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Microengineered Gradient Hydrogels for Mechanobiology

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gradient hydrogels are used to mimic the mechanical heterogeneity in native tissues, offering powerful in vitro platforms to study cell‐material interactions in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the design and experimental considerations for stiffness gradient hydrogels, discussing exemplary achievements ...
Shin Wei Chong, Deepu Ashok, Anna Waterhouse, Marcela M. M. Bilek, Daniele Vigolo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glycosaminoglycans in Tissue Engineering: A Review

Biomolecules, 2020
Glycosaminoglycans are native components of the extracellular matrix that drive cell behavior and control the microenvironment surrounding cells, making them promising therapeutic targets for a myriad of diseases.
Harkanwalpreet Sodhi, Alyssa Panitch
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Characterization of the Temporomandibular Joint of Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). [PDF]

, 2015
The structure-function relationship of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) of southern sea otter has largely not been described. This study aims to describe the histological, biochemical, and biomechanical features of the TMJ disk in the southern sea otter.
Arzi, Boaz, Leale, Dustin M, Lieske, Danielle, Vapniarsky, Natalia, Verstraete, Frank JM, Young, Colleen   +5 more
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3D Soft Hydrogels Induce Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells “Deep” Quiescence

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Three‐dimensional soft hydrogels mimicking the bone marrow niche induce deep quiescence in human mesenchymal stem cells. Unlike 2D culture, 3D matrices halt proliferation, regulate cell‐cycle and quiescence markers, and downregulate mTORC1 signaling, preserving stem cell phenotype and therapeutic potential ex vivo.
David Boaventura Gomes, Timo Rademakers, Ana Filipa Henriques Lourenço, Andrea Calore, Clarissa Tomasina, Denis van Beurden, Jinjie Venema, Bryan Chömpff, Hong Liu, Nicole Bouvy, Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa, Lorenzo Moroni   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship Between Quantitative MRI Biomarkers and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Cartilage Repair Surgery: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

, 2018
Background:Treatment of articular cartilage injuries remains a clinical challenge, and the optimal tools to monitor and predict clinical outcomes are unclear.
Cole, Brian J, Cotter, Eric, Davey, Annabelle, Lansdown, Drew A, Wang, Kevin   +4 more
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Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in Bionanotechnology: Current Advances and Future Perspectives

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) enables the nanoscale mapping of electrostatic surface potentials. While widely applied in materials science, its use in biological systems remains emerging. This review presents recent advances in KPFM applied to biological samples and provides a critical perspective on current limitations and future directions for
Ehsan Rahimi, Mario Palacios‐Corella, Arjan Mol, Salvador Pané, Josep Puigmartí‐Luis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antithrombotics from the Sea: Polysaccharides and Beyond

Marine Drugs, 2019
Marine organisms exhibit some advantages as a renewable source of potential drugs, far beyond chemotherapics. Particularly, the number of marine natural products with antithrombotic activity has increased in the last few years, and reports show a wide ...
Francisca Carvalhal, Ricardo R. Cristelo, Diana I. S. P. Resende, Madalena M. M. Pinto, Emília Sousa, Marta Correia-da-Silva   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

ADAMTS -1 and -4 are up-regulated following transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in the rat and their expression is modulated by TNF in cultured astrocytes [PDF]

, 2006
ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) enzymes are a recently described group of metalloproteinases. The substrates degraded by ADAMTS-1, -4 and -5 suggests that they play a role in turnover of extracellular matrix in the
A.K. Cross, Abbaszzade, Asher, Bandtlow, Buttini, C.J. Stock, Cardenas, Clark, Clausen, Collins-Racie, D.J. Buttle, Eddleston, G. Haddock, Hashimoto, Inatani, J. Surr, Jiang, Jones, Krekoski, Krupinski, Kuno, Kuno, Kurazono, Legos, M.N. Woodroofe, Medina-Flores, Miguel, Mulcahy, Nedergaard, Novak, Ohtaki, Pangalos, Pekny, Plumb, Porter, R.A.D. Bunning, Rawlings, Rhodes, Rosenberg, Rosenberg, Rothwell, S. Allan, Satoh, Smith, Sobel, Somerville, Tang, Tsuzaki, Vankemmelbeke, Vazquez, Wang, Yamaguchi, Yu   +52 more
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Cold Atmospheric Plasma‐Activated Decellularized Extracellular Matrix Gel as a Tumor‐Infiltrating Immunoactivation Platform for Post‐Surgical Cancer Immunotherapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
An injectable cold atmospheric plasma‐activated decellularized tumor extracellular matrix hydrogel is introduced as a post‐surgical immunoactivation platform. The engineered gel attracts residual tumor cells and induces immunogenic cell death, reshaping the tumor microenvironment and eliciting systemic antitumor immunity. In combination with checkpoint
Tianxu Fang, Mo Chen, Yueyang Deng, Tianqin Ning, Tianwen Luo, Guojun Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An At-Risk Population Screening Program for Mucopolysaccharidoses by Measuring Urinary Glycosaminoglycans in Taiwan

Diagnostics, 2019
Background: The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of rare lysosomal storage disorders characterized by the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and which eventually cause progressive damage to various tissues and organs.
Hsiang-Yu Lin, Chung-Lin Lee, Yun-Ting Lo, Ru-Yi Tu, Ya-Hui Chang, Chia-Ying Chang, Pao Chin Chiu, Tung-Ming Chang, Wen-Hui Tsai, Dau-Ming Niu, Chih-Kuang Chuang, Shuan-Pei Lin   +11 more
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