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Controllable Dynamic Mechanical Cell Stimulation using Magnetically Actuated Artificial Cilia

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This paper introduces a platform based on magnetic artificial cilia for providing controllable dynamic mechanical stimulation to single cells, suitable for investigating large cell populations and enabling live cell imaging. Proof‐of‐principle experiments show that cell morphology is strongly influenced by the artificial cilia, that cellular forces can
Roel Kooi, Tanveer Ul Islam, Oscar M.J.A. Stassen, Naomie Amsing, Jan de Boer, Jaap M.J. den Toonder   +5 more
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Microengineered Gradient Hydrogels for Mechanobiology

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gradient hydrogels are used to mimic the mechanical heterogeneity in native tissues, offering powerful in vitro platforms to study cell‐material interactions in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the design and experimental considerations for stiffness gradient hydrogels, discussing exemplary achievements ...
Shin Wei Chong, Deepu Ashok, Anna Waterhouse, Marcela M. M. Bilek, Daniele Vigolo   +4 more
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A Physiological Microfluidic Blood–Brain‐Barrier Model for In Vitro Study of Nanoparticle Trafficking and Accumulation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A human microfluidic blood‐brain barrier (mBBB) model enables spatially resolved comparison of nanoparticle trafficking. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), liposomes, and nanoplastics exhibit distinct transport and disruption behaviors, revealing that membrane composition and uptake pathways govern BBB interaction.
Bryan B. Nguyen, Neona M. Lowe, Sophia Kellogg, Kuan‐Wei Huang, Hannah O'Toole, Elizabeth J. Hale, Venktesh S. Shirure, Bhupinder S. Shergill, Steven C. George, Randy P. Carney   +9 more
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Actin Cytoskeleton and Integrin Components Are Interdependent for Slit Diaphragm Maintenance in Drosophila Nephrocytes

Cells
In nephrotic syndrome, the podocyte filtration structures are damaged in a process called foot process effacement. This is mediated by the actin cytoskeleton; however, which actins are involved and how they interact with other filtration components, like
Megan Delaney, Yunpo Zhao, Joyce van de Leemput, Hangnoh Lee, Zhe Han   +4 more
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3D Soft Hydrogels Induce Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells “Deep” Quiescence

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Three‐dimensional soft hydrogels mimicking the bone marrow niche induce deep quiescence in human mesenchymal stem cells. Unlike 2D culture, 3D matrices halt proliferation, regulate cell‐cycle and quiescence markers, and downregulate mTORC1 signaling, preserving stem cell phenotype and therapeutic potential ex vivo.
David Boaventura Gomes, Timo Rademakers, Ana Filipa Henriques Lourenço, Andrea Calore, Clarissa Tomasina, Denis van Beurden, Jinjie Venema, Bryan Chömpff, Hong Liu, Nicole Bouvy, Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa, Lorenzo Moroni   +11 more
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Actin cytoskeleton disruption is an early event upon exposure of cerebellar granule neurons to SIN-1-induced oxidative stress [PDF]

, 2009
In this work we have studied the alterations of the actin cytoskeleton in cultured cerebellar granule neurons during exposure to the peroxynitritereleasing agent SIN-1 for less than 2 hours.
Aureliano, Manuel, Gutierrez-Merino, Carlos, Samhan-Arias, A. K., Silva, D., Tiago, Teresa   +4 more
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A Data Driven Review of In Vitro Electrical and Mechanical Stimulation for Post‐Acute Phase Wound Healing

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines how in vitro electrical and mechanical stimulation modulates wound healing in fibroblasts and keratinocytes. Analyzing over 560 experimental data points, we relate stimulation parameters to proliferation and migration outcomes, evaluate platform designs, and highlight the need for multi‐parameter optimization to advance targeted ...
Matthew K. Burgess, Ellen F. Marsh, Veronica M. Lucian, Malavika Nair   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Steric regulation of tandem calponin homology domain actin-binding affinity. [PDF]

, 2019
Tandem calponin homology (CH1-CH2) domains are common actin-binding domains in proteins that interact with and organize the actin cytoskeleton. Despite regions of high sequence similarity, CH1-CH2 domains can have remarkably different actin-binding ...
Bausch, Andreas, Belardi, Brian, Fletcher, Daniel A, Harris, Andrew R, Jreij, Pamela, Shams, Hengameh, Wei, Kathy   +6 more
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TRPM2 channels mediate ROS-induced actin remodeling and cell migration of prostate cancer cells

BMC Cancer
Background Actin remodeling plays important roles in pathophysiological processes such as cancer metastasis and angiogenesis. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are signaling molecules thought to regulate cell migration by remodeling actin cytoskeleton ...
Pengwei Qi, Jingting Zhao, Hongtian Zhang, Xingyu Liu, Qing You, Jianguo Niu, Xiangming Ye, Fangfang Li   +7 more
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A Nano‐Interception Strategy for Chronic Heart Failure: Prussian Blue Nanoparticles Disrupt Fibroblast‐Immune Communication via CCL2 Sequestration

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A nano‐interception strategy disrupts pathogenic fibroblast–macrophage crosstalk in chronic heart failure. Scalable Prussian blue nanoparticles selectively sequester CCL2 via ultrahigh‐affinity binding, preventing CCR2+ macrophage recruitment and breaking a key fibro‐inflammatory circuit. This approach demonstrates robust efficacy in murine and porcine
Bo Chen, Gao Wei, Guowei Zeng, Haoyu Li, Rongrong Wu, Hongyu Yan, Zijie Zhou, Kai Luo, Xiaoyang Zhang, Cong Li, Longming Huang, Lingyan Cheng, Xinjie Zhang, Jinghao Zheng, Bozhong Shi, Xiaojun Cai, Xiaomin He   +16 more
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