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Bacterial Vaginosis Bacterial and Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecules

Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2013
Lactobacilli are member of normal vaginal flora. They maintain low pH of vaginal discharge by metabolising glycogen in vaginal epithelial cell and protects the vagina against the pathogenic microorganisms.
Şayeste Demirezen, Aydan Mutlu, Sinan Beksaç   +2 more
doaj  

Stable, Easy‐to‐Handle, Fully Autologous Electrospun Polymer‐Peptide Skin Equivalent for Severe Burn Injuries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A bioengineered skin equivalent composed of electrospun poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL) and the bioactive peptide Fmoc‐FRGD is developed for severe burn treatment. This scaffold promotes full‐thickness skin regeneration by supporting cellular adhesion and integration. In‐vitro and in‐vivo studies show enhanced mechanical stability, accelerated wound closure,
Dana Cohen‐Gerassi, Marina BenShoshan, Adi Liiani, Tomer Reuveni, Offir Loboda, Moti Harats, Josef Haik, Itzhak Binderman, Yosi Shacham‐Diamand, Amit Sitt, Ayelet Di Segni, Lihi Adler‐Abramovich   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fibronectin-Cell Interactions

Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1990
Fibronectins are widespread extracellular matrix and body fluid glycoproteins, capable of multiple interactions with cell surfaces and other matrix components. Their structure at a molecular level has been resolved, yet there are still many unanswered questions regarding their biologic activity in vivo.
Couchman, J R, Austria, M R, Woods, A
openaire   +3 more sources

Pericyte‐Assisted Vascular Lumen Organization in a Novel Dynamic Human Blood‐Brain Barrier‐on‐Chip Model

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Organ‐on‐Chip (OoC) technology enables the precise modeling of the blood‐brain barrier (BBB). This study presents a microfluidic device that mimics brain microvessels, integrating co‐culture with pericytes and astrocytes under pulsatile flow. Results show that perivascular cells modulate endothelial morphology, promoting lumen formation and barrier ...
Vita Guarino, Elisabetta Perrone, Elisa De Luca, Alberto Rainer, Maura Cesaria, Alessandra Zizzari, Monica Bianco, Giuseppe Gigli, Lorenzo Moroni, Valentina Arima   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A biomimetic kidney tubule model [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
A critical barrier in the nephrology field is the lack of appropriate in vitro renal tubule models that allow manipulation of various mechanical factors, facilitating studies of disease pathophysiology and drug discovery. Here we report development of a novel in vitro assay system comprised of a renal tubule within an elasto-plastic extracellular ...
arxiv  

Antioxidant and Anti‐Senescence Polyvinyl Alcohol‐Gallic Acid Supramolecular Hydrogels for Stem Cell Culture

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The PVA‐GA hydrogel is formed through hydrogen bonding between PVA hydroxyl groups and GA galloyl units, enabling sustainable GA release and its extended biological activity. The hydrogel scavenges ROS to reduce oxidative stress, preventing mitochondrial damage from excessive ROS, mitigating hADSC senescence, and preserving VEGF secretion, offering a ...
Yiduo Zhou, Matías L. Picchio, Yan Nie, Lei Wang, Oihane Sanz, Yue Liu, Xun Xu, Lukas Prantl, Oliver Felthaus, Weiwei Wang, Marcelo Calderón, Nan Ma   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biochemical versus radiological screening for osteoporosis in menopause; will Irisin help?

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To verify the discriminative power of irisin in osteoporosis patients. Method: The comparative case-control study was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq,from March 2020 to June 2021 after approval from the ethics ...
Wisam Akram, Alaa Ibrahim Ali, Hind Hadi Majeed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soft Pneumatic Device Designed to Mimic the Periosteal Environment for Regulating the Fate of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a custom‐made soft pneumatic device (SPD) that mimics complex mechanical forces and fluid flow to enhance in vitro cell differentiation. It shows that low mechanotransduction promotes MSC differentiation into osteoprogenitor cells, while high mechanotransduction causes structural disruptions and cell detachment, providing new ...
Gwang‐Bum Im, Jae Gyeong Lee, Hosub Lim, Jae‐Won Lee, Hyun Su Park, Yongju Kim, Nauman Asad, Hak‐Rin Kim, Jeong Jae Wie, Suk Ho Bhang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simultaneous determination and association between serum levels of irisin and chemerin in PCOS

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To determine the serum levels of irisin, chemerin and insulin in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, and to compare their levels with respect to bodyweight and body mass index.
Hajer Wahbi Abdullateef, Shatha Mohammed Al-khateeb, Esraa Hameed AL-Maini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the inner structure of focal adhesions with single-molecule localization microscopy [PDF]

arXiv, 2017
Cells rely on focal adhesions (FAs) to carry out a variety of important tasks, including motion, environmental sensing, and adhesion to the extracellular matrix. Although attaining a fundamental characterization of FAs is a compelling goal, their extensive complexity and small size, which can be below the diffraction limit, have hindered a full ...
arxiv