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A 3D Biofabricated Disease Model Mimicking the Brain Extracellular Matrix Suitable to Characterize Intrinsic Neuronal Network Alterations in the Presence of a Breast Tumor Disseminated to the Brain

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D disease model is developed using customized hyaluronic‐acid‐based hydrogels supplemented with extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins resembling brain ECM properties. Neurons, astrocytes, and tumor cells are used to mimic the native brain surrounding.
Esra Türker, Mateo S. Andrade Mier, Jessica Faber, Mike Friedrich, Zan Lamberger, Jeannette Weigelt, Christian Stigloher, Nicoletta Murenu, Natascha Schaefer, Jörg Tessmar, Gregor Lang, Silvia Budday, Katrin G. Heinze, Antje Appelt‐Menzel, Pamela L. Strissel, Reiner Strick, Carmen Villmann   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vitamin D Signaling through Induction of Paneth Cell Defensins Maintains Gut Microbiota and Improves Metabolic Disorders and Hepatic Steatosis in Animal Models. [PDF]

, 2016
Metabolic syndrome (MetS), characterized as obesity, insulin resistance, and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD), is associated with vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency in epidemiological studies, while the underlying mechanism is poorly addressed.
Cai, Linbi, Chen, Zishuo, Duan, Zhongping, Han, Yuan-Ping, Hu, Richard, Lai, Yuchen, Liu, Zhenqui, Lugea, Aurelia, Luo, Mei, Nie, Yuanyang, Pandol, Stephen J, Su, Danmei, Sun, Qun, Tsukamoto, Hidekazu, Wu, Guihui, Wu, Pengfei, Xiao, Zhixiong, Zhang, Li, Zheng, Sujun, Zhu, Airu   +19 more
core   +2 more sources

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

Depression and hepatobiliary diseases: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundMore and more evidence suggests a close association between depression and hepatobiliary diseases, but its causal relationship is not yet clear.MethodUsing genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to summarize data, independent genetic variations
Yu Kong, Zhongcai Yao, Lingli Ren, Liqin Zhou, Jinkai Zhao, Yuanyuan Qian, Dayong Lou, Dayong Lou   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of polygenic determinants of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by a candidate genes resequencing strategy [PDF]

, 2018
NAFLD is a polygenic condition but the individual and cumulative contribution of identified genes remains to be established. To get additional insight into the genetic architecture of NAFLD, GWAS-identified GCKR, PPP1R3B, NCAN, LYPLAL1 and TM6SF2 genes ...
Angelico F, Angeloni A, Arca M, Bailetti D, Baratta F, Belardinilli F, Ceci F, D'Erasmo L, De Masi B, Del Ben M, Di Costanzo A, Giannini G, Girelli G, Montali A, Pastori D, Polimeni L, Sponziello M   +16 more
core   +1 more source

Liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2010
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is the second commonest indication for liver transplantation after viral hepatitis in the United States and Europe. Controversies surround the indications and allocation of scarce and expensive resource for this so called self inflicted disease.
Vibha, Varma, Kerry, Webb, Darius F, Mirza   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Generating Cell Surface Nucleated Hydrogels with an Artificial Membrane‐Binding Transglutaminase

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cell‐based therapies require advanced strategies to enhance cell delivery and bioactivity. Cell membrane engineering offers an avenue to impart new functions to delivered cells to boost their viability and function. Here, an artificial membrane‐binding transglutaminase is generated and biophysically characterized.
Rosalia Cuahtecontzi Delint, Tao Li, Kapil D. Patel, Will H. Zhang, Ben M. Carter, Graham J. Day, Adam W. Perriman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survival after liver transplantation in the United Kingdom and Ireland compared with the United States

, 2007
<b>Background and Aim</b>: Surgical mortality in the US is widely perceived to be superior to that in the UK. However, previous comparisons of surgical outcome in the two countries have often failed to take sufficient account of case-mix or ...
Copley, L.P., Dawwas, M.F., Gimson, A.E., Lewsey, J.D., van der Meulen, J.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Socioeconomic deprivation, urban-rural location and alcohol-related mortality in England and Wales [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Many causes of death are directly attributable to the toxic effects of alcohol and deaths from these causes are increasing in the United Kingdom.
BJ Jefferis, BMA Board of Science, C Breakwell, DA Leon, Dermot Gleeson, E Mezey, GK Singh, J Blomgren, JM Oakes, L Harrison, M Kivimäki, MR Law, P Makela, P Makela, P Martikainen, Prime Minister's Strategy Unit, Ravi Maheswaran, S Bellentani, S Naveau, Sally Erskine, T Laatikainen, Tim Pearson, V Carstairs, VM Shkolnikov   +23 more
core   +4 more sources

Synthetic Nanobiology Actuated Lipometabolic Cell Factory for Autologous Tumor Immunotherapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
FA plays a crucial role in the interaction between tumor cells and the tumor microenvironment, especially for the immune response. A biocatalytic immunoenhancement strategy is developed to boost antitumor immunity by FA metabolic orientation to ceramide. Through the design of this delicate catalytic immunoenhancement strategy, the synthetic nanobiology
Shoujie Zhao, Yejing Zhu, Hengchao Yu, Jun Zhu, Bo Wang, Yu Qiao, Zhimin Tian, Junlong Zhao, Lei Liu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source