Ventricular wall biomaterial injection therapy after myocardial infarction: Advances in material design, mechanistic insight and early clinical experiences

Y Zhu, Y Matsumura, WR Wagner - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Intramyocardial biomaterial injection therapy for myocardial infarction has made significant
progress since concept initiation more than 10 years ago. The interim successes and …

Micro-and nanoscale biophysical cues for cardiovascular disease therapy

P Mohindra, TA Desai - Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
After cardiovascular injury, numerous pathological processes adversely impact the
homeostatic function of cardiomyocyte, macrophage, fibroblast, endothelial cell, and …

Injectable hyaluronic acid based microrods provide local micromechanical and biochemical cues to attenuate cardiac fibrosis after myocardial infarction

LV Le, P Mohindra, Q Fang, RE Sievers, MA Mkrtschjan… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Repairing cardiac tissue after myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the most challenging goals
in tissue engineering. Following ischemic injury, significant matrix remodeling and the …

Local decorin delivery via hyaluronic acid microrods improves cardiac performance, ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction

P Mohindra, JX Zhong, Q Fang, DL Cuylear… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2023 - nature.com
Heart failure (HF) remains a global public health burden and often results following
myocardial infarction (MI). Following injury, cardiac fibrosis forms in the myocardium which …

Human intestinal spheroids cultured using Sacrificial Micromolding as a model system for studying drug transport

KE Samy, ES Levy, K Phong, B Demaree, AR Abate… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In vitro models of the small intestine are crucial tools for the prediction of drug absorption.
The Caco-2 monolayer transwell model has been widely employed to assess drug …

Biofluid‐triggered burst release from an adaptive covalently assembled dipeptide nanocontainer for emergency treatment

J Fei, H Zhang, A Wang, C Qin… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The construction of quickly dissociating containers holding bioactive components that meet
the extreme requirements of emergency treatment is highly desirable but remains a great …

Localized delivery of mechano-growth factor E-domain peptide via polymeric microstructures improves cardiac function following myocardial infarction

JR Peña, JR Pinney, P Ayala, TA Desai, PH Goldspink - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
The Insulin like growth factor-I isoform mechano-growth factor (MGF), is expressed in the
heart following myocardial infarction and encodes a unique E-domain region. To examine E …

Concise review: reduction of adverse cardiac scarring facilitates pluripotent stem cell-based therapy for myocardial infarction

J Liang, W Huang, L Jiang, C Paul, X Li, Y Wang - Stem Cells, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are an attractive, reliable source for generating functional
cardiomyocytes for regeneration of infarcted heart. However, inefficient cell engraftment into …

Prenatal exposure to lipopolysaccharide results in myocardial fibrosis in rat offspring

X Chen, Y Tang, M Gao, S Qin, J Zhou, X Li - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
The epigenetic plasticity hypothesis indicates that exposure during pregnancy may cause
adult-onset disorders, including hypertension, myocardial infarction and heart failure …

Hang on tight: reprogramming the cell with microstructural cues

LV Le, MA Mkrtschjan, B Russell, TA Desai - Biomedical microdevices, 2019 - Springer
Cells interact intimately with complex microdomains in their extracellular matrix (ECM) and
maintain a delicate balance of mechanical forces through mechanosensitive cellular …