It is currently not well understood how cells regulate basic properties, e.g., volume and mechanics within dense multicellular environments like tumors. Here, we show that different cell types of cancer and also normal cells largely decrease their nuclear and cellular volumes in emerging cell clusters and that this is partly driven by cell cycle shifts.
Vaibhav Mahajan +13 more
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Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High‐Performance Hydrogels
ABSTRACT Hydrogels are indispensable for the development of next‐generation bioelectronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, where their mechanical properties determine performance and reliability. Among strategies to enhance hydrogel mechanics, phase separation enables controlled heterogeneity resulting in gel networks that are reinforced by ...
Yue Shao +3 more
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OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment for Masseter Muscle Prominence: 6-Month Safety and Efficacy Results, Including Patient-Reported Outcomes, From a Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multiregional Trial. [PDF]
Sun J +15 more
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(a) The outstanding lubricative properties of natural articular cartilage arise from a composite coating composed of HA, lubricin, and phospholipids at its surface. Notably, lubricin facilitates the enrichment of synovial HA onto cartilage surfaces, and HA complexes with phospholipids, a key component to maintain extremely low friction under high ...
Yongan Lin +12 more
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The causal effect of matrix metalloproteinase 9 on interstitial lung disease risk mediated by effector memory double negative T cells: A mediation Mendelian randomization study. [PDF]
Ren Q, Sun F, Yang L, Su D, Shen M.
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Trained Memory of Uterine Macrophages Improves Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes
This study identifies that pregnancy imprints a durable, pregnancy‐specific form of trained immune memory in uterine macrophages, marked by the emergence of LILRB3+/PIR‐B+ cells that expand across gestations, acquire a tolerogenic and metabolically rewired phenotype, and actively protect against inflammatory pregnancy loss in mice.
Jing Wang +8 more
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Small particles, large questions: unravelling the toxicity and potential health risks of PET micro-/nanoplastics. [PDF]
Hanzlova M +3 more
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Lipid metabolic stress triggers ferroptosis in PDLSCs through the GSK3β/NRF2 pathway, thereby aggravating periodontal bone loss. Upregulated GSK3β promotes NRF2 ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation via β‐TrCP, suppressing NRF2 nuclear translocation and antioxidant target expression.
Yuxiao Zhang +11 more
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Lymphatic Malformations With Activating KRAS Mutations Impair Lymphatic Valve Development Through Matrix Metalloproteinases. [PDF]
Mastrogiacomo DM +9 more
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Local stress concentration disrupts metabolic homeostasis and induces inflammation in the nucleus pulposus (NP), thereby accelerating intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). A biomimetic HA/ChS hydrogel millimeter sphere (ChS@HM) is developed to enable synergistic stress dispersion and sustained hydration lubrication.
Ang Li +4 more
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