Endothelial Cell News Volume 5.34 | Sep 28 2020

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    2020-09-28 | ENDO 5.34


    Endothelial Cell News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 5.34 – 28 September, 2020
    TOP STORY

    Onco-Fetal
    Reprogramming of Endothelial Cells Drives Immunosuppressive Macrophages in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    The hepatocellular carcinoma ecosystem displayed features reminiscent of fetal development, including re-emergence of fetal-associated endothelial cells and fetal-like tumor-associated macrophages.
    [Cell]

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    Gold
    Nanorod-Based Nanoplatform Catalyzes Constant NO Generation and Protects from Cardiovascular Injury

    Researchers found that the nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-like nanoplatform (NanoNOS) greatly suppressed injury-driven monocyte-endothelial cell adhesion, suggesting NanoNOS treatment could help prevent cardiovascular diseases.
    [ACS Nano]

    Press Release

    Targeting
    HIF2α-ARNT Hetero-Dimerisation as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

    Blood outgrowth endothelial cells from idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension patients were used to determine the impact of HIF2α-inhibition on endothelial function.
    [European Respiratory Journal]

    AbstractFull Article

    Spatiotemporal
    Restriction of Endothelial Cell Calcium Signaling Is Required during Leukocyte Transmigration

    Endothelial calmodulin, a key calcium signaling protein, interacts with the IQ domain of IQGAP1, which is localized to endothelial junctions and is required for leukocyte transendothelial migration.
    [Journal of Experimental Medicine]

    Full Article

    Nanoparticle
    Enhanced Combination Therapy for Stem-Like Progenitors Defined by Single-Cell Transcriptomics in Chemotherapy-Resistant Osteosarcoma

    Scientists utilized single-cell transcriptomics to systematically map the cell-type-specific gene expression in a chemotherapy-resistant osteosarcoma tumor.
    [Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy]

    Full Article

    Inspired
    by the Human Placenta: A Novel 3D Bioprinted Membrane System to Create Barrier Models

    Inspired by the human placenta, scientists established a coculture of a trophoblast- derived cell line, together with primary placental fibroblasts within the biological membrane and primary human placental endothelial cells- representing three cellular components of the human placental villus.
    [Scientific Reports]

    Abstract

    Cell
    Adhesion Molecule IGPR-1 Activates AMPK Connecting Cell Adhesion to Autophagy

    Investigators demonstrated that immunoglobulin and proline-rich receptor-1 (IGPR-1) was activated by autophagy-inducing stimuli, such as amino acid starvation, nutrient deprivation, rapamycin and lipopolysaccharide.
    [Journal of Biological Chemistry]

    Abstract

    Analyzing
    the Shear-Induced Sensitization of Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Piezo-1 in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells

    Researchers demonstrated that shear stress‐induced sensitization is brief and can be impaired when exposing aortic endothelial cells to low and proatherogenic levels of shear stress.
    [Journal of Cellular Physiology]

    Abstract


    Derive and expand human endothelial cells with EC-Cult™-XF Culture Kit.
    REVIEWS

    WNT–β-Catenin Signaling – A Versatile Player in Kidney Injury and Repair

    WNT–β-catenin signaling is involved in chronic kidney disease-associated vascular calcification and mineral bone disease. The WNT–β-catenin pathway is tightly regulated, for example, by proteins of the Dickkopf family.
    [Nature Reviews Nephrology]

    Abstract

    Neurological
    Complications Associated with the Blood-Brain Barrier Damage Induced by the Inflammatory Response during SARS-CoV-2 Infection

    Scientists analyze and described the possible mechanisms causative of brain injury after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. They propose that potential routes of SARS-CoV-2 neuro-invasion are determinant factors in the process.
    [Molecular Neurobiology]

    Full Article

    Cell Senescence, Multiple Organelle Dysfunction and Atherosclerosis

    The authors present an objective review of the key senescence-related alterations of the major intracellular organelles and analyze the role of relevant cell types for senescence and atherogenesis.
    [Cells]

    Full Article

    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Morphic
    Therapeutic Announces First Healthy Volunteers Dosed in Phase I Clinical Trial of MORF-057

    Morphic Therapeutic announced that the first healthy volunteers have received MORF-057 in a Phase I clinical trial designed to evaluate MORF-057’s safety and pharmacokinetic profile in addition to predictive pharmacodynamic signals. MORF-057 is in clinical development as an oral small molecule inhibitor of the α4β7 integrin for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease with an initial focus on ulcerative colitis.
    [Morphic Therapeutic]

    Press Release

    Zhittya Genesis Medicine Announces a Potential Major Medical Breakthrough for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

    Zhittya Genesis Medicine, Inc. announced that it will initiate clinical trials to test a medical hypothesis that has been advanced over the last five years that Parkinson’s disease may be caused by vascular disruption in the areas of the brain which house the “dopamine-producing neurons”, those neurons which become dysfunctional in patients suffering from this disorder.
    [Zhittya Genesis Medicine, Inc. (GlobeNewswire, Inc.)]

    Press Release

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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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    Wellcome Sanger Institute – Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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    / PhD Student – Placental Vascular Immune Response

    Purdue University – West Lafayette, Indiana, United States


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    Miller School of Medicine – Miami, Florida, United States

    Postdoctoral Fellowship – Clinical Research in Autonomic Dysfunctions

    The University of British Columbia – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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    – Regenerative Medicine in Pulmonary Hypertension

    United Therapeutics – Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

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