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Expanding Chemical Space of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles for Tunable Antiviral‐Like Immunomodulatory Responses and Potent Adjuvant Activity

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We introduce a nucleic acid nanoparticle (NANP) platform designed to be rrecognized by the human innate immune system in a regulated manner. By changing chemical composition while maintaining constant architectural parameters, we identify key determinants of immunorecognition enabling the rational design of NANPs with tunable immune activation profiles
Martin Panigaj, Hannah S. Newton, Jian Wang, Laxmi Pandey, Yelixza I. Avilla, Phong Nguyen, Morgan Chandler, Justin Halman, Yasmine Radwan, Stephanie Smith, Elijah Edmondson, Simone Difilippantonio, Chelsea Sanders, Bao Tran, Yongmei Zhao, Shaojun Xie, Edward Cedrone, Barry W. Neun, Meni Wanunu, Nikolay V. Dokholyan, Marina A. Dobrovolskaia, Kirill A. Afonin   +21 more
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Ultrastructure of neurovascular changes in human diabetic retinopathy [PDF]

, 2018
The previous concept regarding diabetic retinopathy assigned a primary role to hyperglycemia-induced microvascular alterations, while neuronal and glial abnormalities were considered to be secondary to either ischemia or exudation.
Artico, Marco, Biró, Zsolt, Fehér, János, Micera, Alessandra, Orlando, Maria Patrizia, Scuderi, Gianluca, Spoletini, Maria Luisa, Taurone, Samanta, Turchetta, Rosaria, Varsányi, Balázs   +9 more
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A Vascular Microphysiological Model of Lung Fibrosis Reveals That Myofibroblasts and IPF Patient‐Derived Fibroblasts Impair Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A microphysiological lung fibrosis model recapitulates myofibroblast–vascular interactions. Induced myofibroblasts and patient‐derived IPF fibroblasts impair angiogenesis and increase vascular permeability via TGF‐β1–driven signaling. Pharmacological interventions with SB 431542 and VEGF supplementation restore vascular morphology and barrier function.
Elena Cambria, Adriana Blazeski, Eunkyung Clare Ko, Tran Thai, Shania Dantes, David A. Barbie, Sarah E. Shelton, Roger D. Kamm   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

eNOS transfection of adipose-derived stem cells yields bioactive nitric oxide production and improved results in vascular tissue engineering. [PDF]

, 2015
This study evaluates the durability of a novel tissue engineered blood vessel (TEBV) created by seeding a natural vascular tissue scaffold (decellularized human saphenous vein allograft) with autologous adipose-derived stem cells (ASC) differentiated ...
Bagameri, Gabor, Comeau, Jason, DiMuzio, Paul J., Faul, Elizabeth J, Fernandez, Sarah, Ferroni, Matthew, McIlhenny, Stephen, Policha, Aleksandra, Shapiro, Irving, Tulenko, Thomas, Zhang, Ping   +10 more
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Tailoring the Properties of Functional Materials With N‐Oxides

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The properties of materials bearing N‐oxide groups are often dominated by the polar N+─O− bond. It provides hydrophilicity, selective ion‐binding, electric conductivity, or antifouling properties. Many of the underlying mechanisms have only recently been discovered, and the interest in N‐oxide materials is rapidly growing.
Timo Friedrich, Michelle Kobus, Shirin Mesgarha, Erica Moretto, Laurens Grosche, Wolfgang Maison   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Smart Bio‐Battery Facilitates Diabetic Bone Defect Repair Via Inducing Macrophage Reprogramming and Synergistically Modulating Bone Remodeling Coupling

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This research presents a novel implantable bio‐battery, GF‐OsG, tailored for diabetic bone repair. GF‐OsG generates microcurrents in high‐glucose conditions to enhance vascularization, shift macrophages to the M2 phenotype, and regulate immune responses.
Nanning Lv, Haifu Sun, Wenxiang Tang, Yonggang Li, Zhonglai Qian, Lihui Hong, Chong Chen, Hongye Li, Jiaxiang Bai, Yusen Qiao, Mingming Liu   +10 more
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Activation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide (eNOS) Occurs through Different Membrane Domains in Endothelial Cells.

PLoS ONE, 2016
Endothelial cells respond to a large range of stimuli including circulating lipoproteins, growth factors and changes in haemodynamic mechanical forces to regulate the activity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and maintain blood pressure. While
Jason Tran, Astrid Magenau, Macarena Rodriguez, Carles Rentero, Teresa Royo, Carlos Enrich, Shane R Thomas, Thomas Grewal, Katharina Gaus   +8 more
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Upconversion Nanoparticles Embedded Photonic Contact Lens for Transepithelial Corneal Crosslinking Using Hyaluronate – Riboflavin Conjugate

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A minimally invasive, transepithelial corneal cross‐linking (TE‐CXL) approach is presented using upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs)‐loaded contact lenses (UCLs), after topical delivery of hyaluronate–riboflavin conjugates. The NIR‐to‐UV/blue light conversion by UCNPs in a UCL can activate riboflavin for TE‐CXL, resulting in the biomechanical strength ...
Gibum Lee, Inhoo Choi, Anara Molkenova, Yengwoo Son, Seungmin Yang, Mina Kwon, Tae‐Im Kim, Ki Su Kim, Sei Kwang Hahn   +8 more
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Rhodamine-RCA in vivo labeling guided laser capture microdissection of cancer functional angiogenic vessels in a murine squamous cell carcinoma mouse model

Molecular Cancer, 2006
Background Cancer growth, invasion and metastasis are highly related to tumor-associated neovasculature. The presence and progression of endothelial cells in cancer is chaotic, unorganized, and angiogenic vessels are less functional.
Bur Monica, Trimble Cameron, Xie Jianwu, Hunter Finie, Li King CP   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reconfigurable Magnetic Soft Microrobot for Acoustically Triggered Targeted Bacterial Sterilization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Reconfigurable magnetic soft microrobots integrate in situ‐grown piezoelectric zinc oxide nanorods that produce reactive oxygen species upon acoustic excitation. Combining magnetically guided transport with thermally induced planar reconfiguration, the microrobots achieve targeted delivery and enhanced bacterial sterilization through efficient on ...
Quan Gao, Fan Li, Jiajie Gao, Elric Zhang, Yingdong Su, Ni Qin, Hao Ye, Josep Puigmartí, Giuseppe Cantarella, Simone Schuerle, Jiang Wu, Bradley J. Nelson, Salvador Pané   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source