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Revealing the Auxetic Behavior of Biomimetic Multimaterial and Region‐Specific Nanofibrous Fascicle‐Inspired Scaffolds via Synchrotron Multiscale Digital Volume Correlation: Innovative Building Blocks for the Enthesis Regeneration

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Enthesis injuries are a worldwide healthcare problem. Biomimetic electrospun enthesis fascicle‐inspired scaffolds, with and without nano‐mineralization are developed. Human Mesenchymal Stromal cells (hMSCs) express the most balanced enthesis markers on the non‐mineralized scaffolds.
Alberto Sensini, Francesca Giacomini, Olga Stamati, Bratislav Lukic, Julie Villanova, Henry Proudhon, Maryse Gille, Zeinab Tahmasebi Birgani, Roman Truckenmüller, Gianluca Tozzi, Martijn van Griensven, Lorenzo Moroni   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular Aspects of HTLV-1 Entry: Functional Domains of the HTLV-1 Surface Subunit (SU) and Their Relationships to the Entry Receptors

Viruses, 2011
The initial step in retroviral infection involves specific interactions between viral envelope proteins (Env) and specific receptors on the surface of target cells. For many years, little was known about the entry receptors for HTLV-1.
Sophie Lambert, Manuella Bouttier, Laurence Bénit, Frank W. Ruscetti, Olivier Hermine, Claudine Pique, Kathryn S. Jones   +6 more
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Ionic Control of Microstructure and Lubrication in Charged, Physically Cross‐Linked Hydrogels

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Here, charged, physically cross‐linked poly(methacrylamide‐co‐methacrylic acid) hydrogels stabilized by a short‐range attractive, long‐range repulsive potential is investigated. This work uncovers how salt addition alters not only swelling, but also the microstructure and dynamics, near‐surface stiffness and charge, and ultimately, its lubricity. Salts
Alexander Deptula, Rosa M. Espinosa‐Marzal   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microphysiological Systems for Comorbidity Studies: Chronic Kidney Disease and Osteoarthritis

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights the potential of organ‐on‐a‐chip systems for studying comorbidities, using chronic kidney disease (CKD) and osteoarthritis (OA) as examples. It summarizes recent advances in kidney‐on‐a‐chip and joint‐on‐a‐chip models and discusses their current and potential application in investigating CKD, OA, and CKD‐OA comorbidity, aiming to
Mingying Han, Weiping Lin, Yuanxiong Cao, Patricia Murray, Bettina Wilm, Stephen J McWilliam, Jude Curran, Ruoxiao Xie   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bone‐Derived dECM Hydrogels Support Tunable Microenvironments for In Vitro Osteogenic Differentiation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A tunable methacrylated decellularized bone matrix hydrogel (dECM‐MA) is developed to support 3D culture of human osteoblasts. The hydrogel preserves bone‐specific ECM cues and allows precise control over mechanical properties. This system provides a customizable platform for studying osteogenic differentiation and modeling bone tissue environments for
Minne Dekker, Luke Hipwood, Akhilandeshwari Ravichandran, Dietmar W. Hutmacher, Christoph Meinert, Jacqui McGovern   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extracellular Matrix Components and Mechanosensing Pathways in Health and Disease

Biomolecules
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and proteoglycans (PGs) are essential components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) with pivotal roles in cellular mechanosensing pathways.
Aikaterini Berdiaki, Monica Neagu, Petros Tzanakakis, Ioanna Spyridaki, Serge Pérez, Dragana Nikitovic   +5 more
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Arterial heparan sulfate is negatively associated with hyperglycemia and atherosclerosis in diabetic monkeys

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2004
Background Arterial proteoglycans are implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis by their ability to trap plasma lipoproteins in the arterial wall and by their influence on cellular migration, adhesion and proliferation.
Litwak Kenneth N, Vogl-Willis Catherine A, Wagner Janice D, Edwards Iris J, Cefalu William T   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coronectomy of deeply impacted lower third molar : incidence of outcomes and complications after one year follow-up [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives: The purpose of present study was to assess the surgical management of impacted third molar with proximity to the inferior alveolar nerve and complications associated with coronectomy in a series of patients undergoing third molar surgery ...
Ajbage, Jimoh Olubanwo, Heijsters, Guido, Politis, Constantinus, Salem, Ahmed Sobhy, Schepers, Serge, Van Slycke, Sarah, Vrielinck, Luc   +6 more
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Human Endometrial Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel Facilitated Endometrial Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Endometrial Regeneration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Adequate thickness of the uterine lining is crucial for women with thin or damaged endometrium to achieve pregnancies. Endometrial mesenchymal stem cells (eMSC) can facilitate the cyclical repair and regeneration of the human endometrium. In this study, the human endometrium derived extracellular matrix hydrogel supports the growth of eMSC promoting ...
Jingwen Xu, Philip C N Chiu, Ernest H Y Ng, Sentao Hu, Zi Ye, Liaobing Xin, Lie Ma, Songying Zhang, William S B Yeung, Rachel W S Chan   +9 more
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Comparative Ultrastructure and Carbohydrate Composition of Gastroliths from Astacidae, Cambaridae and Parastacidae Freshwater Crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda)

Biomolecules, 2012
Crustaceans have to cyclically replace their rigid exoskeleton in order to grow. Most of them harden this skeleton by a calcification process. Some decapods (land crabs, lobsters and crayfish) elaborate calcium storage structures as a reservoir of ...
Gérard Alcaraz, José L. Arias, Nathalie Le Roy, Marion Corneillat, Nathalie Guichard, María S. Fernández, Aïcha Badou, Gilles Luquet   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source