2022
Intra-amniotic Injection of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic Acid) Microparticles Loaded with Growth Factor: Effect on Tissue Coverage and Cellular Apoptosis in the Rat Model of Myelomeningocele.
Maassel NL, Wu DH, Yung NK, Bauer-Pisani T, Elizabeth Guerra M, Ullrich SJ, Mark Saltzman W, Stitelman DH. Intra-amniotic Injection of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic Acid) Microparticles Loaded with Growth Factor: Effect on Tissue Coverage and Cellular Apoptosis in the Rat Model of Myelomeningocele. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2022, 234: 1010-1019. PMID: 35703790, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue coverageIntra-amniotic injectionFibroblast growth factorTissue coverageRat modelMMC defectsGrowth factorCellular apoptosisGestational day 17Spinal cord cellsSitu cell deathCell deathWild-type controlsHistologic evidenceTreatment optionsLifelong morbidityUtero treatmentNeurologic disordersRat damsCord cellsMyelomeningoceleDay 17Invasive platformIncidenceInjection
2021
Diffusion weighted imaging as a biomarker of retinoic acid induced myelomeningocele
Maassel N, Farrelly J, Coman D, Freedman-Weiss M, Ahle S, Ullrich S, Yung N, Hyder F, Stitelman D. Diffusion weighted imaging as a biomarker of retinoic acid induced myelomeningocele. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0253583. PMID: 34191842, PMCID: PMC8244849, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imaging techniquesSpinal cordRat fetusesRetinoic acidCommon congenital anomalyComplementary imaging biomarkerLack of skinNeural tube defectsTrans retinoic acidBony coveringRat damsCongenital anomaliesRat modelExperimental therapiesHistopathologic analysisSevere formBrain volumeMyelomeningoceleImaging biomarkersDisease severityMMC defectsTube defectsIncomplete closureFetusesFractional anisotropy (FA) mapsEngineering alginate microparticles for optimized accumulation in fetal rat myelomeningocele
Freedman-Weiss MR, Wu D, Maassel N, Ullrich SJ, Ahle SL, Roberts K, Farrelly JS, Buzzelli G, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH. Engineering alginate microparticles for optimized accumulation in fetal rat myelomeningocele. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2021, 57: 544-550. PMID: 33933264, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.03.060.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Alginate microparticles loaded with basic fibroblast growth factor induce tissue coverage in a rat model of myelomeningocele
Farrelly JS, Bianchi AH, Ricciardi AS, Buzzelli GL, Ahle SL, Freedman-Weiss MR, Luks VL, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH. Alginate microparticles loaded with basic fibroblast growth factor induce tissue coverage in a rat model of myelomeningocele. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2018, 54: 80-85. PMID: 30414695, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.10.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue coverageTissue coverageRat modelTime-dated pregnant ratsFree bFGFGrowth factorInjection of microparticlesBasic fibroblast growth factorFibroblast growth factorPregnant ratsPrenatal treatmentIntraamniotic injectionFetal myelomeningoceleMyelomeningoceleMMC coverageMMC defectsRetinoic acidBFGF
1999
Egr-1 Mediates Extracellular Matrix-driven Transcription of Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase in Endothelium*
Haas T, Stitelman D, Davis S, Apte S, Madri J. Egr-1 Mediates Extracellular Matrix-driven Transcription of Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase in Endothelium*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 22679-22685. PMID: 10428849, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.32.22679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDNA-Binding ProteinsEarly Growth Response Protein 1Endothelium, VascularExtracellular MatrixGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHalf-LifeImmediate-Early ProteinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 14Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-AssociatedMetalloendopeptidasesMiceMolecular Sequence DataNeovascularization, PhysiologicProtein BindingRatsRNA, MessengerSp1 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticUp-RegulationConceptsMembrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinaseEgr-1MT1-MMPTranscription factor Egr-1Number of proteinsExtracellular matrix environmentEnhanced transcriptional activityEndothelial cellsTranscriptional activityPromoter correlatesIncreased transcriptionCellular invasionInvasive phenotypeMatrix metalloproteinaseTranscriptionMatrix environmentMatrix metalloproteinase activityMetalloproteinase activityCellsMatrix metalloproteinasesInvasionIncrease productionAngiogenesisMetalloproteinaseProtein