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V. Fajardo

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Approach:experimental assay· 6 Organism:mouse· 5 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Assay:proteomics· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1

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J. L. Braun· 4 shared R. E. MacPherson· 3 shared B. D. Roy· 2 shared K. C. Whitley· 2 shared S. I. Hamstra· 2 shared A. A. Marais· 1 shared A. Grifoni· 1 shared A. J. MacNeil· 1 shared

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J. L. Braun

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Spaceflight increases sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ leak and this cannot be counteracted with BuOE treatment

J. L. Braun, V. Fajardo

This study shows spaceflight causes muscle atrophy and increased sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ leak in mice, which cannot be reversed by BuOE antioxidant treatment.

npj Microgravity · Jul 19, 2024Peer-reviewedPhysiology

Loss of neuronatin increases susceptibility of SERCA to thermal inactivation

M. Barfoot, V. Fajardo, J. L. Braun

The paper shows that loss of neuronatin increases susceptibility of SERCA to thermal inactivation in murine skeletal muscle.

bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2023 · PreprintPhysiology

Sclerostin influences exercise-induced adaptations in body composition and white adipose tissue morphology in male mice

N. Kurgan, J. Stoikos, B. J. Baranowski, J. Yumol, R. Dhaliwal, J. B. Sweezey-Munroe, V. Fajardo, W. Gittings, R. E. MacPherson, P. Klentrou

This study shows that exercise reduces sclerostin in white adipose tissue, affecting body composition and metabolism in male mice.

bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2022Physiology

GSK3 inhibition improves skeletal muscle function and whole-body metabolism in the severe DBA/2J mdx mouse model

B. M. Marcella, B. Hockey, J. L. Braun, K. C. Whitley, M. S. Geromella, R. W. Baranowski, C. J. Watson, S. Silvera, S. I. Hamstra, L. J. Wasilewicz, R. W. Crozier, A. A. Marais, R. Vandenboom, B. D. Roy, A. J. MacNeil, , V. Fajardo

This study shows that GSK3 inhibition improves skeletal muscle function and insulin sensitivity in mdx mice, either alone or combined with exercise.

bioRxiv · Feb 16, 2022 · PreprintPhysiology

SERCA function is impaired in skeletal and cardiac muscles from young DBA/2J mdx mice

R. E. Cleverdon, K. C. Whitley, D. M. Marko, S. I. Hamstra, J. L. Braun, B. D. Roy, R. E. MacPherson, V. Fajardo

This study compares SERCA function in skeletal and cardiac muscles of young D2 and C57 mdx mice, finding more severe impairments in D2 mdx mice.

bioRxiv · Oct 25, 2021Pathology

Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 reactive CD4+ T cells

B. J. Meckiff, C. Ramirez-Suastegui, V. Fajardo, S. J. Chee, A. Kusnadi, H. Simon, A. Grifoni, E. Pelosi, D. Weiskopf, A. Sette, F. Ay, G. Seumois, C. Ottensmeier, P. Vijayanand

This study analyzes single-cell transcriptomes of SARS-CoV-2 reactive CD4+ T cells in COVID-19 patients, finding differences in cell types and gene expression between severe and mild disease.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2020Immunology