Publications

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2021

Siadat SM, Zamboulis DE, Thorpe CT, Ruberti JW, Connizzo BK. Tendon Extracellular Matrix Assembly, Maintenance, and Dysregulation Throughout Life. Adv Exp Med Biol. [In Review]
Connizzo BK, Sun L, Lacin N, Gendelman A, Solomonov I, Sagi I, Grodzinsky AJ, Naveh GRS. Non-Uniformity in Periodontal Ligament: Mechanics and Matrix Composition. J Dent Res. 2021 Feb;100(2):179-186. [PubMed]

Izu Y, Adams SM, Connizzo BK, Beason DP, Soslowsky LJ, Koch M, Birk DE. Collagen XII mediated cellular and extracellular mechanisms regulate establishment of tendon structure and function. Matrix Biol. 2020 Oct 20;S0945-053X(20)30094-9. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK, Sun L, Lacin N, Gendelman A, Solomonov I, Sagi I, Grodzinsky AJ, Naveh GRS. Non-Uniformity in Periodontal Ligament: Mechanics and Matrix Composition. J Dent Res. 2021 Feb;100(2):179-186. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK & Naveh GRS. In Situ AFM-Based Nanoscale Rheology Reveals Regional Non-Uniformity in Viscoporoelastic Mechanical Behavior of the Murine Periodontal Ligament. J Biomech. 2020 Aug;111:109996. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK, Grodzinsky AJ. Low-Dose Administration of Dexamethasone is Beneficial in Preventing Secondary Tendon Damage in a Stress-Deprived Joint Injury Explant Model. J Orthop Res. 2020 Jan;38(1):139-149. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK, Piet JM, Shefelbine SJ, Grodzinsky AJ. Age-Associated Changes in the Response of Tendon Explants to Stress Deprivation is Sex-Dependent. Connect Tissue Res. 2020 Jan;61(1):48-62. [PubMed]

Connizzo BK, Grodzinsky AJ. Release of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines from Muscle and Bone Causes Tenocyte Death in a Novel Rotator Cuff In Vitro Explant Culture Model. Conn Tissue Res. 2018 Sep;59(5):423-436. [PubMed]
Oftadeh R, Connizzo BK, Nia HT, Ortiz C, Grodzinsky AJ. Poroviscoelasticity of Biological Connective Tissues at the Nanoscale: Application to Tendon and Skin Biophysics. Acta Biomater. 2018 Apr 1;70:249-259. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK, Grodzinsky AJ. Multiscale Poroviscoelastic Compressive Properties of Mouse Supraspinatus Tendons Are Altered in Young and Aged Mice. J Biomech Eng. 2018 May 1;140(5). [PubMed]

Barnum CE, Fey JL, Connizzo BK, Shetye SS, Elovitz MA, Soslowsky LJ. Tensile Mechanical Properties and Dynamic Collagen Fiber Re-Alignment of the Murine Cervix are Dramatically Altered Throughout Pregnancy. J Biomech Eng. 2017 Jun 1;139(6). [PubMed]
Johnston JM, Connizzo BK, Shetye SS, Robinson KA, Huegel J, Rodriguez AB, Sun M, Adams SM, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ. Collagen V Haploinsufficiency in a Murine Model of Classic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is Associated with Deficient Structural and Mechanical Healing in Tendons. J Orthop Res. 2017 Dec;35(12):2707-2715. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK, Grodzinsky AJ. Tendon Exhibits Complex Poroelastic Behavior at the Nanoscale as Revealed by High-Frequency AFM-Based Rheology. J Biomech, 2017 Mar 21;54:11-18. [PubMed]

Connizzo BK, Adams SM, Adams TH, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ. Collagen V Expression is Crucial for Regional Development of Supraspinatus Tendon. J Orthop Res. 2016 Dec;34(12):2154-2161. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK, Adams SM, Adams TH, Jawad AF, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ. Multiscale Regression Modeling in Mouse Supraspinatus Tendons Reveals That Dynamic Processes Act as Mediators in Structure-Function Relationships. J Biomech 2016 Jun 14;49(9):1649-1657. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK, Han L, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ. Collagen V-Heterozygous and -Null Supraspinatus Tendons Exhibit Altered Dynamic Mechanical Behavior at Multiple Hierarchical Scales. Interface Focus 2016 Feb 6;6(1):20150043. [PubMed]
Tucker JJ, Riggin CN, Connizzo BK, Mauck RL, Steinberg DR, Kuntz AF, Soslowsky LJ, Bernstein J. Effect of Overuse-Induced Tendinopathy on Tendon Healing in a Rat Supraspinatus Repair Model. J Orthop Res. 2016 Jan;34(1):161-6. [PubMed]

Ahmadzadeh H, Freedman BR, Connizzo BK, Soslowsky LJ, Shenoy VB. Micromechanical poroelastic finite element and shear-lag models of tendon predict large strain dependent Poisson's ratios and fluid expulsion under tensile loading. Acta Biomater. 2015 Aug;22:83-91. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK, Freedman BR, Fried JH, Sun M, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ. Regulatory Role for Collagen V in Establishing the Unique Mechanical Properties of Tendons and Ligaments is Tissue-Dependent. J Orthop Res. 2015 Jun;33(6):882-8. [PubMed]
Sun M, Connizzo BK, Adams SM, Freedman BR, Schweitzer R, Wenstrup RJ, Soslowsky LJ, Birk DE. Targeted Deletion of Collagen V in Tendons and Ligaments Results in a Classic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Joint Phenotype. J Am Pathol. 2015 May;185(5):1436-47. [PubMed]

Connizzo BK, Sarver JJ, Han L, Soslowsky LJ. In Situ Fibril Stretch and Sliding is Location-Dependent in Mouse Supraspinatus Tendons. J Biomech 2014 Dec 18;47(16):3794-8. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK, Bhatt PR, Liechty KW, Soslowky LJ. Diabetes Alters Mechanical Properties and Collagen Fiber Re-Alignment in Multiple Mouse Tendons. Ann Biomed Eng 2014 Sep;42(9):1880-8. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK, Yannascoli SM, Tucker JJ, Caro AC, Riggin CN, Mauck RL, Soslowsky LJ, Steinberg DR, Bernstein J. The Detrimental Effects of Systemic Ibuprofen Delivery on Tendon Healing Are Time-Dependent. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Aug;472(8):2433-9. [PubMed]

Ahmadzadeh H, Connizzo BK, Freedman BR, Soslowsky LJ, Shenoy VB. Determining the contribution of glycosaminoglycans to tendon mechanical properties with a modified shear-lag model. J Biomech. 2013 Sep 27;46(14):2497-503. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK, Sarver JJ, Iozzo RV, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ. Effect of age and proteoglycan deficiency on collagen fiber re-alignment and mechanical properties in mouse supraspinatus tendon. J Biomech Eng. 2013 Feb;135(2):021019. [PubMed]
Connizzo BK, Yannascoli SM, Soslowsky LJ. Structure-function relationships of postnatal tendon development: A parallel to healing. Matrix Biol. 2013 Mar 11;32(2):106-16. [PubMed]

Miller KS, Connizzo BK, Feeney E, Soslowsky LJ: Characterizing Local Collagen Fiber Re-Alignment and Crimp Behavior Throughout Mechanical Testing in a Mature Mouse Supraspinatus Tendon Model. J Biomech. 2012 Aug 9;45(12):2061-5. [PubMed]
Miller KS, Connizzo BK, Feeney E, Tucker JJ, Soslowsky LJ: Examining differences in local Collagen Fiber Crimp Frequency Throughout Mechanical Testing in a Developmental Mouse Supraspinatus Tendon Model. J Biomech Eng. 2012 Apr;134(4):041004. [PubMed]
Miller KS, Edelstein L, Connizzo BK, Soslowsky LJ: Effect of Preconditioning and Stress Relaxation on Local Collagen Fiber Re-Alignment: Inhomogeneous Properties of Rat Supraspinatus Tendon. J Biomech Eng. 2012 Mar;134(3):031007. [PubMed]
Beason DP, Connizzo BK, Dourte LM, Edelstein L, Tucker JJ, Liu SS, Mauck RL, Soslowsky LJ, Steinberg DR, Bernstein J. Fiber-Aligned Polymer Scaffolds for Rotator Cuff Repair in a Rat Model. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2012 Feb;21(2):245-50. [PubMed]
Miller KS, Connizzo BK, Soslowsky LJ: Collagen Fiber Re-Alignment in a Neonatal Developmental Mouse Supraspinatus Tendon Model. Ann Biomed Eng. 2012 May;40(5):1102-10. [PubMed]