2022
Dysregulation of TSP2-Rac1-WAVE2 axis in diabetic cells leads to cytoskeletal disorganization, increased cell stiffness, and dysfunction
Xing H, Huang Y, Kunkemoeller B, Dahl P, Muraleetharan O, Malvankar N, Murrell M, Kyriakides T. Dysregulation of TSP2-Rac1-WAVE2 axis in diabetic cells leads to cytoskeletal disorganization, increased cell stiffness, and dysfunction. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 22474. PMID: 36577792, PMCID: PMC9797577, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26337-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-derived matricesCell stiffnessFamily verprolin-homologous protein 2Active Rac1Thrombospondin-2Homologous protein 2Less traction forceCytoskeleton organizationExtracellular matrix productionMajor cell populationF-actinCytoskeletal disorganizationRegulatory roleProtein 2Matrix productionCritical functionsECM productionArt microscopy techniquesNew functionsCell populationsSpindle-like shapeRac1Normal fibroblastsFibroblastsWound space
2020
An in situ collagen‐HA hydrogel system promotes survival and preserves the proangiogenic secretion of hiPSC‐derived vascular smooth muscle cells
Dash BC, Duan K, Xing H, Kyriakides TR, Hsia HC. An in situ collagen‐HA hydrogel system promotes survival and preserves the proangiogenic secretion of hiPSC‐derived vascular smooth muscle cells. Biotechnology And Bioengineering 2020, 117: 3912-3923. PMID: 32770746, DOI: 10.1002/bit.27530.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Elevated Thrombospondin 2 Contributes to Delayed Wound Healing in Diabetes
Kunkemoeller B, Bancroft T, Xing H, Morris AH, Luciano AK, Wu J, Fernandez-Hernando C, Kyriakides TR. Elevated Thrombospondin 2 Contributes to Delayed Wound Healing in Diabetes. Diabetes 2019, 68: 2016-2023. PMID: 31391172, PMCID: PMC6754242, DOI: 10.2337/db18-1001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombospondin-2TSP2 expressionDiabetic control miceWound healingEffects of hyperglycemiaImpaired wound healingUnderlying pathological mechanismsDelayed Wound HealingMajor cellular sourceBlood vessel maturationGranulation tissue formationMajor complicationsDiabetic miceControl miceTreatment strategiesDiabetesPathological mechanismsDiabetic woundsAccelerated reepithelializationCellular sourceHigh glucoseHyperglycemiaMatricellular proteinExpression contributesHexosamine pathway
2017
Macrophage-Secreted TNFα and TGFβ1 Influence Migration Speed and Persistence of Cancer Cells in 3D Tissue Culture via Independent Pathways
Li R, Hebert J, Lee T, Xing H, Boussommier-Calleja A, Hynes R, Lauffenburger D, Kamm R. Macrophage-Secreted TNFα and TGFβ1 Influence Migration Speed and Persistence of Cancer Cells in 3D Tissue Culture via Independent Pathways. Cancer Research 2017, 77: 279-290. PMID: 27872091, PMCID: PMC5243269, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-0442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer cellsExtracellular matrixCancer cell migrationMigration speedCancer cell metastasisCell migration assayMigration persistenceSolid tumorsPersistence of cancer cellsCell migrationMT1-MMP expressionSynergistic inductionDeterminants of metastasisCell metastasisMT1-MMPMigration assayPresence of macrophagesAntimetastatic strategyDual blockadeTumor microenvironmentTissue cultureTGFB1Dense extracellular matrixCellsMetastasis