2022
Signaling network model of cardiomyocyte morphological changes in familial cardiomyopathy
Khalilimeybodi A, Riaz M, Campbell S, Omens J, McCulloch A, Qyang Y, Saucerman J. Signaling network model of cardiomyocyte morphological changes in familial cardiomyopathy. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 2022, 174: 1-14. PMID: 36370475, PMCID: PMC10230857, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2022.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Xenogeneic-free generation of vascular smooth muscle cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering
Luo J, Lin Y, Shi X, Li G, Kural MH, Anderson CW, Ellis MW, Riaz M, Tellides G, Niklason LE, Qyang Y. Xenogeneic-free generation of vascular smooth muscle cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering. Acta Biomaterialia 2020, 119: 155-168. PMID: 33130306, PMCID: PMC8168373, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.10.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular tissue engineeringTissue-engineered vascular graftsTissue engineeringComparable mechanical strengthVascular smooth muscle cellsMechanical strengthSmooth muscle cellsPolyglycolic acid scaffoldsTechnology one stepBiodegradable polyglycolic acid (PGA) scaffoldsXenogeneic-free conditionsAnimal-derived reagentsMuscle cellsVSMC differentiationImmunodeficient mouse modelEngineeringVascular graftsOne-stepStem cellsPluripotent stem cellsMouse modelCollagen depositionComparable capacityBlood vesselsAcid scaffolds