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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Few‐layered three dimansional conductive graphene foams are promising cytocompatible platforms to transdifferentiate mesenchymal stem cells into Schwann cell‐like phenotypes using electrical and microstructural cues. Applied electrical stimulation conditions resulted in activation of MAPK, neurotrphin and RAS signaling pathways that led to upregulation
Ekin G. Simsar +9 more
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3D Printing Strategies for Bioengineering Human Cornea
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This review highlights recent progress in 3D bioprinting strategies for engineering human corneas. Key aspects include the replication of corneal transparency, curvature, and biomechanical properties, alongside innovations in recent advancements in 3D printing methods, which benefit in overcoming current challenges.
Yunong Yuan +4 more
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Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 2012 Obesity is a significant health challenge, with the latest projections estimating that there will be 2.16 billion overweight and 1.12 billion obese individuals globally by 2030. In addition to social stigmatization and impaired quality of life, obese people are faced with significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus,
Charmaine S, Tam +2 more
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Nature Communications, 2018 JMJD1A is essential for thermogenic gene induction in brown adipose tissue. Here the authors show that white adipose tissue beige-ing requires both β-adrenergic-dependent phosphorylation of S265 and demethylation activity of JMJD1A while brown adipose ...
Yohei Abe +16 more
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Brown and Beige Fat: Therapeutic Potential in Obesity
Indonesian Biomedical Journal, 2014 BACKGROUND: The epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes presents a serious challenge to scientific and biomedical communities worldwide. There has been an upsurge of interest in the adipocyte coincident with the onset of the obesity epidemic and the ...
Anna Meiliana, Andi Wijaya
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This study exploits the plasticity of ASCs‐derived cartilage organoids which generate a perichondrial layer of MSCs when exposed to cyclic chondrogenic/proliferative cues. Using these organoids as building blocks, we develop (i) Phalange Shaped Tissue Engineered Cartilage (Pa‐TECs), recapitulating endochondral ossification suitable for the treatment of
Pablo Pfister +14 more
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Molecular Metabolism, 2019 Objective: Increasing the amounts of functionally competent brown adipose tissue (BAT) in adult humans has the potential to restore dysfunctional metabolism and counteract obesity.
Naja Z. Jespersen +15 more
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CD47 differentially regulates white and brown fat function
Biology Open, 2020 Mechanisms that enhance energy expenditure are attractive therapeutic targets for obesity. Previously we have demonstrated that mice lacking cd47 are leaner, exhibit increased energy expenditure, and are protected against diet-induced obesity.
Heather Norman-Burgdolf +3 more
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Senescent T Cell Induces Brown Adipose Tissue “Whitening” Via Secreting IFN-γ
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 Aging-associated chronic inflammation is a key contributing factor to a cluster of chronic metabolic disorders, such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes.
Xiao-Xi Pan +7 more
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Sculpting the Future of Bone: The Evolution of Absorbable Materials in Orthopedics
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review summarizes the current status of polymeric, ceramic, and metallic absorbable materials in orthopedic applications, and highlights several innovative strategies designed to enhance mechanical performance, control degradation, and promote bioactivity. We also discuss the progress and translational potential of absorbable materials in treating
Zhao Wang +13 more
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