Dr Emilie Marhuenda

Emilie Marhuenda

PDRA

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
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Research

Cardiomyocyte, Mechanobiology, Heart Disease, Intercalated Discs, Cell-cell signaling, Mechanosensing

Underpinning Bioengineering, Cardiovascular Models

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to Predictive in vitro Models

2024

Tunable electrospun scaffolds of polyacrylonitrile loaded with carbon nanotubes: from synthesis to biological applications
Fromager B, Cambedouzou J, Marhuenda E, Iskratsch T, Pinault M, Bakalara N and Cornu D
Chembiochem, Wiley vol. 25 (7) 
12-03-2024
Vascularised cardiac spheroids-on-a-chip for testing the toxicity of therapeutics
Di Cio S, Marhuenda E, Haddrick M and Gautrot JE
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 14 (1) 
09-02-2024
Sox9 Accelerates Vascular Aging by Regulating Extracellular Matrix Composition and Stiffness
Faleeva M, Ahmad S, Theofilatos K, Lynham S, Watson G, Whitehead M, Marhuenda E, Iskratsch T, Cox S and Shanahan CM
Circulation Research, Wolters Kluwer vol. 134 (3), 307-324.  
05-01-2024

2023

Hypertensive pressure mechanosensing alone triggers lipid droplet accumulation and transdifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells to foam cells
Iskratsch T, Swiatlowska P, Tipping W, Marhuenda E, Severi P, Fomin V, Yang Z, Xiao Q, Graham D and Shanahan C
Advanced Science, Wiley Open Access 
25-12-2023
Recent Advances in Electrospun Fibers for Biological Applications
Fromager B, Marhuenda E, Louis B, Bakalara N, Cambedouzou J and Cornu D
Macromol—a Journal of Macromolecular Research, Mdpi vol. 3 (3), 569-613.  
16-08-2023
Lem2 is essential for cardiac development by maintaining nuclear integrity
Ross JA, Arcos-Villacis N, Battey E, Boogerd C, Orellana CA, Marhuenda E, Swiatlowska P, Hodzic D, Prin F, Mohun T, Catibog N, Tapia O, Gerace L, Iskratsch T, Shah AM and Stroud MJ
Cardiovascular Research, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 119 (11), 2074-2088.  
17-04-2023

2022

Photoelectrochemical imaging of single cardiomyocytes and monitoring of their action potentials through contact force manipulation of organoids
Jacques R, Zhou B, Marhuenda E, Gorecki J, Das A, Iskratsch T and Krause S
Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Elsevier 
21-12-2022
Crosstalk between cell-matrix and cell-cell signaling in cardiomyocyte mechanosensing
Marhuenda E, Iskratsch T and Xanthis I
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Elsevier vol. 173 
01-12-2022
Mechanoregulation of vascular smooth muscle cells phenotype in atherosclerosis
Swiatlowska P, Sit B, Feng Z, Marhuenda E, Zhou X, Xiao Q, Shanahan C, Yu C-H and Iskratsch T
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Elsevier vol. 173, 41-42.  
01-12-2022
The cardiomyocyte mechanical code – Mechanical imprinting of talin interactions regulate cardiomyocyte mechanosensing and function
Marhuenda E, Pandey P, Xanthis I, O'Neill C and Iskratsch T
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Elsevier vol. 173 
01-12-2022
Regulation of Cardiomyocyte Adhesion and Mechanosignalling Through Distinct Nanoscale Behaviour of Integrin Ligands Mimicking Healthy or Fibrotic ECM
Iskratsch T, Hawkes W, Marhuenda E, Reynolds P, O'Neill C, PANDEY P, Wilson D, FREELEY M, HUANG D, Junquiang H, Gondarenko S, Hone J, Gadegaard N and Palma M
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, The Royal Society 
21-11-2022
Pressure and stiffness sensing together regulate vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype switching
Swiatlowska P, Sit BHM, Zhen F, Marhuenda E, Xanthis I, Zingaro S, Ward M, Zhou X, Xiao Q, Shanahan C, Jones G, Yu C-H and Iskratsch T
Science Advances, American Association For The Advancement of Science 
15-04-2022

2021

Glioma stem cells invasive phenotype at optimal stiffness is driven by MGAT5 dependent mechanosensing
Marhuenda E, Fabre C, Zhang C, Martin-Fernandez M, Iskratsch T, Saleh A, Bauchet L, Cambedouzou J, Hugnot JP, Duffau H, Dennis JW, Cornu D and Bakalara N
Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research vol. 40 (1) 
24-04-2021
Targeting Several Biologically Reported Targets of Glioblastoma Multiforme by Assaying 2D and 3D Cultured Cells
Sixto-López Y, Marhuenda E, García-Vazquez JB, Fragoso-Vazquez MJ, Rosales-Hernández MC, Zacarías-Lara O, Méndez-Luna D, Gómez-Vidal JA, Cornu D, Norbert B and Correa-Basurto J
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Springer Nature vol. 42 (6), 1909-1920.  
19-03-2021

2020

Matrix stiffness and blood pressure together regulate vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype switching
Swiatlowska P, Sit B, Feng Z, Marhuenda E, Xanthis I, Zingaro S, Ward M, Zhou X, Xiao Q, Shanahan C, Jones GE, Yu C-H and Iskratsch T
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 
28-12-2020
Glioma stem cells invasive phenotype at optimal stiffness is driven by MGAT5 dependent mechanosensing
Marhuenda E, Fabre C, Zhang C, Martin-Fernandez M, Iskratsch T, Saleh A, Bauchet L, Cambedouzou J, Hugnot J-P, Duffau H, Dennis JW, Cornu D and Bakalara N
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 
26-09-2020

2019

A novel 3D nanofibre scaffold conserves the plasticity of glioblastoma stem cell invasion by regulating galectin-3 and integrin-β1 expression
Saleh A, Marhuenda E, Fabre C, Hassani Z, Weille JD, Boukhaddaoui H, Guelfi S, Maldonado IL, Hugnot J-P, Duffau H, Bauchet L, Cornu D and Bakalara N
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 9 (1) 
10-10-2019