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Extracellular Matrix Deposition in Engineered Micromass Cartilage Pellet Cultures: Measurements and Modelling.

PLoS ONE, 2016
This article explores possible mechanisms governing extracellular matrix deposition in engineered cartilaginous cell pellets. A theoretical investigation is carried out alongside an experimental study measuring proteoglycan and collagen volume fractions ...
Miranda C Lewis, Ben D MacArthur, Rahul S Tare, Richard O C Oreffo, Colin P Please   +4 more
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Proteoglycans of the intervertebral disc. Homology of structure with laryngeal proteoglycans [PDF]

Biochemical Journal, 1979
The structure of the proteoglycans from normal pig nucleus pulposus and relatively normal human annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus was investigated in detail and the results were compared with the current structural model of proteoglycans of hyaline cartilage. Like proteoglycans of cartilage, those of intervertebral disc contain keratan sulphate and
Richard L. Stevens, Helen Muir, R J Ewins, P.A. Revell   +3 more
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Microphysiological Glomerular Filtration Barriers: Current Insights, Innovations, and Future Applications

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
The glomerular filtration barrier (GFB) is the first step of blood filtration by the kidneys. The concerning increase of kidney diseases makes the development of new models essential. In this context, microphysiological glomerular filtration barriers focus on closely reproducing the physiological architecture of the in vivo GFB: podocytes, glomerular ...
Manon Miran, Kieu Ngo, David Buob, Hanna Debiec, Pierre Ronco, Guillaume Perry   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Photothermal Hydrogel with Mn3O4 Nanoparticles Alleviates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Scavenging ROS and Regulating Extracellular Matrix Metabolism

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The MPTT‐nanozyme‐hydrogel system (Mn3O4@ChS‐HA) provides a multifunctional therapeutic strategy for intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD), effectively targeting oxidative stress and enhancing AF repair by restoring extracellular matrix (ECM) and redox homeostasis.
Yangyang Chen, Chan Xue, Feifei Ni, Binwu Hu, Miaoheng Yan, He Zhang, Yuxiang Hu, Xiaoyao Peng, Guangfang Li, Yu Han, Hongjian Liu, Zengwu Shao, Qin Wang, Yulong Wei   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of epithelial debridement on human cornea proteoglycans

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2001
Corneal transparency is attributed to the regular spacing and diameter of collagen fibrils, and proteoglycans may play a role in fibrillogenesis and matrix assembly. Corneal scar tissue is opaque and this opacity is explained by decreased ultrastructural
E.S. Soriano, M.S.Q. Campos, J.A.K. Aguiar, Y.M. Michelacci   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intraoral Drug Delivery: Bridging the Gap Between Academic Research and Industrial Innovations

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Intraoral drug delivery offers a promising route for systemic and localized therapies, yet challenges such as enzymatic degradation, limited permeability, and microbial interactions hinder efficacy. This figure highlights innovative strategies—mucoadhesive materials, enzyme inhibitors, and permeation enhancers—to overcome these barriers.
Soheil Haddadzadegan, Simona Summonte, Fabrizio Ricci, Matthias Sandmeier, Andreas Bernkop‐Schnürch   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans Biosynthesis and Post Synthesis Mechanisms Combine Few Enzymes and Few Core Proteins to Generate Extensive Structural and Functional Diversity

Molecules, 2020
Glycosylation is a common and widespread post-translational modification that affects a large majority of proteins. Of these, a small minority, about 20, are specifically modified by the addition of heparan sulfate, a linear polysaccharide from the ...
Thibault Annaval, Rebekka Wild, Yoann Crétinon, Rabia Sadir, Romain R. Vivès, Hugues Lortat-Jacob   +5 more
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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

Proteoglycans and neuronal migration in the cerebral cortex during development and disease

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2015
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans and heparan sulfate proteoglycans are major constituents of the extracellular matrix and the cell surface in the brain. Proteoglycans bind with many proteins including growth factors, chemokines, axon guidance molecules,
Nobuaki eMaeda
doaj   +1 more source

Biology and Biomechanics of the Heart Valve Extracellular Matrix

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2020
Heart valves are dynamic structures that, in the average human, open and close over 100,000 times per day, and 3 × 109 times per lifetime to maintain unidirectional blood flow.
Karthik M. Kodigepalli, Kaitlyn Thatcher, Toni West, Daniel P. Howsmon, Frederick J. Schoen, Michael S. Sacks, Christopher K. Breuer, Joy Lincoln   +7 more
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