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A Retinal Matrix Stiffening Model Reveals FAK‐Dependent Mechanotransduction in Pericytes Underlies Vascular Destabilization

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
In this study, we show that retinal matrix stiffness is increased in diabetic mice. Using engineered human vascular models with controlled matrix stiffness, we demonstrate that stiffening activates focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling in pericytes, suppresses Notch signaling, and disrupts vascular morphology.
Emily Warren, Alex Wu, Lucas Ramirez, Yaqing Huang, Connor Amelung, Sophia Saxonhouse, Sharon Gerecht   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduced Graphene Oxide Enhances the Vascular Organization and Contractile Performance of Fibrin‐Gelatin‐Based Engineered Cardiac Tissue

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Fibrin–gelatin hydrogels functionalized with reduced graphene oxide create a mechanically stable and bioactive 3D environment for engineered cardiac tissue. The composite matrix promotes endothelial lumen formation, enhances sarcomeric protein expression, and increases contractile performance of embedded cardiomyocytes.
Christoph Kuckelkorn, Marie Baiker, Yajuan Jiang, Ebru Aksoy, Kurt Pfannkuche, Horst Fischer   +5 more
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Region‐Specific Profiling of the Gut Microbiome and Metabolite Landscape in Response to Dietary Intervention Using Electronics‐Free Ingestible Smart Sampling Capsules

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Region‐specific profiling of the gut microbiome is achieved non‐invasively using electronics‐free ingestible sampling capsules that activate at defined intestinal sites through stimuli‐responsive coatings. Deployed in a porcine dietary intervention model, the capsules resolve spatially distinct, fiber‐driven shifts in microbial composition and short ...
Devendra Sarnaik, Caitlyn Sullivan, Akshay Krishnakumar, Fangxin Chen, Anna Clapp Organski, Wayne W. Campbell, Jay S. Johnson, Tzu‐Wen L. Cross, Rahim Rahimi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Focus Issue on Male Infertility [PDF]

, 2012
Male infertility problems can occur when sperms are limited in number or function. In this paper, we describe the clinical evaluation of male infertility. A detailed history, physical examination, and basic semen analysis are required.
Koichi Nagao, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Koichi Nakajima   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Tumbling Magnetic Microrobots for Targeted In Vivo Drug Delivery in the GI Tract

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
We introduce a microrobot design and integrated system for on‐demand targeted drug release in the gastrointestinal tract. The microrobot has an embedded magnet for actuation with external magnetic fields and is visualized in real time using ultrasound. It has two drug release ports sealed with a thermally sensitive wax. Local heating of the wax using a
Aaron C. Davis, Luis Carlos Sanjuan Acosta, Shubh P. Mehta, Baiyan Qi, Yang Yang, Luis Solorio, Craig J. Goergen, David J. Cappelleri   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medicaid coverage of male infertility treatments [PDF]

Journal of Men's Health
Background: Infertility treatments are costly and have poor coverage, thereby deterring or limiting access to care. Medicaid patients are even less likely than the average patient to pursue intervention and there is limited transparency of coverage of
Aleksandar Popovic, Kunj Jain, Meher Pandher, Amjad Alwaal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protamines and male infertility [PDF]

Human Reproduction Update, 2006
Abstract Protamines are the major nuclear sperm proteins. The human sperm nucleus contains two types of protamine: protamine 1 (P1) encoded by a single-copy gene and the family of protamine 2 (P2) proteins (P2, P3 and P4), all also encoded by a single gene that is transcribed and translated into a precursor protein.
openaire   +2 more sources

Coixenolide Enhances Antitumor Immunity of Cytotoxic CD8+ T Cells by Inhibiting S100A8/A9‐CD36 Axis in Obesity‐Associated Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) remains highly lethal with limited treatment options. This study demonstrates that coixenolide, a bioactive compound from Coix lacryma‐jobi L. and a key component of the clinically approved Kanglaite injection, exhibits enhanced antitumor efficacy in high‐fat diet (HFD)‐induced obese mice bearing PAAD tumors compared to
Kaidi Chen, Rong Chen, Wei Li, Bin Song, Ruiying Zhang, Lewei Dai, Yuwei Qi, Ruqian Chen, Yifan Xu, Hangbin Li, Jingyi Huang, Fangping Wu, Jianan Peng, Xinyu Wang, Yang Xiong, Chaofeng Mu, Guilin Cheng, Zhaoshen Li, Shanming Ruan, Lei Huang, Mancang Gu   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

The investigation of male infertility

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1984
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openaire   +3 more sources

Gonadotropin‐Inhibitory Hormone (GnIH) and Its Receptor GPR147 Mediates Acute Stress‐Induced Activation of the Locus Coeruleus‐SAM Axis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gonadotropin‐inhibitory hormone (GnIH, also known as RFamide‐related peptide‐3, RFRP‐3) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that regulates vertebrate reproduction via its receptor GPR147. Although GnIH is known to mediate stress‐induced reproductive suppression, its role in broader stress responses remains unclear.
Jiani Zhang, Hongyu Zhu, Wenqi Wang, Bingqian Shen, Yuanyuan Xin, Xingxing Song, Xuanyi Lu, Lixuan Li, Siting Chen, Xiaochen Zhang, Jialing Zeng, Haodong Zheng, Jianlong Lao, Ke Peng, Yixian Wei, Jiaming Zheng, Chuanhuo Hu, Xiaoye Wang, Xun Li   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source