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Frontiers in ImmunologyInflammatory endothelial phenotypes describe distinct cellular patterns essential for controlling transendothelial migration of leukocytes (TEM). While TNF-α-induced CAM expression mediates leukocyte interaction, the role of a potential inflammatory ...
Jan Philip Kipcke +13 more
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Patterns in Space: Coordinating Adhesion and Actomyosin Contractility at E-cadherin Junctions
, 2013 Cadherin adhesion receptors are fundamental determinants of tissue organization in health and disease. Increasingly, we have come to appreciate that classical cadherins exert their biological actions through active cooperation with the contractile actin ...
Wu, Selwin K., Yap, Alpha S.
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A review of the molecular mechanisms underlying the development and progression of cardiac remodeling [PDF]
, 2017 Pathological molecular mechanisms involved in myocardial remodeling contribute to alter the existing structure of the heart, leading to cardiac dysfunction.
Angelini, Francesco +15 more
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Reconfigurable Microenvironments Uncover Mechano‐Sensing Timescales and Direct Cell Polarity
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A synthetic DNA‐crosslinked cell culture matrix enables control over the mechanical microenvironment surrounding cells. Independent tuning of stiffness and stress relaxation uncovers distinct timescales of mechano‐sensing that regulate cell behavior.
Syuan‐Ku Hsiao +4 more
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Analysis of Contractility and Invasion Potential of Two Canine Mammary Tumor Cell Lines
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2017 Cancer cells are surrounded by a mechanically and biochemically distinct microenvironment that undergoes dynamic changes throughout the neoplastic progression.
Kaisa Rajakylä +2 more
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Adaptations to iron deficiency: cardiac functional responsiveness to norepinephrine, arterial remodeling, and the effect of beta-blockade on cardiac hypertrophy. [PDF]
, 2002 BackgroundIron deficiency (ID) results in ventricular hypertrophy, believed to involve sympathetic stimulation. We hypothesized that with ID 1) intravenous norepinephrine would alter heart rate (HR) and contractility, 2) abdominal aorta would be larger ...
Chew, Herbert George +8 more
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Bio‐Friendly Artificial Muscles Based on Carbon Nanotube Yarns and Eutectogel Derivatives
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Solid‐state artificial muscles based on coiled commercial carbon nanotube yarns coated with eutectogel derivatives exhibit unipolar actuation through selective ion intercalation. Combining polyanionic and polycationic gels enables enhanced contractile stroke and high energy density.
Gabriela Ananieva +6 more
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AntioxidantsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), whose main risk factor is cigarette smoking, is among the most prevalent diseases worldwide. Previous studies have shown that cigarette smoke extract (CSE) can directly affect pulmonary artery function ...
Jorge Rodríguez-Pérez +6 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 Pirfenidone (PFD) is used to treat human pulmonary fibrosis. Its administration to animals with distinct forms of cardiovascular disease results in striking improvement in cardiac performance.
Adrián Monsalvo-Villegas +2 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A high‐performance magnetic composite actuator that integrates covalent and reversible physical cross‐links within a stiffness‐tunable polymer matrix embedded with functionalized magnetic particles is presented. The actuator exhibits programmable magnetic responsiveness, a stiffness switching ratio of 1.37 × 103, stretchability up to 1274%, large ...
Somi Kim +7 more
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