Maedeh Zamani

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• Manipulating the degradation rate of PVA nanoparticles by a novel chemical-free method POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES Mandegari, M., Ghasemi-Mobarakeh, L., Zamani, M. 2019; 30 (9): 2381?91

  View details for DOI 10.1002/pat.4683

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• Endothelial Cell Mechanotransduction in the Dynamic Vascular Environment ADVANCED BIOSYSTEMS Charbonier, F. W., Zamani, M., Huang, N. F. 2019; 3 (2)

  View details for DOI 10.1002/adbi.201800252

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• Endothelial Cell Mechanotransduction in the Dynamic Vascular Environment. Advanced biosystems Charbonier, F. W., Zamani, M., Huang, N. F. 2019; 3 (2)

  Abstract

  The vascular endothelial cells (ECs) that line the inner layer of blood vessels are responsible for maintaining vascular homeostasis under physiological conditions. In the presence of disease or injury, ECs can become dysfunctional and contribute to a progressive decline in vascular health. ECs are constantly exposed to a variety of dynamic mechanical stimuli, including hemodynamic shear stress, pulsatile stretch, and passive signaling cues derived from the extracellular matrix. This review describes the molecular mechanisms by which ECs perceive and interpret these mechanical signals. The translational applications of mechanosensing are then discussed in the context of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition and engineering of vascular grafts.

  View details for DOI 10.1002/adbi.201800252

  View details for PubMedID 31328152

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• Aligned Nanofibrillar Scaffolds for Controlled Delivery of Modified mRNA. Tissue engineering. Part A Zaitseva, T., Alcazar, C., Zamani, M., Hou, L., Sawamura, S., Yakubov, E., Hopkins, M., Woo, Y. J., Paukshto, M., Huang, N. F. 2018

  Abstract

  RNA-based vector delivery is a promising gene therapy approach. Recent advances in chemical modification of mRNA structure to form modified mRNA (mmRNA or cmRNA or modRNA) have substantially improved their stability and translational efficiency within cells. However, mmRNA conventionally delivered in solution can be taken up non-specifically or become cleared away prematurely, which markedly limits the potential benefit of mmRNA therapy. To address this limitation, we developed mmRNA-incorporated nanofibrillar scaffolds that could target spatially localized delivery and temporally controlled release of the mmRNA both in vitro and in vivo. To establish the efficacy of mmRNA therapy, mmRNA encoding reporter proteins such as green fluorescence protein (GFP) or firefly luciferase (Fluc) was loaded into aligned nanofibrillar collagen scaffolds. The mmRNA was released from mmRNA-loaded scaffolds in a transient and temporally controlled fashion and induced transfection in human fibroblasts in a dose-dependent manner. In vitro transfection was further verified using mmRNA encoding the angiogenic growth factor, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). Finally, scaffold-based delivery of HGF mmRNA to the site of surgically induced muscle injury in mice resulted in significantly higher vascular regeneration after 14 days, compared to implantation of Fluc mmRNA-releasing scaffolds. After transfection with Fluc mmRNA-releasing scaffold in vivo, Fluc activity was detectable and localized to the muscle region, based on non-invasive bioluminescence imaging. Scaffold-based local mmRNA delivery as an off-the-shelf form of gene therapy has broad translatability for treating a broad range of diseases or injuries.

  View details for PubMedID 29717619

• Multicellular Interactions in 3D Engineered Myocardial Tissue. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine Zamani, M., Karaca, E., Huang, N. F. 2018; 5: 147

  Abstract

  Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the US and many countries worldwide. Current cell-based clinical trials to restore cardiomyocyte (CM) health by local delivery of cells have shown only moderate benefit in improving cardiac pumping capacity. CMs have highly organized physiological structure and interact dynamically with non-CM populations, including endothelial cells and fibroblasts. Within engineered myocardial tissue, non-CM populations play an important role in CM survival and function, in part by secreting paracrine factors and cell-cell interactions. In this review, we summarize the progress of engineering myocardial tissue with pre-formed physiological multicellular organization, and present the challenges toward clinical translation.

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