2018
Myofibroblast proliferation and heterogeneity are supported by macrophages during skin repair
Shook BA, Wasko RR, Rivera-Gonzalez GC, Salazar-Gatzimas E, López-Giráldez F, Dash BC, Muñoz-Rojas AR, Aultman KD, Zwick RK, Lei V, Arbiser JL, Miller-Jensen K, Clark DA, Hsia HC, Horsley V. Myofibroblast proliferation and heterogeneity are supported by macrophages during skin repair. Science 2018, 362 PMID: 30467144, PMCID: PMC6684198, DOI: 10.1126/science.aar2971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferential gene expressionAdipocyte precursorsExtracellular matrix moleculesGene expressionTransplantation assaysMatrix moleculesFactor C.Factor 1Insulin-like growth factor-1Cell populationsTissue resilienceDistinct subpopulationsGrowth factor-1Profibrotic cellsTissue repairMultiple mouse modelsECM depositionSkin repairTissue dysfunctionProliferationMouse modelMyofibroblastsWoundingMacrophagesRepair
2016
Pigment epithelium‐derived factor restoration increases bone mass and improves bone plasticity in a model of osteogenesis imperfecta type VI via Wnt3a blockade
Belinsky GS, Sreekumar B, Andrejecsk JW, Saltzman WM, Gong J, Herzog RI, Lin S, Horsley V, Carpenter TO, Chung C. Pigment epithelium‐derived factor restoration increases bone mass and improves bone plasticity in a model of osteogenesis imperfecta type VI via Wnt3a blockade. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30: 2837-2848. PMID: 27127101, PMCID: PMC4970601, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201500027r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPigment epithelium-derived factorOsteogenesis imperfecta type VIWnt/β-catenin signalingBone massOI type VIΒ-catenin signalingAbility of PEDFTrabecular bone volume/total volumeType VIBone volume/total volumeWild-type miceEpithelium-derived factorBone plasticityPEDF-knockout miceMesenchymal stem cell commitmentBone volume fractionKO micePEDF peptidesStem cell commitmentFluorescent protein reporterCombination of Wnt3aMouse modelWnt modulatorsBone mineralizationMice
2014
Characterization of Cre recombinase models for the study of adipose tissue
Jeffery E, Berry R, Church CD, Yu S, Shook BA, Horsley V, Rosen ED, Rodeheffer MS. Characterization of Cre recombinase models for the study of adipose tissue. Adipocyte 2014, 3: 206-211. PMID: 25068087, PMCID: PMC4110097, DOI: 10.4161/adip.29674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdipose tissueAdipocyte precursor cellsAdipose depotsMajor adipose tissue depotsPrecursor cellsWhite adipose depotsAdipose tissue depotsMajor adipose depotsGenetic mouse modelsCre recombinase activityMouse modelTissue depotsCre linesMultiple cell populationsAdipocytesCell populationsDual fluorescent reporterTissue