Trymethylamine-N-oxide, a gut-derived metabolite, induces myofibroblastic activation of valvular interstitial cells through endoplasmic reticulum stress

Sudi S, Suresh DS, Kolli, T, Mancera Azamar KM, Dickson A, Mohammadalizadeh Z, Porras AM (2026) Scientific Reports

Texture engineering in cell-based seafood: Insights from structural and compositional benchmarks

Chuah SX, Mancera Azamar KM, Kolli T, Odabasi AZ, Zhang B, Sims C, Goodrich-Schneider R, Porras AM, Farzad R (2026) Food Research International

Developing a cell culture protocol to induce quiescence in intestinal fibroblasts using design of experiments statistical optimization

Mohammadalizadeh Z, Bauer Estrada K, Almonte M, Fogg K, Porras AM (2025) Research Square [Preprint]

Inflammatory bowel disease-associated gut commensals degrade components of the extracellular matrix

Porras AM, Zhou HG, Shi Q, Xiao XG, JRI Live Cell Bank, Longman R, Brito IL (2022) mBio

Engineering the aortic valve extracellular matrix through stages of development, aging, and disease

Scott AJ, Simon LR, Hutson HN, Porras AM, Masters KS (2021) Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Creation of disease-inspired biomaterial environments to mimic pathological events in early calcific aortic valve disease

Porras AM, Westlund JA, Evans AD, Masters KS (2018) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Engineering approaches to study fibrosis in 3-D in vitro systems

Porras AM, Hutson HN, Berger AJ, Masters KS (2016) Current Opinions in Biotechnology

Development of aortic valve disease in familial hypercholesterolemic swine: Implications for elucidating disease etiology

Porras AM, Shanmuganayagam D, Meudt JJ, Kreuger CG, Rahko PS, Reed JD, Masters KS (2015) JAHA: Journal of the American Heart Association

Manipulation of valve composition to elucidate the role of collagen in aortic valve calcification

Rodriguez KJ, Piechura LM, Porras AM, Masters KS (2014) BMC Cardiovascular Disorders