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ArticleScience advances2025

Nanosilicates promote angiogenesis through activation of ROS-mediated WNT/β-catenin pathway.

Giriraj Lokhande, Kanwar Abhay Singh, Shounak Roy, John Soukar, Anna Kersey, Pranita Borkar, Saptarshi Biswas, Raza Ur Rehman Syed, Anna Keller, Kayla J Bayless and 2 more

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Giriraj LokhandeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8468-4187
Kanwar Abhay SinghDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Shounak RoyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9698-6956
John SoukarDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1175-2895
Anna KerseyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Pranita BorkarDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX 77807, USA.
Saptarshi BiswasDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-8140-2438
Raza Ur Rehman SyedDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Anna KellerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-8961-2886
Kayla J BaylessInterdisiplinary Program in Genetics and Genomics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7862-3978
Irtisha SinghDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9460-3587
Akhilesh K GaharwarDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0284-0201

Funding

Mineralomics: Designing mineral based therapeutics to control and direct cell functionDP2EB026265 · NIBIB · TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION · PI GAHARWAR, AKHILESH K. · 2017 to 2021
$2.4M
Osteoinductive Nanosilicate-Based Biomaterials for In Situ Craniomaxillofacial Bone RegenerationR01DE032031 · NIDCR · TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION · PI CARL A. GREGORY, Akhilesh K. Gaharwar · 2024 to 2026
$1.7M
Investigating the role Ikaros variants in multiple myeloma pathophysiology and drug sensitivityR01CA282251 · NCI · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI Irtisha Singh · 2024 to 2026
$1.1M
Investigating Pathophysiology of Glioma Stem Cells in 3D Bioprinted Vascularized Glioblastoma ModelR21NS121945 · NINDS · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI SINGH, IRTISHA · 2022 to 2023
$403k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA282251NIBIB NIH HHS DP2 EB026265NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE032031NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS121945
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scaffold vascularization plays a pivotal role in the wound healing process, facilitating the recruitment of endogenous progenitor cells and delivering crucial signaling molecules that promote cellular invasion, angiogenesis, and neotissue formation. In this study, we introduce nanosilicates as proangiogenic biomaterials that can prime endogenous cells to expedite angiogenesis and graft vascularization in vivo. Characterized by their mineral-based two-dimensional structure and extensive surface area, nanosilicates are efficiently internalized by endothelial cells, leading to augmented cellular migration and the formation of tubular structures. Through whole transcriptome sequencing, we elucidated that nanosilicates activate the canonical Wnt pathway through hypoxia-induced ROS production. In vivo investigations further corroborate the proangiogenic efficacy of nanosilicate-loaded biomaterials. This study posits nanosilicates as a potential proangiogenic adjunct in the design of biomaterials for in situ tissue regeneration.

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beta CateninNeovascularization, PhysiologicReactive Oxygen SpeciesWnt Signaling PathwayAngiogenesisAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsCell MovementEndothelial CellsHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsMicebeta CateninBiocompatible MaterialsReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID40601740
PMCPMC12219486

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