2024
Engineered vascular grafts lend unique insight to pathophysiology of aortic aneurysms
Naegeli K, Niklason L. Engineered vascular grafts lend unique insight to pathophysiology of aortic aneurysms. Cell Stem Cell 2024, 31: 1099-1100. PMID: 39094540, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechano-inhibition of endocytosis sensitizes cancer cells to Fas-induced Apoptosis
Kural M, Djakbarova U, Cakir B, Tanaka Y, Chan E, Arteaga Muniz V, Madraki Y, Qian H, Park J, Sewanan L, Park I, Niklason L, Kural C. Mechano-inhibition of endocytosis sensitizes cancer cells to Fas-induced Apoptosis. Cell Death & Disease 2024, 15: 440. PMID: 38909035, PMCID: PMC11193792, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-06822-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFas-induced apoptosisCell surface Fas expressionDeath receptor FasInhibition of endocytosisSurface Fas expressionPlasma membrane tensionCancer cell apoptosisEndocytosis dynamicsApoptotic signalingReceptor FasGlioblastoma cell growthFas expressionPlasma membraneCell growthEndocytosisXenograft mouse modelSoluble FasLCell apoptosisFasApoptosisRho-kinase inhibitorCancer cellsMembrane tensionNonmalignant cellsInduce tumor regression
2016
Engineered Tissue–Stent Biocomposites as Tracheal Replacements
Zhao L, Sundaram S, Le AV, Huang AH, Zhang J, Hatachi G, Beloiartsev A, Caty MG, Yi T, Leiby K, Gard A, Kural MH, Gui L, Rocco KA, Sivarapatna A, Calle E, Greaney A, Urbani L, Maghsoudlou P, Burns A, DeCoppi P, Niklason LE. Engineered Tissue–Stent Biocomposites as Tracheal Replacements. Tissue Engineering Part A 2016, 22: 1086-1097. PMID: 27520928, PMCID: PMC5312617, DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2016.0132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparative biology of decellularized lung matrix: Implications of species mismatch in regenerative medicine
Balestrini JL, Gard AL, Gerhold KA, Wilcox EC, Liu A, Schwan J, Le AV, Baevova P, Dimitrievska S, Zhao L, Sundaram S, Sun H, Rittié L, Dyal R, Broekelmann TJ, Mecham RP, Schwartz MA, Niklason LE, White ES. Comparative biology of decellularized lung matrix: Implications of species mismatch in regenerative medicine. Biomaterials 2016, 102: 220-230. PMID: 27344365, PMCID: PMC4939101, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.06.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endothelial cellsCell-matrix interactionsLung regenerationEndothelial cellsKey matrix proteinsComparative biologyCell adhesion moleculeMatrix proteinsLung extracellular matrixCell healthExtracellular matrixResidual DNASpecies mismatchRat lung scaffoldsRegenerative medicineAdhesion moleculesLung scaffoldsPrimate tissuesCellsVascular cell adhesion moleculeLung engineeringLung matrixLess expressionPulmonary cellsProfound effectImplantable tissue-engineered blood vessels from human induced pluripotent stem cells
Gui L, Dash BC, Luo J, Qin L, Zhao L, Yamamoto K, Hashimoto T, Wu H, Dardik A, Tellides G, Niklason LE, Qyang Y. Implantable tissue-engineered blood vessels from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Biomaterials 2016, 102: 120-129. PMID: 27336184, PMCID: PMC4939127, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsVascular diseaseBlood vesselsAlpha-smooth muscle actinSmooth muscle myosin heavy chainActive vascular remodelingSmooth muscle cellsMuscle myosin heavy chainTissue-engineered blood vesselsStem cellsAbundant collagenous matrixPluripotent stem cellsInterposition graftAllogeneic graftsVascular remodelingΑ-SMANude ratsMuscle actinMyosin heavy chainClinical useMuscle cellsFunctional vascular smooth muscle cellsPatientsFunctional tissue-engineered blood vesselGraftBiaxial Stretch Improves Elastic Fiber Maturation, Collagen Arrangement, and Mechanical Properties in Engineered Arteries
Huang AH, Balestrini JL, Udelsman BV, Zhou KC, Zhao L, Ferruzzi J, Starcher BC, Levene MJ, Humphrey JD, Niklason LE. Biaxial Stretch Improves Elastic Fiber Maturation, Collagen Arrangement, and Mechanical Properties in Engineered Arteries. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods 2016, 22: 524-533. PMID: 27108525, PMCID: PMC4921901, DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2015.0309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-engineered blood vesselsBiaxial loadingMechanical propertiesMechanical strengthFiber orientationMultiaxial loadingLoading conditionsMechanical integrityBiaxial stretchingCollagen undulationArtificial skinNovel bioreactorMechanical failureMatrix orientationBiaxial stretchLoadingAxial stretchCollagen fiber orientationSuture strengthNative arteriesTissue equivalentsStrengthPropertiesCircumferential stretchMatrix contentBioengineered human acellular vessels for dialysis access in patients with end-stage renal disease: two phase 2 single-arm trials
Lawson JH, Glickman MH, Ilzecki M, Jakimowicz T, Jaroszynski A, Peden EK, Pilgrim AJ, Prichard HL, Guziewicz M, Przywara S, Szmidt J, Turek J, Witkiewicz W, Zapotoczny N, Zubilewicz T, Niklason LE. Bioengineered human acellular vessels for dialysis access in patients with end-stage renal disease: two phase 2 single-arm trials. The Lancet 2016, 387: 2026-2034. PMID: 27203778, PMCID: PMC4915925, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)00557-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman acellular vesselEnd-stage renal diseaseAcellular vesselsPrimary patencySecondary patencyRenal diseaseDialysis accessHaemodialysis accessPhase 2 single-arm trialSingle-arm phase 2 trialPolytetrafluoroethylene arteriovenous graftsPhase 2 trialDialysis access graftsSingle-arm trialArms of patientsPrimary endpointChronic haemodialysisAccess graftsUS National InstitutesArteriovenous graftsVenous anastomosisCensoring eventIntimal hyperplasiaPatencyPatients
2014
Mesenchymal stromal cells form vascular tubes when placed in fibrin sealant and accelerate wound healing in vivo
Mendez JJ, Ghaedi M, Sivarapatna A, Dimitrievska S, Shao Z, Osuji CO, Steinbacher DM, Leffell DJ, Niklason LE. Mesenchymal stromal cells form vascular tubes when placed in fibrin sealant and accelerate wound healing in vivo. Biomaterials 2014, 40: 61-71. PMID: 25433608, PMCID: PMC4268422, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsBiomarkersCollagenDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFibrin Tissue AdhesiveFibroblast Growth Factor 2Flow CytometryHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedNeovascularization, PhysiologicReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRheologySubcutaneous TissueWound HealingConceptsAdipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cellsMesenchymal stromal cellsGranulation tissueStromal cellsPericyte marker NG2VE-cadherinWound healingPublic health problemMarkers of endotheliumDays of healingSubcutaneous injectionPresence of bFGFFibrin gelAmount of bFGFHAT-MSCsFibrin sealantWound sizeHealth problemsChronic woundsConfocal imaging analysisInsufficient angiogenesisA Call to Craft
Raredon MS, Niklason LE. A Call to Craft. Science Translational Medicine 2014, 6: 218fs1. PMID: 24401937, PMCID: PMC4122270, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3008229.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsTissue engineers
2013
Human iPS cell–derived alveolar epithelium repopulates lung extracellular matrix
Ghaedi M, Calle EA, Mendez JJ, Gard AL, Balestrini J, Booth A, Bove PF, Gui L, White ES, Niklason LE. Human iPS cell–derived alveolar epithelium repopulates lung extracellular matrix. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 4950-4962. PMID: 24135142, PMCID: PMC3809786, DOI: 10.1172/jci68793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlveolar Epithelial CellsAnimalsBiomarkersCell AdhesionCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationExtracellular MatrixHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMiceMucin-1Pulmonary AlveoliPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein BPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein CRatsTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsConceptsAlveolar epithelial type IILung tissueInduced pluripotent stem cellsHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsWnt/β-catenin inhibitorAcellular lung matrixHuman adult lungRespiratory epithelial cellsΒ-catenin inhibitorType I cellsLung tissue engineeringLung extracellular matrixLung matrixAlveolar epitheliumPulmonary epitheliumAlveolar cellsAdult lungCell therapySurfactant protein CMucin 1Protein CEpithelial cellsProgenitor cellsI cellsSurfactant protein B
2012
Microfluidic artificial “vessels” for dynamic mechanical stimulation of mesenchymal stem cells
Zhou J, Niklason LE. Microfluidic artificial “vessels” for dynamic mechanical stimulation of mesenchymal stem cells. Integrative Biology 2012, 4: 1487-1497. PMID: 23114826, PMCID: PMC3628532, DOI: 10.1039/c2ib00171c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBeta CateninBiomechanical PhenomenaBlood VesselsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedEquipment DesignHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMicrofluidic Analytical TechniquesSignal TransductionSmad ProteinsStress, MechanicalSystems BiologyTissue EngineeringTransforming Growth Factor betaWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsVascular tissue engineeringMicrofluidic channelTissue engineeringDynamic mechanical stimulationHydrodynamic actuationDeformable membraneDevice fatigueStem cell mechanobiologyCyclic strainComplex mechanical stimulationMechanical environmentCell mechanobiologyMesenchymal stem cellsPerformance degradationCyclic stimulationStem cellsBiomechanical conditionsCyclic circumferential strainMicrochip platformSignal transduction cascadeMechanical stimulationVascular cell lineagesVersatile platformEngineeringCanonical Wnt/β-catenin
2011
Readily Available Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts
Dahl SL, Kypson AP, Lawson JH, Blum JL, Strader JT, Li Y, Manson RJ, Tente WE, DiBernardo L, Hensley MT, Carter R, Williams TP, Prichard HL, Dey MS, Begelman KG, Niklason LE. Readily Available Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts. Science Translational Medicine 2011, 3: 68ra9. PMID: 21289273, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3001426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-engineered vascular graftsVascular graftsMechanical propertiesSynthetic graftsAutologous tissueCoronary artery bypassCanine smooth muscle cellsPolyglycolic acid scaffoldsTissue engineeringHuman vascular graftsSmooth muscle cellsSynthetic vascular graftsArtery bypassSuch patientsArteriovenous accessArterial bypassHuman blood vesselsCardiovascular diseaseExcellent patencyBaboon modelIntimal hyperplasiaDog modelCellular materialPatientsGraft
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
2003
Decellularized native and engineered arterial scaffolds for transplantation.
Dahl S, Koh J, Prabhakar V, Niklason L. Decellularized native and engineered arterial scaffolds for transplantation. Cell Transplantation 2003, 12: 659-66. PMID: 14579934.Peer-Reviewed Original Research