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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
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
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 Nov;4(11): e1900237. 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 Aug;249(8):946-960. 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-first author; #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
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. PMID: 32155781. PMCID: PMC7142760. 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
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
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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.
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
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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. 2020 Sep;55(9):1941-1946. PMID: 31672407. PMCID: PMC7170747. 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 Nov; 120(11):19087-19097. 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. PMCID: PMC6995283. 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. PMCID: PMC6463921. DOI: 10.1096/fj.201800972R
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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 Sep;234(9):15763-15774. 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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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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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
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
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
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
2011 & Before
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.
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
22. Zhenhuan Zheng, Yujun Wei, Gan Wang, Aijun Wang, Qiang Ao, Xiufang Zhang,Surface Properties of Chitosan Films Modified with Polycations and Their Effects on the Behavior of PC12 Cells. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers. 2009, 24(1): 63-82. DOI: 10.1177/0883911508099653
21. Fangfang Zhou, Long Zhang, Kai Gong, Guangyuan Lu, Baiyang Sheng, Aijun Wang, Nanming Zhao, Xiufang Zhang, Yandao Gong. LEF-1 Activates the Transcription of E2F1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2008, 365(1):149-53. PMID:17980157. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.10.138
20. Fangfang Zhou, Long Zhang, Aijun Wang, Bo Song, Kai Gong, Lihai Zhang, Min Hu, Xiufang Zhang, Nanming Zhao, Yandao Gong. The association of GSK3β with E2F1 Facilitates NGF-induced Neural Cell Differentiation. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283(21):14506-15. PMID: 18367454. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M706136200
19. Qiang Ao, Aijun Wang, Zhigang Sun, Xiufang Zhang. Preparation and Characterization of a Chitosan Conduit for Neural Tissue Engineering. Journal of Clinical Rehabilitative Tissue Engineering Research. 2008,12(1):1-5. (in Chinese)
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
16. Aijun Wang, Qiang Ao, Yujun Wei, Kai Gong, Nanming Zhao, Yandao Gong, Xiufang Zhang. Physical Properties and Biocompatibility of a Porous Chitosan-based Fibre-reinforced Conduit for Nerve Regeneration. Biotechnology Letters. 2007, 29(11):1697-702. PMID: 17628751. DOI: 10.1007/s10529-007-9460-0
15. Qing He, Qiang Ao, Aijun Wang, Yandao Gong, Nanming Zhao, Xiufang Zhang. In Vitro Cytotoxicity and Protein Drug Release Properties of Chitosan/Heparin Microspheres. Tsinghua Science and Technology. 2007, 12(4): 361-5. DOI: 10.1016/S1007-0214(07)70054-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1007-0214(07)70054-8
14. Lijun Kong, Qiang Ao, Aijun Wang, Kai Gong, Xi Wang, Yandao Gong, Nanming Zhao, Xiufang Zhang. Effect of Multilayer Biomimetic Nano-hydroxyapatite/chitosan Composite Scaffolds on Repairing Rabbit Fibula Defect. Journal of Clinical Rehabilitative Tissue Engineering Research. 2007,11(5):815-8. (in Chinese). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289869069_Effect_of_multilayer_biomimetic_nano-hydroxyapatitechitosan_composite_scaffolds_on_repairing_rabbit_fibula_defect
13. Qiang Ao, Xiuhua Sun, Aijun Wang, Panfeng Fu, Kai Gong, Yandao Gong, Xiufang Zhang. Protective Effects of Extract of Ginkgo Biloba (EGb 761) on Nerve Cells after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats. Spinal Cord. 2006, 44(11): 662-7. PMID: 16415923. DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101900
12. Aijun Wang, Qiang Ao, Kai Gong, Zhenhuan Zheng, Guangyuan Lu, Gan Wang, Qing He, Lijun Kong, Yandao Gong, Nanming Zhao, Xiufang Zhang. Chitosan-based Semi-permeable Nerve Conduits Support Peripheral Nerve Regeneration in Goats and Nonhuman Primates. Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics. 2006, 3 (4): 143-4.
11. Hongxu Qi, Ping Hu, Jun Xu, Aijun Wang. Encapsulation of Drug Reservoirs in Fibers by Emulsion Electrospinning: Morphology Characterization and Preliminary Release Assessment. Biomacromolecules. 2006, 7(8): 2327-30. PMID: 16903678. DOI: 10.1021/bm060264z
10. Ling Zhang, Qiang Ao, Aijun Wang, Guangyuan Lu, Lijun Kong, Yandao Gong, Nanming Zhao, Xiufang Zhang. A Sandwich Tubular Scaffold Derived from Chitosan for Blood Vessel Tissue Engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 2006, 77A(2):277-84. PMID: 16400655. DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30614
9. Qiang Ao, Aijun Wang, Wenling Cao, Ling Zhang, Lijun Kong, Qing He, Yandao Gong, Xiufang Zhang. Manufacture of Multi-microtubule Chitosan Nerve Conduits with Novel Molds and Characterization in vitro. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 2006, 77A(1):11-8. PMID: 16345091. DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30593
8. Aijun Wang, Wenling Cao, Kai Gong, Qiang Ao, Lijun Kong, Chengzhao He, Yaodao Gong, Xiufang Zhang. Development of Porous Chitosan Tubular Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications. Asian Chitin Journal. 2006, 2: 53-60.
7. Aijun Wang, Wenling Cao, Qiang Ao, Kai Gong, Lijun Kong, Yaodao Gong, Xiufang Zhang. Controlling Morphology and Porosity of 3-D Chitosan Scaffolds Produced by Thermally Induced Phase Separation Technique. Asian Chitin Journal. 2006, 2: 69-78.
6. Aijun Wang, Qiang Ao, Wenling Cao, Mingzhi Yu, Qing He, Lijun Kong, Ling Zhang, Yandao Gong, Xiufang Zhang. Porous Chitosan Tubular Scaffolds with Knitted Outer Wall and Controllable Inner Structure for Nerve Tissue Engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 2006, 79A(1): 36-46. PMID: 16758450. DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30683
5. Aijun Wang, Qiang Ao, Qing He, Xiaoming Gong, Kai Gong, Yandao Gong, Nanming Zhao, Xiufang Zhang. Neural Stem Cell Affinity of Chitosan and Feasibility of Chitosan-based Porous Conduits as Scaffolds for Nerve Tissue Engineering. Tsinghua Science and Technology. 2006, 11(4):415-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1007-0214(06)70210-3
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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