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Matrix Viscoelasticity Regulates Dendritic Cell Migration and Immune Priming

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Matrix viscoelasticity is a key mechanical feature of the tumor microenvironment but remains poorly understood in immune regulation. Here, we develop a tunable collagen platform to decouple viscoelasticity from stiffness and show that slow‐relaxing matrices constrain dendritic cell migration by limiting actomyosin‐driven matrix remodeling, thereby ...
Wei‐Hung Jung, Emie Humann, Joshua M. Price, Yoav Binenbaum, Azra Haseki, Sanjana Iyer, David J. Mooney   +6 more
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Conductive Hydrogels for Exogenous Sensing and Cell Fate Control

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We engineer electrically conductive hydrogels by combining sulfated glycosaminoglycans with semiconducting polymers. These hydrogels bind bioactive proteins, including growth factors, whose release or retention can be modulated by low‐voltage stimulation. The hydrogels are also integrated as 3D channels in organic electrochemical transistors as part of
Teuku Fawzul Akbar, Carlos Alejandro Jimenez‐Rodriguez, Railia Biktimirova, Ilka Hermes, Thomas Kurth, My Duyen Pham, Mikhail Tsurkan, Jens Friedrichs, Francis L. C. Morgan, Hans Kleemann, Olga Guskova, Uwe Freudenberg, Peter Fratzl, Carsten Werner, Christoph Tondera, Ivan R. Minev   +15 more
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Nanozymes at the Bio‐Nano Interface: From Synthesis, Defect Engineering, Catalytic Behavior in Biological Microenvironments, and Biosafety Implications

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Nanozymes (NZs) have emerged as versatile artificial enzymes with tunable catalytic properties driven by atomic coordination, defect engineering, and surface chemistry. This review presents a bio–nano interface framework linking synthesis strategies, structural design, and catalytic behavior within complex biological microenvironments.
Karen Guadalupe Quintero‐Garrido, Aída Jimena Velarde‐Salcedo, Alejandro López‐Amador, Noé Arjona, Citlali Uitz Toalá, Carmen Gonzalez, Beatriz Liliana España‐Sánchez   +6 more
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Agonist-Biased Signaling via Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Promotes Extracellular Matrix Remodeling

Cells, 2018
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a highly dynamic noncellular structure that is crucial for maintaining tissue architecture and homeostasis. The dynamic nature of the ECM undergoes constant remodeling in response to stressors, tissue needs, and ...
Bessi Qorri, Regina-Veronicka Kalaydina, Aleksandra Velickovic, Yekatrina Kaplya, Alexandria Decarlo, Myron R. Szewczuk   +5 more
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Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
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Eotaxin-induced expression of membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase mRNA in human eosinophils

Allergology International, 2000
Eosinophil penetration across the basement membrane (BM) is thought to be dependent on the degradation of membrane components. In this process, matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) appear to be primarily responsible for degradation of the BM.
Izumi Kurosaki, Taku Satoh, Koji Murakami, Takeshi Tastumi, Noriyasu Mitani, Ikuo Saiki   +5 more
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Interactions of Antibody Drug Conjugate Anti‐Tubulin and Topoisomerase I Inhibitor Payloads with Radiotherapy to Potentiate Immunotherapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Antibody drug conjugates deliver their cytotoxic anti‐tubulin or topoisomerase I inhibitor payloads to tumors through cancer cell receptor targeting. The released drug payloads induce cellular changes that interact with radiotherapy resulting in radiosensitization that improves cancer cell kill and stimulates anti‐tumor immune responses.
Jacqueline Lesperance, Bryan S. Yung, Michael M. Allevato, Marcus M Cheng, Maria F. Camargo, Robert Saddawi‐Konefka, Kanika Dhawan, Ashwyn K. Sharma, Mahsa Mortaja, Sophie Bice, Daniel J. Scanderbeg, Diego Alvarado, Jyoti Mayadev, Ramez N. Eskander, Stephen R. Adams, Pippa F. Cosper, J. Silvio Gutkind, Sunil J. Advani   +17 more
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A Biomarker‐Driven Ovary–Endometrium Organ‐on‐a‐Chip Mimicking 3D Multicellular Complexity and Menstrual Cyclicity for Predicting Reproductive Toxicity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We present a dual‐organ, biomarker‐integrated ovaryendometrium organ‐on‐a‐chip that recapitulates 3D tissue complexity, menstrual cycle dynamics, and hormonal crosstalk. This platform enables real‐time, cell‐typespecific fluorescent readouts of reproductive toxicity using ANGPTL4 and SERPINB2 as early‐response reporters.
Soo‐Rim Kim, Eun‐kyung Min, Choon‐Mi Lee, Chan Hum Park, Byung‐Chul Oh, YunJae Jung, In‐Sun Hong   +6 more
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Investigating salivary matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity in fixed orthodontic-induced gingival enlargement

Dental Research Journal
Background: Gingival enlargement (GE) is a common clinical observation among orthodontic patients, yet its underlying causes remain unclear. This study aims to investigate the potential involvement of salivary matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 ...
Narges Ziaei, Amir Kiani, Ehsan Mohammadi-Noori, Shahram Arishi, Shima Golmohammadi   +4 more
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Endogenous “Time Bomb” – Mislocalized Phospholipase A2 as a Critical Mediator of Ultra‐Rapid Mortality in Sepsis and Acute Lung Injury

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Phospholipase A2 (PLA2), a dormant enzyme, becomes lethal when activated—collapsing lungs in minutes. Our dual therapy (DOPS + varespladib) boosts survival from 0% to >90% in sepsis/ALI. A breakthrough for acute lung injury treatment. ABSTRACT This study reveals that phospholipase A2 (PLA2), normally stable and nontoxic, can be activated specifically ...
Jianyu Wang, Zhongxing Xu, Lin Wang, Xin Sui, Yuan Luo, Xiuli Zhao, Jun Yang, Yongan Wang   +7 more
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