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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
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the potential of MSC extracellular vesicles: MiR-122-5p enhancing chondrocyte regeneration in osteoarthritis via autophagy mechanism

Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent degenerative joint diseases, while the mechanism by which extracellular vesicles (EVs) promote chondrocyte regeneration remains unclear. The study assessed the effect of hypoxic mesenchymal stem
Haifeng Zhang, Yanmeng Yang, Yingnan Wu, Vinitha Denslin, Yi Wei Justin Koh, Ling Liu, Wenhai Zhuo, Wing Moon Raymond Lam, Yinxian Yu, James Hoi Po Hui, Zheng Yang   +10 more
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A review of the differences between normal and osteoarthritis articular cartilage in human knee and ankle joints [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease yet its pathophysiology is still poorly understood. It is more prevalent in some lower limb joints than others; in particular the knee is more commonly affected than the ankle.
Beeson, Paul, Hendren, Linda, The University of Northampton   +2 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
wiley   +1 more source

Recapitulating Endochondral Ossification for Bone Repair: From Development to Engineering Strategy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the developmental basis of endochondral ossification (ECO) and its applications in bone tissue engineering (BTE). It first outlines the key biological processes and signaling pathways underlying ECO, then discusses biomaterial‐based engineering strategies derived from these principles, and finally highlights future directions for
Yiqi Su, Zihao He, Qianqian Chen, Long Chen, Caiyi Wei, Zijin Zhou, Jianhao Lin, Hui Li, Dan Xing   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary cilia elongation in response to interleukin-1 mediates the inflammatory response [PDF]

, 2012
Primary cilia are singular, cytoskeletal organelles present in the majority of mammalian cell types where they function as coordinating centres for mechanotransduction, Wnt and hedgehog signalling. The length of the primary cilium is proposed to modulate
A. K. T. Wann, AC Lin, AJ Espanol, AM Malone, BD Engel, BK Yoder, CA Dinarello, CG Jensen, CM Asleson, D Qian, DA Lee, E Verghese, E Verghese, EJ Michaud, EM Mokrzan, GJ Pazour, H Tukachinsky, I Memon, J Kim, JA Deane, JL Rosenbaum, JM Neugebauer, K Gardner, KJ Palmer, L Schneider, M Barzi, M Cao, M. M. Knight, MA Lancaster, MB Hovater, N Sharma, P Tummala, PA Lefebvre, PV Tran, RY Kwon, S Abdul-Majeed, S Agarwal, S Kim, S Massinen, S Mukhopadhyay, S Pritchard, S Toffoli, SC Goetz, SM Nauli, SR McGlashan, SR McGlashan, SR McGlashan, TT Chowdhury, TY Besschetnova, Y Chen, Y Ou, YH Choi   +51 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source

The miR‐6779/XIAP axis alleviates IL‐1β‐induced chondrocyte senescence and extracellular matrix loss in osteoarthritis

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine
Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a long‐term degenerative joint disease worsening over time. Aging and chondrocyte senescence contribute to OA progression. MicroRNAs have been confirmed to regulate different cellular processes.
Zongchao Li, Aonan Dai, Xiaoxiang Fang, Kexing Tang, Kun Chen, Peng Gao, Jingyue Su, Xin Chen, Shengwu Yang, Zhenhan Deng, Liangjun Li   +10 more
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Gene Delivery to Chondrocytes

, 2023
AbstractDelivering genes to chondrocytes offers new possibilities both clinically, for treating conditions that affect cartilage, and in the laboratory, for studying the biology of chondrocytes. Advances in gene therapy have created a number of different viral and non-viral vectors for this purpose.
Christopher V, Nagelli, Christopher H, Evans, Rodolfo E, De la Vega   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Synchronizing the Osteochondral Regeneration Process through Spatial Patterning of Stable and Hypertrophic Cartilage Organoids

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Zonated osteochondral assembloid implants are engineered through scaffold‐free spatial assembly of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)‐derived chondrocyte organoids and periosteum‐derived osteogenic organoids. Implanted into full‐thickness rat osteochondral defects, they promote hyaline‐like cartilage repair, support subchondral bone formation with ...
Liuqi Peng, Isaak Decoene, Hanna Svitina, Ioannis Papantoniou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source