Publications

  1. Wang X, Li X, Zhao J, Li Y, Shin SR, Ligresti G, Ng AHM, Bromberg JS, Church G, Lemos DR, Abdi R. Rapid Generation of hPSC-Derived High Endothelial Venule Organoids with In Vivo Ectopic Lymphoid Tissue Capabilities. Adv Mater. 2024 Feb 02; e2308760. PMID: 38306610.

  2. Tsokos GC, Boulougoura A, Kasinath V, Endo Y, Abdi R, Li H. Author Correction: The immunoregulatory roles of non-haematopoietic cells in the kidney. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2024 Jan; 20(1):70. PMID: 37996613.

  3. Podestà MA, Cavazzoni CB, Hanson BL, Bechu ED, Ralli G, Clement RL, Zhang H, Chandrakar P, Lee JM, Reyes-Robles T, Abdi R, Diallo A, Sen DR, Sage PT. Stepwise differentiation of follicular helper T cells reveals distinct developmental and functional states. Nat Commun. 2023 Nov 24; 14(1):7712. PMID: 38001088; PMCID: PMC10674016.

  4. Tsokos GC, Boulougoura A, Kasinath V, Endo Y, Abdi R, Li H. The immunoregulatory roles of non-haematopoietic cells in the kidney. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2023 Nov 20. PMID: 37985868.

  5. Iske J, Roesel MJ, Martin F, Schroeter A, Matsunaga T, Maenosono R, Tripathi U, Xiao Y, Nian Y, Caldarone BJ, Vondran FWR, Sage PT, Azuma H, Abdi R, Elkhal A, Pirtskhalava T, Tchkonia T, Kirkland JL, Zhou H, Tullius SG. Transplanting old organs promotes senescence in young recipients. Am J Transplant. 2024 Mar; 24(3):391-405. PMID: 37913871; PMCID: PMC10922683.

  6. Zhang H, Cavazzoni CB, Podestà MA, Bechu ED, Ralli G, Chandrakar P, Lee JM, Sayin I, Tullius SG, Abdi R, Chong AS, Blazar BR, Sage PT. IL-21-producing effector Tfh cells promote B cell alloimmunity in lymph nodes and kidney allografts. JCI Insight. 2023 Oct 23; 8(20). PMID: 37870962; PMCID: PMC10619486.

  7. Jung S, Ben Nasr M, Bahmani B, Usuelli V, Zhao J, Sabiu G, Seelam AJ, Naini SM, Balasubramanian HB, Park Y, Li X, Khalefa SA, Kasinath V, Williams MD, Rachid O, Haik Y, Tsokos GC, Wasserfall CH, Atkinson MA, Bromberg JS, Tao W, Fiorina P, Abdi R. Nanotargeted Delivery of Immune Therapeutics in Type 1 Diabetes. Adv Mater. 2023 Oct; 35(40):e2300812. PMID: 37357903; PMCID: PMC10629472.

  8. Melloni A, Liu L, Kashinath V, Abdi R, Shah K. Meningeal lymphatics and their role in CNS disorder treatment: moving past misconceptions. Front Neurosci. 2023; 17:1184049. PMID: 37502683; PMCID: PMC10368987.

  9. Iske J, Dedeilia A, Xiao Y, Martin F, Emmert MY, Sage PT, Abdi R, Zhou H, Tullius SG. The Impact of T-cell Aging on Alloimmunity and Inflammaging. Transplantation. 2024 Mar 01; 108(3):634-642. PMID: 37389638; PMCID: PMC10756935.

  10. Sabiu G, Kasinath V, Jung S, Li X, Tsokos GC, Abdi R. Targeted nanotherapy for kidney diseases: a comprehensive review. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2023 05 31; 38(6):1385-1396. PMID: 35945647; PMCID: PMC10229287.

  11. Li L, Wu L, Kensiski A, Zhao J, Shirkey MW, Song Y, Piao W, Zhang T, Mei Z, Gavzy SJ, Ma B, Saxena V, Lee YS, Xiong Y, Li X, Fan X, Abdi R, Bromberg JS. FRC transplantation restores lymph node conduit defects in laminin a4-deficient mice. JCI Insight. 2023 04 24; 8(8). PMID: 37092548; PMCID: PMC10243809.

  12. Liu HJ, Chen W, Wu G, Zhou J, Liu C, Tang Z, Huang X, Gao J, Xiao Y, Kong N, Joshi N, Cao Y, Abdi R, Tao W. Glutathione-Scavenging Nanoparticle-Mediated PROTACs Delivery for Targeted Protein Degradation and Amplified Antitumor Effects. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2023 06; 10(16):e2207439. PMID: 37066758; PMCID: PMC10238184.

  13. Halawi A, El Kurdi AB, Vernon KA, Solhjou Z, Choi JY, Saad AJ, Younis NK, Elfekih R, Mohammed MT, Deban CA, Weins A, Abdi R, Riella LV, De Serres SA, Cravedi P, Greka A, Khoueiry P, Azzi JR. Uncovering a novel role of focal adhesion and interferon-gamma in cellular rejection of kidney allografts at single cell resolution. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1139358. PMID: 37063857; PMCID: PMC10102512.

  14. Chen KS, Reinshagen C, Van Schaik TA, Rossignoli F, Borges P, Mendonca NC, Abdi R, Simon B, Reardon DA, Wakimoto H, Shah K. Bifunctional cancer cell-based vaccine concomitantly drives direct tumor killing and antitumor immunity. Sci Transl Med. 2023 01 04; 15(677):eabo4778. PMID: 36599004; PMCID: PMC10068810.

  15. Abdi R, Shahpari O, Bagheri F, Zargarbashi R. A Method of Time Prediction in Epiphysiodesis for Limb Length Discrepancy Based On Multiplier. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2023; 11(12):765-769. PMID: 38146518; PMCID: PMC10748810.

  16. Zhao J, Jung S, Li X, Li L, Kasinath V, Zhang H, Movahedi SN, Mardini A, Sabiu G, Hwang Y, Saxena V, Song Y, Ma B, Acton SE, Kim P, Madsen JC, Sage PT, Tullius SG, Tsokos GC, Bromberg JS, Abdi R. Delivery of costimulatory blockade to lymph nodes promotes transplant acceptance in mice. J Clin Invest. 2022 12 15; 132(24). PMID: 36519543; PMCID: PMC9754003.

  17. Jung S, Jiang L, Zhao J, Shultz LD, Greiner DL, Bae M, Li X, Ordikhani F, Kuai R, Joseph J, Kasinath V, Elmaleh DR, Abdi R. Clathrin light chain-conjugated drug delivery for cancer. Bioeng Transl Med. 2023 Jan; 8(1):e10273. PMID: 36684105; PMCID: PMC9842032.

  18. Dai L, Uehara M, Li X, LaBarre BA, Banouni N, Ichimura T, Lee-Sundlov MM, Kasinath V, Sullivan JA, Ni H, Barone F, Giannini S, Bahmani B, Sage PT, Patsopoulos NA, Tsokos GC, Bromberg JS, Hoffmeister K, Jiang L, Abdi R. Characterization of CD41+ cells in the lymph node. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:801945. PMID: 36032128; PMCID: PMC9405417.

  19. Hussain B, Kasinath V, Ashton-Rickardt GP, Clancy T, Uchimura K, Tsokos G, Abdi R. High endothelial venules as potential gateways for therapeutics. Trends Immunol. 2022 09; 43(9):728-740. PMID: 35931612; PMCID: PMC10804419.

  20. Bolla AM, Loretelli C, Montefusco L, Finzi G, Abdi R, Ben Nasr M, Lunati ME, Pastore I, Bonventre JV, Nebuloni M, Rusconi S, Santus P, Zuccotti G, Galli M, D'Addio F, Fiorina P. Inflammation and vascular dysfunction: The negative synergistic combination of diabetes and COVID-19. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2022 10; 38(7):e3565. PMID: 35830597; PMCID: PMC9349661.

  21. Li L, Shirkey MW, Zhang T, Piao W, Li X, Zhao J, Mei Z, Guo Y, Saxena V, Kensiski A, Gavzy SJ, Song Y, Ma B, Wu J, Xiong Y, Wu L, Fan X, Roussey H, Li M, Krupnick AS, Abdi R, Bromberg JS. Lymph node fibroblastic reticular cells preserve a tolerogenic niche in allograft transplantation through laminin a4. J Clin Invest. 2022 07 01; 132(13). PMID: 35775481; PMCID: PMC9246384.

  22. Ben Nasr M, D'Addio F, Montefusco L, Usuelli V, Loretelli C, Rossi A, Pastore I, Abdelsalam A, Maestroni A, Dell'Acqua M, Ippolito E, Assi E, Seelam AJ, Fiorina RM, Chebat E, Morpurgo P, Lunati ME, Bolla AM, Abdi R, Bonventre JV, Rusconi S, Riva A, Corradi D, Santus P, Clark P, Nebuloni M, Baldi G, Finzi G, Folli F, Zuccotti GV, Galli M, Herold KC, Fiorina P. Indirect and Direct Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on Human Pancreatic Islets. Diabetes. 2022 07 01; 71(7):1579-1590. PMID: 35499468; PMCID: PMC9490452.

  23. Chen PM, Katsuyama E, Satyam A, Li H, Rubio J, Jung S, Andrzejewski S, Becherer JD, Tsokos MG, Abdi R, Tsokos GC. CD38 reduces mitochondrial fitness and cytotoxic T cell response against viral infection in lupus patients by suppressing mitophagy. Sci Adv. 2022 06 17; 8(24):eabo4271. PMID: 35704572; PMCID: PMC9200274.

  24. Bhere D, Choi SH, van de Donk P, Hope D, Gortzak K, Kunnummal A, Khalsa J, Revai Lechtich E, Reinshagen C, Leon V, Nissar N, Bi WL, Feng C, Li H, Zhang YS, Liang SH, Vasdev N, Essayed W, Quevedo PV, Golby A, Banouni N, Palagina A, Abdi R, Fury B, Smirnakis S, Lowe A, Reeve B, Hiller A, Chiocca EA, Prestwich G, Wakimoto H, Bauer G, Shah K. Target receptor identification and subsequent treatment of resected brain tumors with encapsulated and engineered allogeneic stem cells. Nat Commun. 2022 05 19; 13(1):2810. PMID: 35589724; PMCID: PMC9120173.

  25. Orouji F, Abdi R, Chalabianloo G. Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility as Transdiagnostic Factor in the Relationship Between Emotional Dysregulation and Sleep Problems With Symptoms of Emotional Disorders. Front Psychol. 2022; 13:800041. PMID: 35548493; PMCID: PMC9082666.

  26. D'Addio F, Maestroni A, Assi E, Ben Nasr M, Amabile G, Usuelli V, Loretelli C, Bertuzzi F, Antonioli B, Cardarelli F, El Essawy B, Solini A, Gerling IC, Bianchi C, Becchi G, Mazzucchelli S, Corradi D, Fadini GP, Foschi D, Markmann JF, Orsi E, Škrha J, Camboni MG, Abdi R, James Shapiro AM, Folli F, Ludvigsson J, Del Prato S, Zuccotti G, Fiorina P. The IGFBP3/TMEM219 pathway regulates beta cell homeostasis. Nat Commun. 2022 02 03; 13(1):684. PMID: 35115561; PMCID: PMC8813914.

  27. Jiang L, Yilmaz M, Uehara M, Cavazzoni CB, Kasinath V, Zhao J, Naini SM, Li X, Banouni N, Fiorina P, Shin SR, Tullius SG, Bromberg JS, Sage PT, Abdi R. Characterization of Leptin Receptor+ Stromal Cells in Lymph Node. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:730438. PMID: 35111151; PMCID: PMC8801441.

  28. Li X, Zhao J, Naini SM, Sabiu G, Tullius SG, Shin SR, Bromberg JS, Fiorina P, Tsokos GC, Abdi R, Kasinath V. Kidney-Draining Lymph Node Fibrosis Following Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:768412. PMID: 35024041; PMCID: PMC8744208.

  29. Lee-Sundlov MM, Burns RT, Kim TO, Grozovsky R, Giannini S, Rivadeneyra L, Zheng Y, Glabere SH, Kahr WHA, Abdi R, Despotovic JM, Wang D, Hoffmeister KM. Immune cells surveil aberrantly sialylated O-glycans on megakaryocytes to regulate platelet count. Blood. 2021 12 09; 138(23):2408-2424. PMID: 34324649; PMCID: PMC8662070.

  30. Hernandez JOR, Wang X, Vazquez-Segoviano M, Lopez-Marfil M, Sobral-Reyes MF, Moran-Horowich A, Sundberg M, Lopez-Cantu DO, Probst CK, Ruiz-Esparza GU, Giannikou K, Abdi R, Henske EP, Kwiatkowski DJ, Sahin M, Lemos DR. A tissue-bioengineering strategy for modeling rare human kidney diseases in vivo. Nat Commun. 2021 11 11; 12(1):6496. PMID: 34764250; PMCID: PMC8586030.

  31. Hussain B, Kasinath V, Madsen JC, Bromberg J, Tullius SG, Abdi R. Intra-Organ Delivery of Nanotherapeutics for Organ Transplantation. ACS Nano. 2021 11 23; 15(11):17124-17136. PMID: 34714050; PMCID: PMC9050969.

  32. Jamaly S, Rakaee M, Abdi R, Tsokos GC, Fenton KA. Interplay of immune and kidney resident cells in the formation of tertiary lymphoid structures in lupus nephritis. Autoimmun Rev. 2021 Dec; 20(12):102980. PMID: 34718163.

  33. Ganjifard M, Kouzegaran S, Abdi R, Naseri M, Allahyari E, Sabertanha A, Zeinali B. The Comparison of Inflammatory Cytokines between Spinal and General Anesthesia following Changes in Ischemic Reperfusion due to Tourniquet during Lower Limb Surgery. Adv Orthop. 2021; 2021:2027421. PMID: 34631170; PMCID: PMC8500770.

  34. Li L, Wu J, Abdi R, Jewell CM, Bromberg JS. Lymph node fibroblastic reticular cells steer immune responses. Trends Immunol. 2021 08; 42(8):723-734. PMID: 34256989; PMCID: PMC8324561.

  35. Jamaly S, Tsokos MG, Bhargava R, Brook OR, Hecht JL, Abdi R, Moulton VR, Satyam A, Tsokos GC. Complement activation and increased expression of Syk, mucin-1 and CaMK4 in kidneys of patients with COVID-19. Clin Immunol. 2021 08; 229:108795. PMID: 34252574; PMCID: PMC8270746.

  36. Zhao J, Jiang L, Uehara M, Banouni N, Al Dulaijan BS, Azzi J, Ichimura T, Li X, Jarolim P, Fiorina P, Tullius SG, Madsen JC, Kasinath V, Abdi R. ACTH treatment promotes murine cardiac allograft acceptance. JCI Insight. 2021 07 08; 6(13). PMID: 34236047; PMCID: PMC8410061.

  37. Maenosono R, Nian Y, Iske J, Liu Y, Minami K, Rommel T, Martin F, Abdi R, Azuma H, Rosner BA, Zhou H, Milford E, Elkhal A, Tullius SG. Recipient sex and estradiol levels affect transplant outcomes in an age-specific fashion. Am J Transplant. 2021 10; 21(10):3239-3255. PMID: 34050595; PMCID: PMC8924905.

  38. Quante M, Iske J, Heinbokel T, Desai BN, Cetina Biefer HR, Nian Y, Krenzien F, Matsunaga T, Uehara H, Maenosono R, Azuma H, Pratschke J, Falk CS, Lo T, Sheu E, Tavakkoli A, Abdi R, Perkins D, Alegre ML, Banks AS, Zhou H, Elkhal A, Tullius SG. Restored TDCA and valine levels imitate the effects of bariatric surgery. Elife. 2021 06 22; 10. PMID: 34155969; PMCID: PMC8257250.

  39. Montefusco L, Ben Nasr M, D'Addio F, Loretelli C, Rossi A, Pastore I, Daniele G, Abdelsalam A, Maestroni A, Dell'Acqua M, Ippolito E, Assi E, Usuelli V, Seelam AJ, Fiorina RM, Chebat E, Morpurgo P, Lunati ME, Bolla AM, Finzi G, Abdi R, Bonventre JV, Rusconi S, Riva A, Corradi D, Santus P, Nebuloni M, Folli F, Zuccotti GV, Galli M, Fiorina P. Acute and long-term disruption of glycometabolic control after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nat Metab. 2021 06; 3(6):774-785. PMID: 34035524; PMCID: PMC9931026.

  40. Usuelli V, Ben Nasr M, D'Addio F, Liu K, Vergani A, El Essawy B, Yang J, Assi E, Uehara M, Rossi C, Solini A, Capobianco A, Rigamonti E, Potena L, Venturini M, Sabatino M, Bottarelli L, Ammirati E, Frigerio M, Castillo-Leon E, Maestroni A, Azzoni C, Loretelli C, Joe Seelam A, Tai AK, Pastore I, Becchi G, Corradi D, Visner GA, Zuccotti GV, Chau NB, Abdi R, Pezzolesi MG, Fiorina P. miR-21 antagonism reprograms macrophage metabolism and abrogates chronic allograft vasculopathy. Am J Transplant. 2021 10; 21(10):3280-3295. PMID: 33764625; PMCID: PMC8518036.

  41. Abdi R, Rogers JB, Rust A, Wolfand JM, Philippus D, Taniguchi-Quan K, Irving K, Stein ED, Hogue TS. Simulating the thermal impact of substrate temperature on ecological restoration in shallow urban rivers. J Environ Manage. 2021 Jul 01; 289:112560.PMID: 33857712.

  42. Ben Nasr M, Usuelli V, Seelam AJ, D'Addio F, Abdi R, Markmann JF, Fiorina P. Regulatory B Cells in Autoimmune Diabetes. J Immunol. 2021 03 15; 206(6):1117-1125. PMID: 33685919.

  43. Nian Y, Iske J, Maenosono R, Minami K, Heinbokel T, Quante M, Liu Y, Azuma H, Yang J, Abdi R, Zhou H, Elkhal A, Tullius SG. Targeting age-specific changes in CD4+ T cell metabolism ameliorates alloimmune responses and prolongs graft survival. Aging Cell. 2021 02; 20(2):e13299. PMID: 33497523; PMCID: PMC7884034.

  44. Jiang L, Jung S, Zhao J, Kasinath V, Ichimura T, Joseph J, Fiorina P, Liss AS, Shah K, Annabi N, Joshi N, Akama TO, Bromberg JS, Kobayashi M, Uchimura K, Abdi R. Simultaneous targeting of primary tumor, draining lymph node, and distant metastases through high endothelial venule-targeted delivery. Nano Today. 2021 Feb; 36. PMID: 33391389; PMCID: PMC7774643.

  45. Jiang L, Wang YJ, Zhao J, Uehara M, Hou Q, Kasinath V, Ichimura T, Banouni N, Dai L, Li X, Greiner DL, Shultz LD, Zhang X, Sun ZJ, Curtin I, Vangos NE, Yeoh ZC, Geffken EA, Seo HS, Liu ZX, Heffron GJ, Shah K, Dhe-Paganon S, Abdi R. Direct Tumor Killing and Immunotherapy through Anti-SerpinB9 Therapy. Cell. 2020 11 25; 183(5):1219-1233.e18. PMID: 33242418; PMCID: PMC7927154.

  46. Ordikhani F, Kasinath V, Uehara M, Akbarzadeh A, Yilmam OA, Dai L, Aksu H, Jung S, Jiang L, Li X, Zhao J, Bahmani B, Ichimura T, Fiorina P, Annabi N, Abdi R. Selective Trafficking of Light Chain-Conjugated Nanoparticles to the Kidney and Renal Cell Carcinoma. Nano Today. 2020 Dec; 35. PMID: 33244320; PMCID: PMC7685247.

  47. Assi E, D'Addio F, Mandò C, Maestroni A, Loretelli C, Ben Nasr M, Usuelli V, Abdelsalam A, Seelam AJ, Pastore I, Magagnotti C, Abdi R, El Essawy B, Folli F, Corradi D, Zuccotti G, Cetin I, Fiorina P. Placental proteome abnormalities in women with gestational diabetes and large-for-gestational-age newborns. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020 11; 8(2). PMID: 33188009; PMCID: PMC7668299.

  48. Solerte SB, D'Addio F, Trevisan R, Lovati E, Rossi A, Pastore I, Dell'Acqua M, Ippolito E, Scaranna C, Bellante R, Galliani S, Dodesini AR, Lepore G, Geni F, Fiorina RM, Catena E, Corsico A, Colombo R, Mirani M, De Riva C, Oleandri SE, Abdi R, Bonventre JV, Rusconi S, Folli F, Di Sabatino A, Zuccotti G, Galli M, Fiorina P. Sitagliptin Treatment at the Time of Hospitalization Was Associated With Reduced Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and COVID-19: A Multicenter, Case-Control, Retrospective, Observational Study. Diabetes Care. 2020 12; 43(12):2999-3006. PMID: 32994187.

  49. Li X, Zhao J, Kasinath V, Uehara M, Jiang L, Banouni N, McGrath MM, Ichimura T, Fiorina P, Lemos DR, Shin SR, Ware CF, Bromberg JS, Abdi R. Lymph node fibroblastic reticular cells deposit fibrosis-associated collagen following organ transplantation. J Clin Invest. 2020 08 03; 130(8):4182-4194. PMID: 32597832; PMCID: PMC7410068.

  50. Yonar M, Uehara M, Banouni N, Kasinath V, Li X, Jiang L, Zhao J, Bei F, Shin SR, Cetrulo CL, Annabi N, Abdi R. Cellular Mechanisms of Rejection of Optic and Sciatic Nerve Transplants: An Observational Study. Transplant Direct. 2020 Aug; 6(8):e589. PMID: 32766437; PMCID: PMC7382554.

  51. Levy O, Kuai R, Siren EMJ, Bhere D, Milton Y, Nissar N, De Biasio M, Heinelt M, Reeve B, Abdi R, Alturki M, Fallatah M, Almalik A, Alhasan AH, Shah K, Karp JM. Shattering barriers toward clinically meaningful MSC therapies. Sci Adv. 2020 07; 6(30):eaba6884. PMID: 32832666; PMCID: PMC7439491.

  52. Keykhosravi E, Tavallaii A, Rezaee H, Ebrahimzadeh K, Pishjoo M, Abdi R, Maftouh M, Aminzadeh B. Conus Medullaris Teratoma: Case Report and Literature Review. Brain Tumor Res Treat. 2020 Oct; 8(2):119-123. PMID: 32648386.

  53. Li L, Shirkey MW, Zhang T, Xiong Y, Piao W, Saxena V, Paluskievicz C, Lee Y, Toney N, Cerel BM, Li Q, Simon T, Smith KD, Hippen KL, Blazar BR, Abdi R, Bromberg JS. The lymph node stromal laminin a5 shapes alloimmunity. J Clin Invest. 2020 05 01; 130(5):2602-2619. PMID: 32017712; PMCID: PMC7190966.

  54. Abdi R, Shojaeian R, Hajian S, Sheikh S. Surgical Practice in the Shadow of COVID-19 Outbreak. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2020 Apr; 8(Suppl1):256-261. PMID: 32607396; PMCID: PMC7296608.

  55. Rachid O, Osman A, Abdi R, Haik Y. CTLA4-Ig (abatacept): a promising investigational drug for use in type 1 diabetes. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2020 Mar; 29(3):221-236. PMID: 32031422.

  56. Zargarbashi R, Abdi R, Bozorgmanesh M, Panjavi B. Anterior Distal Hemiepiphysiodesis of Tibia for Treatment of Recurrent Equinus Deformity Due to Flat-Top Talus in Surgically Treated Clubfoot. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2020 Mar - Apr; 59(2):418-422.PMID: 32131014.

  57. Abdi R, Endreny T, Nowak D. i-Tree cool river: An open source, freeware tool to simulate river water temperature coupled with HEC-RAS. MethodsX. 2020; 7:100808. PMID: 32181151; PMCID: PMC7063232.

  58. Piao W, Xiong Y, Li L, Saxena V, Smith KD, Hippen KL, Paluskievicz C, Willsonshirkey M, Blazar BR, Abdi R, Bromberg JS. Regulatory T Cells Condition Lymphatic Endothelia for Enhanced Transendothelial Migration. Cell Rep. 2020 01 28; 30(4):1052-1062.e5. PMID: 31995749; PMCID: PMC7009789.

  59. Abdi R, Endreny T, Nowak D. A model to integrate urban river thermal cooling in river restoration. J Environ Manage. 2020 Mar 15; 258:110023. PMID: 31929063.

  60. Paluskievicz CM, Cao X, Abdi R, Zheng P, Liu Y, Bromberg JS. T Regulatory Cells and Priming the Suppressive Tumor Microenvironment. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:2453. PMID: 31681327; PMCID: PMC6803384.

  61. Simon T, Li L, Wagner C, Zhang T, Saxena V, Brinkman CC, Tostanoski LH, Ostrand-Rosenberg S, Jewell C, Shea-Donohue T, Hippen K, Blazar B, Abdi R, Bromberg JS. Differential Regulation of T-cell Immunity and Tolerance by Stromal Laminin Expressed in the Lymph Node. Transplantation. 2019 10; 103(10):2075-2089. PMID: 31343575; PMCID: PMC6768765.

  62. Siedlecki AM, Benson C, Frates M, Azzi J, Hoffman RJ, Milford E, Weins A, Chandraker A, Mc Donald N, Philip White J, Abdi R. First Report of Perfluorobutane Microsphere-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Transplant Kidney. Transplantation. 2019 10; 103(10):e283-e284. PMID: 31335773.

  63. Uehara M, Bahmani B, Jiang L, Jung S, Banouni N, Kasinath V, Solhjou Z, Zhao J, Ordikhani F, Bae M, Annabi N, McGrath MM, Abdi R. Nanodelivery of Mycophenolate Mofetil to the Organ Improves Transplant Vasculopathy. ACS Nano. 2019 11 26; 13(11):12393-12407. PMID: 31518498; PMCID: PMC7247279.

  64. Saxena V, Li L, Paluskievicz C, Kasinath V, Bean A, Abdi R, Jewell CM, Bromberg JS. Role of lymph node stroma and microenvironment in T cell tolerance. Immunol Rev. 2019 11; 292(1):9-23. PMID: 31538349; PMCID: PMC6935411.

  65. Saleh B, Dhaliwal HK, Portillo-Lara R, Shirzaei Sani E, Abdi R, Amiji MM, Annabi N. Local Immunomodulation Using an Adhesive Hydrogel Loaded with miRNA-Laden Nanoparticles Promotes Wound Healing. Small. 2019 09; 15(36):e1902232.PMID: 31328877; PMCID: PMC6726510.

  66. Li X, Bean A, Uehara M, Banouni N, Ben Nasr M, Kasinath V, Jiang L, Fiorina P, Abdi R. Immune heterogeneity of head and tail pancreatic lymph nodes in non-obese diabetic mice. Sci Rep. 2019 07 05; 9(1):9778. PMID: 31278331.

  67. Uehara M, Li X, Sheikhi A, Zandi N, Walker B, Saleh B, Banouni N, Jiang L, Ordikhani F, Dai L, Yonar M, Vohra I, Kasinath V, Orgill DP, Khademhosseini A, Annabi N, Abdi R. Anti-IL-6 eluting immunomodulatory biomaterials prolong skin allograft survival. Sci Rep. 2019 04 25; 9(1):6535. PMID: 31024011.

  68. Kasinath V, Yilmam OA, Uehara M, Yonar M, Jiang L, Li X, Qiu W, Eskandari S, Ichimura T, Abdi R. Urine podoplanin heralds the onset of ischemia-reperfusion injury of the kidney. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2019 05 01; 316(5):F957-F965. PMID: 30864839; PMCID: PMC6580248.

  69. Kasinath V, Yilmam OA, Uehara M, Jiang L, Ordikhani F, Li X, Salant DJ, Abdi R. Activation of fibroblastic reticular cells in kidney lymph node during crescentic glomerulonephritis. Kidney Int. 2019 02; 95(2):310-320. PMID: 30522766; PMCID: PMC6342621.

  70. Bahmani B, Uehara M, Ordikhani F, Li X, Jiang L, Banouni N, Ichimura T, Kasinath V, Eskandari SK, Annabi N, Bromberg JS, Shultz LD, Greiner DL, Abdi R. Ectopic high endothelial venules in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A unique site for targeted delivery. EBioMedicine. 2018 Dec; 38:79-88. PMID: 30497977; PMCID: PMC6306381.

  71. Eckhoff DE, Fairchild RL, Abdi R. What's hot, what's new: Report from the American Transplant Congress 2018. Am J Transplant. 2018 12; 18(12):2857-2868. PMID: 30277013.

  72. Ordikhani F, Uehara M, Kasinath V, Dai L, Eskandari SK, Bahmani B, Yonar M, Azzi JR, Haik Y, Sage PT, Murphy GF, Annabi N, Schatton T, Guleria I, Abdi R. Targeting antigen-presenting cells by anti-PD-1 nanoparticles augments antitumor immunity. JCI Insight. 2018 10 18; 3(20). PMID: 30333312; PMCID: PMC6237477.

  73. Bahmani B, Uehara M, Jiang L, Ordikhani F, Banouni N, Ichimura T, Solhjou Z, Furtmüller GJ, Brandacher G, Alvarez D, von Andrian UH, Uchimura K, Xu Q, Vohra I, Yilmam OA, Haik Y, Azzi J, Kasinath V, Bromberg JS, McGrath MM, Abdi R. Targeted delivery of immune therapeutics to lymph nodes prolongs cardiac allograft survival. J Clin Invest. 2018 11 01; 128(11):4770-4786. PMID: 30277476; PMCID: PMC6205374.

  74. Borges TJ, Murakami N, Machado FD, Murshid A, Lang BJ, Lopes RL, Bellan LM, Uehara M, Antunes KH, Pérez-Saéz MJ, Birrane G, Vianna P, Gonçalves JIB, Zanin RF, Azzi J, Abdi R, Ishido S, Shin JS, Souza APD, Calderwood SK, Riella LV, Bonorino C. March1-dependent modulation of donor MHC II on CD103+ dendritic cells mitigates alloimmunity. Nat Commun. 2018 08 28; 9(1):3482. PMID: 30154416; PMCID: PMC6113260.

  75. D'Addio F, Vergani A, Potena L, Maestroni A, Usuelli V, Ben Nasr M, Bassi R, Tezza S, Dellepiane S, El Essawy B, Iascone M, Iacovoni A, Borgese L, Liu K, Visner G, Dhe-Paganon S, Corradi D, Abdi R, Starling RC, Folli F, Zuccotti GV, Sayegh MH, Heeger PS, Chandraker A, Grigioni F, Fiorina P. P2X7R mutation disrupts the NLRP3-mediated Th program and predicts poor cardiac allograft outcomes. J Clin Invest. 2018 08 01; 128(8):3490-3503. PMID: 30010623; PMCID: PMC6063506.

  76. Maarouf OH, Uehara M, Kasinath V, Solhjou Z, Banouni N, Bahmani B, Jiang L, Yilmam OA, Guleria I, Lovitch SB, Grogan JL, Fiorina P, Sage PT, Bromberg JS, McGrath MM, Abdi R. Repetitive ischemic injuries to the kidneys result in lymph node fibrosis and impaired healing. JCI Insight. 2018 07 12; 3(13). PMID: 29997302; PMCID: PMC6124521.

  77. Postalcioglu M, Kaze AD, Byun BC, Siedlecki A, Tullius SG, Milford EL, Paik JM, Abdi R. Association of Cold Ischemia Time With Acute Renal Transplant Rejection. Transplantation. 2018 07; 102(7):1188-1194. PMID: 29346257.

  78. Postalcioglu M, Kim HT, Obut F, Yilmam OA, Yang J, Byun BC, Kupiec-Weglinski S, Soiffer R, Ritz J, Antin JH, Alyea E, Koreth J, Cutler C, Armand P, Paik JM, Leaf DE, Ho VT, Abdi R. Impact of Thrombotic Microangiopathy on Renal Outcomes and Survival after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018 11; 24(11):2344-2353. PMID: 29758394; PMCID: PMC6230502.

  79. Uehara M, Solhjou Z, Banouni N, Kasinath V, Xiaqun Y, Dai L, Yilmam O, Yilmaz M, Ichimura T, Fiorina P, Martins PN, Ohori S, Guleria I, Maarouf OH, Tullius SG, McGrath MM, Abdi R. Ischemia augments alloimmune injury through IL-6-driven CD4+ alloreactivity. Sci Rep. 2018 02 06; 8(1):2461. PMID: 29410442.

  80. Bahmani B, Vohra I, Kamaly N, Abdi R. Active targeted delivery of immune therapeutics to lymph nodes. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2018 02; 23(1):8-14. PMID: 29176361; PMCID: PMC7112238.

  81. Lee C, Haneuse S, Wang HL, Rose S, Spellman SR, Verneris M, Hsu KC, Fleischhauer K, Lee SJ, Abdi R. Prediction of absolute risk of acute graft-versus-host disease following hematopoietic cell transplantation. PLoS One. 2018; 13(1):e0190610.PMID: 29346409.

  82. Quante M, Heinbokel T, Edtinger K, Minami K, Uehara H, Nian Y, Azuma H, Abdi R, Elkhal A, Tullius SG. Rapamycin Prolongs Graft Survival and Induces CD4+IFN-?+IL-10+ Regulatory Type 1 Cells in Old Recipient Mice. Transplantation. 2018 01; 102(1):59-69. PMID: 28777210.

  83. Sula Karreci E, Eskandari SK, Dotiwala F, Routray SK, Kurdi AT, Assaker JP, Luckyanchykov P, Mihali AB, Maarouf O, Borges TJ, Alkhudhayri A, Patel KR, Radwan A, Ghobrial I, McGrath M, Chandraker A, Riella LV, Elyaman W, Abdi R, Lieberman J, Azzi J. Human regulatory T cells undergo self-inflicted damage via granzyme pathways upon activation. JCI Insight. 2017 11 02; 2(21). PMID: 29093262.

  84. Park J, Lin HY, Assaker JP, Jeong S, Huang CH, Kurdi T, Lee K, Fraser K, Min C, Eskandari S, Routray S, Tannous B, Abdi R, Riella L, Chandraker A, Castro CM, Weissleder R, Lee H, Azzi JR. Integrated Kidney Exosome Analysis for the Detection of Kidney Transplant Rejection. ACS Nano. 2017 11 28; 11(11):11041-11046. PMID: 29053921; PMCID: PMC6237084.

  85. Uehara M, McGrath MM, Ohori S, Solhjou Z, Banouni N, Routray S, Evans C, DiNitto JP, Elkhal A, Turka LA, Strom TB, Tullius SG, Winkler DG, Azzi J, Abdi R. Regulation of T cell alloimmunity by PI3K? and PI3Kd. Nat Commun. 2017 10 16; 8(1):951.PMID: 29038423; PMCID: PMC5643371.

  86. Abdi R, Hajzargarbashi R, Ebrahimzadeh MH. Single Cut Distal Femoral Varus Osteotomy (SCFO): A Preliminary Study. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2017 Sep; 5(5):322-327. PMID: 29226204; PMCID: PMC5712399.

  87. Cha BH, Shin SR, Leijten J, Li YC, Singh S, Liu JC, Annabi N, Abdi R, Dokmeci MR, Vrana NE, Ghaemmaghami AM, Khademhosseini A. Integrin-Mediated Interactions Control Macrophage Polarization in 3D Hydrogels. Adv Healthc Mater. 2017 Nov; 6(21). PMID: 28782184; PMCID: PMC5677560.

  88. Solhjou Z, Uehara M, Bahmani B, Maarouf OH, Ichimura T, Brooks CR, Xu W, Yilmaz M, Elkhal A, Tullius SG, Guleria I, McGrath MM, Abdi R. Novel Application of Localized Nanodelivery of Anti-Interleukin-6 Protects Organ Transplant From Ischemia-Reperfusion Injuries. Am J Transplant. 2017 Sep; 17(9):2326-2337. PMID: 28296000; PMCID: PMC5573642.

  89. Kueckelhaus M, Dermietzel A, Alhefzi M, Aycart MA, Fischer S, Krezdorn N, Wo L, Maarouf OH, Riella LV, Abdi R, Bueno EM, Pomahac B. Acellular Hypothermic Extracorporeal Perfusion Extends Allowable Ischemia Time in a Porcine Whole Limb Replantation Model. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Apr; 139(4):922e-932e. PMID: 28350667.

  90. Abdi R, Hajzargarbashi R, Baghdadi T, Shirazi MR, Omidnia B, Tajik H. Effect of a modified dynamic accordion hinge Denis Browne brace on the success rate of the Ponseti method in idiopathic clubfoot: a preliminary study. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2017 Mar; 26(2):112-115. PMID: 27341119.

  91. Loretelli C, Moore RF, Ben Nasr M, Dellepiane S, Balan M, Mounayar M, Usuelli V, El Essawy B, D'Addio F, Stemmer-Rachamimov AO, Zuccotti GV, Pal S, Fiorina P, Abdi R. Immunoevasion rather than intrinsic oncogenicity may confer MSCs from non-obese diabetic mice the ability to generate neural tumors. Acta Diabetol. 2017 Jul; 54(7):707-712. PMID: 28224274.

  92. Fischer K, Ohori S, Meral FC, Uehara M, Giannini S, Ichimura T, Smith RN, Jolesz FA, Guleria I, Zhang Y, White PJ, McDannold NJ, Hoffmeister K, Givertz MM, Abdi R. Testing the Efficacy of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Detecting Transplant Rejection Using a Murine Model of Heart Transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2017 Jul; 17(7):1791-1801. PMID: 28009476; PMCID: PMC5481513.

  93. Azzi J, Thueson L, Moore R, Abdoli R, Reijonen H, Abdi R. PI3K? Deficient NOD-Mice Are Protected from Diabetes by Restoring the Balance of Regulatory to Effector-T-Cells. PLoS One. 2017; 12(1):e0169695. PMID: 28081180.

  94. Ueno T, Kim P, McGrath MM, Yeung MY, Shimizu T, Jung K, Sayegh MH, Chandraker AK, Abdi R, Yun SH. Live Images of Donor Dendritic Cells Trafficking via CX3CR1 Pathway. Front Immunol. 2016; 7:412. PMID: 27790214.

  95. Marino J, Babiker-Mohamed MH, Crosby-Bertorini P, Paster JT, LeGuern C, Germana S, Abdi R, Uehara M, Kim JI, Markmann JF, Tocco G, Benichou G. Donor exosomes rather than passenger leukocytes initiate alloreactive T cell responses after transplantation. Sci Immunol. 2016 Jul 14; 1(1). PMID: 27942611.

  96. Marino J, Babiker-Mohamed MH, Crosby-Bertorini P, Paster JT, LeGuern C, Germana S, Abdi R, Uehara M, Kim JI, Markmann JF, Tocco G, Benichou G. Donor exosomes rather than passenger leukocytes initiate alloreactive T cell responses after transplantation. Sci Immunol. 2016 Jul 14; 1(1):aaf8759. PMID: 28783676.

  97. Baghdadi T, Abdi R, Bashi RZ, Aslani H. Surgical Management of Hip Problems in Myelomeningocele: A Review Article. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2016 Jun; 4(3):197-203. PMID: 27517062; PMCID: PMC4969363.

  98. Azzi J, Yin Q, Uehara M, Ohori S, Tang L, Cai K, Ichimura T, McGrath M, Maarouf O, Kefaloyianni E, Loughhead S, Petr J, Sun Q, Kwon M, Tullius S, von Andrian UH, Cheng J, Abdi R. Targeted Delivery of Immunomodulators to Lymph Nodes. Cell Rep. 2016 05 10; 15(6):1202-13. PMID: 27134176; PMCID: PMC4973867.

  99. Obut F, Kasinath V, Abdi R. Post-bone marrow transplant thrombotic microangiopathy. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2016 Jul; 51(7):891-7. PMID: 26974272.

  100. Bashi RH, Baghdadi T, Shirazi MR, Abdi R, Aslani H. Modified Ponseti method of treatment for correction of neglected clubfoot in older children and adolescents--a preliminary report. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2016 Mar; 25(2):99-103. PMID: 26683370.

  101. Jindra PT, Conway SE, Ricklefs SM, Porcella SF, Anzick SL, Haagenson M, Wang T, Spellman S, Milford E, Kraft P, McDermott DH, Abdi R. Analysis of a Genetic Polymorphism in the Costimulatory Molecule TNFSF4 with Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2016 Jan; 22(1):27-36. PMID: 26348892; PMCID: PMC4743880.

  102. Schatton T, Yang J, Kleffel S, Uehara M, Barthel SR, Schlapbach C, Zhan Q, Dudeney S, Mueller H, Lee N, de Vries JC, Meier B, Vander Beken S, Kluth MA, Ganss C, Sharpe AH, Waaga-Gasser AM, Sayegh MH, Abdi R, Scharffetter-Kochanek K, Murphy GF, Kupper TS, Frank NY, Frank MH. ABCB5 Identifies Immunoregulatory Dermal Cells. Cell Rep. 2015 Sep 08; 12(10):1564-74. PMID: 26321644.

  103. Bassampour SA, Abdi R, Bahador R, Shakeri M, Torkaman A, Yahaghi E, Taheriazam A. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Downregulation of miR-133b/miR-503 acts as efficient prognostic and diagnostic factors in patients with osteosarcoma and these predictor biomarkers are correlated with overall survival. Tumour Biol. 2015 Aug 16. PMID: 26277789.

  104. Mounayar M, Kefaloyianni E, Smith B, Solhjou Z, Maarouf OH, Azzi J, Chabtini L, Fiorina P, Kraus M, Briddell R, Fodor W, Herrlich A, Abdi R. PI3ka and STAT1 Interplay Regulates Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Immune Polarization. Stem Cells. 2015 Jun; 33(6):1892-901. PMID: 25753288; PMCID: PMC4976699.

  105. Oberhuber R, Heinbokel T, Cetina Biefer HR, Boenisch O, Hock K, Bronson RT, Wilhelm MJ, Iwakura Y, Edtinger K, Uehara H, Quante M, Voskuil F, Krenzien F, Slegtenhorst B, Abdi R, Pratschke J, Elkhal A, Tullius SG. CD11c+ Dendritic Cells Accelerate the Rejection of Older Cardiac Transplants via Interleukin-17A. Circulation. 2015 Jul 14; 132(2):122-31. PMID: 25957225; PMCID: PMC4503506.

  106. Abdi R, Moore R, Sakai S, Donnelly CB, Mounayar M, Sackstein R. HCELL Expression on Murine MSC Licenses Pancreatotropism and Confers Durable Reversal of Autoimmune Diabetes in NOD Mice. Stem Cells. 2015 May; 33(5):1523-31.PMID: 25641589; PMCID: PMC4447299.

  107. Okoye I, Wang L, Pallmer K, Richter K, Ichimura T, Haas R, Crouse J, Choi O, Heathcote D, Lovo E, Mauro C, Abdi R, Oxenius A, Rutschmann S, Ashton-Rickardt PG. RETRACTED: T cell metabolism. The protein LEM promotes CD8? T cell immunity through effects on mitochondrial respiration. Science. 2015 05 29; 348(6238):995-1001. PMID: 25883318.

  108. Safa K, Ohori S, Borges TJ, Uehara M, Batal I, Shimizu T, Magee CN, Belizaire R, Abdi R, Wu C, Chandraker A, Riella LV. Salt Accelerates Allograft Rejection through Serum- and Glucocorticoid-Regulated Kinase-1-Dependent Inhibition of Regulatory T Cells. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Oct; 26(10):2341-7. PMID: 25833841; PMCID: PMC4587703.

  109. Ben Nasr M, Vergani A, Avruch J, Liu L, Kefaloyianni E, D'Addio F, Tezza S, Corradi D, Bassi R, Valderrama-Vasquez A, Usuelli V, Kim J, Azzi J, El Essawy B, Markmann J, Abdi R, Fiorina P. Co-transplantation of autologous MSCs delays islet allograft rejection and generates a local immunoprivileged site. Acta Diabetol. 2015 Oct; 52(5):917-27. PMID: 25808641.

  110. Safa K, Logan MS, Batal I, Gabardi S, Rennke HG, Abdi R. Eculizumab for drug-induced de novo posttransplantation thrombotic microangiopathy: A case report. Clin Nephrol. 2015 Feb; 83(2):125-9. PMID: 24495904.

  111. Solhjou Z, Athar H, Xu Q, Abdi R. Emerging therapies targeting intra-organ inflammation in transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2015 Feb; 15(2):305-11. PMID: 25612486.

  112. Abdi R, Yasi M. Evaluation of environmental flow requirements using eco-hydrologic-hydraulic methods in perennial rivers. Water Sci Technol. 2015; 72(3):354-63. PMID: 26204066.

  113. Azzi J, Ohori S, Ting C, Uehara M, Abdoli R, Smith BD, Safa K, Solhjou Z, Lukyanchykov P, Patel J, McGrath M, Abdi R. Serine protease inhibitor-6 differentially affects the survival of effector and memory alloreactive CD8-T cells. Am J Transplant. 2015 Jan; 15(1):234-41. PMID: 25534448; PMCID: PMC4976694.

  114. Liu L, Mao Q, Chu S, Mounayar M, Abdi R, Fodor W, Padbury JF, De Paepe ME. Intranasal versus intraperitoneal delivery of human umbilical cord tissue-derived cultured mesenchymal stromal cells in a murine model of neonatal lung injury. Am J Pathol. 2014 Dec; 184(12):3344-58. PMID: 25455688.

  115. Kleffel S, Vergani A, Tezza S, Ben Nasr M, Niewczas MA, Wong S, Bassi R, D'Addio F, Schatton T, Abdi R, Atkinson M, Sayegh MH, Wen L, Wasserfall CH, O'Connor KC, Fiorina P. Interleukin-10+ regulatory B cells arise within antigen-experienced CD40+ B cells to maintain tolerance to islet autoantigens. Diabetes. 2015 Jan; 64(1):158-71. PMID: 25187361; PMCID: PMC4274804.

  116. Ben Nasr M, D'Addio F, Usuelli V, Tezza S, Abdi R, Fiorina P. The rise, fall, and resurgence of immunotherapy in type 1 diabetes. Pharmacol Res. 2015 Aug; 98:31-8. PMID: 25107501.

  117. Tezza S, Ben Nasr M, Vergani A, Valderrama Vasquez A, Maestroni A, Abdi R, Secchi A, Fiorina P. Novel immunological strategies for islet transplantation. Pharmacol Res. 2015 Aug; 98:69-75. PMID: 25014184.

  118. Riella LV, Safa K, Yagan J, Lee B, Azzi J, Najafian N, Abdi R, Milford E, Mah H, Gabardi S, Malek S, Tullius SG, Magee C, Chandraker A. Long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation across a positive complement-dependent cytotoxicity crossmatch. Transplantation. 2014 Jun 27; 97(12):1247-52. PMID: 24854670.

  119. D'Addio F, Trevisani A, Ben Nasr M, Bassi R, El Essawy B, Abdi R, Secchi A, Fiorina P. Harnessing the immunological properties of stem cells as a therapeutic option for diabetic nephropathy. Acta Diabetol. 2014 Dec; 51(6):897-904. PMID: 24894496.

  120. Batal I, De Serres SA, Mfarrej BG, Grafals M, Pinkus GS, Kalra A, Weins A, Bijol V, Rennke HG, Guleria I, Abdi R, Chandraker A, Najafian N. Glomerular inflammation correlates with endothelial injury and with IL-6 and IL-1ß secretion in the peripheral blood. Transplantation. 2014 May 27; 97(10):1034-42. PMID: 24406453.

  121. Batal I, Azzi J, Mounayar M, Abdoli R, Moore R, Lee JY, Rosetti F, Wang C, Fiorina P, Sackstein R, Ichimura T, Abdi R. The mechanisms of up-regulation of dendritic cell activity by oxidative stress. J Leukoc Biol. 2014 Aug; 96(2):283-93. PMID: 24676276.

  122. Azzi J, Skartsis N, Mounayar M, Magee CN, Batal I, Ting C, Moore R, Riella LV, Ohori S, Abdoli R, Smith B, Fiorina P, Heathcote D, Bakhos T, Ashton-Rickardt PG, Abdi R. Serine protease inhibitor 6 plays a critical role in protecting murine granzyme B-producing regulatory T cells. J Immunol. 2013 Sep 01; 191(5):2319-27. PMID: 23913965; PMCID: PMC3750098.

  123. Zandi-Nejad K, Takakura A, Jurewicz M, Chandraker AK, Offermanns S, Mount D, Abdi R. The role of HCA2 (GPR109A) in regulating macrophage function. FASEB J. 2013 Nov; 27(11):4366-74. PMID: 23882124.

  124. Riella LV, Yang J, Chock S, Safa K, Magee CN, Vanguri V, Elyaman W, Lahoud Y, Yagita H, Abdi R, Najafian N, Medina-Pestana JO, Chandraker A. Jagged2-signaling promotes IL-6-dependent transplant rejection. Eur J Immunol. 2013 Jun; 43(6):1449-58. PMID: 23526606.

  125. Sadeghieh Ahari S, Nikpou H, Molavi P, Abdi R, Amani F, Shirinzadeh B. An investigation of duration of untreated psychosis and the affecting factors. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2014 Feb; 21(1):87-92. PMID: 23590638.

  126. Vergani A, Tezza S, D'Addio F, Fotino C, Liu K, Niewczas M, Bassi R, Molano RD, Kleffel S, Petrelli A, Soleti A, Ammirati E, Frigerio M, Visner G, Grassi F, Ferrero ME, Corradi D, Abdi R, Ricordi C, Sayegh MH, Pileggi A, Fiorina P. Long-term heart transplant survival by targeting the ionotropic purinergic receptor P2X7. Circulation. 2013 Jan 29; 127(4):463-75. PMID: 23250993; PMCID: PMC3569513.

  127. Mikaeili N, Barahmand U, Abdi R. The prevalence of different kinds of child abuse and the characteristics that differentiate abused from nonabused male adolescents. J Interpers Violence. 2013 Mar; 28(5):975-96. PMID: 23071081.

  128. Lee BT, Kumar V, Williams TA, Abdi R, Bernhardy A, Dyer C, Conte S, Genovese G, Ross MD, Friedman DJ, Gaston R, Milford E, Pollak MR, Chandraker A. The APOL1 genotype of African American kidney transplant recipients does not impact 5-year allograft survival. Am J Transplant. 2012 Jul; 12(7):1924-8. PMID: 22487534; PMCID: PMC3387301.

  129. Tang L, Azzi J, Kwon M, Mounayar M, Tong R, Yin Q, Moore R, Skartsis N, Fan TM, Abdi R, Cheng J. Immunosuppressive Activity of Size-Controlled PEG-PLGA Nanoparticles Containing Encapsulated Cyclosporine A. J Transplant. 2012; 2012:896141. PMID: 22545201; PMCID: PMC3321582.

  130. Azzi J, Moore RF, Elyaman W, Mounayar M, El Haddad N, Yang S, Jurewicz M, Takakura A, Petrelli A, Fiorina P, Ruckle T, Abdi R. The novel therapeutic effect of phosphoinositide 3-kinase-? inhibitor AS605240 in autoimmune diabetes. Diabetes. 2012 Jun; 61(6):1509-18. PMID: 22403300; PMCID: PMC3357271.

  131. Ahari SS, Habibzadeh S, Yousefi M, Amani F, Abdi R. Community based needs assessment in an urban area: a participatory action research project. BMC Public Health. 2012 Mar 07; 12:161. PMID: 22397468.

  132. Abdi R, Sandroni S, Tolouian R. The inception and formation of the theory of hyperfiltration through the ages. Iran J Kidney Dis. 2012 Mar; 6(2):94-7. PMID: 22388604.

  133. Farhoudi M, Abedi Azar S, Abdi R. Brain hemodynamics in patients with end-stage renal disease between hemodialysis sessions. Iran J Kidney Dis. 2012 Mar; 6(2):110-3. PMID: 22388608.

  134. Ting C, Alterovitz G, Merlob A, Abdi R. Genomic studies of GVHD-lessons learned thus far. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2013 Jan; 48(1):4-9. PMID: 22343675.

  135. Covassin L, Laning J, Abdi R, Langevin DL, Phillips NE, Shultz LD, Brehm MA. Human peripheral blood CD4 T cell-engrafted non-obese diabetic-scid IL2rγ(null) H2-Ab1 (tm1Gru) Tg (human leucocyte antigen D-related 4) mice: a mouse model of human allogeneic graft-versus-host disease. Clin Exp Immunol. 2011 Nov; 166(2):269-80. PMID: 21985373.

  136. Ueno T, Yamada A, Ito T, Yeung MY, Gorbatov R, Shimizu T, Abdi R, Sayegh MH, Auchincloss H, Najafian N. Role of nuclear factor of activated T cell (NFAT) transcription factors in skin and vascularized cardiac allograft rejection. Transplantation. 2011 Sep 15; 92(5):e26-7. PMID: 21866037.

  137. El Haddad N, Moore R, Heathcote D, Mounayar M, Azzi J, Mfarrej B, Batal I, Ting C, Atkinson M, Sayegh MH, Ashton-Rickardt PG, Abdi R. The novel role of SERPINB9 in cytotoxic protection of human mesenchymal stem cells. J Immunol. 2011 Sep 01; 187(5):2252-60. PMID: 21795594.

  138. Narimani M, Sadeghieh Ahari S, Abdi R. Epidemiological survey of mental disorders in urban regions of Ardabil province (Iran). J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2011 May; 18(4):368-73. PMID: 21418437.

  139. Jurewicz M, Ueno T, Azzi J, Tanaka K, Murayama T, Yang S, Sayegh MH, Niimi M, Abdi R. Donor antioxidant strategy prolongs cardiac allograft survival by attenuating tissue dendritic cell immunogenicity(†). Am J Transplant. 2011 Feb; 11(2):348-55. PMID: 21182586.

  140. Fiorina P, Jurewicz M, Vergani A, Petrelli A, Carvello M, D'Addio F, Godwin JG, Law K, Wu E, Tian Z, Thoma G, Kovarik J, La Rosa S, Capella C, Rodig S, Zerwes HG, Sayegh MH, Abdi R. Targeting the CXCR4-CXCL12 axis mobilizes autologous hematopoietic stem cells and prolongs islet allograft survival via programmed death ligand 1. J Immunol. 2011 Jan 01; 186(1):121-31. PMID: 21131428; PMCID: PMC3404615.

  141. El Haddad N, Heathcote D, Moore R, Yang S, Azzi J, Mfarrej B, Atkinson M, Sayegh MH, Lee JS, Ashton-Rickardt PG, Abdi R. Mesenchymal stem cells express serine protease inhibitor to evade the host immune response. Blood. 2011 Jan 27; 117(4):1176-83. PMID: 21076046; PMCID: PMC3320847.

  142. Aghamohammadi-Kalkhoran M, Karimollahi M, Abdi R. Iranian staff nurses' attitudes toward nursing students. Nurse Educ Today. 2011 Jul; 31(5):477-81. PMID: 20926166.

  143. Jurewicz M, Yang S, Augello A, Godwin JG, Moore RF, Azzi J, Fiorina P, Atkinson M, Sayegh MH, Abdi R. Congenic mesenchymal stem cell therapy reverses hyperglycemia in experimental type 1 diabetes. Diabetes. 2010 Dec; 59(12):3139-47.PMID: 20841611; PMCID: PMC2992776.

  144. Vergani A, D'Addio F, Jurewicz M, Petrelli A, Watanabe T, Liu K, Law K, Schuetz C, Carvello M, Orsenigo E, Deng S, Rodig SJ, Ansari JM, Staudacher C, Abdi R, Williams J, Markmann J, Atkinson M, Sayegh MH, Fiorina P. A novel clinically relevant strategy to abrogate autoimmunity and regulate alloimmunity in NOD mice. Diabetes. 2010 Sep; 59(9):2253-64. PMID: 20805386; PMCID: PMC2927948.

  145. Fiorina P, Pietramaggiori G, Scherer SS, Jurewicz M, Mathews JC, Vergani A, Thomas G, Orsenigo E, Staudacher C, La Rosa S, Capella C, Carothers A, Zerwes HG, Luzi L, Abdi R, Orgill DP. The mobilization and effect of endogenous bone marrow progenitor cells in diabetic wound healing. Cell Transplant. 2010; 19(11):1369-81. PMID: 20977829.

  146. Grafals M, Kamal L, Chung D, Abdi R. Gene polymorphisms in renal transplantation. Semin Nephrol. 2010 Jul; 30(4):418-25.PMID: 20807614.

  147. Azzi J, Tang L, Moore R, Tong R, El Haddad N, Akiyoshi T, Mfarrej B, Yang S, Jurewicz M, Ichimura T, Lindeman N, Cheng J, Abdi R. Polylactide-cyclosporin A nanoparticles for targeted immunosuppression. FASEB J. 2010 Oct; 24(10):3927-38. PMID: 20547662.

  148. Gabardi S, Waikar SS, Martin S, Roberts K, Chen J, Borgi L, Sheashaa H, Dyer C, Malek SK, Tullius SG, Vadivel N, Grafals M, Abdi R, Najafian N, Milford E, Chandraker A. Evaluation of fluoroquinolones for the prevention of BK viremia after renal transplantation. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Jul; 5(7):1298-304. PMID: 20507960.

  149. Jurewicz M, Takakura A, Augello A, Movahedi Naini S, Ichimura T, Zandi-Nejad K, Abdi R. Ischemic injury enhances dendritic cell immunogenicity via TLR4 and NF-kappa B activation. J Immunol. 2010 Mar 15; 184(6):2939-48. PMID: 20164431.

  150. McDermott DH, Conway SE, Wang T, Ricklefs SM, Agovi MA, Porcella SF, Tran HT, Milford E, Spellman S, Abdi R. Donor and recipient chemokine receptor CCR5 genotype is associated with survival after bone marrow transplantation. Blood. 2010 Mar 18; 115(11):2311-8. PMID: 20068218; PMCID: PMC2844018.

  151. Azzi J, Geara AS, El-Sayegh S, Abdi R. Immunological aspects of pancreatic islet cell transplantation. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2010 Jan; 6(1):111-24. PMID: 20383895.

  152. Conway SE, Abdi R. Immunoregulatory gene polymorphisms and graft-versus-host disease. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2009 Sep; 5(5):523-34. PMID: 20477640.

  153. Geara AS, Azzi J, Jurewicz M, Abdi R. The renin-angiotensin system: an old, newly discovered player in immunoregulation. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2009 Jul; 23(3):151-8. PMID: 19539879.

  154. Fiorina P, Jurewicz M, Augello A, Vergani A, Dada S, La Rosa S, Selig M, Godwin J, Law K, Placidi C, Smith RN, Capella C, Rodig S, Adra CN, Atkinson M, Sayegh MH, Abdi R. Immunomodulatory function of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in experimental autoimmune type 1 diabetes. J Immunol. 2009 Jul 15; 183(2):993-1004. PMID: 19561093; PMCID: PMC3895445.

  155. Ueno T, Tanaka K, Jurewicz M, Murayama T, Guleria I, Fiorina P, Paez JC, Augello A, Vergani A, Wong M, Smith RN, Abdi R. Divergent role of donor dendritic cells in rejection versus tolerance of allografts. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Mar; 20(3):535-44.PMID: 19129312.

  156. Paolo Fiorina, Mollie Jurewicz, Andrea Augello, Andrea Vergani, Shirine Dada, Stefano La Rosa, Martin Selig, Jonathan Godwin, Kenneth Law, Claudia Placidi, R. Neal Smith, Carlo Capella, Scott Rodig, Chaker N. Adra, Mark Atkinson, Mohamed H. Sayegh and Reza Abdi . Immunomodulatory function of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in experimental autoimmune type 1 diabetes. Journal of Immunology- In press. 2009.

  157. Fiorina P, Vergani A, Dada S, Jurewicz M, Wong M, Law K, Wu E, Tian Z, Abdi R, Guleria I, Rodig S, Dunussi-Joannopoulos K, Bluestone J, Sayegh MH. Targeting CD22 reprograms B-cells and reverses autoimmune diabetes. Diabetes. 2008 Nov; 57(11):3013-24. PMID: 18689692; PMCID: PMC2570398.

  158. Abdi R, Fiorina P, Adra CN, Atkinson M, Sayegh MH. Immunomodulation by mesenchymal stem cells: a potential therapeutic strategy for type 1 diabetes. Diabetes. 2008 Jul; 57(7):1759-67. PMID: 18586907; PMCID: PMC2453631.

  159. Fiorina P, Jurewicz M, Vergani A, Augello A, Paez J, Ricchiuti V, Tchipachvili V, Sayegh MH, Abdi R. Phenotypic and functional differences between wild-type and CCR2-/- dendritic cells: implications for islet transplantation. Transplantation. 2008 Apr 15; 85(7):1030-8. PMID: 18408585.

  160. Fiorina P, Vergani A, Petrelli A, D'Addio F, Monti L, Abdi R, Bosi E, Maffi P, Secchi A. Metabolic and immunological features of the failing islet-transplanted patient. Diabetes Care. 2008 Mar; 31(3):436-8. PMID: 18071001.

  161. Chandrakantan A, McDermott DH, Tran HT, Jurewicz M, Gallon L, Gaston R, Milford E, Abdi R. Role of beta3 integrin in acute renal allograft rejection in humans. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Nov; 2(6):1268-73. PMID: 17928472.

  162. Izawa A, Ueno T, Jurewicz M, Ito T, Tanaka K, Takahashi M, Ikeda U, Sobolev O, Fiorina P, Smith RN, Hynes RO, Abdi R. Importance of donor- and recipient-derived selectins in cardiac allograft rejection. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Nov; 18(11):2929-36.PMID: 17928506.

  163. Smith RN, Ueno T, Ito T, Tanaka K, Shea SP, Abdi R. Chemokines and chronic heart allograft rejection. Transplantation. 2007 Aug 15; 84(3):442-4. PMID: 17700176.

  164. Izawa A, Yamaura K, Albin MJ, Jurewicz M, Tanaka K, Clarkson MR, Ueno T, Habicht A, Freeman GJ, Yagita H, Abdi R, Pearson T, Greiner DL, Sayegh MH, Najafian N. A novel alloantigen-specific CD8+PD1+ regulatory T cell induced by ICOS-B7h blockade in vivo. J Immunol. 2007 Jul 15; 179(2):786-96. PMID: 17617568.

  165. Lacy-Hulbert A, Ueno T, Ito T, Jurewicz M, Izawa A, Smith RN, Chase CM, Tanaka K, Fiorina P, Russell PS, Auchincloss H, Sayegh MH, Hynes RO, Abdi R. Beta 3 integrins regulate lymphocyte migration and cytokine responses in heart transplant rejection. Am J Transplant. 2007 May; 7(5):1080-90. PMID: 17359504.

  166. Jurewicz M, McDermott DH, Sechler JM, Tinckam K, Takakura A, Carpenter CB, Milford E, Abdi R. Human T and natural killer cells possess a functional renin-angiotensin system: further mechanisms of angiotensin II-induced inflammation. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Apr; 18(4):1093-102. PMID: 17329576.

  167. Fiorina P, Jurewicz M, Tanaka K, Behazin N, Augello A, Vergani A, von Andrian UH, Von Adrian U, Smith NR, Sayegh MH, Abdi R. Characterization of donor dendritic cells and enhancement of dendritic cell efflux with CC-chemokine ligand 21: a novel strategy to prolong islet allograft survival. Diabetes. 2007 Apr; 56(4):912-20. PMID: 17287465.

  168. Ghaiem-Hasankhani E, Peivani MT, Abdi R. Anterolateral fracture-dislocation of lumbosacral junction. Arch Iran Med. 2006 Oct; 9(4):422-5. PMID: 17061621.

  169. Fiorina P, Ansari MJ, Jurewicz M, Barry M, Ricchiuti V, Smith RN, Shea S, Means TK, Auchincloss H, Luster AD, Sayegh MH, Abdi R. Role of CXC chemokine receptor 3 pathway in renal ischemic injury. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006 Mar; 17(3):716-23. PMID: 16481416.

  170. Abdi R, Brenner BM. Impact of renin angiotensin system blockade on renal function in health and disease: an end or a beginning? Semin Nephrol. 2004 Mar; 24(2):141-6. PMID: 15017526.

  171. Abdi R, Means TK, Ito T, Smith RN, Najafian N, Jurewicz M, Tchipachvili V, Charo I, Auchincloss H, Sayegh MH, Luster AD. Differential role of CCR2 in islet and heart allograft rejection: tissue specificity of chemokine/chemokine receptor function in vivo. J Immunol. 2004 Jan 15; 172(2):767-75. PMID: 14707046.

  172. Ansari MJ, Abdi R. Emerging immunomodulatory therapies targeting the co-stimulatory pathways for the prevention of transplant rejection. IDrugs. 2003 Oct; 6(10):964-9. PMID: 14534853.

  173. Makhlouf L, Yamada A, Ito T, Abdi R, Ansari MJ, Khuong CQ, Winn HJ, Auchincloss H, Sayegh MH. Allorecognition and effector pathways of islet allograft rejection in normal versus nonobese diabetic mice. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2003 Aug; 14(8):2168-75. PMID: 12874472.

  174. Abdi R, Dong VM, Rubel JR, Kittur D, Marshall F, Racusen LC. Correlation between glomerular size and long-term renal function in patients with substantial loss of renal mass. J Urol. 2003 Jul; 170(1):42-4. PMID: 12796640.

  175. Dong VM, McDermott DH, Abdi R. Chemokines and diseases. Eur J Dermatol. 2003 May-Jun; 13(3):224-30. PMID: 12804978.

  176. Abdi R, Means TK, Luster AD. Chemokines in islet allograft rejection. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2003 May-Jun; 19(3):186-90.PMID: 12789651.

  177. Abdi R, Brenner MB. The Nephropathy of Type 2 Diabetes: New Directions for Diagnosis and Treatment. Mogensen CE, ed. The Nephropathy of Type 2 Diabetes. 2003; 1-4.

  178. Makhlouf L, Kishimoto K, Smith RN, Abdi R, Koulmanda M, Winn HJ, Auchincloss H, Sayegh MH. The role of autoimmunity in islet allograft destruction: major histocompatibility complex class II matching is necessary for autoimmune destruction of allogeneic islet transplants after T-cell costimulatory blockade. Diabetes. 2002 Nov; 51(11):3202-10. PMID: 12401711.

  179. Rubel JR, Milford EL, Abdi R. Cutaneous neoplasms in renal transplant recipients. Eur J Dermatol. 2002 Nov-Dec; 12(6):532-5.PMID: 12459521.

  180. Abdi R, Dong VM, Lee CJ, Ntoso KA. Angiotensin II receptor blocker-associated angioedema: on the heels of ACE inhibitor angioedema. Pharmacotherapy. 2002 Sep; 22(9):1173-5. PMID: 12222553.

  181. Abdi R, Smith RN, Makhlouf L, Najafian N, Luster AD, Auchincloss H, Sayegh MH. The role of CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) in islet allograft rejection. Diabetes. 2002 Aug; 51(8):2489-95. PMID: 12145162.

  182. Abdi R, Huong TTB, Sahagun-Ruiz A, Murphy PM, Brenner BM, Milford EL, McDermott DH. Chemokine receptor polymorphism and risk of acute rejection in human renal transplantation. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2002 Mar; 13(3):754-758. PMID: 11856781.

  183. Abdi R, Tran TB, Zee R, Brenner BM, Milford EL. Angiotensin gene polymorphism as a determinant of posttransplantation renal dysfunction and hypertension. Transplantation. 2001 Aug 27; 72(4):726-9. PMID: 11544438.

  184. Nadasdy T, Abdi R, Pitha J, Slakey D, Racusen L. Diffuse glomerular basement membrane lamellation in renal allografts from pediatric donors to adult recipients. Am J Surg Pathol. 1999 Apr; 23(4):437-42. PMID: 10199473.

  185. Abdi R, Chavin K, Nadasdy T. Nodular glomerulosclerosis in a renal allograft of a non-diabetic recipient. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 1999 Feb; 14(2):493-6. PMID: 10069224.

  186. Abdi R, Slakey D, Kittur D, Burdick J, Racusen L. Baseline glomerular size as a predictor of function in human renal transplantation. Transplantation. 1998 Aug 15; 66(3):329-33. PMID: 9721801.

  187. Abdi R, Slakey D, Kittur D, Racusen LC. Heterogeneity of glomerular size in normal donor kidneys: impact of race. Am J Kidney Dis. 1998 Jul; 32(1):43-6. PMID: 9669422.

  188. Abdi R, Brenner MB. Discovery of the Unique Renoprotective Properties of ACE Inhibitor. Nicholls MG, ed. 100 years of the renin angiotensin system. 1998; (1):1371-1375.

  189. Abdi R, Rahbar K, Asadian H. Report of two cases of Bartter's syndrome in one family with three-year follow-up. Clin Nephrol. 1994 Aug; 42(2):140. PMID: 7955580.