequential therapy with supercharged NK cells with either chemotherapy drug cisplatin or anti-PD-1 antibody decreases the tumor size and significantly enhances the …

K Kaur, PC Chen, MW Ko, A Mei, E Senjor… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction and methods In this study we report that sequential treatment of supercharged
NK (sNK) cells with either chemotherapeutic drugs or check-point inhibitors eliminate both …

Applicability and implementation of the collagen‑induced arthritis mouse model, including protocols

J Luan, Z Hu, J Cheng, R Zhang… - Experimental and …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Animal models of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are essential for studying the pathogenesis of RA
in vivo and determining the efficacy of anti‑RA drugs. During the past decades, numerous …

Super-charged NK cells inhibit growth and progression of stem-like/poorly differentiated oral tumors in vivo in humanized BLT mice; effect on tumor differentiation and …

K Kaur, P Topchyan, AK Kozlowska, N Ohanian… - …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Therapeutic role of NK cells in solid tumors was challenged previously even though their
role in hematological malignancies has clearly been established. Furthermore, functions …

Targeting the IL1β pathway for cancer immunotherapy remodels the tumor microenvironment and enhances antitumor immune responses

R Diwanji, NA O'Brien, JE Choi, B Nguyen… - Cancer Immunology …, 2023 - AACR
High levels of IL1β can result in chronic inflammation, which in turn can promote tumor
growth and metastasis. Inhibition of IL1β could therefore be a promising therapeutic option …

Developing cellular therapies for retinal degenerative diseases

K Bharti, M Rao, SC Hull, D Stroncek… - … & visual science, 2014 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Biomedical advances in vision research have been greatly facilitated by the clinical
accessibility of the visual system, its ease of experimental manipulation, and its ability to be …