UFGI Publication Round-Up: Week of 3/30/2026

Ribas RA, Tang Q, Caffee SI, Shedlock CJ, Hawkinson TR, Dragich AK, Ziani BEC, Bucco Paolasso F, Black AP, Ma X, Kota HC, Chen L, Frolenkov GI, Allison DB, Gentry MS, Sun RC, Vander Kooi CW.

J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2026 Apr 3. doi: 10.1021/jasms.5c00436. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41931105

Lab values in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy over time during and after therapeutic hypothermia.

Elias M, Bliznyuk N, Yasova Barbeau D, Sukumar S, Carlos Roig J, Rajderkar D, Sura L, Wynn JL, Weiss MD.

Front Pediatr. 2026 Mar 12;14:1743749. doi: 10.3389/fped.2026.1743749. eCollection 2026.

PMID: 41908535

Beta cell-targeted PD-1 agonist inhibits cell-mediated autoimmunity in pancreas tissue slices.

Becker MW, Brown ME, Wiseman K, Chiodetti AL, Huber MK, Cuaycal AE, Sintara P, Ferreira SM, Smurlick D, Barra JM, Ladd AM, Drotar DM, Atkinson MA, Weber P, Al-Mossawi H, Russ HA, Mahon TM, Brusko TM, Bossi G, Phelps EA.

Sci Adv. 2026 Apr 3;12(14):eaec9029. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aec9029. Epub 2026 Apr 1.

PMID: 41920992

Using magnetic nanoparticles to explore symbiotic interactions.

Guillen Matus DG, Koch EJ, Vijayan N, Good HJ, Samples RM, Rinaldi-Ramos CM, Arnold DP, Nyholm SV, Balunas MJ, Foster JS.

Sci Rep. 2026 Apr 1. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-46489-8. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41922716

Conserved pathway for homarine catabolism in environmental bacteria.

Ferrer-González FX, Heal KR, Sacks JS, Romero-Maysonet Y, Finch AH, Carlson LT, Coe LSY, Bartolek Z, Luthy CB, Gaffney MP, Angier SK, Flynn SE, Bachmann Gómez CI, Dunn JML, Bay KJ, Yamamoto LA, Tien MZ, Armbrust EV, Durham BP, Sosa OA, Ingalls AE.

Nat Microbiol. 2026 Mar 30. doi: 10.1038/s41564-026-02313-7. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41912647

Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

Saluja P, Ataya A, Kircher K, Diaz B, Helman D, Gomez Rojas OR, Ruoss S, Wang BR, Kazerooni E, Gupta N.

Chest. 2026 Mar 31:S0012-3692(26)00430-7. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.03.021. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41933611

A Phase 3 Trial of Brepocitinib in Dermatomyositis.

Vleugels RA, Paik JJ, Bauer Ventura I, Mangold AR, Gandiga PC, Haemel A, Chinoy H, Hussain YM, Sivakumar K, Zoltan G, Lee EB, Bozan F, Hsu CY, Femia A, Dimachkie MM, Min MS, Mozaffar T, Charles-Schoeman C, Fernandez DR, Onajin O, Marques R, Marder G, Ernste F, Schiopu E, Sluzevich J, Pearson D, Lindsey S, Luggen M, Bubb MR, Boh E, Maganti R, Heinlen L, Shaw KS, Cascino MD, Mudd PN Jr, Vencovsky J, Fernandez AP, Fiorentino D, Christopher-Stine L, Werth VP, Aggarwal R; VALOR Investigators.

N Engl J Med. 2026 Mar 28. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2503531. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41910335

Bioreactors on the Move: How Animals Contribute to Microbial Community Coalescence and Shape Ecosystem Function.

Dutton CL, Goeckner A, Goldwire T, Grupstra CGB, Houghtaling D, Nonnamaker LE, Subalusky A.

Environ Microbiol. 2026 Apr;28(4):e70291. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.70291.

PMID: 41912274

Loss of Bone Marrow β1/β2-Adrenergic Receptors Reprograms Host-Microbiota Interactions and Protects Against Diet-Induced Obesity.

Alviter-Plata A, Ahmari N, Gadient J, Brammer-Robbins E, Martyniuk CJ, Zubcevic J.

bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Mar 7:2026.03.05.707516. doi: 10.64898/2026.03.05.707516.

PMID: 41867794

An operational target trial emulation framework for causal inference using electronic health record data.

Wang Y, Li Y, Lin T, Guo Y.

NPJ Digit Med. 2026 Apr 4. doi: 10.1038/s41746-026-02563-z. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41935211

Vps35 p. D620N causes Lrrk2 kinase hyperactivity, chronic microglial activation and inflammation.

Deng IB, Bu M, Follett J, Sharp R, Mamais A, Xoi L, Yu F, Rabil G, Wall S, Farrer MJ.

bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Mar 11:2026.03.09.710482. doi: 10.64898/2026.03.09.710482.

PMID: 41846978

Catching a chameleon.

Sayour EJ.

Science. 2026 Apr 2;392(6793):45. doi: 10.1126/science.aef9970. Epub 2026 Apr 2.

PMID: 41926582

Ethical Boundaries in Identifying Systemic Disease in Cosmetic Dermatology.

Tan IJ, Ma S, Zieneldien T, Kim J, Grant-Kels JM.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2026 Mar 31:S0190-9622(26)00505-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2026.03.089. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41933795

Gut microbial extracellular vesicles modulate the development of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis through the gut-liver axis.

Kwak MJ, Park B, Choi H, Hong W, Mun D, Son SH, Choi YS, Pathiraja D, Eor JY, Ryu S, Kim JK, Whang KY, Jeong KC, Choi IG, Kim Y.

Pharmacol Res. 2026 Apr 2:108184. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2026.108184. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41935802

Mental health stigma in Latin American youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

McCarty RJ, Jensen M, Cruz EPJS, Sagarnaga MN, Quiroz PC, Miño T, Giusti-Rodriguez P, Mallen MCM, Moyano MB, Berrones D, Anderberg JL, Frederick RM, Moore HC, Muñoz JS, Cruz VZ; Latin American Trans-ancestry INitiative for OCD genomics (LATINO); Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Working Group (GTTOC); Onyeka OC, Wiese AD, Crowley JJ, Storch EA.

Psychiatry Res. 2026 Mar 22;361:117113. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117113. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41933536