Recent Publications

2018

Modelling Microvascular Pathology
Motherwell JM & Murfee WL
Nat. Biomed. Eng. 2018 June 11. doi: 10.1038/s41551-018-0251-9.

Endothelial dysfunction and angiogenesis impairment in the ageing vasculature.
Ungvari Z, Tarantini S, Kiss T, Wren JD, Giles CB, Griffin CT, Murfee WL, Pacher P, Csiszar A.
Nat Rev Cardiol. 2018 May 24. doi: 10.1038/s41569-018-0030-z.

A Novel ex vivo Mouse Mesometrium Culture Model for Investigating Angiogenesis in Microvascular Networks.
Suarez-Martinez AD, Bierschenk S, Huang K, Kaplan D, Bayer CL, Meadows SM, Sperandio M, Murfee WL.
J Vasc Res. 2018;55(3):125-135. doi: 10.1159/000489102.

Endothelial Cell Phenotypes are Maintained During Angiogenesis in Cultured Microvascular Networks.
Motherwell JM, Anderson CR, Murfee WL.
Sci Rep. 2018 Apr 12;8(1):5887. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-24081-z.

Understanding Angiogenesis During Aging: Opportunities for Discoveries and New Models.
Hodges NA, Suarez-Martinez AD, Murfee WL.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2018 Apr 12. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00112.2018.

A Microcontroller Operated Device for the Generation of Liquid Extracts from Conventional Cigarette Smoke and Electronic Cigarette Aerosol.
Anderson CA, Bokota RE, Majeste AE, Murfee WL, Wang S.
J Vis Exp. 2018 Jan 18;(131). doi: 10.3791/56709.

 

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2017

Microfluidics Technologies and Approaches for Studying the Microcirculation.
Murfee WL & Peirce SM.
Microcirculation. 2017 Jul;24(5). doi: 10.1111/micc.12377.

Evaluation of Arteriolar Smooth Muscle Cell Function in an Ex Vivo Microvascular Network Model.
Motherwell JM, Azimi MS, Spicer K, Alves NG, Hodges NA, Breslin JW, Katakam PVG, Murfee WL.
Sci Rep. 2017 May 19;7(1):2195. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-02272-4.

Laser direct-write based fabrication of a spatially-defined, biomimetic construct as a potential model for breast cancer cell invasion into adipose tissue.
Vinson BT, Phamduy TB, Shipman J, Riggs B, Strong AL, Sklare SC, Murfee WL, Burow ME, Bunnell BA, Huang Y, Chrisey DB.
Biofabrication. 2017 May 11;9(2):025013. doi: 10.1088/1758-5090/aa6bad.

An Ex Vivo Method for Time-Lapse Imaging of Cultured Rat Mesenteric Microvascular Networks.
Azimi MS, Motherwell JM, Murfee WL.
J Vis Exp. 2017 Feb 9;(120). doi: 10.3791/55183.

Aging is associated with impaired angiogenesis, but normal microvascular network structure, in the rat mesentery.
Sweat RS, Sloas DC, Stewart SA, Czarny-Ratajczak M, Baddoo M, Eastwood JR, Suarez-Martinez AD, Azimi MS, Burks HE, Chedister LO, Myers L, Murfee WL. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2017 Feb 1;312(2):H275-H284. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00200.2016.

 

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2016

Laser Direct-Write Onto Live Tissues: A Novel Model for Studying Cancer Cell Migration.
Burks HE, Phamduy TB, Azimi MS, Saksena J, Burow ME, Collins-Burow BM, Chrisey DB, Murfee WL.
J Cell Physiol. 2016 Nov;231(11):2333-8. doi: 10.1002/jcp.25363.

Lysophosphatidic acid does not cause blood/lymphatic vessel plasticity in the rat mesentery culture model.
Sweat RS, Azimi MS, Suarez-Martinez AD, Katakam P, Murfee WL.
Physiol Rep. 2016 Jul;4(13). pii: e12857. doi: 10.14814/phy2.12857.

Estimation of the Pressure Drop Required for Lymph Flow through Initial Lymphatic Networks.
Sloas DC, Stewart SA, Sweat RS, Doggett TM, Alves NG, Breslin JW, Gaver DP, Murfee WL.
Lymphat Res Biol. 2016 Jun;14(2):62-9. doi: 10.1089/lrb.2015.0039.

Macrophages: An Inflammatory Link Between Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis.
Corliss BA, Azimi MS, Munson JM, Peirce SM, Murfee WL.
Microcirculation. 2016 Feb;23(2):95-121. doi: 10.1111/micc.12259. Review.

An Ex Vivo Tissue Culture Model for Anti-angiogenic Drug Testing.
Azimi MS, Lacey M, Mondal D, Murfee WL.
Methods Mol Biol. 2016;1464:85-95.