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3D (Bio) Printing Combined Fiber Fabrication Methods for Tissue Engineering Applications: Possibilities and Limitations

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biofabrication aims at providing innovative technologies and tools for the fabrication of tissue‐like constructs for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. By integrating multiple biofabrication technologies, such as 3D (bio) printing with fiber fabrication methods, it would be more realistic to reconstruct native tissue's ...
Waseem Kitana, Indra Apsite, Leonid Ionov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research advances on the role of Runx2-related miRNAs in vascular calcification of chronic kidney disease

Linchuang shenzangbing zazhi, 2022
Vascular calcification （VC） is a major cause of cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease （CKD）. Current studies suggest that VC of CKD is not simply an ectopic deposition of calcium phosphate crystals in vascular wall.
Lu Yang-yang, Bai Ya-ling, Xu Jin-sheng
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Cell Autonomous and Non-cell Autonomous Regulation of SMC Progenitors in Pulmonary Hypertension

Cell Reports, 2018
Summary: Pulmonary hypertension is a devastating disease characterized by excessive vascular muscularization. We previously demonstrated primed platelet-derived growth factor receptor β+ (PDGFR-β+)/smooth muscle cell (SMC) marker+ progenitors at the ...
Abdul Q. Sheikh, Fatima Zahra Saddouk, Aglaia Ntokou, Renata Mazurek, Daniel M. Greif   +4 more
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Patterning the Void: Combining L‐Systems with Archimedean Tessellations as a Perspective for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces a novel multi‐scale scaffold design using L‐fractals arranged in Archimedean tessellations for tissue regeneration. Despite similar porosity, tiles display vastly different tensile responses (1–100 MPa) and deformation modes. In vitro experiments with hMSCs show geometry‐dependent growth and activity. Over 55 000 tile combinations
Maria Kalogeropoulou, Kenny A. van Kampen, Pierpaolo Fucile, Carlos Mota, Lorenzo Moroni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hypotension due to Kir6.1 gain‐of‐function in vascular smooth muscle [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: K(ATP) channels, assembled from pore‐forming (Kir6.1 or Kir6.2) and regulatory (SUR1 or SUR2) subunits, link metabolism to excitability. Loss of Kir6.2 results in hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia, whereas loss of Kir6.1 causes Prinzmetal ...
Bernal-Mizrachi, Carlos, Blumer, Kendall J, Dietrich, Hans H, Harter, Theresa M, Knutsen, Russell H, Koster, Joseph C, Li, Anlong, Mecham, Robert P, Moreno-Dominguez, Alex, Nichols, Colin G, Osei-Owusu, Patrick, Remedi, Maria S, Uchida, Keita, Zhang, Haixia   +13 more
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Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increased neointimal thickening in dystrophin-deficient mdx mice.

PLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundThe dystrophin gene, which is mutated in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), encodes a large cytoskeletal protein present in muscle fibers. While dystrophin in skeletal muscle has been extensively studied, the function of dystrophin in vascular ...
Uwe Rauch, Annelie Shami, Feng Zhang, Virginie Carmignac, Madeleine Durbeej, Anna Hultgårdh-Nilsson   +5 more
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Statins inhibited erythropoietin-induced proliferation of rat vascular smooth muscle cells [PDF]

, 2010
Erythropoietin (EPO) directly stimulates the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, and this is believed to be one of the mechanisms of vascular access failure of hemodialysis patients. However, precise mechanisms of the EPO-induced proliferation
Fujimura Akio, Kaneda Tae, Tsuruoka Shuichi, 鶴岡 秀一   +3 more
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A Vascular Microphysiological Model of Lung Fibrosis Reveals That Myofibroblasts and IPF Patient‐Derived Fibroblasts Impair Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A microphysiological lung fibrosis model recapitulates myofibroblast–vascular interactions. Induced myofibroblasts and patient‐derived IPF fibroblasts impair angiogenesis and increase vascular permeability via TGF‐β1–driven signaling. Pharmacological interventions with SB 431542 and VEGF supplementation restore vascular morphology and barrier function.
Elena Cambria, Adriana Blazeski, Eunkyung Clare Ko, Tran Thai, Shania Dantes, David A. Barbie, Sarah E. Shelton, Roger D. Kamm   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitative Analysis of Intracellular Ca2+ Release and Contraction in hiPSC-Derived Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Stem Cell Reports, 2019
Summary: Vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs) are highly heterogeneous across different vascular beds. This is partly dictated by their developmental origin but also their position in the vascular tree, reflected in their differential responses to ...
Oleh V. Halaidych, Amy Cochrane, Francijna E. van den Hil, Christine L. Mummery, Valeria V. Orlova   +4 more
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