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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity and a downregulated Hedgehog pathway impair blood-brain barrier function in an in vitro model of CNS tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2017
Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS TB) has a high mortality and morbidity associated with severe inflammation. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) protects the brain from inflammation but the mechanisms causing BBB damage in CNS TB are uncharacterized ...
Brilha, Sara, Couraud, Pierre-Olivier, Friedland, Jon S, Ong, Catherine W M, Romero, Nacho, Weksler, Babette   +5 more
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Nanotherapies for Atherosclerosis: Targeting, Catalysis, and Energy Transduction

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Atherosclerosis management is hindered by poor drug targeting and plaque heterogeneity. Nanotechnology overcomes these barriers via three core strategies: (1) target‐engineered nanocarriers that achieve lesion‐specific precision via ligand modification, biomimetic camouflage, stimuli‐responsive release, and self‐propelling nanomotors; (2) catalytic ...
Yuqi Yang, Jingguo Qu, Tonghuan Xiao, Xinyang Han, Michael Tin‐Cheung Ying   +4 more
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Analysis of inflammatory biomarkers IL-6, vascular endothelial growth factor and matrix metalloproteinases-9 expression in endometriosis

SAGE Open Medicine
Objective: Special attention has been paid to genetic mechanisms that might have a significant impact on the context of the risk of developing endometriosis, in recent years.
Maofang Hua, Yuan Wang, Jun Yao, Zhenxuan Zhu, Xiaoyun Liu, Fanfei Meng, ShuangHua Yu   +6 more
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Inhibition of interleukin-1β-stimulated collagenase and stromelysin expression in human tendon fibroblasts by epigallocatechin gallate ester [PDF]

, 2004
The medicinal benefits of green tea (Camellia sinensis) consumption have been attributed to bioavailable polyphenols, notably epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).
Buttle, David J., Corps, Anthony N., Curry, Valerie A., Hazleman, Brian L., Riley, Graham P.   +4 more
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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

The chemopreventive polyphenol Curcumin prevents hematogenous breast cancer metastases in immunodeficient mice [PDF]

, 2007
Dissemination of metastatic cells probably occurs long before diagnosis of the primary tumor. Metastasis during early phases of carcinogenesis in high risk patients is therefore a potential prevention target.
Adriana Albini, Aggarwal BB, Aggarwal S, Airola K, Albini A, Albini A, Ammon HP, Andreas Nerlich, Bachmeier BE, Bachmeier BE, Bachmeier BE, Bachmeier BE, Bachmeier BE, Bachmeier BE, Bachmeier BE, Balduyck M, Banerji A, Beatrice Bachmeier, Benbow U, Benbow U, Bharti AC, Biswas DK, Cailleau R, Cailleau R, Chen H, Chen Z, Commandeur JN, Cristina Iancu, Divya CS, Erwin Schleicher, Garg A, Hahm ER, Hong JH, Hozumi A, Huang MT, Hunter KW, Ichiki K, Kawamori T, Kossakowska AE, Kuo ML, Li L, Limtrakul P, Manna SK, Marianne Jochum, Meade-Tollin LC, Mehta K, Menon LG, Menon LG, Michele Cilli, Mukaida N, Nagabhushan M, Nakshatri H, Netzker R, Noel A, Ohashi Y, Park AM, Park CH, Philip S, Raffaella Dell'Eva, Roberta Vené, Shao ZM, Stetler-Stevenson WG, Tetu B, Ulrich Pfeffer, Vincenti MP, Vincenti MP, Vincenti MP, Westermarck J, Wu JT, Yu G, Zhang RD   +70 more
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Recapitulating Endochondral Ossification for Bone Repair: From Development to Engineering Strategy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the developmental basis of endochondral ossification (ECO) and its applications in bone tissue engineering (BTE). It first outlines the key biological processes and signaling pathways underlying ECO, then discusses biomaterial‐based engineering strategies derived from these principles, and finally highlights future directions for
Yiqi Su, Zihao He, Qianqian Chen, Long Chen, Caiyi Wei, Zijin Zhou, Jianhao Lin, Hui Li, Dan Xing   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender peculiarities and prognostic value of matrix metalloproteinase and their inhibitors system in patients with acute Q-wave left ventricle myocardial infarction

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2015
Matrix metalloproteinases play a key role in postinfarction remodeling of the heart. The aim was to study gender and age peculiarities of matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors, and determine their prognostic value in post-infarction aneurysm ...
S. M. Kyselov
doaj   +1 more source

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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