2021
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
2019
Thrombospondin-2 regulates extracellular matrix production, LOX levels, and cross-linking via downregulation of miR-29
Calabro NE, Barrett A, Chamorro-Jorganes A, Tam S, Kristofik NJ, Xing H, Loye AM, Sessa WC, Hansen K, Kyriakides TR. Thrombospondin-2 regulates extracellular matrix production, LOX levels, and cross-linking via downregulation of miR-29. Matrix Biology 2019, 82: 71-85. PMID: 30876926, PMCID: PMC6710120, DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2019.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsECM protein productionProtein productionLysyl oxidaseThrombospondin-2MiR-29Matricellular proteinQuantitative proteomics approachLevels of LOXExtracellular matrix productionProteomic approachECM proteinsMajor regulatorECM homeostasisExtracellular matrixMatrix productionProteinCollagen fibrillogenesisMiR-29 expressionFibrillar collagenImportant modulatorDependent processesLOX levelsRegulatorProductionHomeostasis