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Dehydrated human amniotic membrane and amniotic fluid allograft for the treatment of complex rectovaginal fistulas: A novel technique by Clark, Jessica, Tulenko, Thomas N., Echols, Karolynn

“…Synopsis Using a dehydrated human amniotic membrane along with an amniotic suspension allograft, an effective therapy for complex rectovaginal fistula is…”
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Fibroblast growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor play a critical role in endotheliogenesis from human adipose-derived stem cells by Khan, Sophia, MD, Villalobos, Miguel A., MD, Choron, Rachel L., MD, Chang, Shaohua, PhD, Brown, Spencer A., PhD, Carpenter, Jeffrey P., MD, Tulenko, Thomas N., PhD, Zhang, Ping, PhD

“…Objective Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) are a potential adult mesenchymal stem cell source for restoring endothelial function in patients with critical…”
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Differentiation of Adult Stem Cells into Smooth Muscle for Vascular Tissue Engineering by Harris, Lisa J., M.D, Abdollahi, Hamid, M.D, Zhang, Ping, Ph.D, McIlhenny, Stephen, B.S, Tulenko, Thomas N., Ph.D, DiMuzio, Paul J., M.D

“…Background Herein we evaluate the potential of adipose-derived stem cells (ASC) to differentiate into smooth muscle cells (SMC) and their potential for use in…”
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Paclitaxel impairs adipose stem cell proliferation and differentiation by Choron, Rachel L., MD, Chang, Shaohua, PhD, Khan, Sophia, MD, Villalobos, Miguel A., MD, Zhang, Ping, PhD, Carpenter, Jeffrey P., MD, Tulenko, Thomas N., PhD, Liu, Yuan, MD

“…Abstract Background Cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced immunosuppression have poor surgical site wound healing. Prior literature supports the use of…”
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Availability of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgical Procedures by Harris, Lisa J., M.D, Zhang, Ping, Ph.D, Abdollahi, Hamid, M.D, Tarola, Nicholas A., M.D, DiMatteo, Christopher, B.A, McIlhenny, Stephen E., B.S, Tulenko, Thomas N., Ph.D, DiMuzio, Paul J., M.D

“…Background Most research evaluating adipose-derived stem cells (ASC) uses tissue obtained from young, healthy patients undergoing plastic surgical procedures…”
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Direct evidence for cholesterol crystalline domains in biological membranes: role in human pathobiology by Preston Mason, R., Tulenko, Thomas N., Jacob, Robert F.

“…This review will discuss the use of small-angle X-ray diffraction approaches to study the organization of lipids in plasma membranes derived from two distinct…”
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Membrane cholesterol content modulates activation of volume-regulated anion current in bovine endothelial cells by Levitan, I, Christian, A E, Tulenko, T N, Rothblat, G H

“…Activation of volume-regulated anion current (VRAC) plays a key role in the maintenance of cellular volume homeostasis. The mechanisms, however, that regulate…”
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membrane defect in the pathogenesis of the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome by Tulenko, Thomas N, Boeze-Battaglia, Kathy, Mason, R. Preston, Tint, G. Stephen, Steiner, Robert D, Connor, William E, Labelle, Edward F

“…The Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an often lethal birth defect resulting from mutations in the gene responsible for the synthesis of the enzyme…”
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Elevated Autophagy and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome by Chang, Shaohua, Ren, Gongyi, Steiner, Robert D, Merkens, Louise, Roullet, Jean-Baptiste, Korade, Zeljka, DiMuzio, Paul J, Tulenko, Thomas N

“…Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is a congenital, autosomal recessive metabolic and developmental disorder caused by mutations in the enzyme which catalyzes…”
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Physical effects of cholesterol on arterial smooth muscle membranes: evidence of immiscible cholesterol domains and alterations in bilayer width during atherogenesis by Tulenko, T N, Chen, M, Mason, P E, Mason, R P

“…Small angle X-ray diffraction was used to examine arterial smooth muscle cell (SMC) plasma membranes isolated from control and cholesterol-fed (2%)…”
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Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression and Vulnerability to Rupture: Angiogenesis as a Source of Intraplaque Hemorrhage by Virmani, Renu, Kolodgie, Frank D, Burke, Allen P, Finn, Aloke V, Gold, Herman K, Tulenko, Thomas N, Wrenn, Steven P, Narula, Jagat

“…Observational studies of necrotic core progression identify intraplaque hemorrhage as a critical factor in atherosclerotic plaque growth and destabilization…”
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Endothelial differentiation of amniotic fluid-derived stem cells: synergism of biochemical and shear force stimuli by Zhang, Ping, Baxter, Jason, Vinod, Kateki, Tulenko, Thomas N, Di Muzio, Paul J

“…Human amniotic fluid-derived stem (AFS) cells possess several advantages over embryonic and adult stem cells, as evidenced by expression of both types of stem…”
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Sphingosine-1-phosphate promotes the differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells into endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) expressing endothelial-like cells by Arya, Divya, Chang, Shaohua, DiMuzio, Paul, Carpenter, Jeffrey, Tulenko, Thomas N

“…Adipose tissue provides a readily available source of autologous stem cells. Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) have been proposed as a source for endothelial…”
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Decellularized vein as a potential scaffold for vascular tissue engineering by Schaner, Patrick J, Martin, Niels D, Tulenko, Thomas N, Shapiro, Irving M, Tarola, Nicholas A, Leichter, Rhoda F, Carabasi, R.Anthony, DiMuzio, Paul J

“…Current strategies to create small-diameter vascular grafts involve seeding biocompatible, compliant scaffolds with autologous vascular cells. Our purpose was…”
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Alterations in membrane caveolae and BKCa channel activity in skin fibroblasts in Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome by Ren, Gongyi, Jacob, Robert F., Kaulin, Yuri, DiMuzio, Paul, Xie, Yi, Mason, R. Preston, Tint, G. Stephen, Steiner, Robert D., Roullet, Jean-Baptiste, Merkens, Louise, Whitaker-Menezes, Diana, Frank, Philippe G., Lisanti, Michael P., Cox, Robert H., Tulenko, Thomas N.

“…The Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an inherited disorder of cholesterol synthesis caused by mutations in DHCR7 which encodes the final enzyme in the…”
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The physiology of lipoproteins by Tulenko, Thomas N., Sumner, Anne E.

“…The seminal studies of Brown and Goldstein (Science 1986;232:34-47) coupled with the findings of the Framingham study revolutionized our understanding of the…”
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In vivo behavior of decellularized vein allograft by MARTIN, Niels D, SCHANER, Patrick J, TULENKO, Thomas N, SHAPIRO, Irving M, DIMATTEO, Christopher A, WILLIAMS, Timothy K, HAGER, Eric S, DIMUZIO, Paul J

“…We are investigating decellularized vein allograft as a scaffold to engineer a non-synthetic, small-diameter vascular graft. This study examines the in vivo…”
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Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Activities of the Calcium Channel Blocker Mibefradil by Mason, R.Preston, Mak, I.Tong, Walter, Mary F, Tulenko, Thomas N, Mason, Pamela E

“…Mibefradil is a new calcium channel antagonist (CCA) that acts on both L- and T-type channels, with 10-fold selectivity for T-type channels. In this study, the…”
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Clostridium botulinum toxin A inhibits contractility in pregnant human myometrium in vitro by Burd, Irina D, Ness, Amen, DiMuzio, Paul, Ren, Gong-Yi, Tulenko, Thomas N

“…Studies were undertaken to evaluate the effect of Botulinum neurotoxin type-A (BoNTA) preparation on oxytocin-induced contractions of pregnant human myometrium…”
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Human Adult Stem Cells Restore Endothelial Migratory Dysfunction in a Hypoxic Environment by Fernandez, Sarah, MD, Song, Rachel, BS, Comeau, Jason, MD, McIlhenny, Stephen, PhD, Abdollahi, Hamid, MD, Zhang, Ping, PhD, Tulenko, Thomas N., PhD, DiMuzio, Paul J., MD

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