2023
Rational engineering of lung alveolar epithelium
Leiby K, Yuan Y, Ng R, Raredon M, Adams T, Baevova P, Greaney A, Hirschi K, Campbell S, Kaminski N, Herzog E, Niklason L. Rational engineering of lung alveolar epithelium. Npj Regenerative Medicine 2023, 8: 22. PMID: 37117221, PMCID: PMC10147714, DOI: 10.1038/s41536-023-00295-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Efficient and Functional Endothelial Repopulation of Whole Lung Organ Scaffolds
Le AV, Hatachi G, Beloiartsev A, Ghaedi M, Engler AJ, Baevova P, Niklason LE, Calle EA. Efficient and Functional Endothelial Repopulation of Whole Lung Organ Scaffolds. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2017, 3: 2000-2010. PMID: 33440555, DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term functionNative lungBarrier functionRat lungEndothelial cellsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseLung microvascular endothelial cellsNitric oxide synthaseTissue plasminogen activatorVascular surface areaExposure of bloodMicrovascular endothelial cellsGas exchange functionRat lung microvascular endothelial cellsMechanical ventilationPulmonary arteryPulmonary vasculatureImproved barrier functionOxide synthaseVascular pressuresLung tissueFunctional endotheliumVE-cadherin gene expressionAntithrombotic substancesLung
2016
Comparative biology of decellularized lung matrix: Implications of species mismatch in regenerative medicine
Balestrini JL, Gard AL, Gerhold KA, Wilcox EC, Liu A, Schwan J, Le AV, Baevova P, Dimitrievska S, Zhao L, Sundaram S, Sun H, Rittié L, Dyal R, Broekelmann TJ, Mecham RP, Schwartz MA, Niklason LE, White ES. Comparative biology of decellularized lung matrix: Implications of species mismatch in regenerative medicine. Biomaterials 2016, 102: 220-230. PMID: 27344365, PMCID: PMC4939101, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.06.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endothelial cellsCell-matrix interactionsLung regenerationEndothelial cellsKey matrix proteinsComparative biologyCell adhesion moleculeMatrix proteinsLung extracellular matrixCell healthExtracellular matrixResidual DNASpecies mismatchRat lung scaffoldsRegenerative medicineAdhesion moleculesLung scaffoldsPrimate tissuesCellsVascular cell adhesion moleculeLung engineeringLung matrixLess expressionPulmonary cellsProfound effect