2024
Self-Assembled Fibroblast Growth Factor Nanoparticles as a Therapeutic for Oxidant-Induced Neuronal and Skin Cell Injury
Kumar S, Chu A, Theis T, Rastogi S, Costea D, Banerjee R, Das B, Yarmush M, Hsia H, Cohen R, Schachner M, Berthiaume F. Self-Assembled Fibroblast Growth Factor Nanoparticles as a Therapeutic for Oxidant-Induced Neuronal and Skin Cell Injury. ACS Applied Bio Materials 2024, 7: 5158-5170. PMID: 39038169, DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c00135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal cord injuryFGF-2Cell injuryTraumatic brain injurySkin wound healingResponses in vivoInflammatory response in vivoWound healingPressure woundsOxidant-mediated injuryFibroblast growth factor-2Growth factor 2Delayed injuryLocal inflammationNanoparticle sizeChronic skin woundsSecondary complicationsCultured neuronal cellsEndothelial cellsGrowth factorPromote neurite outgrowthCord injuryNeurological sensationsRecombinant fusion proteinNanoparticlesCellular therapeutics and immunotherapies in wound healing – on the pulse of time?
Huelsboemer L, Knoedler L, Kochen A, Yu C, Hosseini H, Hollmann K, Choi A, Stögner V, Knoedler S, Hsia H, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Cellular therapeutics and immunotherapies in wound healing – on the pulse of time? Military Medical Research 2024, 11: 23. PMID: 38637905, PMCID: PMC11025282, DOI: 10.1186/s40779-024-00528-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard of careChronic wound healing disordersLocal wound irrigationWound healingChronic inflammatory microenvironmentFree flap techniqueWound healing disordersChronic woundsGenetic risk profilesPhysiological wound healingAdequate blood supplySurgical debridementFlap techniqueCellular therapyCurrent therapiesHealing disordersInflammatory microenvironmentWound irrigationNon-healing woundsCellular therapeuticsGeneral anesthesiaFormation of biofilmsWound debridementSkin graftsImmunotherapy
2020
A Dense Fibrillar Collagen Scaffold Differentially Modulates Secretory Function of iPSC-Derived Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Promote Wound Healing
Dash BC, Setia O, Gorecka J, Peyvandi H, Duan K, Lopes L, Nie J, Berthiaume F, Dardik A, Hsia HC. A Dense Fibrillar Collagen Scaffold Differentially Modulates Secretory Function of iPSC-Derived Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Promote Wound Healing. Cells 2020, 9: 966. PMID: 32295218, PMCID: PMC7226960, DOI: 10.3390/cells9040966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsSecretory functionHuman-induced pluripotent stem cellsParacrine secretionMuscle cellsCollagen fibrillar densitiesSecretory factorsVascular regenerationWound healingTissue-engineered vascular graftsHealingVascular graftsStem cellsPluripotent stem cellsCollagen scaffoldsScaffold propertiesScaffold materialsCellsPromising strategyDisease modelingFibrillar densityRegenerative wound healingCytokinesGraftInduced pluripotent stem cell-derived smooth muscle cells increase angiogenesis and accelerate diabetic wound healing
Gorecka J, Gao X, Fereydooni A, Dash BC, Luo J, Lee SR, Taniguchi R, Hsia HC, Qyang Y, Dardik A. Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived smooth muscle cells increase angiogenesis and accelerate diabetic wound healing. Regenerative Medicine 2020, 15: 1277-1293. PMID: 32228292, PMCID: PMC7304438, DOI: 10.2217/rme-2019-0086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsDiabetic wound healingWound healingPro-angiogenic cytokinesMurine AdiposeStem cellsType macrophagesCollagen scaffoldsCultured mediumM2-type macrophagesCellsNumber of totalNew candidatesAngiogenesisNude miceDiabetic woundsPromising new candidateScaffoldsHealingCytokinesExpressionSecreteWoundsAdipose
2019
Targeting Fibrotic Signaling: A Review of Current Literature and Identification of Future Therapeutic Targets to Improve Wound Healing.
Hetzler PT, Dash BC, Guo S, Hsia HC. Targeting Fibrotic Signaling: A Review of Current Literature and Identification of Future Therapeutic Targets to Improve Wound Healing. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2019, 83: e92-e95. PMID: 31246672, PMCID: PMC6851445, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000001955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapeutic targetAberrant wound healing processAppropriate physiologic responseMorbid disease processSurvival of myofibroblastsWound healingFibrotic signaling pathwaysTranscription factor/serum response factor (MRTF/SRF) pathwayFuture therapeutic targetsSmooth muscle actinFuture translational researchCurrent literatureFibrotic signalingTherapeutic optionsFibrotic lesionsTissue injuryWound healing processDisease processPhysiologic responsesSerum response factor pathwayMuscle actinFactor pathwayExcessive responseFibrosisTranslational researchThe potential and limitations of induced pluripotent stem cells to achieve wound healing
Gorecka J, Kostiuk V, Fereydooni A, Gonzalez L, Luo J, Dash B, Isaji T, Ono S, Liu S, Lee SR, Xu J, Liu J, Taniguchi R, Yastula B, Hsia HC, Qyang Y, Dardik A. The potential and limitations of induced pluripotent stem cells to achieve wound healing. Stem Cell Research & Therapy 2019, 10: 87. PMID: 30867069, PMCID: PMC6416973, DOI: 10.1186/s13287-019-1185-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsChronic woundsCell therapyStem cellsDiabetic foot ulcersCell typesWound healingInvasive harvesting techniquesAdult-derived stem cellsNormal skin architecturePluripotent stem cellsLimb ischemiaFoot ulcersLimited cell survivalSafety profileOnly cell typeAnimal modelsHuman studiesPotential treatmentPhysiologic responsesHealthy skinImmune rejectionAdvanced therapiesTranslational potentialUse of iPSCsSystemic factors
2018
The Impact of Microbial Communities on Wound Healing
Xu Z, Hsia HC. The Impact of Microbial Communities on Wound Healing. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2018, 81: 113-123. PMID: 29746280, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000001450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWound healingVenous insufficiency ulcersHealth care systemClinical factorsDefinitive treatmentDiabetic footPressure ulcersMicrobiome findingsAcute woundsImproved healingEnormous burdenChronic woundsComparison of findingsWound microbiotaBacteriophage therapyCare systemWound microbiomeExact roleWoundsHealingMore studiesUlcersMicrobiome compositionMajor bacteriaMicrobiome
2016
Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Improves Stromal Cell–Derived Factor-1 Activity in Model Diabetic Environments
Olekson MP, Faulknor RA, Hsia HC, Schmidt AM, Berthiaume F. Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Improves Stromal Cell–Derived Factor-1 Activity in Model Diabetic Environments. Advances In Wound Care 2016, 5: 527-538. PMID: 28078186, PMCID: PMC5165672, DOI: 10.1089/wound.2015.0674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStromal cell-derived factor-1Advanced glycation end productsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsCellular responsesSoluble RAGEGlycation end productsBaseline ROS levelsGrowth factorExtracellular signalsExogenous SDF-1Mouse peripheral blood mononuclear cellsStem cell recruitmentHuman leukaemia 60 cellsCell-derived factor-1Exogenous growth factorsReactive oxygen species generationDiabetic murine woundsReceptor CXCR-4Blood mononuclear cellsWound healingCellular migrationCell migrationOxygen species generationMurine excisional wound modelROS levels