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Rakez Kayed, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
 

Director:  The Kayed Laboratory

 

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=kayed%20R

 PUBLICATIONS: 2007-2011

1.     C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, D. Castillo-Carranza, U. Sengupta, J. Sarmiento, J. Troncoso, G. R. Jackson, and R. Kayed; “Alzheimer Brain-Derived Tau Species Are Authentic Oligomers with Potent Amnestic Effects in Vivo”. Submitted.

2.     C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, and R. Kayed; “Astrocytes contain amyloid-β annular protofibrils in Alzheimer’s disease brains”. Submitted.

3.     S. Rasool, H. Martinez-Coria, L. Breydo, J. Wu, S. Milton, A. Tran, R. Albay, R. Kayed, and C. Glabe ; “vaccination with a non-human random sequence amyloid oligomer mimic results in improved cognitive function and reduced plaque deposition in Tg2576 mice". Submitted.

4.     A. L. Clos, C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, D. Castillo-Carranza, U. Sengupta, G. R. Jackson,  B. Kelly, T. M. Beachkofsky and R. Kayed; “Formation of immunoglobulin light chain amyloid oligomers in primary nodular cutaneous amyloidosis”. British Journal of Dermatology. Online 07/2011, PMID 21729025.

5.     C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, D. Castillo-Carranza, U. Sengupta, A. L. Clos, G. R. Jackson and R. Kayed; “Tau oligomers impair memory and induce synaptic and mitochondrial dysfunction in wild type mice”. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 2011 6; 6(1):39.

     (Most accessed research article in the first 30 days of its publication).

6.     A. L. Clos, C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, B. Kelly, R. Wagner, M. Wilkerson, G. R. Jackson,  R. Kayed; “Role of Oligomers in the Amyloidogenesis of Primary Cutaneous Amyloidosis”.  (JAAD), 2011, PMID: 21669474DOI:10.1016/j.jaad.

7.     C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, C. G. Glabe and R. Kayed; “Amyloid-β annular protofibrils evade the fibrillar fate in Alzheimer’s disease brains”. J Biol Chem. 2011, 286(25):22122-30. (Selected as Paper of the week, top 1% of papers published in J Biol Chem.)

8.     R. Kayed, G. R. Jackson, D. M. Estes, and A. D.T. Barrett; “Alzheimer’s disease: Review of Emerging Treatment Role for Intravenous Immunoglobulins. Journal of Central Nervous System Disease”. 2011: 3 67-73; DOI: 10.4137/JCNSD.S5018.

9.     R. Kayed; “Tau oligomers as potential drug target for Alzheimer`s disease treatment”.  "Alzheimer's Disease / Book 2", ISBN 978-953-307-466-5. InTech Press, Vienna, 2010.

10.  C.  A. Lasagna-reeves, D. L. Castillo-Carranza, G. R. Jackson and R. Kayed; “Tau oligomers as potential target for immunotherapy for Alzheimer disease and tauopathies”. Current Alzheimer Research.  05/2011, PMID: 21605039.

11.  L. Zepa, M. Frenkel, H. Belinson, Z. Kariv, R. Kayed, E. Masliah, and D. M. Michaelson; “ ApoE4-driven accumulation of intraneuronal oligomerized Aβ42 following activation of the amyloid cascade in vivo is mediated by a gain of function”.  International Journal of Alzheimer1s Disease (IJAD), 2011 (doi:10.4061/2011/792070).

12.  C. A. Lasagna-reeves; D. L. Castillo-carranza, M. J. Guerrero-Munoz, G. R. Jackson, and R. Kayed; “Preparation and characterization of neurotoxic tau oligomers”. Biochemistry; 2010; 49(47); 10039-10041. (Most read research article in the first 30 days of its publication).

13.  R. Kayed and C. A. Lasagna-reeves; “Amyloid hypothesis: Molecular and cellular aspect of toxicity”.  Alzheimer`s Disease;   Editor, Philippe Derreumaux, Imperial College Press, London, 2010.

14.  H. Belinson, Z. Kariv, R. Kayed, E. Masliah, and D. M. Michaelson; “Pathological synergism between oligomerized Aβ and apolipoprotein E4”.  Journal of Alzheimer`s Disease (JAD), 2010. 1, 22, (3), 959-70.

15.  R. Kayed, I. Canto, L. Breydo, S.  Rasool, J. Wu, R. Albay, A. Pensalfini, and C. Glabe;Monoclonal Antibodies Distinguish Different Strains of Prefibrillar Aß Oligomers”, Molecular Neurodegeneration, 2010, 13; 5: 57. (Most accessed research article in the first 30 days of its publication)

16.  R. Kayed; “Anti-tau oligomers vaccine for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: Opportunities and challenges”. Human Vaccines, 2010; 6; 47-51.

17.  C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, A. L. Clos, M-H Terumi, R. M. Goldblum, G. R. Jackson, and R. Kayed; “Inhaled insulin forms toxic pulmonary amyloid aggregates”, Endocrinology,  2010;151(10):4717-24.

18.  A. L. Clos, C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, R. Wagner, B. Kelly, G. R. Jackson and R. Kayed; “Therapeutic removal of amyloid deposits in cutaneous amyloidosis by localized intralesional injections of anti-amyloid antibodies”. Experimental Dermatology. 2010; 19(10):904-11.

19.  K. T. Dineley, R. Kayed, V. Neugebauer, W. Zhang and G. Taglialatela;Amyloid beta oligomers impair fear conditioning memory in a calcineurin-dependant fashion in mice”. J Neurosci Res, 88(13): 2923-32, 2010.

20.  C. M. Hernandez, R. Kayed, H. Zheng, J. D. Sweat, and K. T. Dineley; “Nicotinic receptors enhances Aβ oligomers accumulation exacerbating early-stage cognitive decline and septo-hippocampal pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer`s disease”. Journal of Neuroscience, 30: 2442 – 2453, 2010.

21.  A. Barrett, R. Kayed, G. R. Jackson, K. Cunningham; “ New vaccine development for chronic brain   diseases”. Neuropsyhopharmacology, 35, 1: 354, 2010.

22.  E. Head, V. Pop, F. Sarsoza, R. Kayed, T. Beckett, C. M. Studzinski, J. L. Tomic, C. G. Glabe, and M. P Murphy;Amyloid  β-peptide oligomers in brain and CSF of aged canines”. Journal of Alzheimer`s Disease, 20(2): 637-462, 2010.

23.  J. M. Isas, V. Luibl, L. V. Johnson, R. Kayed, R. Wetzel, C. G. Glabe, R. Langen, and J. Chen;” Soluble and mature amyloid fibrils in Drusen deposits”. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. , 51: 1304 – 1310, 2010.

24.  R. Kayed, and G. R. Jackson; “Pre-filament tau species as potential targets for immunotherapy for Alzheimer disease and related disorders”. Current. Opinions in Immunology. 21(3): 359-63, 2009.

25.  H. Kokubo, R. Kayed, C. G. Glabe, T. C. Saido, and H. Yamaguchia; “Amyloid beta annular protofibrils in cell processes and synapses accumulate with aging and Alzheimer-associated genetic modification” International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (IJAD), Volume 2009 , Article ID 689285, 7 pages
doi:10.4061/2009/689285, 2009.

26.  E. W. Mina, C. Lasagna-Reeves,  C. G. Glabe, and R. Kayed “Poloxamer P188 copolymer membrane sealant rescues membrane permeabilization and toxicity of amyloid oligomers in vitro” ; Journal of Molecular Biology, 391, 3,  577–585, 2009.

27.  K. Yanamandra, O. Alexeyev, V. Zamotin, V. Srivastava, T. Vogl, R. Kayed, G. Wingsle, J. Olsson, C. M. Dobson, A. Bergh, F. Elgh, and L. A. Morozova-Roche; “Pro-inflammatory S100A8/A9 proteins in prostate amyloidosis and dystrophic calcification”. Plos One, 4, 5, 2009.

28.  F. Sarsoza, R. Kayed, R. Dahlin,  M. Dick, C. Broadwater-Hollifield, S. Mobley, I. Lott, E. Doran, D. Gillen, C. Anderson-Bergman, D. H. Cribbs, C. Glabe, and E. Head; “ A fibril specific, conformation dependent antibody recognizes a subset of Aβ plaques and angiopathy in Alzheimer disease, Down syndrome and Tg2576 transgenic mouse brain; Acta Neuropathologica, 118, 4, 505–517,2009.

29.  R. Kayed, A. Pensalfini, L. Margol, Y. Sokolov, F. Sarsoza, E. Head, James Hall, and C. G. Glabe; “Annular protofibrils are a structurally and functionally distinct type of amyloid oligomer” J. Biol. Chem., 284: 4230 – 4237, 2009.

30.  L. C. Reese, W. Zhang, K. T. Dineley, R. Kayed, and G. Taglialatela; “Selective induction of calcineurin activity and signaling by oligomeric amyloid beta”. Aging Cell, 7(6): 824-35, 2008.

31.  T. M. Shin, J. M. Isas, R. Kayed, C. G. Glabe  , R. Langen, and J. Chen ; “Formation of soluble oligomeric and amyloid species of the multifunctional protein vitronectin” Molecular Neurodegeneration, 3: 16, 2008.

32.  M. Bacher, R. Dodel, B. Aljabari, K. Keyvani, P. Marambaud, R. Kayed, C. G. Glabe, N. Goertz, Hoppmann, N. sachser, J. Klotsche, L. Lewejohann, and Y. Al-Abed; “CNI-1493 inhibits Aβ production, plaque formation, and cognitive deterioration in an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease”. J. Exp. Med., 205:1593-1599, 2008.

33.  R. Kayed, E. Head, F. Sarsoza, T. Saing, M. Necula, L. Margol, J. Wu, L. Breydo, J. L. Thompson, S. Rasool, T. Gurlo, P. C. Butler and  C. G. Glabe; “Fibril specific, conformation dependent antibodies recognize a generic epitope common to amyloid fibrils and fibrillar oligomers that is distinct from prefibrillar oligomers” Molecular Neurodegeneration, 2:18,2007. (Highly accessed research article)

34.  Y. Yoshiike, R. Kayed, S. C Milton, A. Takashima, and C. G Glabe; “Pore-Forming Proteins Share Structural and Functional Homology with Amyloid Oligomers”. Neuromolecular Med., 9 (3): 270-275, 2007.

35.  M. Necula, R. Kayed, S. Milton, and C. G. Glabe; “Small-molecule inhibitors of aggregation indicate that amyloid beta oligomerization and fibrillization pathways are independent and distinct”. J. Biol. Chem., 282: 10311-10324, 2007.

36.  A. Maloyan, J. Gulick, C. G. Glabe, R. Kayed, and J. Robbins; “Exercise reverses preamyloid oligomer and prolongs survival in {alpha}B-crystallin-based desmin-related cardiomyopathy”. PNAS, 104, 5995– 6000, 2007.

37.  M. Necula, L. Breydo, S.Milton,  R. Kayed, W. E. van der Veer, P. Tone, and  C. G.Glabe; “Methylene bluei nhibits amyloid Aβ oligomerization by promoting fibrillization”  Biochemistry, 46(30); 8850-8860, 2007.

38.  O.  Wirths, J. Weis, R. Kayed, T. C. Saido, and T .A.  Bayer; “Age-dependent axonal degeneration in an Alzheimer mouse model”. Neurobiology of Aging, 28(11): 1689-99, 2007.

39.  C.-Y. Lin, T. Gurlo, R. Kayed, A. E. Butler, L. Haataja, C. G. Glabe, and P. C. Butler, Toxic human islet amyloid polypeptide (h-IAPP) oligomers are intracellular, and vaccination to induce anti-toxic oligomer antibodies in h-IAPP transgenic mice, Diabetes, 56: 1324-1332, 2007.

40.  J. Zhou, M.I. Fonseca, L. Billings-Luhr, R. Kayed, C.G. Glabe, F. LaFerla, and A. J. Tanner, “Effect of immunization with the oligomeric form of the Aβ peptide: Reduction of senile plaque area, decreased complement C3 deposition and synthesis, and decline in behavioral function in a murine model of Alzheimer's disease”.  Molecular Immunology, 44, 1-3, 264-265, 2007.

      SELECTED PAPERS PUBLISHED BEFORE 2007 

1.     R. Kayed, and C. G. Glabe; “Conformation-dependent anti-amyloid oligomer antibodies”.  Methods in Enzymology, 413, 326-344, 2006.

2.     C. G. Glabe, and R. Kayed; “Common structure and toxic function of amyloid oligomers implies a common mechanism of pathogenesis”. Neurology, 24; 66, 74-78, 2006.

3.     J. Meier, R. Kayed, C.-Y Lin, T. Gurlo, L. Haataja, S. Jayasinghe, R. Langen, C. G. Glabe, and P. C. Butler; “Inhibition of hIAPP fibril formation does not prevent beta-cell death: Evidence for distinct actions of oligomers and fibrils of hIAPP”.  Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. , 291, 1317-1324, 2006.

4.     V. Luibl, J. M. Isas, R. Kayed, C. G. Glabe, R. Langen, and J. Chen; “Drusen deposits associated with aging and age-related macular degeneration contain non-fibrillar amyloid oligomers”. Journal of Clinical investigation, 116, 2, 378-385, 2006.

5.     S. Lesne, M. T. Koh, L. Kotilinek, R. Kayed, C. G. Glabe, A. Yang, M. Gallagher, and K. H. Ashe; “Aspecific amyloid-β protein assembly in the brain impairs memory”. Nature, 440, 7082:352-7, 2006.

6.     J. Zhou, M. I. Fonseca, R. Kayed, S. D. Webster, I. Hernandez, O. Yazan, D. H. Cribbs, C. G. Glabe, and A. J. Tenner; “Novel A-beta peptide immunogens modulate plaque pathology and inflammation in a murine model of Alzheimer's Disease”. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2, 28 2-23, 2005.

7.     A. Sanbe, H. Osinska, C. Villa, R. Klevitsky, C. G. Glabe, R. Kayed, and J. Robbins; “Reversal of amyloid-induced heart disease in desmin-related cardiomyopathy”. PNAS, 102, 13592 –13597, 2005.

8.     H. Kokubo, R. Kayed, C. G. Glabe, T. C. Saido, N. Iwata, J. B. Helms, and H. Yamaguchi; “Soluble Aβ oligomers ultrastructurally localize to cell processes, especially to axon terminal with higher density, but not to lipid rafts in Tg2576 mouse brain”. Brain Research, 1045, 1-2, 224-228, 2005.

9.     Demuro, E. Mina, R. Kayed, I. Parker, and C. G. Glabe; “Calcium dysregulation and membrane disruption as a ubiquitous mechanism of amyloid oligomer-mediated neurotoxicity”. J. Biol. Chem., 280, 17, 17294-300, 2005.

10.  L. Asatryan, R. T. Hamilton, J. M. Isas, J. Hwang, R. Kayed, and A. Sevanian; “LDL phospholipid hydrolysis produces modified electronegative particles with an unfolded apoB100 protein”. J. Lipid Res., 46, 1,115-122, 2005.

11.  R. Kayed, Y. Sokolov, B. Edmonds, T. M. McIntire, S. C. Milton, J. E. Hall, and C. G. Glabe; “Permeabilization of lipid bilayers is a common conformation-dependent activity of soluble amyloid oligomers in protein misfolding diseases”. Accelerated publication J. Biol. Chem., 279(45):46363-46366, 2004.

12.  H. Kokubo, R. Kayed, C. G. Glabe, and H. Yamaguchi; “Soluble Aβ oligomers ultrastructurally localize to cell processes and might relate with synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease brain”. Brain Research, 1031, 2, 222-228, 2004.

13.  A. Sanbe, H. Osinska , J. E. Saffitz, C. G. Glabe , R. Kayed , A. Maloyan, and J. Robbins; “Desmin-related cardiomyopathy in transgenic mice: A cardiac amyloidosis”. PNAS, 101, 27, 10132-10136, 2004.

14.  S. Oddo, A. Caccamo, J. D. Shepherd, M. P. Murphy, T. E. Golde, R. Kayed, R. Metherate, M. P. Mattson,  Y. Akbari, and F. M. LaFerla; “Triple transgenic model of Alzheimer’s disease with plaques and tangles: Intracellular Aß and synaptic dysfunction”. Neuron, 31; 39, 3:409-21, 2003.

15.  R. Kayed, E. Head, J. L. Thompson, T. M. McIntire, S. C. Milton, C. W. Cotman, and C. G. Glabe; “Common structure of soluble amyloid oligomers implies common mechanism of pathogenesis”. Science, 300, 486–489, 2003.

 ABSTRACTS and PRESENTATIONS: 2009-2011

1.     R. Kayed; “Tau oligomers as a biomarker for neurodegeneration au oligomer in AD and neurodegenerative tauopathies”. 2nd International conference on Neurodegenerative disorders: immunotherapy and biomarkers, Uppsala, Sweden, 2011. Featured: (Link)

2.     ASN, American Society for Neurochemistry 2011 meeting, St. Louis, Missouri; March 2011.

3.     R. Kayed; “Tau oligomer in AD and neurodegenerative tauopathies”.  ASN, American Society for Neurochemistry 2011 meeting, St. Louis, Missouri; March 2011.

4.     C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, U. Sengupta, and R. Kayed; “Cellular mechanism involved in tau oligomers neurotoxicity”. The SFN 40th annual meeting, 11/2010, San Diego, CA

5.     C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, M. J. Guerrero-Munoz, U. Sengupta, J. Troncoso, G. R. Jackson, and R. Kayed; “Characterization of tau oligomers in Alzheimer`s disease”. The SFN 40th annual meeting, 11/2010, San Diego, CA. Featured at AlzForum: (Link)

6.     D. L. Castillo-Caranza, C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, M. J. Guerrero-Munoz, D. M. Estes,  A. Barrett, K. Dineley, G. R. Jackson, and R. Kayed; “Modulation of tau oligomers by passive vaccination”. The SFN 40th annual meeting, 11/2010, San Diego, CA. Featured in Neurology Today (Link) and AlzForum (Link)

7.     C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, M. J. Guerrero-Munoz, D. L. Castillo-Caranza, U. Sengupta, J. Troncoso, G. R. Jackson, and R. Kayed; “Tau oligomers in Parkinson disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies and their connection with α-synuclein oligomers”. The SFN 40th annual meeting, 11/2010, San Diego, CA.

8.     M. J. Guerrero-Munoz, C. A. Lasagna-Reeves and R. Kayed; “Characterization and relevance of novel anti-oligomer mouse monoclonal antibody”. The SFN 40th annual meeting, 11/2010, San Diego, CA.

9.     C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, B. Roi, M. J. Guerrero-Muñoz, D. L. Castillo-Carranza, R. Kayed and G.R. Jackson; “Role of Tau oligomers in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Lewy body dementia (DLB) ”. 14th International Congress of Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders. Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 13-17, 2010. Was chosen for the highlight blue ribbon session.

10.  D. L. Castillo-Carranza, C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, M.J. Guerrero-Muñoz, J. Troncoso, G.R. Jackson and R. Kayed; “Alpha-synuclein oligomers in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Lewy body dementia (DLB) ”. 14th International Congress of Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders. Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 13-17, 2010.

11.  C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, J. Troncoso, G.R. Jackson and R. Kayed; “The formation of pore-like amyloid aggregates in movement disorders”. 14th International Congress of Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders. Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 13-17, 2010.

12.  A. L. Clos, C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, R. Wagner, M. Pettit, G.R. Jackson, B. Kelly and R. Kayed;“Aggregation of essential proteins in skin cancer”.  UTMB Comprehensive Cancer Center Day, Galveston, TX, USA, May 18th 2010.

13.  A. L. Clos, C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, R. Wagner, M. Pettit, G.R. Jackson, B. Kelly and R. Kayed;“Therapeutic removal of amyloid deposits by anti amyloid antibodies. 70th Society for Investigative Dermatology annual meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 5-8, 2010.

14.  M. J. Guerrero-Muñoz, C. A. Lasagna-Reeves and R. Kayed; “Novel anti-oligomer Mouse monoclonal antibodies; Characterization and relevance”. 13th Annual Forum on Aging, UTMB, Nov. 2009.

15.  C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, G.R. Jackson and R. Kayed; “Tau oligomers in Alzheimer’s disease and others tauopathies”.  13th Annual Forum on Aging, UTMB, Nov. 2009. (First place in Neurosciences category, for graduate student). 

16.  D. L. Castillo-Carranza, C. A. Lasagna-Reeves, G.R. Jackson and R. Kayed; “Induction of protein aggregation by preformed amyloid oligomers”. 13th Annual Forum on Aging, UTMB, Nov. 2009.

17.  A. L. Clos, C. Lasagna-Reeves, G.R. Jackson, B. Kelly and R. Kayed; “Therapeutic approaches to amyloidosis: implication for neurodegenerative diseases”. 13th Annual Forum on Aging, UTMB, Nov. 2009. (First place in Neurosciences category, for MD students).

18.  Lasagna-Reeves, G.R. Jackson and R. Kayed; “Tau oligomers in Alzheimer’s disease”.  The SFN 39th annual meeting, 10/2009, Chicago, IL. Covered by Alzforum: (Link)

19.  G. Taglialatela, L. C. Reese, Z. Martin, W Zhang, K. T. Dineley, V. Neugebauer, and R. Kayed;“Alpha synuclein oligomers induce calcineurin-dependent neurobehavioral deficits”. The SFN 39th annual meeting, 10/2009, Chicago, IL.

20.  R. Kayed, C. A. Lasagna-Reeves and G.R. Jackson; “Tau annular protofibrils in Neurodegerative diseases”. The SFN 39th annual meeting, 10/2009, Chicago, IL.

 

 

 

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