2013
Paracrine exchanges of molecular signals between alginate-encapsulated pericytes and freely suspended endothelial cells within a 3D protein gel
Andrejecsk JW, Cui J, Chang WG, Devalliere J, Pober JS, Saltzman WM. Paracrine exchanges of molecular signals between alginate-encapsulated pericytes and freely suspended endothelial cells within a 3D protein gel. Biomaterials 2013, 34: 8899-8908. PMID: 23973174, PMCID: PMC3839675, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsParacrine signalsFunctioning of tissuesProper survivalEndothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsMolecular signalsRegulated deliveryVein endothelial cellsVessel-like structuresLiving cellsProtein gelsHepatocyte growth factorTherapeutic proteinsParacrine exchangesGrowth factorMicrovascular pericytesProteinAngiogenic proteinsCellsVascular tissue engineeringHUVEC behaviorTissue constructsPericytesLocal environment
2009
Engineered Molecular Delivery for Control and Enhancement of Transplanted Endothelial Cell Fate in Tissue Engineering
Jay S, Shepherd B, Andrejecsk J, Kyriakides T, Pober J, Saltzman W. Engineered Molecular Delivery for Control and Enhancement of Transplanted Endothelial Cell Fate in Tissue Engineering. 2009, 1: 1-2. DOI: 10.1109/nebc.2009.4967788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTissue engineeringAdvanced tissue engineeringMultifunctional hydrogelsTissue constructsFunctional microvascular networksTransplantation of ECsEndothelial cell fateBiomaterial strategiesAlginate microparticlesVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial cellsEngineeringHydrogelsCell fateGrowth factorSustained releaseProtein 1Mural cellsMolecular deliveryMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Cell populationsProtein therapeuticsProtein matrixAngiogenic growth factorsProtein delivery