Ellison-Hughes Group

Our research focuses on understanding the role of tissue-specific stem cells in the homeostasis and regeneration of striated (skeletal and cardiac) muscle, for repair and maintenance of muscle tissue, particularly preventing and treating a loss of muscle mass (i.e. with ageing and/or disease).

Our research has been at the forefront of pioneering research on adult-derived cardiac stem cells since its inception and has made a seminal contribution in the paradigm-shifting work to establish the adult heart as a self-renewing organ with regenerative capacity.

Current PhD student:
Tom Francis
Ben Grimsdell
Yu Han
Sarah Kendall
Punkita Lohiya

Members

Georgina Ellison-Hughes

Professor of Regenerative Muscle Physiology

Dimitris Tampakis

Research Assistant

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Coronavirus Literature Review Task Force

This task force is researching the literature on COVID-19 and SARS-Cov2, and producing short reports on possible treatments.

Mesenchymal stem cell treatment improves outcome of COVID-19 patients via multiple immunomodulatory mechanisms
Zhu, R., Yan, T., Feng, Y., Liu, Y., Cao, H., Peng, G., Yang, Y., Xu, Z., Liu, J., Hou, W., Wang, X., Li, Z., Deng, L., Wang, S., Li, J., Han, Q., Li, H., Shan, G., Cao, Y., An, X. & 32 others, Yan, J., Zhang, Z., Li, H., Qu, X., Zhu, J., Zhou, S., Wang, J., Zhang, F., Gao, J., Jin, R., Xu, D., Ma, Y. Q., Huang, T., Peng, S., Zheng, Z., Stambler, I., Gilson, E., Lim, L. W., Moskalev, A., Cano, A., Chakrabarti, S., Ulfhake, B., Su, H., Xu, H., Xu, S., Wei, F., Brown-Borg, H. M., Min, K. J., Ellison-Hughes, G., Caruso, C., Jin, K. & Zhao, R. C., Dec 2021, In: CELL RESEARCH. 31, 12, p. 1244-1262 19 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41422-021-00573-y
Atrial Myxomas Arise From Multipotent Cardiac Stem Cells
Scalise, M., Torella, M., Marino, F., Ravo, M., Giurato, G., Vicinanza, C., Cianflone, E., Mancuso, T., Aquila, I., Salerno, L., Nassa, G., Agosti, V., De Angelis, A., Urbanek, K., Veltri, P., Paolino, D., Mastroroberto, P., De Feo, M., Viglietto, G., Weisz, A. & 3 others, Nadal-Ginard, B., Ellison-Hughes, G. M. & Torella, D., 1 Dec 2020, In: European Heart Journal. 41, 45, p. 4332-4345 14 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa156
Vascular Manifestations of COVID-19 – Thromboembolism and Microvascular Dysfunction
Roberts, K. A., Colley, L., Agbaedeng, T. A., Ellison-Hughes, G. M. & Ross, M. D., 26 Oct 2020, In: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 7, 598400. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2020.598400
Transplantation of ACE2- Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improves the Outcome of Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia
Ellison, G., 1 Feb 2020, In: Aging and Disease. 11, 2, p. 216-228 13 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.14336/AD.2020.0228
Senescent cells: targeting and therapeutic potential of senolytics in age-related diseases with particular focus on the heart
Ellison-Hughes, G. M., 2020, In: Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/14728222.2020.1798403
Aged-senescent cells contribute to impaired heart regeneration
Lewis-McDougall, F. C., Ruchaya, P. J., Domenjo-Vila, E., Teoh, T. S., Prata, L., Cottle, B. J., Clark, J. E., Punjabi, P. P., Awad, W., Torella, D., Tchkonia, T., Kirkland, J. L. & Ellison-Hughes, G. M., Jun 2019, In: AGING CELL. 18, 3, e12931. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.12931
c-kit Haploinsufficiency impairs adult cardiac stem cell growth, myogenicity and myocardial regeneration
Aquila, I., Cianflone, E., Scalise, M., Marino, F., Mancuso, T., Filardo, A., Smith, A. J., Cappetta, D., De Angelis, A., Urbanek, K., Isidori, A. M., Torella, M., Agosti, V., Viglietto, G., Nadal-Ginard, B., Ellison-Hughes, G. M. & Torella, D., 2019, In: Cell Death and Disease. 10, 19 p., 436. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-019-1655-5
Adult cardiac stem cells are multipotent and robustly myogenic: c-kit expression is necessary but not sufficient for their identification
Vicinanza, C., Aquila, I., Scalise, M., Cristiano, F., Marino, F., Cianflone, E., Mancuso, T., Marotta, P., Sacco, W., Lewis, F. C., Couch, L., Shone, V., Gritti, G., Torella, A., Smith, A. J., Terracciano, C. M., Britti, D., Veltri, P., Indolfi, C., Nadal-Ginard, B. & 2 others, Ellison-Hughes, G. & Torella, D., Dec 2017, In: CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION. 24, 12, p. 2101-2116 16 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1038/cdd.2017.130
Non-invasive strategies for stimulating endogenous repair and regenerative mechanisms in the damaged heart
Lewis, F. C., Ellison-Hughes, G. M. & Deva Kumar, S., 2 Sep 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Pharmacological Research. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2017.08.016
Cardiac Stem Cells for Myocardial Regeneration: They Are Not Alone
Leong, Y. Y., Ng, W. H., Ellison-Hughes, G. M. & Tan, J. J., 17 Jul 2017, In: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 4, 47. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2017.00047

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Ellison-Hughes Group

Members

Georgina Ellison-Hughes

Dimitris Tampakis

Coronavirus Literature Review Task Force

Mesenchymal stem cell treatment improves outcome of COVID-19 patients via multiple immunomodulatory mechanisms

Atrial Myxomas Arise From Multipotent Cardiac Stem Cells

Vascular Manifestations of COVID-19 – Thromboembolism and Microvascular Dysfunction

Transplantation of ACE2- Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improves the Outcome of Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia

Senescent cells: targeting and therapeutic potential of senolytics in age-related diseases with particular focus on the heart

Aged-senescent cells contribute to impaired heart regeneration

c-kit Haploinsufficiency impairs adult cardiac stem cell growth, myogenicity and myocardial regeneration

Adult cardiac stem cells are multipotent and robustly myogenic: c-kit expression is necessary but not sufficient for their identification

Non-invasive strategies for stimulating endogenous repair and regenerative mechanisms in the damaged heart

Cardiac Stem Cells for Myocardial Regeneration: They Are Not Alone

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