2020
Efficient Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Endothelial Cells under Xenogeneic-free Conditions for Vascular Tissue Engineering
Luo J, Shi X, Lin Y, Yuan Y, Kural MH, Wang J, Ellis MW, Anderson CW, Zhang SM, Riaz M, Niklason LE, Qyang Y. Efficient Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Endothelial Cells under Xenogeneic-free Conditions for Vascular Tissue Engineering. Acta Biomaterialia 2020, 119: 184-196. PMID: 33166710, PMCID: PMC8133308, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood Vessel ProsthesisCell DifferentiationEndothelial CellsHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsTissue EngineeringConceptsVascular tissue engineeringTissue engineeringSmall-diameter TEVGsDynamic bioreactor systemShear stressBioreactor systemCell alignmentVascular graftsXenogeneic-free conditionsEngineeringEndothelializationTEVGsApplicationsEndothelial cellsConditionsHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsAnimal-derived reagents
2017
Vascular smooth muscle cells derived from inbred swine induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering
Luo J, Qin L, Kural MH, Schwan J, Li X, Bartulos O, Cong XQ, Ren Y, Gui L, Li G, Ellis MW, Li P, Kotton DN, Dardik A, Pober JS, Tellides G, Rolle M, Campbell S, Hawley RJ, Sachs DH, Niklason LE, Qyang Y. Vascular smooth muscle cells derived from inbred swine induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering. Biomaterials 2017, 147: 116-132. PMID: 28942128, PMCID: PMC5638652, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsPluripotent stem cellsFunctional vascular smooth muscle cellsMassachusetts General Hospital miniature swineMuscle cellsSelf-assembly approachBiodegradable polyglycolic acid (PGA) scaffoldsPrimary vascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle myosin heavy chainMuscle myosin heavy chainVascular tissue engineeringStem cellsTissue engineeringPolyglycolic acid scaffoldsReprogramming factorsVascular diseaseContractile functionVascular constructsImmunodeficient miceOrgan transplantsMiniature swinePreclinical investigationsGreat potentialMyosin heavy chain