2021
137. Sabrina Valentina Lazar, Sirjan Mor, David Wang, Leora Goldbloom-Helzner, Kaitlin Clark, Dake Hao, Diana Lee Farmer, Aijun Wang. Engineering extracellular vesicles for Alzheimer's disease: an emerging cell-free approach for earlier diagnosis and treatment. WIREs Mechanisms of Disease 2021 in press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/wsbm.1541
136. Siqi He, Tanaya Walimbe, Hongyuan Chen, Kewa Gao, Priyadarsini Kumar, Yifan Wei, Dake Hao, Ruiwu Liu, Diana L. Farmer, Kit S. Lam, Jianda Zhou, Alyssa Panitch, Aijun Wang. Bioactive extracellular matrix scaffolds engineered with proangiogenic proteoglycan mimetics and loaded with endothelial progenitor cells promote neovascularization and diabetic wound healing. Bioactive Materials. 2021, Sep 11;10:460-473. PMID: 34901560. PMCID: PMC8636679. DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.08.017
135. Edwin S Kulubya, Kaitlin Clark, Dake Hao, Sabrina Lazar, Arash Ghaffari-Rafi, Tejas Karnati, Julius Okudu Ebinu, Marike Zwienenberg, Diana L Farmer, Aijun Wang. The Unique Properties of Placental Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: A Novel Source of Therapy for Congenital and Acquired Spinal Cord Injury Cells 2021, 10(11), 2837. PMID: 34831060. PMCID: PMC8616037. DOI: 10.3390/cells10112837
134. Feng Xie, Peng Su, Ting Pan, Xiaoxue Zhou, Heyu Li, Huizhe Huang, Aijun Wang, Fangwei Wang, Jun Huang, Haiyan Yan, Linghui Zeng, Long Zhang, Fangfang Zhou. Engineering Extracellular Vesicles Enriched with Palmitoylated ACE2 as COVID-19 Therapy. Adv Mater. 2021 Oct 19; e2103471. PMID: 34665481. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202103471
133. Sarah Stokes, Christina M. Theodorou, Jordan E. Jackson, Christopher D. Pivetti, Priyadarsini Kumar, Kaeli Yamashiro, Zachary J Paxton, Lizette Reynaga, Alicia A Hyllen, Aijun Wang, Diana Lee Farmer. Long-term safety evaluation of placental mesenchymal stromal cells for in utero repair of myelomeningocele in a novel ovine model. J Surg Res. 2021 Sep 20; S0022-3468(21)00640-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34657738. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.09.021
132. Shuang Lin, Yuanjia He, Meihan Tao, Aijun Wang, Qiang Ao. Fabrication and evaluation of an optimized xenogenic decellularized costal cartilage graft: preclinical studies of a novel biocompatible prosthesis for rhinoplasty. Regen Biomater. 2021 Sep 16;8(6): rbab052. PMID: 34584748. PMCID: PMC8473975. DOI: 10.1093/rb/rbab052
131. Rachel R. Mizenko1, Terza Brostof, Tatu Rojalin, Hanna J. Koster, Hila S. Swindell, Gary S. Leiserowitz, Aijun Wang, Randy P. Carney. Tetraspanins are unevenly distributed across single extracellular vesicles and bias sensitivity to multiplexed cancer biomarkers. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 2021 Aug 21;19(1):250. PMID: 34419056. PMCID: PMC8379740. DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00987-1
130. Sarah Stokes, Kaeli Yamashiro, Melissa A. Vanover, Laura A. Galganski, Jordan E. Jackson, Christina M. Theodorou, Christopher D. Pivetti, Diana Lee Farmer, Aijun Wang. Preliminary Evaluation of a Novel Fetal Guinea Pig Myelomeningocele Model. BioMed Research International. 2021 Aug 13; 2021:2180883. PMID: 34423032. PMCID: PMC8378975. DOI: 10.1155/2021/2180883
129. Aida Nasirishargh, Priyadarsini Kumar, Lalithasri Ramasubramanian, Kaitlin Clark, Dake Hao, Sabrina V Lazar, Aijun Wang. Exosomal microRNAs from mesenchymal stem/stromal cells: Biology and applications in neuroprotection. World J Stem Cells. 2021 Jul 26;13(7):776-794. PMID: 34367477. PMCID: PMC8316862. DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v13.i7.776
128. Jordan Jackson, Christopher Pivetti, Sarah Stokes, Christina Theodorou, Priyadarsini Kumar, Zachary J Paxton, Alicia A Hyllen, Lizette Reynaga, Aijun Wang, Diana Farmer. Placental mesenchymal stromal cells: Preclinical Safety Evaluation for Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair. J Surg Res. 2021 Jul 14; 267:660-668. PMID: 34273796. PMID: 34273796. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.06.011
127. Christina Theodorou, Sarah Stokes, Jordan Jackson, Christopher Pivetti, Priyadarsini Kumar, Kaeli Yamashiro, Zachary J Paxton, Lizette Reynaga, Alicia A Hyllen, Aijun Wang, Diana Farmer. Efficacy of clinical-grade human placental mesenchymal stromal cells in fetal ovine myelomeningocele repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jun 5; S0022-3468(21)00435-8. PMID: 34217509. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.05.025
126. Sabrina Lazar, Sirjan Mor, Jianing Chen, Dake Hao, Aijun Wang. Bioengineered extracellular vesicle-loaded bioscaffolds for therapeutic applications in regenerative medicine. Extracell Vesicles Circ Nucleic Acids 2021; 2:175-178. PMID: 34622248. PMCID: PMC8494210. DOI: 10.20517/evcna.2021.10
125. Tanaya Walimbe, Tima Dehghani, Alena Casella, Jenny Lin, Aijun Wang, Alyssa Panitch. Proangiogenic Collagen-Binding Glycan Therapeutic Promotes Endothelial Cell Angiogenesis. ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2021 Online ahead of print. PMID: 34192455. DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00336
124. Sarah Stokes, Jordan Jackson, Christina Theodorou, Christopher Pivetti, Priyadarsini Kumar, Kaeli Yamashiro, Aijun Wang, Diana Farmer. A Novel Model of Fetal Spinal Cord Exposure Allowing for Long-Term Postnatal Survival. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2021 Jun 10;1-7. PMID: 34111873. DOI: 10.1159/000516542
123. Yu Yan, Hong Liu, Jiarong Yi, Zizi Chen, Jia Chen, Jianfei Zhang, Kewa Gao, Siqi He, Aijun Wang, Ping Jin, Feng Hu, Jianda Zhou. Identification of differentially expressed proteins involved in fetal scarless wound healing using a rat model of cleft lip. Mol Med Rep. 2021 Aug;24(2):596. PMID: 34165164. DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.12235
122. Andrew Li, Clifford Pereira, Elise Eleanor Hill, Olivia Vukcevich, Aijun Wang. In vitro, In vivo and Ex vivo Models for Peripheral Nerve Injury and Regeneration. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2021, Apr 7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33827409. DOI: 10.2174/1570159X19666210407155543
121. Jennifer Soto, Xili Ding, Aijun Wang, Song Li. Neural crest-like stem cells for tissue regeneration. STEM CELLS Transl Med. 2021, May;10(5):681-693. PMID: 33533168. DOI: 10.1002/sctm.20-0361.
2020
120. Wenguo Cui, Aijun Wang, Chao Zhao, Wuqiang Zhu. Editorial: Nanotechnology in Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2020 Oct 23; 8:608844. PMID: 33195180. PMCID: PMC7644819. DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.608844
119. Lu Lu, Hongyuan Chen, Longkun Wang, Lin Zhao, Yanna Cheng, Aijun Wang, Fengshan Wang, Xinke Zhang. A Dual Receptor Targeting- and BBB Penetrating- Peptide Functionalized Polyethyleneimine Nanocomplex for Secretory Endostatin Gene Delivery to Malignant Glioma. International Journal of Nanomedicine. 2020, Nov 12; 8875-8892. PMID: 33209022. PMCID: PMC7669533. DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S270208.
118. Kaeli Yamashiro, Laura Galganski, Jamie Peyton, Kalie Haynes, Victoria Vicuna, Priyadarsini Kumar, Benjamin Keller, James Becker, Christopher Pivetti, Sarah Stokes, Christina Theodorou, Jordan Jackson, Aijun Wang, Diana Farmer. Surviving Lambs with Myelomeningocele Repaired in utero with Placental Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for 6 Months: A Pilot Study. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2020;47(12):912-917. PMID: 33166951. PMCID: PMC7746588. DOI: 10.1159/000510813
117. Demet Candas-Green, Bowen Xie, Jie Huang, Ming Fan, Aijun Wang, Cheikh Menaa, Yanhong Zhang, Lu Zhang, Di Jing, Soheila Azghadi, Weibing Zhou, Lin Liu, Nian Jiang, Tao Li, Tianyi Gao, Colleen Sweeney, Rulong Shen, Tzu-yin Lin, Chong-xian Pan, Omer M. Ozpiskin, Gayle Woloschak, David J. Grdina, Andrew T. Vaughan, Ji Ming Wang, Shuli Xia, Arta M. Monjazeb, William J. Murphy, Lun-Quan Sun, Hong-Wu Chen, Kit S. Lam, Ralph R. Weichselbaum, Jian Jian Li. Dual blockade of CD47 and HER2 eliminates radioresistant breast cancer cells. Nature Communications. 2020, Sept 14;11(1): 4591. PMID: 32929084. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18245-7
The radioresistant breast cancer cells that are enriched with breast cancer stem cells can not only survive radiation but also enhance their immune-escaping ability via CD47-mediated anti-phagocytosis. CD47 transcription is regulated via HER2–NF-κB axis leading to the enhancement of both receptors on the cell surface. Thus, HER2-promoted intrinsic proliferation is synergized with the CD47-initiated extrinsic anti-phagocytosis; a dual blockade of these two receptors may eliminate the radioresistant breast cancer cells in breast cancer radiotherapy.
116. Dake Hao, Ruiwu Liu, Kewa Gao, Chuanchao He, Siqi He, Cunyi Zhao, Gang Sun, Diana L Farmer, Alyssa Panitch, Kit S Lam, Aijun Wang. Developing an injectable nanofibrous extracellular matrix hydrogel with an integrin αvβ3 ligand to improve endothelial cell survival, engraftment and vascularization. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2020, Jul 29;8:890. July 29. PMID: 32850742. PMCID: PMC7403189. DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00890
(A) IVIS imaging of implanted ECFC engraftment in untreated collagen hydrogel (right side on animal) and LXW7-modified collagen hydrogel (left side on animal) at different time points. The belly of animal was facing you in the image. (B) Quantification of the luciferase intensity of the engrafted ECFCs in collagen hydrogel with or without LXW7 modification at different time points. Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation: ∗p < 0.05 (n = 4).
115. Rogério Martins Amorim, Kaitlin C. Clark, Naomi J. Walker, Priyadarsini Kumar, Kyle Herout, Dori L. Borjesson, Aijun Wang. Placenta-Derived Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells: A Promising Potential Cell-Based Therapy for Canine Inflammatory Brain Disease. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 2020, Jul 22;11(1):304. PMID: 32698861. DOI: 10.1186/s13287-020-01799-0
Canine adipose-derived MSCs (ASCs) and placenta-derived MSCs (PMSCs) possess immune-suppressive functions. a Canine ASCs and PMSCs co-incubated with stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) suppress lymphocyte proliferation. PMSCs significantly decrease lymphocyte proliferation more potently as compared to ASCs. Transwells were added to remove physical contact between MSCs and mitogen (ConA) stimulated PBMCs. Lymphocyte proliferation increased when ASCs and PMSCs were not in direct contact with activated PBMCs. b To determine the role of indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase (IDO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in MSC-mediated immunosuppression 1-methyl-DL-tryptophan (1-MT) and indomethacin was added to co-cultures to block each respective mediator. Blocking of IDO activity using 1-MT resulted in no alterations in MSC-mediated suppression of PBMC proliferation. Blocking PGE2 using indomethacin resulted in a loss of lymphocyte inhibition by ASCs but no effects were observed by PMSCs. PBMC stimulation is normalized and data is presented as a reduction to each respective donor.
114. Zhengkui Zhang, Xiuwu Fang, Xiaojin Wu, Li Ling, Feng Chu, Jingxian Li, Shuai Wang, Jia Zang, Bo Zhang, Sheng Ye, Long Zhang, Bing Yang, Shixian Lin, Huizhe Huang, Aijun Wang, Fangfang Zhou. Acetylation-Dependent Deubiquitinase OTUD3 Controls MAVS Activation in Innate Antiviral Immunity. Molecular Cell. 2020 Jul 16;79(2):304-319.e7. PMID: 32679077. DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.06.020
113. Dake Hao, Hila Shimshi Swindell, Lalithasri Ramasubramanian, Ruiwu Liu, Kit S Lam, Diana L Farmer, Aijun Wang. Extracellular matrix mimicking nanofibrous scaffolds modified with mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles for improved vascularization. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2020, June 25;8:633. PMID: 32671037. PMCID: PMC7329993. DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00633
(A) SEM images of PMSC-EV attachment on untreated electrospun scaffold (a), 50% LLP2A modified electrospun scaffold (b) and 100% LLP2A modified electrospun scaffold (c). Scale bar = 500 nm. (B) Quantification of the numbers of PMSC-EVs on the different modified electrospun scaffolds. Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation: **p < 0.01 (n = 5).
112. Alexandra M. Iavorovschi, Aijun Wang. Engineering Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles with Improved Targeting and Therapeutic Efficiency for the Treatment of Central Nervous System Disorders. Neural Regeneration Research. 2020 Dec; 15(12):2235-2236. PMID: 32594034. DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.284982
Cell engineering can be done by through (1) extracellular engineering by using bioreactor, 2D culture with a stressor agent, and biomaterial scaffolds and/or microcarriers; (2) intracellular engineering by genetically engineer the parent cells, optimizing EV biogenesis pathways, and loading exogenous nucleic acids into the parent cell.
111. Lili Zhou, Yuqi Zhang, Yongqiang Wang, Meirong Zhang, Wenhuan Sun, Tong Dai, Aijun Wang, Xiaojin Wu, Suping Zhang, Shuai Wang, Fangfang Zhou. A Dual Role of Type I Interferons in Antitumor Immunity. Advanced Biosystems. 2020, March 13. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.201900237
110. Shujing Guo, Yan Wang, Aijun Wang. Identity and lineage fate of proteolipid protein 1 gene (Plp1)-expressing cells in the embryonic murine spinal cord. Developmental Dynamics. 2020 Apr 30. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32353175. DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.184
109. Sheng Zhang, Bokyung Kim, Xiaoqing Zhu, Xuehong Gui, Yan Wang, Zhaohui Lan, Preeti Prabhu, Kenneth Fond, Aijun Wang, Fuzheng Guo. Glial type specific regulation of CNS angiogenesis by HIFα-activated different signaling pathways. Nature Communications. 2020. Apr 24;11(1):2027. PMID: 32332719. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15656-4.
108. Melanie Rose, Kewa Gao, Elizabeth Cortez-Toledo, Emmanuel Agu, Alicia A. Hyllen, Kelsey Conroy, Guangjin Pan, Jan A. Nolta, Aijun Wang#, Ping Zhou#. Endothelial cells derived from patients' induced pluripotent stem cells for sustained factor VIII delivery and the treatment of hemophilia A. STEM CELLS Transl Med. 2020, Mar 12. #Co-corresponding author. PMID: 32162786. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/sctm.19-0261
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107. Dake Hao, Yahan Fan, Wenwu Xiao, Ruiwu Liu, Christopher Pivetti, Tanaya Walimbe, Fuzheng Guo, Xinke Zhang, Diana L Farmer, Fengshan Wang, Alyssa Panitch, Kit S Lam, Aijun Wang. Rapid endothelialization of small diameter vascular grafts by a bioactive integrin-binding ligand specifically targeting endothelial progenitor cells and endothelial cells. Acta Biomaterialia. 2020, May;108:178-193. PMID: 32151698. DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.03.005
New capillary formation was exhibited on untreated grafts (A) and LXW7-modified grafts (B) at week 6 after implantation. Arrows in (B) indicate new capillary formation was present on the LXW7-modified grafts. Representative H&E staining of the cross-sections of the vascular grafts at week 6 after implantation showed that the untreated graft had a significant amount of thrombus formation (C) and LXW7-modified graft exhibited a widely open lumen and no thrombus formation (D). (E) Immunostaining of cross-sections of LXW7-modified grafts with mature EC marker CD31. (F) The patency of the grafts was examined at various time points. Each group at each time point included 6 animals.
106. Ngan F. Huang, Ovijit Chaudhuri, Patrick Cahan, Aijun Wang, Adam J. Engler, Yingxiao Wang, Sanjay Kumar, Ali Khademhosseini, Song Li. Multi-scale cellular engineering: From molecules to organ-on-a-chip. APL Bioengineering. 2020, 4, 010906. DOI: 10.1063/1.5129788
105. Jin-Ho Kang, Janelle Kaneda, Jae-Gon Jang, Kumaresan Sakthiabirami, Elaine Lui, Carolyn Kim, Aijun Wang, Sang-Won Park, Yunzhi Peter Yang. The Influence of Electron Beam Sterilization on In Vivo Degradation of β-TCP/PCL of Different Composite Ratios for Bone Tissue Engineering. Micromachines 2020, 11(3), 273. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11030273
104. Galganski L.A, Yamashiro K.J, Pivetti C.D, Keller B.A, Becker J.C, Brown E.G, Saadai P, Hirose S, Wang A, Farmer D.L. A Decade of Experience with the Ovine Model of Myelomeningocele: Risk Factors for Fetal Loss. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2020 Feb 25:1-7. PMID: 32097922. DOI: 10.1159/000505400
103. Qiang Ao, Shilin Wang, Qing He, Hirotomo Ten, Kenichi Oyama, Akihiro Ito, Jing He, Rabia Javed, Aijun Wang, Akira Matsuno. Fibrin Glue/Fibronectin/Heparin-Based Delivery System of BMP2 Induces Osteogenesis in MC3T3-E1 Cells and Bone Formation in Rat Calvarial Critical-Sized Defects. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, Mar 18;12(11):13400-13410. PMID: 32091872. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01371
102. Kewa Gao, Siqi He, Priyadarsini Kumar, Diana Farmer, Jianda Zhou, Aijun Wang. Clonal isolation of endothelial colony-forming cells from early gestation chorionic villi of human placenta for fetal tissue regeneration. World J Stem Cells. Feb 26, 2020; 12(2): 123-138. DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v12.i2.123
A: Depiction of the isolation of chorionic villus endothelial colony-forming cells from chorionic-villus cells by enzymatic dissociation of chorionic villus tissue, followed by CD31 magnetic bead sorting and subsequent manual clonal isolation and expansion; B: Morphology of the colonies formed by CD31+-sorted cells. CD31 was expressed only by colonies that had a cobblestone-like morphology and not by ones that displayed spindle-shaped morphology. Two representative colonies are shown for each morphology; C: Immunofluorescence staining of isolated
colonies for expression of CD31 and CD144.
101. Dake Hao, Bowen Ma, Chuanchao He, Ruiwu Liu, Diana L. Farmer, Kit Lam, Aijun Wang. Surface Modification of Polymeric Electrospun Scaffolds via a Potent and High-Affinity Integrin α4β1 Ligand Improved the Adhesion, Spreading and Survival of Human Chorionic Villus-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A New Insight for Fetal Tissue Engineering. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 Feb 26;8(8):1649-1659. PMID: 32011618. DOI: 10.1039/c9tb02309g
(A) SEM images of CV-MSC coverage on an untreated scaffold surface (a) and LLP2A-modified scaffold surface (b) for 2 days; (B) Quantification and the correlative statistical analysis of cell-covered area from the SEM images. Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation: **p < 0.01 (n = 4).
2019
100. Lalithasri Ramasubramanian, Priyadarsini Kumar, Aijun Wang. Engineering Extracellular Vesicles as Nanotherapeutics for Regenerative Medicine. Biomolecules. 2019 Dec 28;10(1). PMID: 31905611. DOI: 10.3390/biom10010048.
EV engineering has emerged in order to augment the natural properties of EVs and to recapitulate their function in semi-synthetic and synthetic EVs
99. Jeffrey J. D. Henry, Lawrence Delrosario, Jun Fang, Sze Yue Wong, Qizhi Fang, Richard Sievers, Surya Kotha, Aijun Wang, Diana Farmer, Praneeth Janaswamy, Randall J. Lee, Song Li. Development of Injectable Amniotic Membrane Matrix for Postmyocardial Infarction Tissue Repair. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2020 Jan;9(2):e1900544. PMID: 31778043. DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201900544
98. Juanjuan Tan, Yilin Xie, Aihong Yao, Yingchun Qin, Lei Li, Li Shen, Xiaoqin Zhang, Chunfang Xu, Xuesong Jiang, Aijun Wang*, Zhiqiang Yan*. Long Noncoding RNA-dependent Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Migration in Hypertension. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. *Co-Corresponding author. 2020 Jan;118:105653. PMID: 31743794. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2019.105653
97. Kaitlin Clark, Sheng Zhang, Sylvain Barthe, Priyadarsini Kumar, Christopher Pivetti, Nicole Kreutzberg, Camille Reed, Yan Wang, Zachary Paxton, Diana Farmer, Fuzheng Guo, Aijun Wang. Neuroprotective Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Promote Myelin Regeneration in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis. Cells, 2019, 8(12), 1497. PMID: 31771176. DOI: 10.3390/cells8121497
Neuroprotective PMSC-EVs Promote Myelin Regeneration in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis (Experimental design overview)
96. Dake Hao, Chuanchao He, Bowen Ma, Lee Lankford, Lizette Reynaga, Diana L. Farmer, Fuzheng Guo, Aijun Wang. Hypoxic Preconditioning Enhances Survival and Proangiogenic Capacity of Human First Trimester Chorionic Villus-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Fetal Tissue Engineering. Stem Cells International. 2019, Nov 12; 2019:9695239. PMID: 31781252. PMCID: PMC6874947. DOI: 10.1155/2019/9695239
95. Laura Galganski, Priyadarsini Kumar, Melissa Vanover, Christopher Pivetti, Jamie Anderson, Lee Lankford, Zachary Paxton, Karen Chung, Chelsey Lee, Hegazi MS, Kaeli Yamashiro, Aijun Wang, Diana Farmer. In Utero Treatment of Myelomeningocele with Placental Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Rescues Ambulation in the Ovine Model – Selection of an Optimal Cell Line in Preparation for Clinical Trials. The Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2019, Oct 21. pii: S0022-3468(19)30681-5. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 31672407. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.09.029
94. Leora Goldbloom-Helzner, Dake Hao, Aijun Wang. Developing regenerative treatments for developmental defects, injuries, and diseases using extracellular matrix collagen-targeting peptides. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2019, 20(17), 4072. PMID: 31438477. DOI: 10.3390/ijms20174072.
93. Ya-Nan Xue, Yu Yan, Zi-Zi Chen, Jia Chen, Feng-Jie Tang, Hui-Qing Xie, Shijie Tang, Ke Cao, Xiao Zhou, Aijun Wang, Jianda Zhou. LncRNA TUG1 regulates FGF1 to enhance endothelial differentiation of adipose‐derived stem cells by sponging miR-143. J Cell Biochem. 2019 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 31264280. DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29232
92. Can Liu, Wei Chen, Zizi Chen, Yu Yan, Qing Wang, Huiqing Xie, Xiang Chen, Aijun Wang, Shijie Tang, Jianda Zhou. Studies on the treatment of melanoma with folate acid conjugated dextran and lauryl alcohol loaded with IMD0354. Onco Targets Ther. 2019 Jun; 12: 4655–4663. PMID: 31354298. PMCID: PMC6585409. DOI: 10.2147/OTT.S207685
91. Yiqian Zhu, Xian Li, Randall Raphael R. Janairo, George Kwong, Anchi D. Tsou, Julia S. Chu, Aijun Wang, Song Li. Matrix Stiffness Modulates the Differentiation of Neural Crest Stem Cells In Vitro and In Vivo. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 2019 May; 234(5):7569-7578. PMID: 30368818. DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27518
90. Priyadarsini Kumar, James C. Becker, Kewa Gao, Randy P. Carney, Lee Lankford, Benjamin A. Keller, Kyle Herout, Kit S. Lam, Diana Farmer, Aijun Wang. Neuroprotective Effect of Placenta-derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Role of Exosomes. The FASEB Journal. 2019 May; 33(5):5836-5849. PMID: 30753093. DOI: 10.1096/fj.201800972R
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Neuroprotective effect of PMSC‐derived exosomes
89. Melissa Vanover, Christopher Pivetti, Laura Galganski, Priyadarsini Kumar, Lee Lankford, Douglas Rowland, Zachary Paxton, Bailey Deal, Aijun Wang, Diana Farmer. Spinal Angulation: A Limitation of the Fetal Lamb Model of Myelomeningocele. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2019 Apr; 10:1-9. PMID: 30970373. DOI: 10.1159/000496201
88. Yong Chen, Ke Cao, Jingjing Li, Aijun Wang, Lichun Sun, Jintian Tang, Wei Xiong, Xiao Zhou, Xiang Chen, Jianda Zhou, Yan Liu. Overexpression of long non-coding RNA NORAD promotes invasion and migration in malignant melanoma via regulating the MIR-205-EGLN2 pathway. Cancer Medicine. 2019 Apr; 8(4):1744-1754. PMID: 30843652. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2046
87. Junlin Liao, Yong Chen, Jia Chen, Bin He, Li Qian, Jiaqin Xu, Aijun Wang, Qingfeng Li, Hongju Xie, Jianda Zhou. Auricle shaping using 3D printing and autologous diced cartilage. Laryngoscope. 2019 Nov; 129(11):2467-2474. PMID: 30843613. PMCID: PMC6850318. DOI: 10.1002/lary.27752
86. Feng Hu, Yu Yan, Chu-wang Wang, Yu Liu, Jing-jing Wang, Fang Zhou, Qing-hai Zeng, Xiao Zhou, Jia Chen, Aijun Wang, Jianda Zhou. Effect and Mechanism of Ganoderma lucidum Polysaccharides on Human Fibroblasts and Skin Wound Healing in Mice. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. 2019 Mar;25(3):203-209. PMID: 30552545. DOI: 10.1007/s11655-018-3060-9
85. Jingjing Li, Jia Chen, Shaohua Wang, Ping Li, Changli Zheng, Xiao Zhou, Yongguang Tao, Xiang Chen, Lichun Sun, Aijun Wang, Ke Cao, Shijie Tang, Jianda Zhou. Blockage of transferred exosome-shuttled miR494 inhibits melanoma growth and metastasis. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 2019 Feb 5. doi: 10.1002/jcp.28234. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 30723916. DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28234
84. Connor Long, Lee Lankford, Aijun Wang. Cell-based In Utero Therapies for Spina Bifida: Implications for Neural Regeneration. Neural Regeneration Research. 2019, 14(2):260-261. PMID: 30531007. PMCID: PMC6301160. DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.244786
83. Kewa Gao, Priyadarsini Kumar, Elizabeth Cortez-Toledo, Dake Hao, Lizette Reynaga, Melanie Rose, Chuwang Wang, Diana Farmer, Jan Nolta, Jianda Zhou, Ping Zhou, Aijun Wang. Potential long-term treatment of hemophilia A by neonatal co-transplantation of cord blood derived endothelial colony-forming cells and placental mesenchymal stromal cells. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 2019 Jan 22;10(1):34. PMID: 30670078. PMCID: PMC6341603. DOI: 10.1186/s13287-019-1138-8
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(A) Representative bioluminescence image of NSG mice transplanted with ECFCs only, PMSCs only or ECFCs plus PMSCs at 3–5 days after birth over 26 weeks post-transplantation. (B) Quantitative analysis of the bioluminescence signal intensity in these mice over time. (C) Real-time PCR analysis of different transplantation groups at 26 weeks post-transplantation for the presence of human cells using human-specific ERV3 and mouse GAPDH primers. (D) Comparison of cell retention at 4 to 24 weeks of post-transplantation of mice between transplanted cells at the neonatal period and adult.
82. Zhenyu Zhou, Hai Jiang, Kangsheng Tu, Wei Yu, Jianlong Zhang, Zhigang Hu, Heyun Zhang, Dake Hao, Pinbo Huang, Jie Wang, Aijun Wang#, Zhiyu Xiao#, Chuanchao He#. ANKHD1 is required for SMYD3 to promote tumor metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 2019 Jan 15;38(1):18. #Co-corresponding author. PMID: 30646949. PMCID: PMC6332640. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-018-1011-0
81. Zhengkui Zhang, Jinjin Du, Shuai Wang, Li Shao, Ke Jin, Fang Li, Bajin Wei, Wei Ding, Peifen Fu, Hansvan Dam, Aijun Wang, Jin Jin, Chen Ding, BingYang, Min Zheng, Xin-Hua Feng, Kun-Liang Guan, Long Zhang. OTUB2 Promotes Cancer Metastasis via Hippo-Independent Activation of YAP and TAZ. Molecular Cell. 2019 Jan 3;73(1):7-21.e7. PMID: 30472188. DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.10.030
80. Melissa Vanover, Christopher Pivetti, Lee Lankford, Priyadarsini Kumar, Laura Galganski, Sandra Kabagambe, Benjamin Keller, James Becker, Y. Julia Chen, Karen Chung, Chelsey Lee, Zachary Paxton, Bailey Deal, Laura Goodman, Jamie Anderson, Guy Jensen, Aijun Wang, Diana Farmer. High Density Placental Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Provide Neuronal Preservation and Improve Motor Function Following In Utero Treatment of Ovine Myelomeningocele. The Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2019 Jan;54(1):75-79. PMID: 30529115. PMCID: PMC6339576. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.10.032
2018
79. Sheng Zhang, Abeer Rasai, Yan Wang, Jie Xu, Peter Bannerman, Daffcar Erol, Danayit Tsegaye, Aijun Wang, Athena Soulika, Xiangjiang Zhan, Fuzheng Guo. The stem cell factor Sox2 is a positive timer of oligodendrocyte development in the postnatal murine spinal cord. Molecular Neurobiology. 2018 Dec; 55(12):9001-9015. PMID: 29623612. PMCID: PMC6173662. DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1035-7
78. Jennifer Phan, Priyadarsini Kumar, Dake Hao, Kewa Gao, Diana Farmer, Aijun Wang. Engineering mesenchymal stem cells to improve their exosome efficacy and yield for cell-free therapy. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 2018, Sep 26; 7(1):1522236. PMID: 30275938. PMCID: PMC6161586. DOI: 10.1080/20013078.2018.1522236
The tissue culture-treated plastic surface is the most common surface for culturing the MSCs (A). The ECM sheet can be in the form of a decellularised native ECM or an artificial matrix, which can include different oriented fibers (B). A hydrogel can be manufactured from the decellularized ECM or a chemical mixture for culturing seeded or encapsulated MSCs (C). The porous scaffold is the most similar to the native environment of the MSCs, perhaps allowing the most suitable cultural environment (D).
77. Qi Wang, Jia Chen, Aijun Wang, Lichun Sun, Li Qian, Xiao Zhou, Yu Liu, Shijie Tang, Xiang Chen, Yan Cheng, Ke Cao, Jianda Zhou. Differentially expressed circRNAs in melanocytes and melanoma cells and their effect on cell proliferation and invasion. Oncology Reports. 2018 Apr;39(4):1813-1824. PMID: 29436673. DOI: 10.3892/or.2018.6263
76. Volodymyr Ryzhuk, Xu-xin Zeng, Xijun Wang, Veniamin Melnychuk, Lee Lankford, Diana Farmer, Aijun Wang. Human amnion extracellular matrix derived bioactive hydrogel for cell delivery and tissue engineering. Materials Science & Engineering C. 2018 Apr 1;85: 191-202. PMID: 29407148. DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2017.12.026
75. Sheng Zhang, Xiaoqing Zhu, Xuehong Gui, Christopher Croteau, Lanying Song, Jie Xu, Aijun Wang, Peter Bannermann, Fuzheng Guo. Sox2 is Essential for Oligodendroglial Proliferation and Differentiation During Postnatal Brain Myelination and CNS Remyelination. The Journal of Neuroscience. 2018 Feb 14;38(7):1802-1820. PMID: 29335358. PMCID: PMC5815459. DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1291-17.2018
74. Priyadarsini Kumar, Kewa Gao, Chuwang Wang, Christopher Pivetti, Lee Lankford, Diana Farmer, Aijun Wang. In Utero Transplantation of Placenta-derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Potential Application in Hemophilia A Therapy. Cell Transplantation. 2018 Jan;27(1):130-139. PMID: 29562772. DOI: 10.1177/0963689717728937
RT-PCR (A) and Western blot (B) analysis of expression of BDD-FVIII by transduced PMSCs (A: lane 2 and B: lane 2, respectively), compared to PMSCs transduced with control vector (A: lane 1 and B: lane 1, respectively). Comparison of human FVIII secretion by ELISA (C) and activity by chromogenic assay (D) between PMSCs transduced with BDD-FVIII vector and PMSCs transduced with control vector.
73. Connor Long, Lee Lankford, Priyadarsini Kumar, Robert Grahn, Dori L. Borjesson, Diana Farmer, Aijun Wang. Isolation and Characterization of Canine Placenta-derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for the Treatment of Neurological Disorders in Dogs. Cytometry Part A. 2018; 93(1):82-92. PMID: 28715613. DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.23171
72. Dong Wang, LeeAnn K. Li, Tiffany Dai, Aijun Wang, Song Li. Stem Cells in Vascular Remodeling. Theranostics. 2018; 8(3):815-829. PMID: 29344309. PMCID: PMC5771096. DOI: 10.7150/thno.19577
71. Sandra Kabagambe, Benjamin Keller, James Becker, Laura Goodman, Christopher Pivetti, Lee Lankford, Karen Chung, Chelsey Lee, Y. Julia Chen, Priyadarsini Kumar, Melissa Vanover, Aijun Wang, Diana Farmer. Placental Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Seeded on Clinical Grade Extracellular Matrix Improve Ambulation in Ovine Myelomeningocele. The Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2018, 53:178-182. PMID: 29122293. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.032
70. Y. Julia Chen, Karen Chung, Christopher Pivetti, Lee Lankford, Sandra Kabagambe, Melissa Vanover, James Becker, Chelsey Lee, Josephine Tsang, Aijun Wang, Diana Farmer. Fetal Surgical Repair with Placenta-derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Engineered Patch in a Rodent Model of Myelomeningocele. The Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2018, 53:183-188. PMID: 29096888. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.040
Operative images of the 6mm extracellular matrix patch sutured over the myelomeningocele defect on the rodent fetus; arrows correspond to suture sites (A). The patch remains in
place after the closure of the hysterotomy site (arrow) during the initial surgery (B) and at the terminal laparotomy on embryonic age (EA) 21 (C). Representative images of the
myelomeningocele defect under the operating microscope (D, E). GFP-tagged PMSC seeding onto the extracellular matrix is confirmed prior to use (F). PMSCs can be visualized on the
matrix on EA21 (G) indicating their ability to survive on the matrix for the remaining duration of gestation
69. Ting-Ya Chang, Chen Chen, Ya-Chu Chang, Chi-Huan Lu, Min Lee, Shao-Tzu Lu, De-Yao Wang, Aijun Wang, Chin-Lin Guo, Pei-Lin Cheng. Paxillin facilitates timely neurite initiation on soft-substrate environments by interacting with the endocytic machinery. eLife. 2017; 6:e31101. PMID:29271742. PMCID: PMC5768420. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.31101
68. Ching-Wen Huang, Wen-Chin Huang, Xuefeng Qiu, Flavia Fernandes Ferreira da Silva, Aijun Wang, Shyam Patel, Leon J. Nesti, Mu-Ming Poo, Song Li. The Differentiation Stage of Transplanted Stem Cells Modulates Nerve Regeneration. Scientific Reports. 2017; 7(1):17401. PMID: 29234013. PMCID: PMC5727226. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17043-4
67. Sandra Kabagambe, Lee Lankford, Priyadarsini Kumar, Y. Julia Chen, Kyle Herout, Chelsey Lee, Rebecca Stark, Diana Farmer, Aijun Wang. Isolation of a Myogenic Progenitor Cell Population from Human Placenta: a pilot study. The Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2017; 52(12):2078-2082. PMID: 28964407. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.08.025
Myogenic cells were seeded on poly (ε-caprolactone) and poly (L-lactic acid) microfibrous scaffold.
After 5 days, the cells were fused and aligned in the direction of the scaffold fibers. They were positive for myogenic markers desmin and MHC by immunocytochemistry.
66. Melissa Vanover, Aijun Wang, Diana Farmer. Potential clinical applications of placental stem cells for use in fetal therapy of birth defects. Placenta. 2017, 59:107-112. PMID: 28651900. DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.05.010
65. Y. Julia Chen, Lee Lankford, Sandra Kabagambe, Zoe Saenz, Priyadarsini Kumar, Diana Farmer, Aijun Wang. Effect of 2-octylcyanoacrylate on placenta derived mesenchymal stromal cells on extracellular matrix. Placenta. 2017 Apr 2. pii: S0143-4004(17)30222-9. PMID: 28465002. DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.03.022
64. Ke Cao, Jingjing Li, Jia Chen, Li Qian, Aijun Wang, Xiang Chen, Wei Xiong, jingtian tang, Shijie Tang, Yong Chen, Yao Chen, Yan Cheng, Jianda Zhou. microRNA-33a-5p increases radiosensitivity by modulating glycolysis in melanoma cells. Oncotarget. 2017; 8:83660-83672. DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19014
63. Dong Wang, Fan Wu, Haoyong Yuan, Aijun Wang, Gyeong Jin Kang, Tan Truong, Lu Chen, Andrew S. McCallion, Xiaohua Gong, Song Li. Sox10+ cells contribute to vascular development in multiple organs. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2017 Sep;37(9):1727-1731. PMID: 28751573 PMCID: PMC5572822. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.117.309774
62. Junlin Liao, Jia Chen, Bin He, Yong Chen, Jiaqun Xu, Hongju Xie, Feng Hu, Aijun Wang, Chengqun Luo, Qingfeng Li, Jianda Zhou. Viability and Biomechanics of Diced Cartilage Blended with Platelet-Rich Plasma and Wrapped with Poly (Lactic-Co-Glycolic) Acid Membrane. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2017; 28(6):1418-1424. PMID: 28692513. DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003739
61. Jeffrey Henry, Jian Yu, Aijun Wang, Randall Lee, Jun Fang, Song Li. Engineering the mechanical and biological properties of nanofibrous vascular grafts for in situ vascular tissue engineering. Biofabrication. 2017; 9(3):035007. PMID: 28817384. PMCID: PMC5847368. DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/aa834b
60. Lee Lankford, Y. Julia Chen, Zoe Saenz, Priyadarsini Kumar, Connor Long, Diana Farmer, Aijun Wang. Manufacture and preparation of human placenta-derived mesenchymal stromal cells for local tissue delivery. Cytotherapy. 2017 Jun; 19(6):680-688. PMID: 28438482. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.03.003
Summary of the PMSC manufacturing process including generation of MCB andWCB, qualification screening processes, and cell bank stability testing at 6 mo.
59. Dake Hao, Wenwu Xiao, Ruiwu Liu, Priyadarsini Kumar, Yuanpei Li, Ping Zhou, Fuzheng Guo, Diana L Farmer, Kit S. Lam, Fengshan Wang, Aijun Wang. Discovery and characterization of a potent and specific peptide ligand targeting endothelial progenitor cells and endothelial cells for tissue regeneration. ACS Chem. Biol. 2017, 12 (4), 1075–1086. PMID: 28195700. DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00118
58. Aja Harding, Elizabeth Cortez-Toledo, Nataly Magner, Julie Beegle, Dane Coleal-Bergum, Dake Hao, Aijun Wang, Jan Nolta, Ping Zhou. Highly Efficient Differentiation of Endothelial Cells from Pluripotent Stem Cells Requires the MAPK and the PI3K Pathways. Stem Cells. 2017 Apr;35(4):909-919. PMID: 28248004. DOI: 10.1002/stem.2577
57. Dong Wang/Aijun Wang (Co-first author), Fan Wu, Xuefeng Qiu, Ye Li, Julia Chu, WC Huang, Kang Xu, Xiaohua Gong, Song Li. Sox10+ adult stem cells contribute to biomaterial encapsulation and microvascularization. Scientific Reports. 2017 Jan 10;7:40295. PMID: 28071739. PMCID: PMC5223127. DOI: 10.1038/srep40295
GFP+ cells were immunostained with the antibodies against CD31 (a), NG2 (b) and MYH11 (c). (d) Two-photon image of mouse dorsal skinfold chamber transplanted with GFP+/Sox10+ stem cells. Dextran-Rhodamine was injected into the mouse through tail vein before imaging. Cell nuclei were stained by DAPI. Arrow, GFP+ cells. Arrowhead, double positive cells.
2016
56. Erin G. Brown, Benjamin A. Keller, Lee Lankford, Christopher D. Pivetti, Shin Hirose, Diana L. Farmer, Aijun Wang. Age Does Matter: A Pilot Comparison of Placenta-Derived Stromal Cells for in Utero Repair of Myelomeningocele Using a Lamb Model. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. 2016;39(3):179-85. PMID: 26159889. DOI: 10.1159/000433427
Cross-sectional images of the MMC lesion epicenters. Scale bar = 2 mm. A Skin-only repair. B FM only. C FM with term PMSCs. D FM with early PMSCs.
2015
55. Lin Chen, Qiang Ao, Hari Shanker Sharma, Aijun Wang, Shiqing Feng. Editorial: Neurorestoratologic Strategies and Mechanisms in the Nervous System. BioMed Research International. 2015:163170. PMID: 26491655. PMCID: PMC4603317 DOI: 10.1155/2015/163170
54. Mei Yu, Zhi-Jun Sun, Lian-Tao Li, Hong-You Ge, Chang-Qin Song, Aijun Wang. The beneficial effects of the herbal medicine Di-huang-yin-zi (DHYZ) on patients with ischemic stroke: A randomized, placebo controlled clinical study. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2015; 23(4): 591–597. PMID: 26275652. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2015.06.003
53. Aijun Wang#, Erin G. Brown, Lee Lankford, Benjamin A. Keller, Christopher D. Pivetti, Nicole A. Sitkin, Michael S. Beattie, Jacqueline C. Bresnahan, Diana L. Farmer. Placental Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Rescue Ambulation in Ovine Myelomeningocele. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 2015 Jun; 4(6):659-69. #Corresponding author. PMID: 25911465. PMCID: PMC4449103 DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2014-0296.
Lambs were scored using SLR. All normal lambs (n = 3) scored 15 on the SLR scale, indicating normal motor function. Vehicle‐treated MMC lambs scored from 2 to 8 on the SLR scale (2, 2, 4, 4, 6, and 8). Vehicle plus PMSC‐treated lambs scored from 5 to 15 on the SLR scale (5, 8, 10, 13, 15, and 15). Lambs in the vehicle plus PMSC treated group had significantly higher SLR scores than did the vehicle‐only lambs (p = .0108) (A). Photographs of the twin lambs are shown. A lamb treated with vehicle only was unable to bear weight on its hind limbs and is pictured with the fully extended legs typical of lambs with lower extremity paralysis (B). Its twin was treated with vehicle plus PMSCs and is shown standing independently (C). Abbreviations: MMC, myelomeningocele; PMSC, placenta‐derived mesenchymal stromal cell; SLR, sheep locomotor rating.
52. Erin G. Brown, Benjamin A. Keller, Christopher D. Pivetti, Nicole A. Sitkin, Aijun Wang, Diana L. Farmer, Jacqueline C. Bresnahan. Development of a Locomotor Rating Scale for Testing Motor Function in Sheep. The Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2015 Apr;50(4):617-21. PMID: 25840074. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.01.002
51. Jason A. Meierhenry, Volodymyr Ryzhuk, Maricel G. Miguelino, Lee Lankford, Jerry S. Powell, Diana Farmer, Aijun Wang. Placenta as a Source of Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine. Current Pathobiology Reports. 2015, March; 3(1): 9-16. DOI: 10.1007/s40139-015-0070-6
50. Lee Lankford, Taryn Selby, James Becker, Volodymyr Ryzhuk, Connor Long, Diana Farmer, Aijun Wang. Early Gestation Chorionic Villi-derived Stromal Cells for Fetal Tissue Engineering. World Journal of Stem Cells. 2015 Jan; 7(1): 195-207. PMCID: PMC4300931. DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v7.i1.195
A, B: Placenta-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (PMSCs) were found to be mostly positive for well-established MSC markers CD29, CD44, CD73, CD90, and CD105, and mostly negative for hematopoietic and endothelial cell markers CD31, CD34, and CD45 (n = 6); C: Cells were multipotent and were capable of differentiating into adipocytes, osteocytes and chondrocytes in vitro. Images in the left column show negative control samples (normal media only) while those on the right display cultures grown in induction media. Yellow boxes provide a magnified view of the selected area.
2014
49. Ping Xiang, Kun-Chao Wu, Ying Zhu, Lue Xiang, Chong Li, Deng-Long Chen, Feng Chen, Guotong Xu, Aijun Wang, Min Li, Zi-Bing Jin. A novel Bruch's membrane-mimetic electrospun substrate scaffold for human retinal pigment epithelium cells. Biomaterials 2014 Dec;35(37):9777-88. PMID: 25220295. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.08.040
48. Yujun Wei, Kai Gong, Qiang Ao, Aijun Wang, Yandao Gong, Huancong Zuo, Yuqi Zhang, James Wang, Guihuai Wang. Lentiviral vectors enveloped with rabies virus glycoprotein can be used as a novel retrograde tracer to assess nerve recovery in rat sciatic nerve injury models. Cell and Tissue Research. 2014 Feb; 355(2):255-66. PMID: 24326614. DOI: 10.1007/s00441-013-1756-x
47. Erin Brown, Payam Saadai, Christopher Pivetti, Michael Beattie, Jacqueline Bresnahan, Aijun Wang, Diana Farmer. In utero repair of myelomeningocele with autologous amniotic membrane in the fetal lamb model. The Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2014 Jan; 49(1):133-7; discussion 137-8. PMID: 24439597. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.09.043
2013
46. Wei Xu, Yequan Wang, Erfu Liu, Yanjun Sun, Ziwei Luo, Zhiling Xu, Wanqian Liu, Li Zhong, Yonggang Lv, Aijun Wang, Zhenyu Tang, Song Li, Li Yang. Human iPSC-derived Neural Crest Stem Cells Promote Tendon Repair in a Rat Patellar Tendon Window Defect Model. Tissue Eng Part A. 2013 Jul; 19(21-22): 2439-2451. PMID: 23815150. PMCID: PMC3807699. DOI: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2012.0453
45. Benjamin Lee, Zhenyu Tang, Aijun Wang, Fang Huang, Zhiqiang Yan, Dong Wang, Julia Chu, Li Yang, Song Li. Synovial stem cells and their responses to the porosity of microfibrous scaffold. Acta Biomaterialia. 2013 Jul; 9(7):7264-75. PMID: 23523935. PMCID: PMC3669641. DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.03.009
44. Payam Saadai, Aijun Wang#, Yvette Nout, Timothy Downing, Michael Beattie, Jacqueline Bresnahan, Song Li, Diana Farmer. Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Neural Crest Stem Cells Integrate into the Injured Spinal Cord in the Fetal Lamb Model of Myelomeningocele. The Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2013 Jan; 48(1):158-63. #Corresponding author. PMID: 23331809. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.10.034
human iPSC-derived NCSCs at the time of fetal lamb MMC repair.
43. Zhenyu Tang, Aijun Wang, Dong Wang, Song Li. Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: To Be or Not To Be? Circulation Research. 2013 Jan;112(1):23-6. PMID: 23093574. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.112.281055
2012
42. Jian Yu/Aijun Wang (Co-first author), Zhenyu Tang, Yiqian Zhu, Jeffrey Henry, Fengping Huang, Song Li. The effect of stromal cell-derived factor-1α/heparin coating of biodegradable vascular grafts on the recruitment of both endothelial and smooth muscle progenitor cells for accelerated regeneration. Biomaterials. 2012 Nov; 33(32):8062-74. PMID: 22884813. PMCID: PMC3488434. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.07.042
(A) H&E staining of the cross-sections in the middle portion of the grafts. Immunostaining of the region in the square is shown in B and C. (B–G) The graft remodeling was characterized by immunostaining for EC marker CD31, SMC marker MHC and ECM protein elastin. Arrow in C indicates the cells infiltrated into the region of polymer degradation. (H–I) Neovascularization and tissue integration on the outer surface of the grafts were characterized by staining for CD31 and MHC.
41. Zhenyu Tang/Aijun Wang (Co-first author), Zhiqiang Yan, Bo Liu, Julia Chu, Jill Helms, Song Li. Differentiation of Multipotent Vascular Stem Cells Contributes to Vascular Diseases. Nature Communications. 2012 Jun 6; 3:875. (Highlighted in Nature, 486, 9 (07 June 2012) DOI:10.1038/486009d.) PMID: 22673902. PMCID: PMC3538044. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1867
Examples: Berkeley News, NPR’s Science Friday, San Francisco Business Times, SF Chronicle (FRONT page on 6/6/2012), Fox News, Medical News Today, US News & World Report, Daily Mail (UK).
40. Timothy Downing/Aijun Wang (Co-first author), Zhiqiang Yan, Yvette Nout, Andy Lee, Michael S. Beattie, Jacqueline C. Bresnahan, Diana L. Farmer, Song Li. Drug-eluting microfibrous patches for the local delivery of rolipram in spinal cord repair. Journal of Controlled Release. 2012; 161(3):910-917. PMCID: 22634093. PMCID: PMC3698241. DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2012.05.034
(A) Schematic of subdural implantation of drug-eluting microfibrous patches into the injured cord. (B) Macroscopic view of lesion site and patch during animal surgery. An asterisk was used to mark location of drug-eluting microfibrous patch. (C, D) Gross histology of spinal cord cross section 8 weeks post SCI. H&E staining reveals new tissue formation at the lesion site and patch’s ability to integrate into the surrounding tissues (D). (C) Less regenerated control for comparison. Here, arrows point to the implantation site for drug-eluting microfibrous patches. Red dashes outline areas of less tissue formation for comparison.
39. Benjamin Lee, Hojeong Jeon, Aijun Wang, Zhiqiang Yan, Jian Yu, Costas Grigoropoulos, Song Li. Femtosecond Laser Ablation Enhances Cell Infiltration into Three-Dimensional Electrospun Scaffolds. Acta Biomaterialia. 2012 Jul;8(7):2648-58. PMID: 22522128. PMCID: PMC3425609. DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.04.023
38. Aijun Wang, Zhenyu Tang, Xian Li, Yisu Jiang, Danielle A. Tsou, Song Li. Derivation of Smooth Muscle Cells with Neural Crest Origin from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Cells Tissues Organs. 2012; 195:5-14. PMID: 22005509. PMCID: PMC3257812. DOI: 10.1159/000331412
Before 2012
37. Steven Hsu, Julia Chu, Fanqing F. Chen, Aijun Wang, Song Li. Effects of Fluid Shear Stress on a Distinct Population of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Cell and Molecular Bioengineering. 2011; 4:627-36. PMID: 22924082. PMCID: PMC3425612. DOI: 10.1007/s12195-011-0205-8
36. Payam Saadai, Yvette Nout, Jose Encinas, Aijun Wang, Timothy Downing, Michael S. Beattie, Jacqueline C. Bresnahan, Song Li, Diana L. Farmer. Prenatal Repair of Myelomeningocele with Aligned Nanofibrous Scaffolds - A Pilot Study in Sheep. The Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2011; 46:2279-83. PMID: 22152865. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.09.014
35. Xian Li, Julia S. Chu, Aijun Wang, Yiqian Zhu, Wai Keung Chu, Li Yang, Song Li. Uniaxial Mechanical Strain Modulates the Differentiation of Neural Crest Stem Cells into Smooth Muscle Lineage on Micropatterned Surfaces. PLoS ONE. 2011; 6(10): e26029. PMID: 22016804. PMCID: PMC3189240. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026029
34. Yujun Wei, Kai Gong, Zhenghuan Zheng, Aijun Wang, Qiang Ao, Yandao Gong, Xiufang Zhang. Chitosan/silk Fibroin-based Tissue-engineered Graft Seeded with Adipose-derived Stem Cells Enhances Nerve Regeneration in a Rat Model. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. 2011; 22(8):1947-64. PMID: 21656031. DOI: 10.1007/s10856-011-4370-z
33. Aijun Wang, Zhenyu Tang, In-Hyun Park, Yiqian Zhu, Shyam Patel, George Q. Daley, Song Li. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Neural Tissue Engineering. Biomaterials. 2011, 32(22):5023-32. PMID: 21514663. PMCID: PMC3100451. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.03.070.
Schematic outline of a tissue engineering approach by combining NCSCs and a nanofibrous nerve conduit.
32. Jennifer S. Park, Anchi D. Tsou, Rokhaya Diop, Zhenyu Tang, Aijun Wang, Song Li. The Effect of Matrix Stiffness on the Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Response to TGF-β. Biomaterials. 2011, 32(16):3921-30. PMID: 21397942. PMCID: PMC3073995. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.02.019
31. Yiqian Zhu/Aijun Wang (Co-first author), Shyam Patel, Kyle Kurpinski, Edward Diao, Xuan Bao, George Kwong, William L. Young, Song Li. Engineering Bi-layer Nanofibrous Conduits for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. Tissue Engineering. 2011, 17(7):705-15. PMID: 21501089. PMCID: PMC3124110. DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2010.0565
30. Hayley Lam, Shyam Patel, Aijun Wang, Julia Chu, Song Li. Regulation of Neural Differentiation and Axon Growth by Growth Factors and Bioactive Nanofibers. Tissue Engineering. 2010, 16(8):2641-8. PMID: 20367289. PMCID: PMC2947452. DOI: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2009.0414
29. Aijun Wang, Yiqian Zhu, Song Li. Nanofibrous Scaffolds for the Regeneration of Nervous Tissue. Journal of Medical Biomechanics. 2010, 25, Suppl, 20-21.
28. Yujun Wei, Zhenghuan Zheng, Lingling Liu, Aijun Wang, Lihai Zhang, Qiang Ao, Yandao Gong, Xiufang Zhang. Schwann-like Cells Differentiation of Rat Adipose-derived Stem Cells by Indirect Co-culture with Schwann Cells in vitro. Cell Proliferation. 2010, 43(6):606-16. PMID: 21039999. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2010.00710.x
27 Gan Wang, Qiang Ao, Kai Gong, Aijun Wang, Yandao Gong, Xiufang Zhang. The Effect of Topology of Chitosan Biomaterials on the Differentiation and Proliferation of Neural Stem Cells. Acta Biomaterialia. 2010, 6(9), 3630-9. PMID: 20371303. DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.03.039
26. Yiqian Zhu/Aijun Wang (Co-first author), Wenqian Shen, Shyam Patel, Rong Zhang, William Young, Song Li. Nanofibrous Patches for Spinal Cord Regeneration. Advanced Functional Materials. 2010, 20(9), 1433-40. PMID: 23378825. PMCID: PMC3558949. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200901889
25. Kyle Kurpinski, Hayley Lam, Julia Chu, Aijun Wang, Ahra Kim, Eric Tsay, Smita Agrawal, David Schaffer, Song Li. TGF-b and Notch Signaling Mediate Stem Cell Differentiation into Smooth Muscle Cells. Stem Cells. 2010, 28(4), 734-42. PMID: 20146266. DOI: 10.1002/stem.319
24. Zhenhuan Zheng, Ling Zhang, Lijun Kong, Aijun Wang, Yandao Gong, Xiufang Zhang. The Behavior of MC3T3-E1 Cells on Chitosan/poly-L-lysine Composite Films: Effect of Nanotopography, Surface Chemistry, and Wettability. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 2009, 89A(2):453-65. PMID: 18431777. DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31979
23. Yujun Wei, Jianli Zhou, Zhenghuan Zheng, Aijun Wang, Qiang Ao, Yandao Gong, Xiufang Zhang. An Improved Method for Isolating Schwann Cells from Postnatal Rat Sciatic Nerves. Cell and Tissue Research. 2009, 337(3):361-9. PMID: 19639342. DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0836-4
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18. Lijun Kong, Qiang Ao, Aijun Wang, Kai Gong, Xi Wang, Guangyuan Lu, Yandao Gong, Nanming Zhao, Xiufang Zhang. Preparation and Characterization of a Multilayer Biomimetic Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering. Journal of Biomaterials Applications. 2007, 22(3):223-39. PMID: 17255157. DOI: 10.1177/0885328206073706
17. Qiang Ao/Aijun Wang (Co-first author), Guoqiang Chen, Shijie Wang, Huancong Zuo, Xiufang Zhang. Combined Transplantation of Neural Stem Cells and Olfactory Ensheathing Cells for the Repair of Spinal Cord Injuries. Medical Hypotheses. 2007, 69(6):1234-7. PMID: 17548168. DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.04.011
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(A) the knitted outer tube wall with fiber‐based structure, (B) the highly porous inner matrices with axially oriented macrochannels and many interconnected micropores
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4. Aijun Wang, Qiang Ao, Wenling Cao, Chang Zhao, Yandao Gong, Nanming Zhao, Xiufang Zhang. Fiber-based Chitosan Tubular Scaffolds for Soft Tissue Engineering: Fabrication and in vitro Evaluation. Tsinghua Science and Technology. 2005, 10(4):449-53. DOI: 10.1016/S1007-0214(05)70099-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1007-0214(05)70099-7
3. Wenling Cao, Aijun Wang, Duohui Jing, Yandao Gong, Nanming Zhao, and Xiufang Zhang. Novel Biodegradable Films and Scaffolds of Chitosan Blended with Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 2005, 16(11):1379-94. PMID: 16370239. DOI: 10.1163/156856205774472308
2. Qiang Ao, Aijun Wang, Wenling Cao, Chang Zhao, Yandao Gong, Nanming Zhao, Xiufang Zhang. Fabrication and Characterization of Chitosan Nerve Conduits with Microtubular Architecture. Tsinghua Science and Technology. 2005, 10(4):435-8. DOI: 10.1016/S1007-0214(05)70096-1
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