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Human platelet activation by Escherichia coli: roles for FcγRIIA and integrin αIIbβ3 [PDF]

, 2016
Gram-negative Escherichia coli cause diseases such as sepsis and hemolytic uremic syndrome in which thrombotic disorders can be found. Direct platelet–bacterium interactions might contribute to some of these conditions; however, mechanisms of human ...
Arman, Mònica, Cox, Dermot, Henderson, Ian R., Kerrigan, Steven W., Watson, Callum N., Watson, Steve P.   +5 more
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ETV2 Mediated Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Results in Functional Endothelial Cells for Engineering Advanced Vascularized Microphysiological Models

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A robust method to generate functional human iPSC‐derived endothelial cells using inducible ETV2 expression. These cells self‐organize into stable, lumenized microvascular networks within microfluidic chips, surpassing conventional differentiation methods.
Shun Zhang, Zhengpeng Wan, Lei Wang, Caihong Wu, Junkai Zhang, Sarah Spitz, Xun Wang, Marie A. Floryan, Mark F. Coughlin, Francesca M. Pramotton, Liling Xu, Ron Weiss, Roger D. Kamm   +12 more
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The actin binding proteins cortactin and HS1 are dispensable for platelet actin nodule and megakaryocyte podosome formation [PDF]

, 2016
A dynamic, properly organised actin cytoskeleton is critical for the production and haemostatic function of platelets. The Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome protein (WASp) and Actin-Related Proteins 2 & 3 Complex (Arp2/3 complex) are critical mediators of ...
Bem, Danai, Finney, Brenda, Machesky, Laura M., Poulter, Natalie S., Thomas, Steven G., Watson, Stephen P.   +5 more
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A Versatile Engineering Platform for the Fabrication of Prosthetic Venous Valves Using Electrospinning

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Percutaneous prosthetic venous valves are fabricated by embedding stents in an electrospun matrix that extends luminally to form leaflets. The design shields leaflets from hyperplastic cells, isolates struts from blood contact, and avoids discrete anchoring points.
Dario Arcuti, Salma Mansi, Dominic Biebl, Malin Reuter, Maximilian Grab, José Carlos Rodríguez‐Cabello, Petra Mela   +6 more
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Oxidation of tertiary amine-derivatized surfaces to control protein adhesion [PDF]

, 2013
Selective oxidation of omega-tertiary amine self-assembled thiol monolayers to tertiary amine N-oxides is shown to transform the adhesion of model proteins lysozyme and fibrinogen upon them.
Biggs, Caroline I., Cooper, A. (Amy), Dobrzanska, Dorota A., Dowson, Christopher G., Evans, Stephen D., Fox, David J., Johnson, Benjamin R., Marsh, Andrew, Randev, Rajan, Stec, Helena M., Taylor, Paul C.   +10 more
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Engineered ETS1‐Nanoconjugate Restores Immune Homeostasis through Dual Immune‐Vascular Modulation in Relapsing and Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The biomimetic nanoplatform IMNP (ETS1 pDNA/PBAE@ITP‐MM) undergoes targeted disassembly at inflammatory vascular sites to release the ETS1 plasmid (pETS1). This release initiates a cascade of effects that inhibit pathogenic pathways and support immune homeostasis. (Abbreviations: EndMT, endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition; EC, endothelial cell; TC, T
Feng Zhang, Si‐Bo Yang, Yan Luo, Xiao‐Di Sun, Bo‐Hao Chang, Da‐Qiang Zhou, Jun‐Jie Jiang, Ya‐Nan Li, Jie‐Hong Wu, Hui‐Juan Jin, Hang Yang, Hang Hu, Yi‐Fan Zhou, Bo Hu   +13 more
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Sprayable Polymer Blends With Short‐Chain Surface Segregation for Preventing Postoperative Abdominal Adhesions

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Adhesions’ high occurrence rates and high morbidity render them a critical challenge to be addressed. Current prevention methods, such as physical barriers, have many limitations, resulting in inconsistent safety and efficacy. This study demonstrates the potential for sprayable polymeric materials as an adhesion barrier.
Robert J. Morris III, Tejaswi Nori, Alex I. Halpern, Hannah LaPadula, Arthur V. Cresce, Sarah L. Wright, Anthony D. Sandler, Peter Kofinas   +7 more
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C-reactive protein: associations with haematological variables, cardiovascular risk factors and prevalent cardiovascular disease [PDF]

, 2003
C-reactive protein (CRP) has been proposed as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease; however, this association is confounded by mutual relationships with both classical and haematological cardiovascular risk factors. We, therefore, measured CRP with a
Ann Rumley, Crombie, Cushman, Danesh, Danesh, Danesh, Ford, Fröhlich, Gordon D. O. Lowe, Gussekloo, Hak, Hugh Tunstall-Pedoe, Hutchison, Imhof, Lagrand, Lowe, Lowe, Lowe, Lowe, Lowe, Mark Woodward, Mendall, Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Ridker, Ridker, Smith, Vuilleumier, Woodward, Woodward, Woodward, World Health Organisation Principal Investigators, Yudkin   +31 more
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Bioengineered 3D hPSC‐Cholangiocyte Ducts With Physiological Signals for Biliary Disease Modeling

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Tian and colleagues generated a bioengineered bile duct from human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)‐derived intrahepatic cholangiocytes within a high‐throughput, 384‐well platform to systematically examine the influence of biliary physiological signals including fluid flow, stromal cells and bile acids, and models intrahepatic biliary disease progression ...
Britney Tian, Mina Ogawa, Manami Kondo, Gabrielle Langeveld, Ling Jun Huan, Feng Zhang, Andrew Hollinger, Sara Deir, Christine Bear, Boyang Zhang, Shinichiro Ogawa   +10 more
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Wound Geometry Determines Whether Aligned‐Fiber Scaffolds Accelerate or Impede Diabetic Wound Healing: A Biased Random Walk Analysis

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Wound closure is governed by geometry‐orientation coupling: aligned fibers speed migration along their axis but hinder perpendicular advance. In vivo diabetic wound experiments with composition‐matched fibrin, combined with an anisotropic diffusion (biased random‐walk) model, quantify this trade‐off and generate a healing landscape.
Yin‐Yuan Huang, Xiangjun Peng, Yuxuan Huang, Kunkoo Kim, Chengli Li, Peilun Hu, Sean J. Wang, Rohan Avula, Chun‐Yi Yang, Pengchao Ma, Shuhui Yang, Shumeng Jiang, Guy M. Genin, Xiumei Wang   +13 more
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