Kaushal Laboratory
Researchers at Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute’s Kaushal Laboratory are leading studies in the use of cardiac mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to address cardiac stem cell therapies for heart failure. Their basic science research includes, among others, studies of: intravenous administration of neonatal mesenchymal stem cells (nMSCs) and its effect on functional recovery in a renal ischemia-reperfusion injury rodent model; nMSCs and cardiac functional recovery in a porcine model of acute myocardial infarction; and GDF-15’s function in preserving MSC-mediated right ventricular function in a porcine pressure-overload model.
These bench research studies, among others, form the basis for potential clinical trials using cardiac stem cells to address heart failure secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure due to cardiomyopathy secondary to single ventricle anatomy or following myocardial infarction, and using cardiac mesenchymal stem cells to ameliorate the deleterious effects of cardiopulmonary bypass by decreasing post-bypass inflammatory response and improving left ventricular function.
Research Topics
Heart Failure
Cardiac Stem Cell Therapies
Cardiac Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)
Neonatal Mesenchymal Stem Cells (nMSCs)
Contact
Sunjay Kaushal, MD, PhD
SKaushal@luriechildrens.org
Research Highlights
REMODELING OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE IN ISCHEMIC ORGANS (E.G., HEART, KIDNEYS) OF RODENT AND LARGE ANIMAL MODELS – FOCUS ON MECHANISM OF ACTION
DECREASING INFLAMMATION THAT TRIGGERS DISEASE, INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE – FOCUS ON NEUROLOGICAL OUTCOMES
DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A LARGE ANIMAL TITIN MODEL – FOCUS ON STEM CELL EFFECT
REMODELING OF HEARTS WITH DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY AND HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME USING INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS (ISPCS) – FOCUS ON AMELIORATION OF THE DISEASE PROCESS IN THESE CONDITIONS
Principal Investigator
Lab Members

Agata Bilewska, MD, PhD

Riley Boyd

Ling Chen, MD, PhD

Xuebin Fu, PhD

Zhi-Dong (Wilson) Ge, MD, PhD

Muthukumar Gunasekaran, PhD

Sameer Guru, PhD

Progyaparamita Saha, PhD

Artur Stefanowicz, MD, PhD

Sarah Zaida
