2020
Induced 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
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
2014
Reversible Modulation of Myofibroblast Differentiation in Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Desai VD, Hsia HC, Schwarzbauer JE. Reversible Modulation of Myofibroblast Differentiation in Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e86865. PMID: 24466271, PMCID: PMC3900664, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueBlotting, WesternCell DifferentiationCell MovementCells, CulturedExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibroblast Growth Factor 2HumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMyofibroblastsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionConceptsAdipose-derived mesenchymal stem cellsMesenchymal stem cellsExtracellular matrixERK/MAP kinaseMyofibroblastic phenotypeStem cellsRegulation of tenascinProtein type IActivation of Smad2Abundant extracellular matrixFocal adhesionsGrowth factorKinase downstreamHuman adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cellsCytoskeletal proteinsMAP kinaseStress fibersECM proteinsCell differentiationADSC differentiationDifferentiation processFibroblast-like cellsMyofibroblast differentiationNovel therapeutic strategiesRegenerative medicine