Modeling blood–brain barrier pathology in cerebrovascular disease in vitro: current and future paradigms

AV Andjelkovic, SM Stamatovic, CM Phillips… - Fluids and Barriers of …, 2020 - Springer
The complexity of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and neurovascular unit (NVU) was and still
is a challenge to bridge. A highly selective, restrictive and dynamic barrier, formed at the …

Engineering chimeric antigen receptor neutrophils from human pluripotent stem cells for targeted cancer immunotherapy

Y Chang, R Syahirah, X Wang, G Jin… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Neutrophils, the most abundant white blood cells in circulation, are closely related to cancer
development and progression. Healthy primary neutrophils present potent cytotoxicity …

Determining lineage relationships in kidney development and disease

MH Little, SE Howden, KT Lawlor… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The lineage relationships of cells provide information about the origins of component cell
types during development and repair as well as the source of aberrant cells during disease …

Optogenetic control of Wnt signaling models cell-intrinsic embryogenic patterning using 2D human pluripotent stem cell culture

NA Repina, HJ Johnson, X Bao… - …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
In embryonic stem cell (ESC) models for early development, spatially and temporally varying
patterns of signaling and cell types emerge spontaneously. However, mechanistic insight …

[HTML][HTML] Downregulation of miR-23b by transcription factor c-Myc alleviates ischemic brain injury by upregulating Nrf2

R Xin, D Qu, S Su, B Zhao, D Chen - International Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ischemic brain injury (IBI) is a common acute cerebral vessel disease that occurs secondary
to blockage in arteries, mainly characterized by insufficient blood supply to the brain. The …

Mitchell-Riley syndrome iPSCs exhibit reduced pancreatic endoderm differentiation due to a mutation in RFX6

J Trott, Y Alpagu, EK Tan, M Shboul… - …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Mitchell-Riley syndrome (MRS) is caused by recessive mutations in the regulatory factor X6
gene (RFX6) and is characterised by pancreatic hypoplasia and neonatal diabetes. To …

MAGIK: A rapid and efficient method to create lineage-specific reporters in human pluripotent stem cells

T Haideri, J Lin, X Bao, XL Lian - Stem Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Precise insertion of fluorescent proteins into lineage-specific genes in human pluripotent
stem cells (hPSCs) presents challenges due to low knockin efficiency and difficulties in …

Fluorescent indicators for continuous and lineage‐specific reporting of cell‐cycle phases in human pluripotent stem cells

Y Chang, PB Hellwarth, LN Randolph… - Biotechnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Proper cell‐cycle progression is essential for the self‐renewal and differentiation of human
pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). The fluorescent ubiquitination‐based cell‐cycle indicator …

High-throughput 3D screening for differentiation of hPSC-derived cell therapy candidates

R Muckom, X Bao, E Tran, E Chen, A Murugappan… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The emergence of several cell therapy candidates in the clinic is an encouraging sign for
human diseases/disorders that currently have no effective treatment; however, scalable …

Optogenetic Control of Engrafted Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes in Live Mice: A Proof-of-Concept Study

J Joshi, B Xu, M Rubart, Y Chang, X Bao, HP Chaliki… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Cellular transplantation has emerged as promising approach for treating
cardiac diseases. However, a poor engraftment rate limits our understanding on how …