[HTML][HTML] Haptoglobin administration into the subarachnoid space prevents hemoglobin-induced cerebral vasospasm

M Hugelshofer, RM Buzzi, CA Schaer… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Delayed ischemic neurological deficit (DIND) is a major driver of adverse outcomes in
patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), defining an unmet need for …

Cerebrospinal fluid hemoglobin drives subarachnoid hemorrhage-related secondary brain injury

K Akeret, RM Buzzi, CA Schaer… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Secondary brain injury after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH-SBI) contributes to
poor outcomes in patients after rupture of an intracranial aneurysm. The lack of diagnostic …

The oral ferroportin inhibitor vamifeport improves hemodynamics in a mouse model of sickle cell disease

N Nyffenegger, R Zennadi, N Kalleda… - Blood, The Journal …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hemolytic anemia caused by a single point
mutation in the β-globin gene of hemoglobin that leads to synthesis of sickle hemoglobin …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial transcriptome analysis defines heme as a hemopexin-targetable inflammatoxin in the brain

RM Buzzi, K Akeret, N Schwendinger, J Klohs… - Free Radical Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
After intracranial hemorrhage, heme is released from cell-free hemoglobin. This red blood
cell component may drive secondary brain injury at the hematoma‒brain interface. This …

[HTML][HTML] Heme-stress activated NRF2 skews fate trajectories of bone marrow cells from dendritic cells towards red pulp-like macrophages in hemolytic anemia

F Vallelian, RM Buzzi, M Pfefferlé… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Heme is an erythrocyte-derived toxin that drives disease progression in hemolytic anemias,
such as sickle cell disease. During hemolysis, specialized bone marrow-derived …

[HTML][HTML] Hemorrhage-activated NRF2 in tumor-associated macrophages drives cancer growth, invasion, and immunotherapy resistance

DJ Schaer, N Schulthess-Lutz… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Microscopic hemorrhage is a common aspect of cancers, yet its potential role as an
independent factor influencing both cancer progression and therapeutic response is largely …

[HTML][HTML] MyD88-TLR4-dependent choroid plexus activation precedes perilesional inflammation and secondary brain edema in a mouse model of intracerebral …

K Akeret, RM Buzzi, BR Thomson… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background The functional neurological outcome of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage
(ICH) strongly relates to the degree of secondary brain injury (ICH-SBI) evolving within days …

[HTML][HTML] Antibody-induced erythrophagocyte reprogramming of Kupffer cells prevents anti-CD40 cancer immunotherapy-associated liver toxicity

M Pfefferlé, IL Dubach, RM Buzzi, E Dürst… - … for Immunotherapy of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Agonistic anti-CD40 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have emerged as
promising immunotherapeutic compounds with impressive antitumor effects in mouse …

[HTML][HTML] The HeMoVal study protocol: a prospective international multicenter cohort study to validate cerebrospinal fluid hemoglobin as a monitoring biomarker for …

K Akeret, RM Buzzi, M Saxenhofer, K Bieri, D Chiavi… - BMC neurology, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Preclinical studies provided a strong rationale for a pathophysiological link
between cell-free hemoglobin in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF-Hb) and secondary brain …

Modular platform for the development of recombinant hemoglobin scavenger biotherapeutics

RM Buzzi, CM Owczarek, K Akeret, A Tester… - Molecular …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cell-free hemoglobin (Hb) is a driver of disease progression in conditions with intravascular
or localized hemolysis. Genetic and acquired anemias or emergency medical conditions …