2020
Differential functional roles of fibroblasts and pericytes in the formation of tissue-engineered microvascular networks in vitro
Kosyakova N, Kao DD, Figetakis M, López-Giráldez F, Spindler S, Graham M, James KJ, Won Shin J, Liu X, Tietjen GT, Pober JS, Chang WG. Differential functional roles of fibroblasts and pericytes in the formation of tissue-engineered microvascular networks in vitro. Npj Regenerative Medicine 2020, 5: 1. PMID: 31934351, PMCID: PMC6944695, DOI: 10.1038/s41536-019-0086-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Tissue-Engineered Microvasculature to Reperfuse Isolated Renal Glomeruli
Chang WG, Fornoni A, Tietjen G, Mendez JJ, Niklason LE, Saltzman WM, Pober JS. Tissue-Engineered Microvasculature to Reperfuse Isolated Renal Glomeruli. Tissue Engineering Part A 2015, 21: 2673-2679. PMID: 26414101, PMCID: PMC4652181, DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2015.0060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEfficient Gene Disruption in Cultured Primary Human Endothelial Cells by CRISPR/Cas9
Abrahimi P, Chang WG, Kluger MS, Qyang Y, Tellides G, Saltzman WM, Pober JS. Efficient Gene Disruption in Cultured Primary Human Endothelial Cells by CRISPR/Cas9. Circulation Research 2015, 117: 121-128. PMID: 25940550, PMCID: PMC4490936, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.117.306290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell SeparationCells, CulturedCRISPR-Cas SystemsEndothelial Progenitor CellsFemaleFetal BloodGene DeletionGene Knockout TechniquesGenes, MHC Class IIGenetic VectorsHLA-DR AntigensHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLentivirusLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte Culture Test, MixedMiceMice, SCIDNuclear ProteinsPrimary Cell CultureProteinsTetracyclineTrans-ActivatorsVesicular Transport Proteins
2013
Sustained delivery of proangiogenic microRNA‐132 by nanoparticle transfection improves endothelial cell transplantation
Devalliere J, Chang WG, Andrejecsk JW, Abrahimi P, Cheng CJ, Jane‐wit D, Saltzman WM, Pober JS. Sustained delivery of proangiogenic microRNA‐132 by nanoparticle transfection improves endothelial cell transplantation. The FASEB Journal 2013, 28: 908-922. PMID: 24221087, PMCID: PMC3898640, DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-238527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein ECsEndothelial cellsMiR-132MicroRNA-132Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsNumber of microvesselsGrowth factor-induced proliferationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsEndothelial cell transplantationCultured endothelial cellsEndogenous growth factorsEC transplantationVein endothelial cellsCell transplantationImmunodeficient miceTissue perfusionTransplantationMiR deliveryGrowth factorIntegrin αvβ3Endocytosed nanoparticlesSquare millimeterBiological effectsControl transfectionPericytes modulate endothelial sprouting
Chang WG, Andrejecsk JW, Kluger MS, Saltzman WM, Pober JS. Pericytes modulate endothelial sprouting. Cardiovascular Research 2013, 100: 492-500. PMID: 24042014, PMCID: PMC3826704, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvt215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBecaplerminCoculture TechniquesCulture Media, ConditionedHepatocyte Growth FactorHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMicrovesselsNeovascularization, PhysiologicParacrine CommunicationPericytesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sisSignal TransductionSpheroids, CellularTime FactorsTransfectionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AParacrine exchanges of molecular signals between alginate-encapsulated pericytes and freely suspended endothelial cells within a 3D protein gel
Andrejecsk JW, Cui J, Chang WG, Devalliere J, Pober JS, Saltzman WM. Paracrine exchanges of molecular signals between alginate-encapsulated pericytes and freely suspended endothelial cells within a 3D protein gel. Biomaterials 2013, 34: 8899-8908. PMID: 23973174, PMCID: PMC3839675, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsParacrine signalsFunctioning of tissuesProper survivalEndothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsMolecular signalsRegulated deliveryVein endothelial cellsVessel-like structuresLiving cellsProtein gelsHepatocyte growth factorTherapeutic proteinsParacrine exchangesGrowth factorMicrovascular pericytesProteinAngiogenic proteinsCellsVascular tissue engineeringHUVEC behaviorTissue constructsPericytesLocal environment