University of California San Francisco

Publications

  1. Pancreatic mesenchyme regulates epithelial organogenesis throughout development.
    Landsman L, Nijagal A, Whitchurch TJ, Vanderlaan RL, Zimmer WE, Mackenzie TC, Hebrok M
    PLoS Biol. 2011 Sep; 9(9):e1001143.; 
    PubMed
  2. Normal immune development and glucocorticoid-induced thymocyte apoptosis in mice deficient for the T-cell death-associated gene 8 receptor.
    Radu CG, Cheng D, Nijagal A, Riedinger M, McLaughlin J, Yang LV, Johnson J, Witte ON
    Mol Cell Biol. 2006 Jan; 26(2):668-77.; 
    PubMed
  3. Advances in the Treatment of Neonatal Biliary Disease.
    Mohamedaly S, Nijagal A
    Clin Perinatol. 2022 12; 49(4):981-993.; 
    PubMed
  4. Ly6cLo non-classical monocytes promote resolution of rhesus rotavirus-mediated perinatal hepatic inflammation.
    Alkhani A, Levy CS, Tsui M, Rosenberg KA, Polovina K, Mattis AN, Mack M, Van Dyken S, Wang BM, Maher JJ, Nijagal A
    Sci Rep. 2020 04 28; 10(1):7165.; 
    PubMed
  5. Direct and indirect antigen presentation lead to deletion of donor-specific T cells after in utero hematopoietic cell transplantation in mice.
    Nijagal A, Derderian C, Le T, Jarvis E, Nguyen L, Tang Q, Mackenzie TC
    Blood. 2013 May 30; 121(22):4595-602.; 
    PubMed
  6. A mouse model of in utero transplantation.
    Nijagal A, Le T, Wegorzewska M, Mackenzie TC
    J Vis Exp. 2011 Jan 27; (47).; 
    PubMed
  7. Spontaneous resolution of prenatal megalourethra.
    Nijagal A, Sydorak RM, Feldstein VA, Hirose S, Albanese CT
    J Pediatr Surg. 2004 Sep; 39(9):1421-3.; 
    PubMed
  8. The need for early Kasai portoenterostomy: a Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium study.
    Kelley-Quon LI, Shue E, Burke RV, Smith C, Kling K, Mahdi E, Ourshalimian S, Fenlon M, Dellinger M, Shew SB, Lee J, Padilla B, Inge T, Roach J, Marwan AI, Russell KW, Ignacio R, Fialkowski E, Nijagal A, Im C, Azarow KS, Ostlie DJ, Wang K
    Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Feb; 38(2):193-199.; 
    PubMed
  9. Congenital superior mesenteric artery aneurysm in a 6-week-old infant presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
    Subbaraj L, Beleniski F, Courtier J, Vartanian S, Nijagal A
    J Vasc Surg. 2020 04; 71(4):1391-1394.; 
    PubMed
  10. Alterations in maternal-fetal cellular trafficking after fetal surgery.
    Saadai P, Lee TH, Bautista G, Gonzales KD, Nijagal A, Busch MP, Kim CJ, Romero R, Lee H, Hirose S, Rand L, Miniati D, Farmer DL, MacKenzie TC
    J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Jun; 47(6):1089-94.; 
    PubMed
  11. Maternal microchimerism in patients with biliary atresia: Implications for allograft tolerance.
    Nijagal A, Fleck S, MacKenzie TC
    Chimerism. 2012 Apr-Jun; 3(2):37-9.; 
    PubMed
  12. Colonic atresia and choledochal cyst: a rare combination.
    Nijagal A, Ozgediz D, Feldstein VA, Lee H, Harrison MR
    Pediatr Surg Int. 2009 Jan; 25(1):113-5.; 
    PubMed
  13. Index admission cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis reduces 30-day readmission rates in pediatric patients.
    Pathak SJ, Ji H, Nijagal A, Avila P, Dai SC, Arain MA, Kouanda A
    Surg Endosc. 2024 03; 38(3):1351-1357.; 
    PubMed
  14. The natural history of fetal gallstones: a case series and updated literature review.
    Schwab ME, Braun HJ, Feldstein VA, Nijagal A
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Dec; 35(24):4755-4762.; 
    PubMed
  15. Late-onset hypertrophic pyloric stenosis with gastric outlet obstruction: case report and review of the literature.
    Wolf LL, Nijagal A, Flores A, Buchmiller TL
    Pediatr Surg Int. 2016 Oct; 32(10):1013-6.; 
    PubMed
  16. Dynamic tracheal occlusion improves lung morphometrics and function in the fetal lamb model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
    Jelin EB, Etemadi M, Encinas J, Schecter SC, Chapin C, Wu J, Guevara-Gallardo S, Nijagal A, Gonzales KD, Ferrier WT, Roy S, Miniati D
    J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun; 46(6):1150-7.; 
    PubMed
  17. Visualization of a primary anti-tumor immune response by positron emission tomography.
    Shu CJ, Guo S, Kim YJ, Shelly SM, Nijagal A, Ray P, Gambhir SS, Radu CG, Witte ON
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Nov 29; 102(48):17412-7.; 
    PubMed
  18. Hepatic Ly6CLo Non-Classical Monocytes Have Increased Nr4a1 (Nur77) in Murine Biliary Atresia.
    Mohamedaly S, Levy CS, Korsholm C, Alkhani A, Rosenberg K, Ashouri JF, Nijagal A
    J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 08; 11(18).; 
    PubMed
  19. Natural history of acute pediatric iliofemoral artery thrombosis treated with anticoagulation.
    Ramirez JL, Kuhrau CR, Wu B, Zarkowsky DS, Conte MS, Oskowitz AZ, Nijagal A, Vartanian SM
    J Vasc Surg. 2020 12; 72(6):2027-2034.; 
    PubMed
  20. Clinical implications of maternal-fetal cellular trafficking.
    Nijagal A, MacKenzie TC
    Semin Pediatr Surg. 2013 Feb; 22(1):62-5.; 
    PubMed
  21. Maternal T cells limit engraftment after in utero hematopoietic cell transplantation in mice.
    Nijagal A, Wegorzewska M, Jarvis E, Le T, Tang Q, MacKenzie TC
    J Clin Invest. 2011 Feb; 121(2):582-92.; 
    PubMed
  22. Gastroschisis: small hole, big cost.
    Sydorak RM, Nijagal A, Sbragia L, Hirose S, Tsao K, Phibbs RH, Schmitt SK, Lee H, Farmer DL, Harrison MR, Albanese CT
    J Pediatr Surg. 2002 Dec; 37(12):1669-72.; 
    PubMed
  23. Immunology of Biliary Atresia.
    Miller PN, Baskaran S, Nijagal A
    Semin Pediatr Surg. 2024 Dec; 33(6):151474.; 
    PubMed
  24. Neutrophils are important for the development of pro-reparative macrophages after irreversible electroporation of the liver in mice.
    Lopez-Ichikawa M, Vu NK, Nijagal A, Rubinsky B, Chang TT
    Sci Rep. 2021 07 22; 11(1):14986.; 
    PubMed
  25. Treating Biliary Atresia: The Challenge Continues.
    Nijagal A, Perito ER
    J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 04; 68(4):464-465.; 
    PubMed
  26. Long-term outcomes after fetal therapy for congenital high airway obstructive syndrome.
    Saadai P, Jelin EB, Nijagal A, Schecter SC, Hirose S, MacKenzie TC, Rand L, Goldstein R, Farrell J, Harrison M, Lee H
    J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Jun; 47(6):1095-100.; 
    PubMed
  27. Decreased risk of graft failure with maternal liver transplantation in patients with biliary atresia.
    Nijagal A, Fleck S, Hills NK, Feng S, Tang Q, Kang SM, Rosenthal P, MacKenzie TC
    Am J Transplant. 2012 Feb; 12(2):409-19.; 
    PubMed
  28. Molecular markers for gastric adenocarcinoma: an update.
    Anderson C, Nijagal A, Kim J
    Mol Diagn Ther. 2006; 10(6):345-52.; 
    PubMed
  29. Neonatal Hepatic Myeloid Progenitors Expand and Propagate Liver Injury in Mice.
    Alkhani A, Korsholm C, Levy CS, Mohamedaly S, Duwaerts CC, Pietras EM, Nijagal A
    J Clin Med. 2023 Jan 01; 12(1).; 
    PubMed
  30. The relative abundance of monocyte subsets determines susceptibility to perinatal hepatic inflammation.
    Mohamedaly S, Alkhani A, Nijagal A
    J Clin Cell Immunol. 2020; 11(6).; 
    PubMed
  31. Fetal intervention increases maternal T cell awareness of the foreign conceptus and can lead to immune-mediated fetal demise.
    Wegorzewska M, Nijagal A, Wong CM, Le T, Lescano N, Tang Q, MacKenzie TC
    J Immunol. 2014 Feb 15; 192(4):1938-45.; 
    PubMed
  32. The maternal immune response inhibits the success of in utero hematopoietic cell transplantation.
    Nijagal A, Wegorzewska M, Le T, Tang Q, Mackenzie TC
    Chimerism. 2011 Apr; 2(2):55-7.; 
    PubMed
  33. Differential proton sensitivity of related G protein-coupled receptors T cell death-associated gene 8 and G2A expressed in immune cells.
    Radu CG, Nijagal A, McLaughlin J, Wang L, Witte ON
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Feb 01; 102(5):1632-7.; 
    PubMed
  34. Single-cell analysis of hepatoblastoma identifies tumor signatures that predict chemotherapy susceptibility using patient-specific tumor spheroids.
    Song H, Bucher S, Rosenberg K, Tsui M, Burhan D, Hoffman D, Cho SJ, Rangaswami A, Breese M, Leung S, Ventura MVP, Sweet-Cordero EA, Huang FW, Nijagal A, Wang B
    Nat Commun. 2022 08 25; 13(1):4878.; 
    PubMed
  35. De novo somatic mutations and KRAS amplification are associated with cholangiocarcinoma in a patient with a history of choledochal cyst.
    Schwab ME, Song H, Mattis A, Phelps A, Vu LT, Huang FW, Nijagal A
    J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Dec; 55(12):2657-2661.; 
    PubMed
  36. The diagnosis and management of intradiaphragmatic extralobar pulmonary sequestrations: a report of 4 cases.
    Nijagal A, Jelin E, Feldstein VA, Courtier J, Urisman A, Jones KD, Lee H, Hirose S, MacKenzie TC
    J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Aug; 47(8):1501-5.; 
    PubMed
  37. Intrauterine umbilical cord hemorrhage with associated jejunal atresia captured by real-time ultrasound.
    Nijagal A, Rand L, Goldstein R, Poder L, Miniati D
    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Mar; 200(3):e5-6.; 
    PubMed
  38. Endoscopic techniques in fetal surgery.
    Sydorak RM, Nijagal A, Albanese CT
    Yonsei Med J. 2001 Dec; 42(6):695-710.; 
    PubMed
  39. Perinatal liver inflammation is associated with persistent elevation of CXCL10 and its canonical receptor CXCR3 on common myeloid progenitors.
    Alkhani A, Baskaran S, Murti A, Rapp B, Levy CS, Wang B, Nijagal A
    bioRxiv. 2024 Aug 19.; 
    PubMed
  40. The Role of Myeloid Populations during Perinatal Liver Injury and Repair.
    Alkhani A, Mohamedaly S, Nijagal A
    J Cell Immunol. 2021; 3(1):42-45.; 
    PubMed
  41. Editorial: Treating Biliary Atresia: The Challenge Continues.
    Nijagal A, Perito ER
    J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Feb 05.; 
    PubMed
  42. In utero hematopoietic cell transplantation for the treatment of congenital anomalies.
    Nijagal A, Flake AW, MacKenzie TC
    Clin Perinatol. 2012 Jun; 39(2):301-10.; 
    PubMed