Biomineralization

Putu Ustriyana, Matthew R. Hennefarth, Sudarshan Srirangapatanam, Haeyoon Jung, Yongmei Wang, Ling Chen, Tom F. Lue, Guiting Lin, Misun Kang, Marshall L. Stoller, Sunita P. HoMineralized Peyronie's plaque has a phenotypic resemblance to bone, Acta Biomaterialia, 2021

R.M. Sulyanto*, M. Kang*, S. Srirangapatanam, M. Berger, F. Candamo, Y. Wang, J.R. Dickson, M.W. Ng, and S.P. Ho, Biomineralization of Dental Tissues Treated with Silver Diamine Fluoride, Journal of Dental Research 2021, Vol. 100(10) 1099–1108, *Authors contributing equally to this article. The article is included in the special issue "Interface Between Materials and Oral Biology" features research reports and critical reviews that highlight the complex interactions occurring between biomaterials and fluids, living cells, and tissues. 

Yuan Du*, Misun Kang, Jorge Mena, Marshall L. Stoller#, Sunita P. Ho, Jun Li, Structure and elemental composition of Ceftriaxone induced pediatric nephrolithiasis, Urolithiases, 2020. *visiting professor from China, 1 first year urology resident, #co-PI of Du and Mena.

Yuan Du*, Vincent Blay Roger, Jorge Mena, Misun Kang, Marshall L. Stoller#, Sunita P. Ho, Structural and chemical heterogeneities of primary hyperoxaluria kidney stones from pediatric patients, accepted for publication in Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2020. *visiting professor from China, 1first year urology resident, 2staff scientists the Ho lab, #co-PI of Du and Mena.

AM Fernandez*, BA Sherer, SA Gansky, JD Mena, S Srirangapatanam, S Wiener, T Chi, S P Ho, M Stoller#, Ectopic biomineralization in kidney stones formers compared to non-stone formers, Translational Andrology and Urology, 9(5), October, 2020; *First year urology resident at UCSF, #co-PI of Fernandez.

K Taguchi*, L Chen, M Usawachintachit, S Hamamoo, M Kang, T Sugino, R Unno, DT Tzou, BA Sherer, A Okada, t Yasui, SP Ho, ML Stoller#, T Chi#, Fatty acid binding protein 4 down regulation drives calcification in the development of kidney stone disease, Kidney International, Feb 29, 2020; *Taguchi was a visiting scholar from Japan. #co-PIs from Dept. of Urology, UCSF for Taguchi.

Wang Y, Chen L, Kang M, Ling L, Tian F, Won‐Kim SH, Ho S, and Bikle DD. The Fracture Callus Is Formed by Progenitors of Different Skeletal Origins in a Site-Specific Manner. JBMR Plus. 2019;3(9):e10193. Published 2019 May 4. doi:10.1002/jbm4.10193 

Ho, S.P., Chen L., Allen F.I., Hsi R.S., Shimotake A.R., Wiener S.V., Kang M., Minor A.M., & Stoller M.L., Architecture-Guided Fluid Flow Directs Renal Biomineralization. Scientific reports. 2018; 8, no. 1, 14157-14157. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-30717-x

Wiener SV, Ho SP, Stoller ML. Beginnings of nephrolithiasis: insights into the past, present and future of Randall's plaque formation research. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2018 Jul;27(4):236-242. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000000414. Review. PubMed PMID: 29697409.

Wiener S.V., Chen L., Shimotake A.R., Kang M., Stoller M.L., & Ho S.P., Novel insights into renal mineralization and stone formation through advanced imaging modalities. Connective Tissue Research, 2018; 59:sup1 102. https://doi.org/10.1080/03008207.2017.1409219

Sherer B.A., Chen L., Kang M, Shimotake A.R., Wiener S.V., Chi T., Stoller M.L., & Ho S.P., Continuum of Mineralization from Human Renal Pyramid to Stones on Stems, Acta Biomater., 2018; 71, 72-85. 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.01.040

Sherer B. A., Chen L., Feifei Y., Ramaswamy K., Killilea D. W., His R. S., Stoller M. L., Ho S. P., Heterogeneity in calcium nephrolithiasis: A materials perspective, 32(13), July 14, 2497-2509, 2017

Hsi RS., Ramaswamy K, Ho SP., Stoller ML., The Origins of Urinary Stone Disease: Upstream Mineral Formations Initiate Downstream Randall's Plaque, British Journal of Urology International, Jan; 119(1): 177-184, 2017

Analytical Tools and Technology including Functional Imaging

V Blay Roger*, B Tolani, SP Ho, MR Arkin, High-throughput screening: today’s biochemical and cell-based approaches, Drug Discovery Today, August, 2020; *Blay is a staff scientist in the Ho lab.

V Blay*, MC Li, SP Ho, ML Stoller, HP Hsieh, DR Houston, Design of drug-like hepsin inhibitors against prostate cancer and kidney stones, Acta Pharmaceuica Sinica B, October 7, 1309-1320, 2020; *Blay is a staff scientist in the Ho lab.