2022
Fibroblast inflammatory priming determines regenerative versus fibrotic skin repair in reindeer
Sinha S, Sparks H, Labit E, Robbins H, Gowing K, Jaffer A, Kutluberk E, Arora R, Raredon M, Cao L, Swanson S, Jiang P, Hee O, Pope H, Workentine M, Todkar K, Sharma N, Bharadia S, Chockalingam K, de Almeida L, Adam M, Niklason L, Potter S, Seifert A, Dufour A, Gabriel V, Rosin N, Stewart R, Muench G, McCorkell R, Matyas J, Biernaskie J. Fibroblast inflammatory priming determines regenerative versus fibrotic skin repair in reindeer. Cell 2022, 185: 4717-4736.e25. PMID: 36493752, PMCID: PMC9888357, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsCicatrixFetusFibroblastsHumansReindeerSkinSkin TransplantationWound HealingConceptsFibrotic scarSite-specific immune responseFull-thickness injurySkin fibroblastsWound healing outcomesInflammatory mediatorsImmunosuppressive phenotypeImmune resolutionLeukocyte recruitmentMyeloid infiltrationImmune responseHuman fetal fibroblastsHealing outcomesFibrotic phenotypeBack skinEctopic transplantationAdult humansSkin woundsScarSkinSkin repairPowerful comparative modelFibroblastsFetal fibroblastsRepairCharacterization of the COPD alveolar niche using single-cell RNA sequencing
Sauler M, McDonough JE, Adams TS, Kothapalli N, Barnthaler T, Werder RB, Schupp JC, Nouws J, Robertson MJ, Coarfa C, Yang T, Chioccioli M, Omote N, Cosme C, Poli S, Ayaub EA, Chu SG, Jensen KH, Gomez JL, Britto CJ, Raredon MSB, Niklason LE, Wilson AA, Timshel PN, Kaminski N, Rosas IO. Characterization of the COPD alveolar niche using single-cell RNA sequencing. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 494. PMID: 35078977, PMCID: PMC8789871, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28062-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA sequencingRNA sequencingCell-specific mechanismsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAdvanced chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseTranscriptomic network analysisSingle-cell RNA sequencing profilesCellular stress toleranceAberrant cellular metabolismStress toleranceRNA sequencing profilesTranscriptional evidenceCellular metabolismAlveolar nicheSequencing profilesHuman alveolar epithelial cellsChemokine signalingAlveolar epithelial type II cellsObstructive pulmonary diseaseSitu hybridizationType II cellsEpithelial type II cellsSequencingCOPD pathobiologyHuman lung tissue samples
2020
Bioengineering the Blood‐gas Barrier
Leiby KL, Raredon MSB, Niklason LE. Bioengineering the Blood‐gas Barrier. 2020, 10: 415-452. PMID: 32163210, PMCID: PMC7366783, DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c190026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlatform Effects on Regeneration by Pulmonary Basal Cells as Evaluated by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing
Greaney AM, Adams TS, Raredon M, Gubbins E, Schupp JC, Engler AJ, Ghaedi M, Yuan Y, Kaminski N, Niklason LE. Platform Effects on Regeneration by Pulmonary Basal Cells as Evaluated by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing. Cell Reports 2020, 30: 4250-4265.e6. PMID: 32209482, PMCID: PMC7175071, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA sequencingBasal marker expressionBasal cellsChronic pulmonary diseaseRat tracheal epitheliumPulmonary diseaseRNA sequencingCell-based therapiesRat tracheaAir-liquid interfaceTissue graftMarker expressionTracheal epitheliumRegenerative outcomesTracheaEpithelial progenitorsDifferential outcomesEpitheliumOutcomesWhole organPopulation level
2019
Single-cell connectomic analysis of adult mammalian lungs
Raredon MSB, Adams TS, Suhail Y, Schupp JC, Poli S, Neumark N, Leiby KL, Greaney AM, Yuan Y, Horien C, Linderman G, Engler AJ, Boffa DJ, Kluger Y, Rosas IO, Levchenko A, Kaminski N, Niklason LE. Single-cell connectomic analysis of adult mammalian lungs. Science Advances 2019, 5: eaaw3851. PMID: 31840053, PMCID: PMC6892628, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw3851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue homeostasisMammalian lungSingle-cell RNA sequencing techniquesAdult mammalian lungRNA sequencing techniquesCell-cell interactionsSequencing techniquesKey pathwaysAlveolar type IFunctional roleCell typesCell populationsRegenerative medicineHomeostatic mechanismsHomeostasisFine architectureFunctional lung tissueIncomplete understandingMajor roleType ITissueRegulationPathwayAlveolar cell populationsDistal lungEngineering of human brain organoids with a functional vascular-like system
Cakir B, Xiang Y, Tanaka Y, Kural MH, Parent M, Kang YJ, Chapeton K, Patterson B, Yuan Y, He CS, Raredon MSB, Dengelegi J, Kim KY, Sun P, Zhong M, Lee S, Patra P, Hyder F, Niklason LE, Lee SH, Yoon YS, Park IH. Engineering of human brain organoids with a functional vascular-like system. Nature Methods 2019, 16: 1169-1175. PMID: 31591580, PMCID: PMC6918722, DOI: 10.1038/s41592-019-0586-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman cortical organoidsBlood-brain barrier characteristicsTrans-endothelial electrical resistanceVasculature-like structuresHuman brain organoidsHuman brain developmentCortical organoidsFunctional maturationPrenatal brainBrain diseasesBrain developmentHuman embryonic stem cellsBlood vesselsBrain organoidsTight junctionsDiseaseStem cellsOrganoidsVariant 2Nutrient transportersNutrient deliveryCellsEndotheliumMicrovasculatureNon-invasive and real-time measurement of microvascular barrier in intact lungs
Engler AJ, Raredon MSB, Le AV, Yuan Y, Oczkowicz YA, Kan EL, Baevova P, Niklason LE. Non-invasive and real-time measurement of microvascular barrier in intact lungs. Biomaterials 2019, 217: 119313. PMID: 31280072, PMCID: PMC6863174, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpac agonist improves barrier function in iPSC-derived endothelial colony forming cells for whole organ tissue engineering
Yuan Y, Engler AJ, Raredon MS, Le A, Baevova P, Yoder MC, Niklason LE. Epac agonist improves barrier function in iPSC-derived endothelial colony forming cells for whole organ tissue engineering. Biomaterials 2019, 200: 25-34. PMID: 30754017, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Lung regeneration
Calle EA, Leiby KL, Raredon MB, Niklason LE. Lung regeneration. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2017, 30: 23-29. PMID: 27922848, PMCID: PMC5283945, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000425.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Bioreactor technologies to support liver function in vitro
Ebrahimkhani MR, Neiman JA, Raredon MS, Hughes DJ, Griffith LG. Bioreactor technologies to support liver function in vitro. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 2014, 69: 132-157. PMID: 24607703, PMCID: PMC4144187, DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBioreactorsCell Culture TechniquesHepatocytesHumansLiverOrgan Culture TechniquesConceptsSmall molecule drugsNucleic acid therapyNew experimental modelPrediction of metabolismImmunologic homeostasisAcid therapyLiver functionDrug discoveryMolecule drugsLiver physiologyExperimental modelLong-term liver-specific functionDisease modelsDrug developmentMolecular therapeuticsTarget effectsTherapeuticsWide spectrumIndirect targetsPathophysiologyTherapyLiver-specific functions
2010
Tissue-Engineered Lungs for in Vivo Implantation
Petersen TH, Calle EA, Zhao L, Lee EJ, Gui L, Raredon MB, Gavrilov K, Yi T, Zhuang ZW, Breuer C, Herzog E, Niklason LE. Tissue-Engineered Lungs for in Vivo Implantation. Science 2010, 329: 538-541. PMID: 20576850, PMCID: PMC3640463, DOI: 10.1126/science.1189345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung tissueLung matrixAcellular lung matrixNative lung tissueTissue-engineered lungsLung transplantationPrimary therapyAdult lung tissueAdult ratsPulmonary epitheliumVascular endotheliumFunctional lungLung regenerationVascular compartmentLungSeeded endothelial cellsMechanical characteristicsEndothelial cellsVivo implantationRatsEpitheliumTissueCellular componentsExtracellular matrixGas exchange