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Piedra-Mora C, Robinson SR, Tostanoski LH, Dayao DAE, Chandrashekar A, Bauer K, Wrijil L, Ducat S, Hayes T, Yu J, Bondzie EA, McMahan K, Sellers D, Giffin V, Hope D, Nampanya F, Mercado NB, Kar S, Andersen H, Tzipori S, Barouch DH, Martinot AJ. Reduced SARS-CoV-2 disease outcomes in Syrian hamsters receiving immune sera: Quantitative image analysis in pathologic assessments. Vet Pathol 2022; 59:648-660. [PMID: 35521761 DOI: 10.1177/03009858221095794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
There is a need to standardize pathologic endpoints in animal models of SARS-CoV-2 infection to help benchmark study quality, improve cross-institutional comparison of data, and assess therapeutic efficacy so that potential drugs and vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 can rapidly advance. The Syrian hamster model is a tractable small animal model for COVID-19 that models clinical disease in humans. Using the hamster model, the authors used traditional pathologic assessment with quantitative image analysis to assess disease outcomes in hamsters administered polyclonal immune sera from previously challenged rhesus macaques. The authors then used quantitative image analysis to assess pathologic endpoints across studies performed at different institutions using different tissue processing protocols. The authors detail pathological features of SARS-CoV-2 infection longitudinally and use immunohistochemistry to quantify myeloid cells and T lymphocyte infiltrates during SARS-CoV-2 infection. High-dose immune sera protected hamsters from weight loss and diminished viral replication in tissues and reduced lung lesions. Cumulative pathology scoring correlated with weight loss and was robust in distinguishing IgG efficacy. In formalin-infused lungs, quantitative measurement of percent area affected also correlated with weight loss but was less robust in non-formalin-infused lungs. Longitudinal immunohistochemical assessment of interstitial macrophage infiltrates showed that peak infiltration corresponded to weight loss, yet quantitative assessment of macrophage, neutrophil, and CD3+ T lymphocyte numbers did not distinguish IgG treatment effects. Here, the authors show that quantitative image analysis was a useful adjunct tool for assessing SARS-CoV-2 treatment outcomes in the hamster model.
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- Cesar Piedra-Mora
- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
- Beth Israel Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
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Zhu Y, Zhao S, Cheng L, Lin Z, Zeng M, Ruan Z, Sun B, Luo Z, Tang Y, Long H. Mg 2+ -mediated autophagy-dependent polarization of macrophages mediates the osteogenesis of bone marrow stromal stem cells by interfering with macrophage-derived exosomes containing miR-381. J Orthop Res 2022; 40:1563-1576. [PMID: 34727384 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Magnesium ion (Mg2+ ) has received increased attention due to the roles it plays in promoting osteogenesis and preventing inflammation. This study was designed to investigate the mechanism by which Mg2+ influences the osteoblastic differentiation of bone marrow stromal stem cells (BMSCs). The polarization of Mø (macrophages) was measured after treatment with Mg2+ . Meanwhile, autophagy in Mø was measured by detecting LC3B expression. Mø-derived exosomes were isolated and cocultured with BMSCs; after which, osteogenic differentiation was evaluated by Alizarin Red staining and detection of alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Our results showed that Mg2+ could induce autophagy in macrophages and modulate the M1/M2 polarization of macrophages. Mg2+ -mediated macrophages could facilitate the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs by regulating autophagy, and this facilitation by Mg2+ -mediated macrophages was closely related to macrophage-derived exosomes, and especially exosomes containing miR-381. However, miR-381 in macrophages did not influence autophagy or the polarization of Mg2+ -mediated macrophages. Furthermore, macrophage-derived exosomes containing miR-381 mainly determined the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs. Mg2+ -mediated macrophages were shown to promote the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs via autophagy through reducing miR-381 in macrophage-derived exosomes. In conclusion, our results suggest Mg2+ -mediated macrophage-derived exosomes containing miR-381 as novel vehicles for promoting the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs.
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- Yong Zhu
- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China.,Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Third Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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White LA, Maxey BS, Solitro GF, Takei H, Conrad SA, Alexander JS. Efficacy and safety testing of a COVID-19 era emergency ventilator in a healthy rabbit lung model. BMC Biomed Eng 2022; 4:2. [PMID: 35287761 PMCID: PMC8919917 DOI: 10.1186/s42490-022-00059-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic revealed a substantial and unmet need for low-cost, easily accessible mechanical ventilation strategies for use in medical resource-challenged areas. Internationally, several groups developed non-conventional COVID-19 era emergency ventilator strategies as a stopgap measure when conventional ventilators were unavailable. Here, we compared our FALCON emergency ventilator in a rabbit model and compared its safety and functionality to conventional mechanical ventilation. Methods New Zealand white rabbits (n = 5) received mechanical ventilation from both the FALCON and a conventional mechanical ventilator (Engström Carestation™) for 1 h each. Airflow and pressure, blood O2 saturation, end tidal CO2, and arterial blood gas measurements were measured. Additionally, gross and histological lung samples were compared to spontaneously breathing rabbits (n = 3) to assess signs of ventilator induced lung injury. Results All rabbits were successfully ventilated with the FALCON. At identical ventilator settings, tidal volumes, pressures, and respiratory rates were similar between both ventilators, but the inspiratory to expiratory ratio was lower using the FALCON. End tidal CO2 was significantly higher on the FALCON, and arterial blood gas measurements demonstrated lower arterial partial pressure of O2 at 30 min and higher arterial partial pressure of CO2 at 30 and 60 min using the FALCON. However, when ventilated at higher respiratory rates, we observed a stepwise decrease in end tidal CO2. Poincaré plot analysis demonstrated small but significant increases in short-term and long-term variation of peak inspiratory pressure generation from the FALCON. Wet to dry lung weight and lung injury scoring between the mechanically ventilated and spontaneously breathing rabbits were similar. Conclusions Although conventional ventilators are always preferable outside of emergency use, the FALCON ventilator safely and effectively ventilated healthy rabbits without lung injury. Emergency ventilation using accessible and inexpensive strategies like the FALCON may be useful for communities with low access to medical resources and as a backup form of emergency ventilation. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s42490-022-00059-x.
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- Luke A White
- Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, LSU Health Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103-3932, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, LSU Health Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103-3932, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.,Department of Emergency Medicine, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, LSU Health Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103-3932, USA. .,Department of Medicine, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA. .,Department of Neurology, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.
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Gonçalves J, Bicker J, Gouveia F, Liberal J, Oliveira RC, Alves G, Falcão A, Fortuna A. Nose-to-brain delivery of levetiracetam after intranasal administration to mice. Int J Pharm 2019; 564:329-339. [PMID: 31015006 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.04.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Despite being one of the most commonly prescribed antiepileptic drugs, levetiracetam is marketed in oral and intravenous dosage forms, which are associated to drug-drug interactions and drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). The purpose of the present study was to assess the potential of the intranasal route to deliver levetiracetam into the brain, due to the particular anatomical features of the nasal cavity. After development and characterization of the drug formulation, a thermoreversible gel loaded with levetiracetam was administered to CD-1 male mice by intranasal route and its pharmacokinetics compared to those observed after intravenous administration. Similar plasma pharmacokinetic profiles were obtained and the intranasal absolute bioavailability was 107.44%, underscoring that a high drug fraction was systemically absorbed. In brain tissue, maximum drug concentrations were 4.48 and 4.02 μg/g (intranasal vs intravenous) and the mean cerebral concentrations were significantly higher after intranasal administration. The percentage of drug targeting efficiency was 182.35% while direct transport percentage was 46.38%, suggesting that almost 50% of levetiracetam undergoes direct nose-to-brain delivery. Complementarily, an in vivo intranasal repeated dose toxicity study was performed and no relevant histopathological alterations were observed. The herein proposed non-invasive and safe intranasal administration route allowed a direct nose-to-brain delivery of levetiracetam and is a promising strategy for the treatment of DRE.
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- Joana Gonçalves
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Escola Superior de Saúde Dr. Lopes Dias, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, 6000-767 Castelo Branco, Portugal
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- Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Biophysics Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal; CIBIT - Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal; CIBIT - Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Ruan W, Zhong J, Guan Y, Xia Y, Zhao X, Han Y, Sun X, Liu S, Ye C, Zhou X. Detection of smoke-induced pulmonary lesions by hyperpolarized129Xe diffusion kurtosis imaging in rat models. Magn Reson Med 2016; 78:1891-1899. [DOI: 10.1002/mrm.26566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Weiwei Ruan
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology; Changzheng Hospital of the Second Military Medical University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Radiology; Changzheng Hospital of the Second Military Medical University; Shanghai China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology; Changzheng Hospital of the Second Military Medical University; Shanghai China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing P. R. China
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