2013
Fibroblast engraftment in the decellularized mouse lung occurs via a β1-integrin-dependent, FAK-dependent pathway that is mediated by ERK and opposed by AKT
Sun H, Calle E, Chen X, Mathur A, Zhu Y, Mendez J, Zhao L, Niklason L, Peng X, Peng H, Herzog EL. Fibroblast engraftment in the decellularized mouse lung occurs via a β1-integrin-dependent, FAK-dependent pathway that is mediated by ERK and opposed by AKT. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2013, 306: l463-l475. PMID: 24337923, PMCID: PMC3949086, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00100.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingBioartificial OrgansCell AdhesionCell LineCell ProliferationCell SurvivalExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFibroblastsFocal Adhesion Kinase 1Integrin beta1LungMicePhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRatsRho-Associated KinasesTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsConceptsExtracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) inhibitorSignal-regulated kinase inhibitorKinase inhibitorsERK-dependent mannerFAK-dependent pathwayFocal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitorFibroblast cell lineMouse fibroblast cell lineTissue-engineered lungsMinimal cell deathCell survivalCell deathMouse lungAkt inhibitorMouse fibroblastsProteinaceous componentsMammalian lungCell proliferationCell linesNumber of mechanismsAktTime-dependent increaseLung scaffoldsCell numberCell density
2010
Tissue-Engineered Lungs for in Vivo Implantation
Petersen TH, Calle EA, Zhao L, Lee EJ, Gui L, Raredon MB, Gavrilov K, Yi T, Zhuang ZW, Breuer C, Herzog E, Niklason LE. Tissue-Engineered Lungs for in Vivo Implantation. Science 2010, 329: 538-541. PMID: 20576850, PMCID: PMC3640463, DOI: 10.1126/science.1189345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung tissueLung matrixAcellular lung matrixNative lung tissueTissue-engineered lungsLung transplantationPrimary therapyAdult lung tissueAdult ratsPulmonary epitheliumVascular endotheliumFunctional lungLung regenerationVascular compartmentLungSeeded endothelial cellsMechanical characteristicsEndothelial cellsVivo implantationRatsEpitheliumTissueCellular componentsExtracellular matrixGas exchange