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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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Matrix metalloproteinase activation and TNF upregulation characterize the sclerotic phase of aortic valve disease

British Journal of Biomedical Science
IntroductionAortic valve sclerosis (AVSc) is an active pathological process driven by extracellular matrix remodeling, consistent with a potentially reversible early stage of aortic valve disease.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study of 168 participants ...
Elizabeth Chan-Delgado, Elizabeth Chan-Delgado, Elizabeth Chan-Delgado, Claudia Lerma, Juan C. Echeverría, Andrea Toledo, José M. Torres-Arellano, Oscar Infante, Rafael Bojalil, Jorge E. Cossío-Aranda, Nydia Ávila-Vanzzini, Nydia Ávila-Vanzzini, Luis M. Amezcua-Guerra, Luis M. Amezcua-Guerra, Luis M. Amezcua-Guerra, Rashidi Springall   +15 more
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Evaluation of effects caused by differentially spliced Ets-1 transcripts in fibroblasts [PDF]

, 2011
The transcription factor Ets-1 is known to be involved in a broad variety of cellular functions such as cell proliferation, migration, invasion, apoptosis and angiogenesis.
Edwards, Dyaln R., Florin, Alexandra, Fuchs, Tanja, Hahne, Jens Claus, Pourtier, Albin, Soncin, Fabrice, Wernert, Nicolas   +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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Inhibition of Metalloproteinases Extends Longevity and Function of In Vitro Human iPSC-Derived Skeletal Muscle

Biomedicines
In vitro culture longevity has long been a concern for disease modeling and drug testing when using contractable cells. The dynamic nature of certain cells, such as skeletal muscle, contributes to cell surface release, which limits the system’s ability ...
Natali Barakat, Himanshi Jangir, Leandro Gallo, Marcella Grillo, Xiufang Guo, James Hickman   +5 more
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Direct Fibrinolytic Snake Venom Metalloproteinases Affecting Hemostasis: Structural, Biochemical Features and Therapeutic Potential

Toxins, 2017
Snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) are predominant in viperid venoms, which provoke hemorrhage and affect hemostasis and thrombosis. P-I class enzymes consist only of a single metalloproteinase domain.
Eladio F. Sanchez, Renzo J. Flores-Ortiz, Valeria G. Alvarenga, Johannes A. Eble   +3 more
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Therapeutic efficacy of anti-MMP9 antibody in combination with nab-paclitaxel-based chemotherapy in pre-clinical models of pancreatic cancer [PDF]

, 2019
Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) is involved in the proteolysis of extracellular proteins and plays a critical role in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) progression, invasion and metastasis.
Awasthi, Niranjan, Mikels‐Vigdal, Amanda J., Monahan, Sheena, Schwarz, Margaret A., Schwarz, Roderich E., Smith, Victoria, Stefanutti, Erin   +6 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
wiley   +1 more source

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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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
wiley   +1 more source