Works (12)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:39

2021 article

Imaging and Isolation of Extravasation-Participating Endothelial and Melanoma Cells During Angiopellosis

MELANOMA, Vol. 2265, pp. 417–425.

By: T. Allen* & K. Cheng n

author keywords: Circulating tumor cells; Metastasis; Intravital microscopy; Cancer Exodus Hypothesis; Extravasation; Angiopellosis; Zebrafish; Tumor infusion; Light sheet microscopy; Tumor cell isolation
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified; Cell Line, Tumor; Endothelial Cells / metabolism; Endothelial Cells / pathology; Intravital Microscopy; Melanoma, Experimental / metabolism; Melanoma, Experimental / pathology; Neoplasm Metastasis; Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / metabolism; Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / pathology; Zebrafish
TL;DR: The use of intravital microscopy techniques to image and isolate both extravasating melanoma CTCs and the extravasation-participating endothelial cells can be used as a means to study cancer metastasis and as a screening tool for anticancer therapeutics. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 30, 2021

2020 journal article

Tumor cell-derived exosomes home to their cells of origin and can be used as Trojan horses to deliver cancer drugs

THERANOSTICS, 10(8), 3474–3487.

By: L. Qiao n, S. Hu n, K. Huang n, T. Su n, Z. Li n, A. Vandergriff n, J. Cores n, P. Dinh n ...

author keywords: exosome; homing; integrin; doxorubicin; cancer therapy
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage; Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage; Cell Line, Tumor; Doxorubicin / administration & dosage; Doxorubicin / analogs & derivatives; Drug Delivery Systems; Exosomes / metabolism; HeLa Cells; Humans; Mice; Mice, Nude; Polyethylene Glycols / administration & dosage
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the exosomes' ability to target the parent cancer is a phenomenon that opens up new ways to devise targeted therapies to deliver anti-tumor drugs. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 30, 2020

2018 journal article

Cardiac Stem Cell Patch Integrated with Microengineered Blood Vessels Promotes Cardiomyocyte Proliferation and Neovascularization after Acute Myocardial Infarction

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 10(39), 33088–33096.

By: T. Su n, K. Huang n, M. Daniele n, M. Hensley n, A. Young n, J. Tang n, T. Allen n, A. Vandergriff n ...

author keywords: microvessels; hydrodynamic focusing; cardiac stem cells; cardiomyocyte proliferation; angiogenesis; myocardial infarction
MeSH headings : Animals; Cells, Cultured; Female; Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells; Humans; Microfluidic Analytical Techniques; Myocardial Infarction / therapy; Myocardium / cytology; Myocytes, Cardiac / cytology; Myocytes, Cardiac / physiology; Neovascularization, Physiologic / physiology; Rats; Rats, Nude; Stem Cells / cytology; Stem Cells / physiology
TL;DR: It is shown that the endothelialized BMVs mimicked the natural architecture and function of capillaries and that the resultant vascularized cardiac patch (BMV-CSC patch) exhibited equivalent release of paracrine factors compared to those of coculture of genuine human CSCs and HUVECs after 7 days of in vitro culture. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 29, 2018

2018 article

Metastatic melanoma and cervical tumor cell clusters can exit blood vessels through angiopellosis augmenting tumor formation ability

Allen, T., Amu, E., Asad, D., & Cheng, K. (2018, July). CANCER RESEARCH, Vol. 78.

By: T. Allen n, E. Amu n, D. Asad n & K. Cheng n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 17, 2019

2018 journal article

Targeted repair of heart injury by stem cells fused with platelet nanovesicles

NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 2(1), 17–26.

By: J. Tang n, T. Su n, K. Huang, P. Dinh n, Z. Wang*, A. Vandergriff n, M. Hensley n, J. Cores n ...

TL;DR: The attachment of platelet nanovesicles to the surface of cardiac stem cells increases the retention of the cells delivered to the heart and reduces infarct size in rat and pig models of acute myocardial infarction. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

A Regenerative Cardiac Patch Formed by Spray Painting of Biomaterials onto the Heart

Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods, 23(3), 146–155.

author keywords: cardiac patch; platelet fibrin gel; myocardial infarction; regeneration
MeSH headings : Animals; Biocompatible Materials / chemistry; Blood Platelets / metabolism; Fibrin / metabolism; Heart / physiology; Male; Mice; Myocardial Infarction / pathology; Myocardial Infarction / therapy; Myocytes, Cardiac / cytology; Paintings; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Regeneration / physiology
TL;DR: The use of the spraying system allowed for placement of a uniform cardiac patch on the heart in a mini-invasive manner without the need for sutures or glue, and promoted cardiac repair and attenuated cardiac dysfunction after MI. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Derivation of therapeutic lung spheroid cells from minimally invasive transbronchial pulmonary biopsies

Respiratory Research, 18(1).

By: P. Dinh n, J. Cores n, M. Hensley n, A. Vandergriff n, J. Tang n, T. Allen n, T. Caranasos*, K. Adler n, L. Lobo*, K. Cheng n

author keywords: Pulmonary progenitor cells; Lung spheroid; Stem cell
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Aged; Animals; Biopsy; Bronchi / cytology; Bronchi / physiology; Cell Culture Techniques / methods; Female; Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / physiology; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Lung / cytology; Lung / physiology; Male; Mice; Mice, Nude; Middle Aged; Spheroids, Cellular / physiology; Stem Cell Transplantation / methods; Stem Cells / physiology
TL;DR: These cells could be utilized in long-term expansion of lung progenitor cells and as part of the development of cell-based therapies for the treatment of lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Safety and Efficacy of Allogeneic Lung Spheroid Cells in a Mismatched Rat Model of Pulmonary Fibrosis

STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, 6(10), 1905–1916.

By: J. Cores n, M. Hensley n, K. Kinlaw n, S. Rikard n, P. Dinh n, D. Paudel n, J. Tang n, A. Vandergriff n ...

author keywords: Fibrosis; Pulmonary; Syngeneic; Allogeneic; Stem cells
MeSH headings : Animals; Bleomycin / toxicity; Cells, Cultured; Female; Lung / cytology; Pulmonary Fibrosis / etiology; Pulmonary Fibrosis / therapy; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Spheroids, Cellular / transplantation; Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects; Stem Cell Transplantation / methods; Transplantation, Homologous / adverse effects; Transplantation, Homologous / methods
TL;DR: It is found that infusion of allogeneic LSCs reduces the progression of inflammation and fibrotic manifestation and preserves epithelial and endothelial health without eliciting significant immune rejection. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Therapeutic microparticles functionalized with biomimetic cardiac stem cell membranes and secretome

Nature Communications, 8(1).

By: J. Tang*, D. Shen*, T. Caranasos*, Z. Wang*, A. Vandergriff n, T. Allen n, M. Hensley n, P. Dinh n ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Biomimetic Materials / chemistry; Biomimetic Materials / metabolism; Biomimetic Materials / pharmacology; Cell Fractionation; Cell Membrane / chemistry; Cell Membrane / metabolism; Cell Membrane / transplantation; Cell-Derived Microparticles / chemistry; Cell-Derived Microparticles / metabolism; Cell-Derived Microparticles / transplantation; Culture Media, Conditioned / chemistry; Culture Media, Conditioned / isolation & purification; Disease Models, Animal; Gene Expression; Hepatocyte Growth Factor / genetics; Hepatocyte Growth Factor / metabolism; Humans; Injections, Intralesional; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / genetics; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / pharmacology; Male; Mice; Myocardial Infarction / metabolism; Myocardial Infarction / pathology; Myocardial Infarction / therapy; Myocardium / metabolism; Myocardium / pathology; Paracrine Communication; Recovery of Function / drug effects; Stem Cells / cytology; Stem Cells / metabolism; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / genetics; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / metabolism
TL;DR: A synthetic cell-mimicking microparticle that recapitulates stem cell functions in tissue repair and acts as ‘synthetic stem cells’ which mimic the paracrine and biointerfacing activities of natural stem cells in therapeutic cardiac regeneration. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Angiopellosis as an Alternative Mechanism of Cell Extravasation

STEM CELLS, 35(1), 170–180.

By: T. Allen n, D. Gracieux n, M. Talib n, D. Tokarz n, M. Hensley n, J. Cores n, A. Vandergriff n, J. Tang n ...

author keywords: Extravasation; Angiopellosis; Transmigration; Stem cell infusion; Diapedesis
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Vessels / physiology; CD11 Antigens / metabolism; Cell Aggregation; Cell Membrane / metabolism; Cell Shape; Dogs; Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / pathology; Female; Humans; Injections; Intravital Microscopy; Male; Mesenchymal Stem Cells; Microspheres; Myocytes, Cardiac / cytology; Polymers / chemistry; Rats; Time Factors; Transendothelial and Transepithelial Migration; Zebrafish / metabolism
TL;DR: In injected cardiac and mesenchymal stem cells, the vascular wall undergoes an extensive remodeling to allow the cell to exit the lumen, while the injected cell remains distinctively passive in activity. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Adult Lung Spheroid Cells Contain Progenitor Cells and Mediate Regeneration in Rodents With Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis

STEM CELLS TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE, 4(11), 1265–1274.

By: E. Henry n, J. Cores n, M. Hensley n, S. Anthony n, A. Vandergriff n, J. Andrade n, T. Allen n, T. Caranasos*, L. Lobo*, K. Cheng n

author keywords: Adult lung stem cells; Mesenchymal stem cells; Pulmonary fibrosis; Spheroid cell culture
MeSH headings : Adult; Animals; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / adverse effects; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / pharmacology; Bleomycin / adverse effects; Bleomycin / pharmacology; Female; Heterografts; Humans; Male; Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation; Mesenchymal Stem Cells / metabolism; Mesenchymal Stem Cells / pathology; Mice; Mice, SCID; Pulmonary Fibrosis / chemically induced; Pulmonary Fibrosis / metabolism; Pulmonary Fibrosis / pathology; Pulmonary Fibrosis / therapy; Regeneration; Spheroids, Cellular / metabolism; Spheroids, Cellular / transplantation
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Rapid and Efficient Production of Coronary Artery Ligation and Myocardial Infarction in Mice Using Surgical Clips

PLOS ONE, 10(11).

By: J. Andrade n, J. Tang n, M. Hensley n, A. Vandergriff n, J. Cores n, E. Henry n, T. Allen n, T. Caranasos* ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Coronary Vessels / surgery; Disease Models, Animal; Ligation; Mice; Myocardial Infarction / etiology; Myocardial Infarction / mortality; Myocardial Infarction / pathology; Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology; Surgical Instruments; Suture Techniques; Vascular Surgical Procedures
TL;DR: This new method, taking only less than 3 minutes to complete, represents an efficient myocardial infarction model in rodents and improved post-MI survival rate. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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