John Matyas, University of Calgary

Research

Behaviour Dorsal Root Ganglia Inflammation Pain Spinal Cord Arthritis Brain Joints

Latest papers

Dependence of crack shape in loaded articular cartilage on the collagenous structure.
Connective tissue research · 2023
Fibroblast inflammatory priming determines regenerative versus fibrotic skin repair in reindeer.
Cell · 2022
IL-1Ra deficiency accelerates intervertebral disc degeneration in C57BL6J mice.
JOR spine · 2022 · senior author

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Regulation of microglial pannexin-1 channels in arthritis pain
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Regulation of microglial pannexin-1 channels in arthritis pain
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$875,925
Central and peripheral determinants of acute and persistent joint pain
CIHR · 2016 · Nominated PI
$393,716

All 12 grants and awards

13 publications.

01

Dependence of crack shape in loaded articular cartilage on the collagenous structure.

Al-Saffar Y, Moo EK, Pingguan-Murphy B, Matyas J, Korhonen RK, Herzog W

Connective tissue research2023

DOI: 10.1080/03008207.2023.2166500 PMID: 36853960

02

Fibroblast inflammatory priming determines regenerative versus fibrotic skin repair in reindeer.

Sinha S, Sparks HD, Labit E, Robbins HN, Gowing K, Jaffer A, Kutluberk E, Arora R, Raredon MSB, Cao L, Swanson S, Jiang P, Hee O, Pope H, Workentine M, Todkar K, Sharma N, Bharadia S, Chockalingam K, de Almeida LGN, Adam M, Niklason L, Potter SS, Seifert AW, Dufour A, Gabriel V, Rosin NL, Stewart R, Muench G, McCorkell R, Matyas J, Biernaskie J

Cell2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.11.004 PMID: 36493752

03

IL-1Ra deficiency accelerates intervertebral disc degeneration in C57BL6J mice.

Swamy G, Salo P, Duncan N, Jirik F, Matyas J

JOR spine2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/jsp2.1201 PMID: 35783913

04

Long-term modulation of airway remodelling in severe asthma following bronchial thermoplasty.

Jendzjowsky N, Laing A, Malig M, Matyas J, de Heuvel E, Dumonceaux C, Dumoulin E, Tremblay A, Leigh R, Chee A, Kelly MM

The European respiratory journal2022

DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00622-2021 PMID: 34049950

05

Serum-Free Culture of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Aggregates in Suspension Bioreactors for Tissue Engineering Applications.

Allen LM, Matyas J, Ungrin M, Hart DA, Sen A

Stem cells international2019

DOI: 10.1155/2019/4607461 PMID: 31814836

06

Anatomic study on the blood supply to the femoral head following hip resurfacing using the posterior approach

Alsheri M, Bali K, Railton P, Ponjevic D, Matyas J, Powell J

HIP International20191 citations

DOI: 10.1177/1120700019850765

07

Correction to: LyP-1 Conjugated Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

Abulrob A, Corluka S, Blasiak B, Gino Fallone B, Ponjevic D, Matyas J, Tomanek B

Molecular imaging and biology2018

DOI: 10.1007/s11307-018-1189-8 PMID: 29556946

08

LyP-1 Conjugated Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

Abulrob A, Corluka S, Blasiak B, Gino Fallone B, Ponjevic D, Matyas J, Tomanek B

Molecular imaging and biology2018

DOI: 10.1007/s11307-017-1140-4 PMID: 29101636

09

Meniscus Induced Cartilaginous Damage and Non-linear Gross Anatomical Progression of Early-stage Osteoarthritis in a Canine Model.

Kahn D, Mittelstaedt D, Matyas J, Qu X, Lee JH, Badar F, Les C, Zhuang Z, Xia Y

The open orthopaedics journal2016

DOI: 10.2174/1874325001610010690 PMID: 28144379

10

Topographical variations in zonal properties of canine tibial articular cartilage due to early osteoarthritis: a study using 7-T magnetic resonance imaging at microscopic resolution.

Lee JH, Badar F, Matyas J, Qu X, Xia Y

Magma (New York, N.Y.)2016

DOI: 10.1007/s10334-016-0528-5 PMID: 26886872

Regulation of microglial pannexin-1 channels in arthritis pain

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Trang, Tuan

Keywords: Microglia; Neuroscience; Pain; Pain Behaviour; Pannexin-1; Pharmacology; Spinal Cord

$100,000

Regulation of microglial pannexin-1 channels in arthritis pain

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Trang, Tuan

Keywords: Joint Pain; Microglia; Neuroscience; Pain; Pain Behaviour; Pannexin-1; Pharmacology; Spinal Cord

$875,925

Central and peripheral determinants of acute and persistent joint pain

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Matyas, John R

Keywords: Arthritis; Behaviour; Brain; Dorsal Root Ganglia; Inflammation; Joints; Macrophages; Pain; Sensitization; Spinal Cord

$393,716

Role of neuroinflammation in the development of chronic joint pain

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Matyas, John R

Keywords: Behaviour; Chronic; Dorsal Root Ganglia; Inflammation; Joint; Macrophage; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Spinal Cord

$378,429

Antlerogenesis: a model system of mammalian stem cell contribution to organ regeneration

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Matyas, John

$130,000

Muscle rehabilitation of cerebral palsy patients receiving botulinum toxin type-A (Botox) treatments

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Herzog, Walter

$281,363

Muscle rehabilitation of cerebral palsy patients recieving botulinum toxin type-A (Botox) treatments

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Herzog, Walter

Keywords: Cerebral Palsy

$281,362

NSERC CREATE Training Program for Biomedical Engineers for the 21st Century

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Herzog, Walter

$1,650,000

High resolution in vitro micro-computed tomography scanner

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Boyd, Steven

$148,750

The stereology of osteoarthritis

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Matyas, John

$87,975

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Surgery
Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine
Medicine
Human Performance Laboratory
Other

Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Abedelnasser Abulrob

Cellular and Molecular Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2018

Richard Leigh

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Antoine Dufour

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Kamal Bali

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Roman Krawetz

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

1 shared papers, latest 2009

Walter Herzog

Human Performance Laboratory

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Mark Ungrin

Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Frank Jirik

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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