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Microfluidic Modeling of Macrophage‐Induced Cardiac Inflammation Using NF‐κB Reporter Cardiomyocytes

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A cardiac inflammation model was developed to enable real‐time analysis of macrophage‐cardiomyocyte interactions using NF‐κB‐reporter cardiomyocytes and a microfluidic co‐culture system. A MATLAB‐based model was implemented to optimize cell density and medium resupply based on TNFα diffusion kinetics. Activation thresholds and stress responses in NF‐κB‐
Chao Liu, Xi Rui Qiang Lu, Seoyoung Jeong, Douglas H. Wu, Rodrigo A. Somoza, Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, Samuel E. Senyo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defective Autophagy in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Alters Vascular Reactivity of the Mouse Femoral Artery

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
Autophagy is an important cellular survival process that enables degradation and recycling of defective organelles and proteins to maintain cellular homeostasis.
Dorien G. De Munck, Sofie De Moudt, Lynn Roth, Guido R. Y. De Meyer, Wim Martinet, Paul Fransen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for oesophago-gastric cancer on neuro-muscular gastric function [PDF]

, 2012
Delayed gastric emptying symptoms are often reported after chemotherapy. This study aims to characterise the effects of chemotherapy on gastric neuro-muscular function.
A Inui, C. U. Nwokolo, D Cunningham, D. Snead, E. M. Jarvie, E. Z. H. Sung, G Riezzo, G. J. Sanger, GJ Sanger, J Bancewicz, K Nelson, NM Malik, R. A. Borman, R. P. Arasaradnam, RK Jarve, S Nagahama, S. J. Goodyear, S. James, SK Aggarwal, TJ Hursti, Y Wang, YL Liu   +21 more
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The Floor‐Ceiling‐Chip, or 2 × 2D = Pseudo‐3D—Approaching 3D Cell Morphology and Organization between Two Opposing 2D Substrates with Cell‐Adhesive Protein Micropatterns

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Here, we present a novel 3D cell patterning and culture platform. The “Floor‐Ceiling‐Chip” (FC‐Chip) consists of two opposing track‐etched membranes, creating a pseudo‐3D microenvironment for the cells in between. By providing the membranes with micropatterned cell‐adhesive islands of varying geometries and sizes, the FC‐Chip enables control over cell ...
Urandelger Tuvshindorj, Francesca Giacomini, Esra Güben Kaçmaz, Tim ten Brink, Lorenzo Moroni, Zeinab Tahmasebi Birgani, Clemens van Blitterswijk, Pamela Habibović, Stefan Giselbrecht, Jan de Boer, Roman Truckenmüller   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chamber‐Specific Decellularized Extracellular Matrices Differentially Modulate Cardiomyocyte Subtypes to Drive Engineered Heart Tissue Development and Function

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Chamber‐specific decellularized extracellular matrices (ECMs) were developed, preserving native proteomic profiles of ventricular and atrial myocardium. These innate biochemical cues differentially modulate cardiomyocyte subtypes to drive engineered heart tissue development and function, highlighting the importance of incorporating regional ECM cues in
Dong Gyu Hwang, Myungji Kim, Hwanyong Choi, Jinseon Park, Minji Kim, Donghwan Kim, Bo Ram Lee, Jinah Jang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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.
core   +1 more source

Neural regulation of cardiovascular response to exercise: role of central command and peripheral afferents [PDF]

, 2014
During dynamic exercise, mechanisms controlling the cardiovascular apparatus operate to provide adequate oxygen to fulfill metabolic demand of exercising muscles and to guarantee metabolic end-products washout.
Crisafulli, A, Marongiu, E, Nobrega, ACL, O'Leary, D, Piepoli, MF, Silva, BM   +5 more
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Simvastatin Restores Uteroplacental Hemodynamics and Trophoblast Function in Obstetric Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Placenta‐on‐a‐Chip Model

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Simvastatin mitigates placental hypoperfusion in OAPS by ameliorating abnormal uteromaternal hemodynamics and enhancing trophoblast invasion via optimized endothelial cell interactions under pathological shear stress, as evidenced by results from a placenta‐on‐a‐chip platform.
Hongli Liu, Yuan Wang, Yanjun Cai, Ruixin Guo, Shunhua Liu, Tingting Chen, Tingting Sun, Ruiheng Huo, Tengwei Liu, Qingfeng Lv, Xietong Wang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differential transport function of lymphatic vessels in the rat tail model and the long-term effects of Indocyanine Green as assessed with near-infrared imaging

Frontiers in Physiology, 2013
Introduction: Near-infrared (NIR) imaging has emerged as a novel imaging modality for assessing lymphatic function in vivo. While the technique has provided quantitative data previously unavailable, questions remain in regards to the spatiotemporal ...
Michael eWeiler, J. Brandon eDixon, J. Brandon eDixon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Personalized, 3D Printed Polymeric Device for the Prevention of Post‐Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Remodeling

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Myocardial infarction often leads to pathological remodelling and ventricular dilatation, key features of HFrEF. This study introduces a personalized, 3D‐printed cardiac restraint device (CARD) printed using rationally designed inks displaying the requested printability and mechanical properties.
Nicola Mansour, Daniel Cohn, Ishita Sarkar, Raja Alamore, Kareem Abd Rbo, Offer Amir, Dean Nachman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source