2024
Targeting hypoxia and thrombospondin‐2 in diabetic wound healing
Huang Y, Xing H, Naud S, Kyriakides T. Targeting hypoxia and thrombospondin‐2 in diabetic wound healing. The FASEB Journal 2024, 38: e70091. PMID: 39383062, PMCID: PMC11486302, DOI: 10.1096/fj.202302429rrr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombospondin-2Diabetic miceWound healingHIF-1aMatricellular protein thrombospondin-2Diabetic woundsImpaired wound healingWounds of diabetic miceDimethyloxalylglycine treatmentTargeting hypoxiaSustained hypoxiaDiabetic patientsTSP2 expressionCell dysfunctionIncreased neovascularizationDiabetic wound healingGenetic ablationDiabetic fibroblastsElevated glucoseReduced hypoxiaImprove healingImmunofluorescence analysisHIF-1a activationHypoxiaWestern blotting
2021
Biocompatibility of platinum-based bulk metallic glass in orthopedic applications
Loye AM, Kwon HK, Dellal D, Ojeda R, Lee S, Davis R, Nagle N, Doukas PG, Schroers J, Lee FY, Kyriakides TR. Biocompatibility of platinum-based bulk metallic glass in orthopedic applications. Biomedical Materials 2021, 16: 045018. PMID: 33873168, DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/abf981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBulk metallic glassPt-BMGPlatinum-based bulk metallic glassMetallic glassesConventional metallic implantsCorrosion resistanceHigh strengthMechanical testingOrthopedic applicationsBone applicationsMetallic implantsMicro-computed tomographyAmorphous metalsTitaniumWearBiocompatibilitySimilar biocompatibilityFurther processingGlassDuctilityNanopatternsNanoscaleApplicationsMesenchymal stem cellsStrengthLocally delivered adjuvant biofilm‐penetrating antibiotics rescue impaired endochondral fracture healing caused by MRSA infection
Cahill SV, Kwon H, Back J, Lee I, Lee S, Alder KD, Hao Z, Yu KE, Dussik CM, Kyriakides T, Lee F. Locally delivered adjuvant biofilm‐penetrating antibiotics rescue impaired endochondral fracture healing caused by MRSA infection. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2021, 39: 402-414. PMID: 33336805, DOI: 10.1002/jor.24965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-dose rifampinFracture healingMRSA infectionMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitisColony-forming unitsTissue bacterial loadStaphylococcus aureus osteomyelitisReactive bone formationRadiographic union scaleEndochondral fracture healingBacterial CFU countsPoor callus formationSoft callus formationTibia scoresRifampin therapyDevastating complicationMRSA colonizationClinical efficacyInfected fracturesTibial radiographsTreatment responseMurine modelIntramedullary pinOpen fracturesO stain
2019
The impact of modulating the blood–brain barrier on the electrophysiological and histological outcomes of intracortical electrodes
Falcone JD, Sohal H, Kyriakides T, Bellamkonda RV. The impact of modulating the blood–brain barrier on the electrophysiological and histological outcomes of intracortical electrodes. Journal Of Neural Engineering 2019, 16: 046005. PMID: 31048574, DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ab1ef9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCCL2/CCR2 pathwayCCR2 pathwayBlood-brain barrier integrityIntracortical electrodesPro-inflammatory monocytesBlood-brain barrierBBB breachFunctional electrophysiologyChronic outcomesHistological outcomesWeek cohortCCR2 antagonistHistological effectsTreatment groupsElectrode implantationNeurodegenerative modelsBarrier integrityElectrophysiological recordingsNumber of neuronsWeeksHistologyLong-term recordingsBiological mechanismsNeural populationsElectrophysiologyThrombospondin-2 regulates extracellular matrix production, LOX levels, and cross-linking via downregulation of miR-29
Calabro NE, Barrett A, Chamorro-Jorganes A, Tam S, Kristofik NJ, Xing H, Loye AM, Sessa WC, Hansen K, Kyriakides TR. Thrombospondin-2 regulates extracellular matrix production, LOX levels, and cross-linking via downregulation of miR-29. Matrix Biology 2019, 82: 71-85. PMID: 30876926, PMCID: PMC6710120, DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2019.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsECM protein productionProtein productionLysyl oxidaseThrombospondin-2MiR-29Matricellular proteinQuantitative proteomics approachLevels of LOXExtracellular matrix productionProteomic approachECM proteinsMajor regulatorECM homeostasisExtracellular matrixMatrix productionProteinCollagen fibrillogenesisMiR-29 expressionFibrillar collagenImportant modulatorDependent processesLOX levelsRegulatorProductionHomeostasis
2004
The CC Chemokine Ligand, CCL2/MCP1, Participates in Macrophage Fusion and Foreign Body Giant Cell Formation
Kyriakides TR, Foster MJ, Keeney GE, Tsai A, Giachelli CM, Clark-Lewis I, Rollins BJ, Bornstein P. The CC Chemokine Ligand, CCL2/MCP1, Participates in Macrophage Fusion and Foreign Body Giant Cell Formation. American Journal Of Pathology 2004, 165: 2157-2166. PMID: 15579457, PMCID: PMC1618731, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63265-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForeign body giant cellsForeign body reactionCC chemokine ligand 2CCL2-null miceChemokine ligand 2CC chemokine ligandBlood-borne monocytesPeripheral blood monocytesWild-type miceCCL2/MCP1Chemokine ligandGiant cell formationMonocyte recruitmentBlood monocytesFBGC formationMacrophage fusionGiant cellsImplantation sitesBody reactionForeign body giant cell formationMiceInhibitory peptidesCCL2 functionMonocytesChemotactic signals
2000
Increased Marrow‐Derived Osteoprogenitor Cells and Endosteal Bone Formation in Mice Lacking Thrombospondin 2*
Hankenson K, Bain S, Kyriakides T, Smith E, Goldstein S, Bornstein P. Increased Marrow‐Derived Osteoprogenitor Cells and Endosteal Bone Formation in Mice Lacking Thrombospondin 2*. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2000, 15: 851-862. PMID: 10804014, DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2000.15.5.851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone formation rateEndosteal bone formation rateEndosteal bone formationTSP2-null miceMarrow stromal cellsComputerized tomographyThrombospondin-2Bone formationNormal bone resorptionWild-type animalsOvariectomized miceBone lossCortical densityRate of proliferationBone resorptionLigamentous laxityBone massVascular densityHistomorphometric analysisNull miceMutant miceStromal cellsMiceLong bonesCellular basis
1994
A nuclear juvenile hormone-binding protein from larvae of Manduca sexta: a putative receptor for the metamorphic action of juvenile hormone.
Palli S, Touhara K, Charles J, Bonning B, Atkinson J, Trowell S, Hiruma K, Goodman W, Kyriakides T, Prestwich G. A nuclear juvenile hormone-binding protein from larvae of Manduca sexta: a putative receptor for the metamorphic action of juvenile hormone. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 6191-6195. PMID: 8016136, PMCID: PMC44164, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.13.6191.Peer-Reviewed Original Research