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Quantification of Intracellular Growth Inside Macrophages is a Fast and Reliable Method for Assessing the Virulence of <em>Leishmania</em> Parasites

The lifecycle of Leishmania, the causative agent of leishmaniasis, alternates between promastigote and amastigote stages inside the insect and vertebrate ...

University of Maryland

In adult humans, cerebral microbleeds play important roles in neurodegenerative diseases but in neonates, the consequences of cerebral microbleeds are unknown. In rats, a single pro-angiogenic stimulus in utero predisposes to cerebral microbleeds after birth at term, a time when late oligodendrocyte progenitors (pre-oligodendrocytes) dominate in the rat brain. We hypothesized that two independent pro-angiogenic stimuli in utero would be associated with a high likelihood of perinatal microbleeds that would be severely damaging to white matter.

Cerebral microbleeds in a neonatal rat model.

Endovascular simulation employing computer, animal, and static models are common and useful adjuncts for teaching endovascular procedures and developing novel, complex endovascular techniques. Unfortunately, these models lack realistic haptic feedback and thus do not faithfully replicate many of the technical challenges associated with clinical endovascular procedures (e.g., arterial calcification, rigidity, and stenosis). We sought to develop a realistic and reproducible perfused cadaver model for endovascular training, device development, and research.

Amrita Sarkar

Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics

University of Maryland

Quantification of Intracellular Growth Inside Macrophages is a Fast and Reliable Method for Assessing the Virulence of Leishmania Parasites

Amrita Sarkar

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University of Maryland

Quantification of Intracellular Growth Inside Macrophages is a Fast and Reliable Method for Assessing the Virulence of Leishmania Parasites

Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics