![Graphics from journal article](/sites/ankrum.lab.uiowa.edu/files/2024-05/Efferocytosis_%20Stem%20Cell%20Research%20and%20Therapy.jpg)
Monocytes efferocytose MSCs
Efferocytosis converts monocytes toward an immunoregulatory phenotype.
![Graphics from journal article](/sites/ankrum.lab.uiowa.edu/files/2024-05/ACM%20Royal%20Society%20Interface.jpg)
Secreted factors from adipocytes alter fibroblasts
Adiponectin mediates fibroblast conversion to myofibroblast.
![Graphics from journal article](/sites/ankrum.lab.uiowa.edu/files/2024-05/EST_PCB_MSC%20%28002%29.jpg)
Mixtures of polychlorinated biphenyls damage adipose stem cells
PCB exposure suppresses proliferation and differentiation of adipose stem cells.
![Illustration of particle-engineered mesenchymal stromal cells](/sites/ankrum.lab.uiowa.edu/files/2022-12/particle_engineered_msc-01-01.png)
Particle-engineered mesenchymal stromal cells
Particle engineering enhances mesenchymal stromal cell function from the inside out.
![Graph and illustrations related to generation of fat spheres](/sites/ankrum.lab.uiowa.edu/files/2022-12/fat_spheres-01-01.png)
Scaffold-free generation of 3D adipose in culture
3D human fat grown in the lab more closely mimics in vivo fat compared to 2D counterparts.
![Illustration of how palmitate alters the morphology of MSCs](/sites/ankrum.lab.uiowa.edu/files/2022-12/web_image-01.png)
Palmitate's effect on MSC morphology and function
Palmitate alters the morphology of MSCs and immunomodulatory potency.