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
Loss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor promotes angiogenesis via upregulation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway
Liu B, Zhou H, Zhang T, Gao X, Tao B, Xing H, Zhuang Z, Dardik A, Kyriakides TR, Goodwin JE. Loss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor promotes angiogenesis via upregulation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Angiogenesis 2021, 24: 631-645. PMID: 33650028, PMCID: PMC8292305, DOI: 10.1007/s10456-021-09773-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWnt/β-catenin signalingWnt/β-catenin pathwayΒ-catenin signalingΒ-catenin pathwayAutophagy fluxKey biological processesGlucocorticoid receptorNuclear receptor familyTube formation assaysEndothelial cellsBiological processesCanonical WntP62 degradationReceptor familyFormation assaysAbsence of GRCell viability assaysProcess of angiogenesisWntGR regulationSignalingVivo assaysQuantitative PCRKey receptorPathway
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 pathwayThrombospondin-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
2018
Tunable Hydrogels Derived from Genetically Engineered Extracellular Matrix Accelerate Diabetic Wound Healing
Morris AH, Lee H, Xing H, Stamer DK, Tan M, Kyriakides TR. Tunable Hydrogels Derived from Genetically Engineered Extracellular Matrix Accelerate Diabetic Wound Healing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2018, 10: 41892-41901. PMID: 30424595, PMCID: PMC9996546, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b08920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterstitial flow promotes macrophage polarization toward an M2 phenotype
Li R, Serrano J, Xing H, Lee T, Azizgolshani H, Zaman M, Kamm R. Interstitial flow promotes macrophage polarization toward an M2 phenotype. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2018, 29: 1927-1940. PMID: 29995595, PMCID: PMC6232969, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e18-03-0164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPromote cancer cell migrationTumor microenvironmentCancer cell migrationCancer cell invasionTumor progressionTumor tissuesTumor immune environmentSurrounding stromal tissueMechanotransduction pathwaysCell migrationInterstitial fluid flowCell invasionInterstitial flowInduced M2 polarizationM2 polarization of macrophagesPolarization of macrophagesFluid flowTumor massImmune environmentInduce M2 polarization of macrophagesSurrounding stromaStromal tissuePhenotypeM2 macrophagesTumorDecellularized materials derived from TSP2-KO mice promote enhanced neovascularization and integration in diabetic wounds
Morris AH, Stamer DK, Kunkemoeller B, Chang J, Xing H, Kyriakides TR. Decellularized materials derived from TSP2-KO mice promote enhanced neovascularization and integration in diabetic wounds. Biomaterials 2018, 169: 61-71. PMID: 29631168, PMCID: PMC5933884, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.03.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltimate tensile strengthECM-based materialsTensile strengthMechanical testingDecellularized materialsElastic modulusSynthetic biomaterialsIntact slabsMatrix propertiesExtracellular matrix propertiesCell-derived ECMBiologic scaffoldsElectron microscopyEngineering controlsMaterialsWtEfficient integrationEnhanced vascularizationModulusPromigratory propertiesScaffoldsPropertiesBiomaterialsEnhanced remodelingGreater cell migration