2017
Enhanced Therapeutic and Long-Term Dynamic Vascularization Effects of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell–Derived Endothelial Cells Encapsulated in a Nanomatrix Gel
Lee SJ, Sohn YD, Andukuri A, Kim S, Byun J, Han JW, Park IH, Jun HW, Yoon YS. Enhanced Therapeutic and Long-Term Dynamic Vascularization Effects of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell–Derived Endothelial Cells Encapsulated in a Nanomatrix Gel. Circulation 2017, 136: 1939-1954. PMID: 28972000, PMCID: PMC5685906, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.026329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell survivalHPSC-ECsHuman pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cellsEndothelial lineage differentiationGlycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibitorHuman pluripotent stem cellsStem cell-derived endothelial cellsGrowth factorDifferentiation of hPSCsLonger cell survivalEndothelial cellsCell-derived endothelial cellsVessel formationPluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cellsBetter perfusion recoveryPluripotent stem cellsNanomatrix gelLong-term cell survivalMesodermal lineagesLineage differentiationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsDifferentiation systemFibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factor
2016
Direct Reprogramming of Human Dermal Fibroblasts Into Endothelial Cells Using ER71/ETV2
Lee S, Park C, Han JW, Kim JY, Cho K, Kim EJ, Kim S, Lee SJ, Oh SY, Tanaka Y, Park IH, An HJ, Shin CM, Sharma S, Yoon YS. Direct Reprogramming of Human Dermal Fibroblasts Into Endothelial Cells Using ER71/ETV2. Circulation Research 2016, 120: 848-861. PMID: 28003219, PMCID: PMC5336520, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.309833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cellsPostnatal cellsCell therapyDermal fibroblastsMature endothelial cellsNew vessel formationEndothelial featuresHuman endothelial cellsHindlimb ischemiaIschemic hindlimbPathophysiological investigationsEndothelial transcription factorImmature phenotypeDay 7Therapeutic potentialVascular incorporationProangiogenic effectsMature phenotypeEndothelial characteristicsIschemiaVessel formationHuman dermal fibroblastsTranscription factorsTherapyDisease investigation