2016
Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Improves Stromal Cell–Derived Factor-1 Activity in Model Diabetic Environments
Olekson MP, Faulknor RA, Hsia HC, Schmidt AM, Berthiaume F. Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Improves Stromal Cell–Derived Factor-1 Activity in Model Diabetic Environments. Advances In Wound Care 2016, 5: 527-538. PMID: 28078186, PMCID: PMC5165672, DOI: 10.1089/wound.2015.0674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStromal cell-derived factor-1Advanced glycation end productsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsCellular responsesSoluble RAGEGlycation end productsBaseline ROS levelsGrowth factorExtracellular signalsExogenous SDF-1Mouse peripheral blood mononuclear cellsStem cell recruitmentHuman leukaemia 60 cellsCell-derived factor-1Exogenous growth factorsReactive oxygen species generationDiabetic murine woundsReceptor CXCR-4Blood mononuclear cellsWound healingCellular migrationCell migrationOxygen species generationMurine excisional wound modelROS levels
2011
The Fiber Diameter of Synthetic Bioresorbable Extracellular Matrix Influences Human Fibroblast Morphology and Fibronectin Matrix Assembly
Hsia HC, Nair MR, Mintz RC, Corbett SA. The Fiber Diameter of Synthetic Bioresorbable Extracellular Matrix Influences Human Fibroblast Morphology and Fibronectin Matrix Assembly. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2011, 127: 2312-2320. PMID: 21617465, PMCID: PMC3103705, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e3182139fa4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibronectin matrix assemblyMatrix assemblyActin cytoskeletal morphologyFocal adhesion complexesFocal adhesion sizeActin stress fibersCell proliferationAdhesion complexesAdhesion sizeEnvironmental cuesStress fibersCellular responsesAbility of scaffoldsCytoskeletal morphologyScaffold fiber diameterHuman dermal fibroblastsFibril formationCell functionImmunofluorescent microscopyBiological responsesMicrofiber scaffoldsFibroblast morphologyDermal fibroblastsHigher cell proliferationCells