2021
Methods for Differentiating hiPSCs into Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Li ML, Luo J, Ellis MW, Riaz M, Ajaj Y, Qyang Y. Methods for Differentiating hiPSCs into Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Methods In Molecular Biology 2021, 2375: 21-34. PMID: 34591296, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1708-3_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsPluripotent stem cellsLateral plate mesodermEarly embryonic developmentStem cellsSmooth muscle cellsHuman pluripotent stem cellsInduced pluripotent stem cellsExtracellular matrix proteinsMuscle cellsMesoderm lineagePlate mesodermEmbryonic developmentVascular cell sourceEmbryoid bodiesEB formationMatrix proteinsCellular interactionsDisease modelingPhysiological characteristicsVascular tissueTissue-engineered vascular graftsCell-based therapiesCell replacement
2019
Tissue-Engineered Stem Cell Models of Cardiovascular Diseases
Anderson C, Luo J, Sewanan L, Kural M, Riaz M, Park J, Huang Y, Niklason L, Campbell S, Qyang Y. Tissue-Engineered Stem Cell Models of Cardiovascular Diseases. 2019, 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-20047-3_1.ChaptersMolecular underpinningsStem cell modelTwo-dimensional cell culture methodsComplex 3D microenvironmentThree-dimensional microenvironmentMolecular mechanismsTissue-engineered modelDisease modelingNew therapeutic strategiesCell culturesCell culture methodsCell modelPathological conditionsCulture systemDisease statesCompelling insightsTherapeutic strategiesMicroenvironmentCulture methodVivo