Methods in cardiomyocyte isolation, culture, and gene transfer

WE Louch, KA Sheehan, BM Wolska - Journal of molecular and cellular …, 2011 - Elsevier
Since techniques for cardiomyocyte isolation were first developed 35years ago, experiments
on single myocytes have yielded great insight into their cellular and sub-cellular physiology …

Recent advances in lentiviral vector development and applications

J Mátrai, MKL Chuah, T VandenDriessche - Molecular therapy, 2010 - cell.com
Lentiviral vectors (LVs) have emerged as potent and versatile vectors for ex vivo or in vivo
gene transfer into dividing and nondividing cells. Robust phenotypic correction of diseases …

TAZ is required for metastatic activity and chemoresistance of breast cancer stem cells

M Bartucci, R Dattilo, C Moriconi, A Pagliuca… - Oncogene, 2015 - nature.com
Metastatic growth in breast cancer (BC) has been proposed as an exclusive property of
cancer stem cells (CSCs). However, formal proof of their identity as cells of origin of …

The miR-15amiR-16-1 cluster controls prostate cancer by targeting multiple oncogenic activities

D Bonci, V Coppola, M Musumeci, A Addario… - Nature medicine, 2008 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are noncoding small RNAs that repress protein translation by
targeting specific messenger RNAs. miR-15a and miR-16-1 act as putative tumor …

[HTML][HTML] A minicircuitry comprised of microRNA-223 and transcription factors NFI-A and C/EBPα regulates human granulopoiesis

F Fazi, A Rosa, A Fatica, V Gelmetti, ML De Marchis… - Cell, 2005 - cell.com
MicroRNAs play important roles in cell differentiation by acting as translational inhibitors of
specific target genes. Here we show that human granulocytic differentiation is controlled by …

MicroRNAs 221 and 222 inhibit normal erythropoiesis and erythroleukemic cell growth via kit receptor down-modulation

N Felli, L Fontana, E Pelosi, R Botta, D Bonci… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - pnas.org
MicroRNAs (miRs) are small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression primarily
through translational repression. In erythropoietic (E) culture of cord blood CD34+ progenitor …

Gene therapy for cardiovascular disease: advances in vector development, targeting, and delivery for clinical translation

MY Rincon, T VandenDriessche… - Cardiovascular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Gene therapy is a promising modality for the treatment of inherited and acquired
cardiovascular diseases. The identification of the molecular pathways involved in the …

Control of tumor and microenvironment cross-talk by miR-15a and miR-16 in prostate cancer

M Musumeci, V Coppola, A Addario, M Patrizii… - Oncogene, 2011 - nature.com
The interaction between cancer cells and microenvironment has a critical role in tumor
development and progression. Although microRNAs regulate all the major biological …

The interplay between the master transcription factor PU. 1 and miR-424 regulates human monocyte/macrophage differentiation

A Rosa, M Ballarino, A Sorrentino, O Sthandier… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - pnas.org
We describe a pathway by which the master transcription factor PU. 1 regulates human
monocyte/macrophage differentiation. This includes miR-424 and the transcriptional factor …

Protection from angiotensin II‐induced cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis by systemic lentiviral delivery of ACE2 in rats

MJ Huentelman, JL Grobe, J Vazquez… - Experimental …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), a newly discovered member of the renin–
angiotensin system (RAS), is a potential therapeutic target for the control of cardiovascular …