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Ben Higgins

Centre for Inflammation Research

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Regulatory T cell stability determines the efficiency of bile duct regeneration during cholangitis.

Naruhiro Kimura, Man Chun Wong, Ben Higgins, Gareth R. Hardisty, Pei-Chi Huang, Matamoana Muller, Maxym Besh, Daniel A. Patten, Timothy James Kendall, Prakash Ramachandran, Adriano Giorgio Rossi, Graham Anderson, Shishir Shetty, David R. Withers, Atsunori Tsuchiya, , Wei‐Yu Lu

This study shows that regulatory T cells (Tregs) influence bile duct regeneration during cholangitis, and their stability is critical for reducing fibrosis and inflammation.

Cell Reports · Nov 1, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology

Kynurenine monooxygenase blockade reduces endometriosis-like lesions, improves visceral hyperalgesia, and rescues mice from a negative behavioural phenotype in experimental endometriosis.

Ben Higgins, Ioannis Simitsidellis, Xiaozhong Zheng, Frances Collins, Natalie Z M Homer, Scott G Denham, Joanna Simpson, Mike Millar, Lyndsey Boswell, Hee Y Lee, Y. G. Kim, Kyung Ho Park, Larry C. Park, Patrick J. Sweeney, Gerard Feraille, , Damian J. Mole

This study shows that blocking Kynurenine monooxygenase (KMO) reduces endometriosis-like lesions, alleviates pain, and improves behavior in a mouse model of endometriosis.

bioRxiv · May 13, 2024 · PreprintPathology