Integrin β3 targeting biomaterial preferentially promotes secretion of bFGF and viability of iPSC-derived vascular smooth muscle cells
Dash BC, Duan K, Kyriakides TR, Hsia HC. Integrin β3 targeting biomaterial preferentially promotes secretion of bFGF and viability of iPSC-derived vascular smooth muscle cells. Biomaterials Science 2021, 9: 5319-5329. PMID: 34190227, DOI: 10.1039/d1bm00162k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsIntegrin β3Paracrine secretionMuscle cellsGrowth factorSecretion of bFGFMatrix metalloproteinase-2Proangiogenic growth factorsCell viabilityFibroblast growth factorHuman-induced pluripotent stemMetalloproteinase-2Ligand-integrin interactionExtracellular matrix microenvironmentSecretionPossible rolePositive feedback loopPaucity of researchMatrix microenvironmentIntegrin interactionPluripotent stemFibrillar collagenΒ3